# Event Details - **Event Name**: LeVar Burton: Take My Word for It - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a release event with award-winning actor LeVar Burton, discussing his new memoir TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.About this EventThis event will be hosted in The Great Hall located in the Foundation Building at Cooper Union at 7 East 7th Street between Third & Fourth Avenue.Can’t make the event? ACCESSIBILITY:Wheelchair AccessibleAssisted listening devices are also available upon request.---------------------------------------------------------------------The legendary actor behind Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Reading Rainbow shares never-before-told stories from a life that has shaped generations—told at last on his own terms.This is my attempt to pull back the curtain. Yes, on the roles I’ve played, but also on the life I’ve lived. My fears and fights and joys. All of it.Tracing the different eras of his life—from Kunta Kinte to Geordi La Forge to Reading Rainbow and far beyond the camera—celebrated actor LeVar Burton fearlessly opens up about growing up during the Civil Rights Movement, being raised by a remarkable mother, and discovering his calling as a storyteller. He explores how acting has served as both a source of transformation and an escape from the most difficult parts of his past, while also confronting the challenges of being a parent, husband, and householder.As Burton honors the loved ones whose strength and resilience shaped him in this inspiring memoir, he also asks what we owe to our ancestors and to each other, reflecting on the deep necessity he’s always felt advocating for liberation and equity. Generous, deeply moving, and illustrated with personal family photos, Take My Word for It is a courageous self-portrait of an iconic artist. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8da33d70-a105-11f1-8382-27c8b4f8dbac-rimg-w494-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg Photo credit: Sage EastLeVar Burton played Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed miniseries Roots, and he starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge. Other credits include a regular role on the CBS series Christy; he also served as host and contributing producer of the Emmy Award–winning children’s program Reading Rainbow, for which he received twelve Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. He is an educator committed to improving children’s education through innovative uses of storytelling. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/levar-burton-take-my-word-for-it/100001997594006447 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Theatre, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 54.26, max: 54.26, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: The Great Hall at Cooper Union - **lat**: 40.7291023 - **long**: -73.9904741 - **full address**: The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: LeVar Burton: Take My Word for It - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/996585bbc660b74490e6345224bf5c6c4265af38fe2b67c8a79b9375ee4ea7a2-rimg-w1200-h628-dcd81838-gmir.png?v=1787718067 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is LeVar Burton: Take My Word for It being held? - **A:** LeVar Burton: Take My Word for It takes place on Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing LeVar Burton: Take My Word for It? - **A:** LeVar Burton: Take My Word for It is organized by The Strand Book Store. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at The Strand Book Store's events? - **A:** Attendees have given The Strand Book Store a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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