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JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 5, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 3 FAQ 'A Conversation With Fran Lebowitz' WHEN — 8 p.m. Feb. 4 WHERE — Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville COST — $21 & up INFO — 443-5600, waltonartscenter.org FYI — Masks are required inside the arts center. COVER STORY In A New York Minute Satirist Fran Lebowitz has plenty to say Fran Lebowitz disapproves of virtually everything except sleep, cigarettes and good furniture, states the Walton Arts Center in marketing her appearance there Feb. 4. But "in a landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, she stands out as a cultural satirist whose works are regarded as classics of literary humor and social observation." (Courtesy photo/Brigitte Lacombe) MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette F ran Lebowitz has done billions of interviews, by her count. So when she sat down to talk to What's Up!, our first question was: "What question are you tired of people asking you?" "This is now my favorite question. I wish other people would ask me this," she replied in her rapid-fire, New York cadence. Lebowitz will stop by the Walton Arts Center on Feb. 4 for "A Conversation with Fran Lebowitz," an onstage interview with Kyle Kellams of KUAF 91.3FM followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. "I'm tired of people asking me why it's so hard for me to write. That is my No. 1 question that I'm tired of answering. Obviously if I knew, I would be writing more," Lebowitz continued. Fair enough. She's just as well known nowadays for not writing but rather for sharing her observations and criticisms. In her Emmy-nominated Netflix series, "Pretend It's a City," there's a clip of an audience member asking her when her next book will come out, and without missing a beat, she quips, "give me your number, and I'll call you." See Lebowitz Page 4