Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) has just been announced as a reader for the Symphony Space/Selected Shorts “Stories of John Updike” event. Tickets are now available for the October 16 event at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in New York City.

The event will be broadcast on over 130 stations to about 300,000 listeners, but this is your chance to be part of the live audience for a special event featuring Baldwin, Sally Field, and other guest readers yet to be announced. Tony Kushner and other artists will introduce favorite Updike stories in celebration of The Library of America’s two volume set, John Updike: The collected Stories.