Non-Motivational

August 16, 2012

August 16: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns

The Non-Motivational Speaker Series returns on Thursday, August 16 to consider the land of Brooklyn.

Graphic by Mister Lister

Everyone and their nightly news anchor knows Brooklyn is a modern-day Shangri-La. $8 slow-pour espressos, live births on stage, and an after-dark cognoscenti that would make Vinnie Barbarino blush have rendered the borough the coolest city on the planet. But is life across the river really that rad? Is there a cost to $8 espressos (aside from $8)? Or has the media got it all wrong? We're not sure, but we've enlisted comedians and Brooklyn-based web series creators Rob Michael Hugel (I Hate Being Single) and Sue Smith and Eric Silver (Brokelandia) to tell us. Clips will be shown at the event.

Event Details:

The Gallery at LPR (Official site, map)
158 Bleecker St. (between Sullivan St. and Thompson St.)
New York, NY 10012
Blocks from A/C/E/B/D/F/M/N/R/1/6 trains

Doors open at 7.
Event starts at 7:30.
FREE!
Attendees must be 21 or older, as per Le Poisson Rouge rules. (Email adamr@gelfmagazine.com if you are under 21 and would like to attend. The farther in advance, the better; no guarantees.)

Questions? Suggestions for future events? Email adamr@gelfmagazine.com.

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