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June 4: Varsity Letters at Pacific Standard with Grant Wahl

Varsity Letters is back at a new location, Pacific Standard in Brooklyn, for a pre-World Cup event on Monday, June 4.

Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl will discuss his new book, Masters of Modern Soccer: How the World's Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game, and answer all your burning World Cup questions.



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Graphics by Mister Lister.

Event Details:

Pacific Standard (Official site, map)

82 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Blocks from 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, and R trains

Doors open at 7.
Event starts at 7:30.
There is no admission charge.

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Jan. 30: Olympics Night

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Nov. 21: Best American Sports Writing

Varsity Letters is back at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday, November 21, with a night that celebrates The Best American Sports Writing of 2017. ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant, editor of this year's volume of the annual series, will be joined by several of the contributors, including: • Bomani Jones, host of The Right Time podcast and author of "Kaepernick Is Asking for Justice, Not Peace" •Teri Thompson and Luke Cyphers, who co-wrote "Lost in America" for Bleacher Report

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October 23: Basketball Homelands

Varsity Letters is back at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday, October 23 with a look at basketball and the environments that shape it.
• Longtime Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCallum will discuss his new book Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball
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Aug. 16: Ultimate Frisbee, Steve Rushin, and Sports Stadiums

Varsity Letters is back at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday, August 16 with a grab bag of sports authors: • David Gessner, author of Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth • Sports Illustrated's Steve Rushin, author of Sting-Ray Afternoons: A Memoir • Rafi Kohan, author of The Arena: Inside the Tailgating, Ticket-Scalping, Mascot-Racing, Dubiously Funded, and Possibly Haunted Monuments of American Sport

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July 24: Baseball Night

Varsity Letters is back at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday, July 24, with a look at all things baseball. Four authors of recent baseball books will be sharing the stage: • Sports Illustrated writer Jay Jaffe, author of The Cooperstown Casebook: Who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who Should Be In, and Who Should Pack Their Plaques • Ron Kaplan, author of Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War • MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand author of The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List • Faith and Fear in Flushing blogger Greg Prince, author of Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star

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June 19: Richard Sandomir and a Tribute to Frank Deford

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