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Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, September 2, at 7:30 p.m. At this monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Dan Epstein, Michael Weinreb, Dave Zirin will read from and talk about their work. Epstein will revisit the quirks and fun of 1970s baseball. Weinreb traces the roots of the modern athlete to the 1980s, his formative years as a sports fan. And Zirin will decry the owners who ruin sports.
Graphic by Mister Lister.
Event Details:
Jan Larsen Art (Official site, map)
63 Pearl St (between Water St. and Front St.)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Next to the F train. Close to the A,C. Accessible by the 2,3.
Doors open at 7:00.
Event starts at 7:30.
There is no admission charge, though your voluntary contribution will help defray the costs for this and other great Gelf events.
Visit reBar, around the corner, afterward; attendees of Varsity Letters and other Gelf events get discounts on food and drink.
More on this month's authors:
•Dan Epstein, author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s
Read Gelf's interview with Epstein
•Michael Weinreb, author of Bigger Than the Game: Bo, Boz, the Punky QB, and How the '80s Created the Modern Athlete
Read Gelf's interview with Weinreb
•Dave Zirin, author of Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love
Read Gelf's interview with Zirin
Upcoming Varsity Letters
October 7
•Alex Belth, editor of Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories: 45 Unforgettable Tales from the House That Ruth Built
•Jay Jennings, author of Carry the Rock: Race, Football, and the Soul of an American City
•Matthew Shepatin, author of You Can't Catch Sunshine
November 4
•Howard Bryant, author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
•Dave Jamieson, author of Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession
•Andrew Zimbalist, author of Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry
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