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Varsity Letters
September 11, 2011
October 6: All-Tennis Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns with an all-tennis night on Thursday, October 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, Marshall Jon Fisher, S.L. Price, and Tom Perrotta will read from and talk about their work. Fisher chronicled one of the greatest matches ever played—between a German baron and laconic American as Nazism was on the ascent—and the intricate, rich social and political history surrounding it. Price has written dozens of tennis features for Sports Illustrated, including a recent one tracing the rise of Novak Djokovic. And Perrotta is a veteran tennis writer who has covered tournaments around the world and collaborated with the sport's top instructors. Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim, a Varsity Letters veteran and longtime tennis writer, will moderate a tennis discussion with the evening's guests.
Varsity Letters
August 29, 2011
September 1: Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, September 1, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Matt Long, Charlie Butler, and Ernie Palladino will read from and talk about their work. Greenburg is Jay-Z's biographer, and covered the hip-hop mogul's role in bringing the Nets to Brooklyn. Long and Butler are co-authors of a book tracing Long's comeback from severe injury to finish a marathon against the odds. And Palladino will explain how Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi became NFL coaching legends.
Non-Motivational
August 21, 2011
August 23: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns
Can a delicious détente be reached between food trucks and restaurants? Chew over the future of New York eating at the Non-Motivational Speaker Series, this month in panel form. Panelists include David Weber, head of the NYC Food Trucks Association and owner of the Rickshaw Dumpling Truck (and Bar); Midtown Lunch street food correspondent Brian Hoffman; and Irene LoRe, head of the 5th Avenue Business Improvement District in Park Slope and owner of Aunt Suzie's restaurant.
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Varsity Letters
July 25, 2011
August 4: Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, August 4, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, Bill Strickland and Grant Wahl will read from and talk about their work. Strickland chronicled Lance Armstrong's return from retirement to compete in the 2009 Tour de France, and has added to his book in light of recent doping accusations against Armstrong. Wahl will describe his quixotic bid for the presidency of FIFA, the powerful and troubled governing body of world soccer.
Geeking Out
July 24, 2011
July 26th: The Science of Well-Being
Tuesday, July 26, marks the triumphant return of Gelf's Geeking Out series to Brooklyn, at a new venue: Park Slope's Tea Lounge. We'll dissect the meaning of "wellness" with Michael Kelly Sutton, who found a better way to live by getting rid of most of his worldly possessions in his Cult of Less project; Danielle Posa, who works with the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, a massive well-being survey that has uncovered thousands of eye-popping insights about Americans; and Lew Daly, director and senior fellow at Demos, a think tank devoted to economic and social justice.
Varsity Letters
June 30, 2011
July 7: Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, Steve Friedman, Kostya Kennedy, and Steve Marantz will read from and talk about their newly released sports books. Friedman will read from his memoir of golfing with his dad, and how the sport mirrored their sometimes turbulent relationship. Kennedy will revisit Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak, the mythical record that has withstood 70 years of attempts to break it. And Marantz will recount a true story about high-school basketball, black awakening and rebellion, and innocence lost—all occurring in Omaha while he was a teenager there.
Non-Motivational
June 13, 2011
June 23: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series returns with a tribute to NYC's men of modest achievement. Learn about the relatively smooth path to minor success from unicycle advocate and Colbert Report "Enemy Within" Kyle Petersen; author of How to Fail: The Self-Hurt Guide Aaron Goldfarb; guerrilla foodie and organizer of "The World's Biggest Jerk-Off" Matt Timms; and Roy Preston, proprietor of the world's only Big Lebowski apparel shop.
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Varsity Letters
June 4, 2011
June 9: Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, James Andrew Miller, co-author of a heavily anticipated oral history of ESPN, will read from and talk about his book. Then he'll be joined in a freewheeling discussion about the book and sports media by ESPN columnist Jemele Hill and Sports Illustrated sports-media writer Richard Deitsch.
Varsity Letters
May 8, 2011
June 2: Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, Alan Hirsch, Robert Lipsyte, and Rob Weintraub will read from and talk about their newly released sports books. Hirsch is coauthor of a book criticizing the moneyball approach to baseball. Veteran writer Lipsyte's memoir recounts his unique career as a sportswriter who wasn't a sports fan. And Weintraub revisits the first year Babe Ruth and the Yankees played in Yankee Stadium.
Varsity Letters
April 21, 2011
May 5: Varsity Letters Baseball Night
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., at Manhattan's Bergino Baseball Clubhouse. At this free monthly event, hosted by Gelf, Harvey Frommer, Jonah Keri, and Lang Whitaker will read from and talk about their work. Frommer will hit the highlights of Fenway Park history, Keri will explain how the Tampa Bay Rays have contended despite a small budget and limited fan base, and Whitaker will trace the interwoven history of his own life and Braves manager Bobby Cox's.
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