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Gelf Events Calendar

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:14:09 -0500

Join Gelf and Jan Larsen Art for free events Thursdays at 7:30, at JLA Studios in DUMBO (map). Coming up:

September 2: Varsity Letters

September 16: Geeking Out

September 30: Non-Motivational Speaker Series

October 7: Varsity Letters

September 2: Gelf's Varsity Letters

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:12:10 -0500

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.

Please spread the word to sports fans and book lovers. 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 (and a Varsity Letters guest in May 2007) Read Gelf's interview with Weinreb •Dave Zirin, author of Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love and twice before a Varsity Letters guest (see a New York Daily News feature on Zirin's new book) 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 (and a Varsity Letters guest in April 2009) •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 (and a Varsity Letters guest in September 2009) 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 Email list Enter your info below to join the Varsity Letters email list. You'll receive two emails before each event so you can make sure not to miss any sports wisdom. You can unsubscribe at any time.

September 16th: The Anatomy of the Big Apple

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:11:26 -0500

On Thursday, September 16th, we'll be hosting a very special Geeking Out devoted to the inner workings of New York City. The evening will feature Benjamin Kabak, author of popular subway blog Second Avenue Sagas discussing the MTA; Sharon Zukin, author of Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places, on gentrification; and Charles Komanoff, creator of the Balanced Transportation Analyzer, discussing how to optimize the city's transportation network. Admission is FREE. Drinks (both alcoholic and otherwise) will be available. Please spread the word and bring your friends. Geeking Out will be held Thursday, September 16th, at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) at the JLA Studios art gallery on 63 Pearl St in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Admission is FREE. Drinks will be available. Please spread the word and bring your friends.

Graphic by Mister Lister.

For those who prefer spacing with their details: JLA Studios (Google Maps, Outside.In, JLA site) 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. FREE! Visit reBar, around the corner, afterward; attendees of Geeking Out and other Gelf events get discounts on food and drink. Email list Enter your info below to join the Geeking Out email list. You'll receive emails before each event so you can make sure not to miss any science wisdom. You can unsubscribe at any time.

September 30: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:20:04 -0500

The Non-Motivational Speaker Series returns on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Graphic by Mister Lister

Bask in the awkward glow of such cinematic impropriety as The Room, Blacula, and pretty much anything involving Nicolas Cage’s accent at this month’s event. Dissecting all things bad (and baaad) in film will be Lindsay Robertson, founding editor of Videogum, NYMag.com blogger, and venerable Room expert; and Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide. Come for the clips…stay for the quips! This is a free event. Details: JLA Studios (Google Maps, Outside.In) 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. FREE! Questions? Suggestions for future events? Email adamr@gelfmagazine.com. Email list Enter your info below to join the Non-Motivational Speaker Series email list. You'll receive two emails before each event so you can make sure not to miss any of our fair-traded, locally-harvested morsels of brain candy. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Media Circus, July 29: The Year in Hyperlocal

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:26:16 -0500

Just over a year ago, Gelf hosted a contentious and illuminating discussion about the business of hyperlocal. (Video of the panel discussion is available here.) Now, last year's nascent offerings have become this year's major players, and the hyperlocal space has been characterized by a rash of investments, if not profits. Join Gelf for a frank discussion of the pitfalls and prospects of hyperlocal featuring Mark Potts, a hyperlocal pioneer and CEO of Growthspur (interview here) and Jake Dobkin, publisher of Gothamist and well-known rabble-rouser (an interview from Dobkin's last appearance available here), as we once again view the past and future growth of the field through the eyes of the people who are driving it. The event will be held Thursday, July 29, at 7:30 pm (doors at 7:00 pm) at the JLA Studios gallery at 63 Pearl St. in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn--just one subway stop away from Manhattan. Admission is FREE. Drinks will be available.

August 5: Gelf's Varsity Letters

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:55:41 -0500

Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m. At this free monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Beth Raymer, Paul Solotaroff, and Joseph E. Wallace will read from and talk about their work. Raymer will recount her experience as a girl Friday for a Vegas sports-gambling operator. Solotaroff will describe his steroids-fueled, bodybuilding youth. And Wallace will read from his novel inspired by Jackie Mitchell, the 17-year-old woman who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931.

Graphic by Mister Lister.

Admission is FREE. Please spread the word to sports fans and book lovers. 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. FREE! 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: •Beth Raymer, author of Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling Read Gelf's interview with Raymer •Paul Solotaroff, author of The Body Shop: Parties, Pills, and Pumping Iron—Or, My Life in the Age of Muscle Read Gelf's interview with Solotaroff •Joseph E. Wallace, author of Diamond Ruby: A Novel Read Gelf's interview with Wallace Upcoming Varsity Letters September 2 •Dan Epstein, author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s •Michael Weinreb, author of Bigger Than the Game: Bo, Boz, the Punky QB, and How the '80s Created the Modern Athlete (and a Varsity Letters guest in May 2007) •Dave Zirin, author of Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love and twice before a Varsity Letters guest (see a New York Daily News feature on Zirin's new book) October 7 •Jay Jennings, author of Carry the Rock: Race, Football, and the Soul of an American City •Other authors TBA November 4 •Dave Jamieson, author of Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession •Other authors TBA Email list Enter your info below to join the Varsity Letters email list. You'll receive two emails before each event so you can make sure not to miss any sports wisdom. You can unsubscribe at any time.

July 1: Gelf's Varsity Letters

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:28:12 -0500

Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, July 1, at 7:30 p.m. At this free monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Mark Hyman, Elias Altman, and Will Leitch will read from and talk about their work. Hyman will examine youth sports and their dangers. Altman will bring stories from the latest, sports-themed issue of Lapham's Quarterly. And Leitch will discuss father-son relationships around baseball.

Graphic by Mister Lister.

Admission is FREE. Please spread the word to sports fans and book lovers. Event Details: JLA Studios (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. FREE! 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: •Mark Hyman, author of Until It Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids Read Gelf's interview with Hyman •Elias Altman, an editor of Lapham's Quarterly (Lewis Lapham is ill and unable to attend) Read Gelf's interview with Lewis Lapham •Will Leitch, contributing editor at New York Magazine and founder/emeritus at Deadspin, and the author of Are We Winning?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball (and a Varsity Letters guest in March 2007, January 2008, and February 2009) Read Gelf's interview with Leitch Upcoming Varsity Letters August 5 •Beth Raymer, author of Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling •Joseph E. Wallace, author of Diamond Ruby: A Novel •Paul Solotaroff, author of The Body Shop: Parties, Pills, and Pumping Iron—Or, My Life in the Age of Muscle September 2 •Dan Epstein, author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s •Dave Zirin, author of Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love and twice before a Varsity Letters guest •Another author TBA October 7 •Jay Jennings, author of Carry the Rock: Race, Football, and the Soul of an American City •Other authors TBA Email list Enter your info below to join the Varsity Letters email list. You'll receive two emails before each event so you can make sure not to miss any sports wisdom. You can unsubscribe at any time.