Latkes and Hams: An Evening to Benefit 826NYC
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Please join us on December 8th at Symphony Space for an evening of music and comedy, hosted by Sarah Vowell and Eugene Mirman. This event will feature They Might Be Giants, Fred Armisen, John Wesley Harding, Mike Birbiglia, plus special surprise guests!
Thursday, December 8th
8pm
Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street)
Tickets $35
All proceeds from Latkes and Hams will directly benefit 826NYC.
BSSCo. Presents Its Spring 2012 Collection
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. presents its Spring 2012 Collection, featuring original crime-fighting attire for superheroes, designed by Christian Joy, Opening Ceremony, Jack Spade, Complex Geometries, Matt Singer, Renata Morales, United Bamboo, and more. The evening will feature a silent auction of crime-fighting attire and other amazing items, a raffle for superheroic prizes, and much more! All proceeds benefit 826NYC.
An Evening with Mission Street Food
Monday, September 26, 2011
7pm
826NYC
$10/$30
Mission Street Food is a restaurant. But it's also a charitable organization, a taco truck, a burger stand, and a clubhouse for inventive cooks tucked inside an unassuming Chinese take-out place. And now it's a book.
On September 26, the authors Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint will be at 826NYC to discuss their book and their philosophy. They'll be joined by Francis Lam from GILT Taste for what is sure to be some rousing conversation!
The Prom You Were Promised
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
826NYC and Bowery Presents bring back THE PROM YOU WERE PROMISED, a chance to re-live prom the way you always wanted -- with updated formal wear and amazing dance music.
This year's host, Jason Sudeikis, will present DJ sets by Yeasayer, BAIO (Vampire Weekend), Neon Indian, and CANT. Better yet, this prom will feature a raffle for Prom King and Queen!
Stay tuned to 826NYC for more information.
THE PROM YOU WERE PROMISED
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Music Hall of Williamsburg
8pm (Doors open at 7pm)
$25 advance / $30 day of show
Box office: 212.260.4700
Great Speeches & Other Outbursts
Monday, June 20, 2011
8PM
Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street)
$40
Please join us for an evening of Great Speeches & Outbursts, curated by Sarah Vowell!
June 20th, 2011
8PM
Symphony Space
Tickets are $40
Performers will include Ira Glass (This American Life), Amy Sedaris (Simple Times: Crafts For Poor People), Bobby Cannavale (The Mutherf***er with the Hat), Eric Bogosian (Law and Order: Criminal Intent), John Hodgman (The Daily Show), Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show) and John Oliver (The Daily Show).
Scrabble for Cheaters
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Like letters? Hate rules? Think you have what it takes to cheat your way to the top? On April 9 join 826NYC (and Jonathan Marc Sherman and Peter Dinklage!) and play all the words your mom never let you play -- all during our 4th Annual Scrabble for Cheaters Tournament.
Here's the lowdown:
- You and a partner register to compete as a team of two.
- Then, coerce your loved ones, casual acquaintances, and mortal enemies into sponsoring you! The more money you raise, the sneakier you get to be!
- On April 9th, use the money you've raised to purchase the ability to cheat! $50 will allow you to play a word from a language other than English. $150 will let you add a Q, X, or Z to any word. For $500 you can invent any word you like, so long as you can define and pronounce it!
All donations are tax-deductible and directly support 826NYC's creative writing programs for students ages 6 - 18.
The Tournament takes place at 826NYC, and registration is $50.
For registration or more information visit 826nyc.org/scrabble. See you there!
Poker for Jokers in Kings!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
7pm
The DUMBO Loft (155 Water Street)
$500 Registration
www.826nyc.org/poker
Join Michael Ian BLACK, Ira GLASS & John HODGMAN for a fun evening of serious poker!
* GRAND PRIZE is a $10,000 seat to the World Series of Poker 2011 main event!
*Other fabulous prizes to be awarded to the final table! * Beer provided by Brooklyn Brewery!
*$500 to register (plus, $250 Re-Buys/Add-Ons/Double Add-Ons at the tournament!
*Poker pro, Andy Bloch, will be joining us!
826NYC would like to thank our generous sponsors for their support:
FullTilitPoker.net, Brooklyn Brewery, Russ & Daughters, Kim & JK Scheinberg
Everything You Know Is Pong!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
7pm
Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
$10-20 suggested donation
Visit www.everythingispong.com for more information
To celebrate the launch of Everything You Know is Pong, authors Roger Bennett and Eli Horowitz are hosting a Battle to the Death, in aid of two good causes: (1) Table Tennis, and (2) 826NYC.
On November 10th, at the Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 16 prominent pongeurs, including Jonathan Safran Foer, Judah Friedlander, Will Shortz, John Oliver, Sloane Crosley, Nancy Franklin, AJ Jacobs, and Jeff Staple will exert themselves in honor of the glory of the game.
Tickets are $10-20. For more information visit www.everythingispong.com
The Spelling BEAST
Thursday, September 30, 2010
September 30th, 8PM
The Canal Room
$50 to play, $25 to watch
On September 30th at 8pm at the Canal Room in Manhattan, 826NYC presents the SPELLING BEAST, a most exigent, obstreperous Spelling Bee, where you and your team mates will have the opportunity to win portentous and beguiling prizes while also supporting the free student writing programs of 826NYC.
A panel of recalcitrant judges, made up of the creators of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee musical, will challenge you and your fellow competitors,, including Catherine Keener (Please Give), Dave Eggers (Zeitoun), Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords), and Ira Glass (This American Life), to spell the most vexatious words ever to make it into the English language. Your only chance of winning? Bribe, or, should we say, "Bee-ribe," the judges.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Sign up to compete! Do you have the grit required to take on the spelling beast? (Or would you, with the help of three other friends, plus the ability to bribe the judges?) Create a team!
2. Purchase a $25 ticket to watch! Too pusillanimous to compete? More interested in being a fly on the wall than a beast on the stage? Come and watch safely from the sidelines!
3. Support a team! Can't make it? Are your beast allergies acting up? Donate money to your favorite team and give them leverage against the beast.
All the proceeds raised from the tournament will benefit the programming at 826NYC and are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Please email Sarah Pollock if you have any questions.
826NYC Presents DUELING BINGOS!
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Join us at 826NYC (372 5th Ave, Brooklyn) for the most cut-throat, single elimination, down-and-dirty, going-to-get-ugly, no-holds-barred Bingo Tournament ever held!
Go head to head against other players, including Comedian John Oliver (The Daily Show), Actor Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) and Author Sarah Vowell (The Wordy Shipmates) to win fabulous prizes!
