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!

Show Off Your Sugar!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Please join us for the first event in our new monthly series of readings and acoustic musical performances -- presented by 826NYC, Myopenbar, and Tammy Hart.

This month's performance will feature an acoustic set by Norwegian musician Sondre Lerche (Heartbeat Radio), a reading by author and This American Life contributor, Shalom Auslander (Foreskin's Lament), and an opening set by Oberhofer.

June 25, 2010 at 8pm

CoCo66 (66 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn 11222)

Admission is $16

Tickets are available here.

All proceeds from this event will benefit 826NYC.

More information about Show Off Your Sugar is available at www.826nyc.org/sugar

Nick McDonell in Conversation With Seth Mnookin

Thursday, June 10, 2010

826NYC and McSweeney's invite you to an evening with Nick McDonell in conversation with Seth Mnookin

Nick McDonell's latest book is The End of Major Combat Operations, an engrossing, ground-level account of the latest iteration of the war in Iraq, written after an embed in Mosul with the 1st Cavalry Division. He has reported from Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere for Harper's, Liberacion, and TIME.

Seth Mnookin is a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and the author of Feeding the Monster.

So You Think You Can Pong?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

826NYC presents a Star-Filled Table Tennis Tournament to Raise Money for its Free Writing and Tutoring Programs for Children.

On *Wednesday, January 13th at 7PM*, 826NYC will present its first ever ping-pong tournament at the very excellent SPiN New York (48 23rd Street in Manhattan).

How can YOU be involved?

1. REGISTER TO PLAY! Registration is $100, and we have fewer than 10 spots left in our tournament bracket! Plus, the earlier you register, the more time you have to practice and raise funds to help 826NYC*. And the more funds you raise, the better chance you have of paying your way to a trophy—and playing one of our ping-pong pros (New York Ranger Sean Avery, chef Mario Batali, author Dave Eggers, actor Catherine Keener, actor Mike Myers, actor David Schwimmer, New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and author Sarah Vowell)!

2. SUPPORT A PLAYER! Each player will be raising additional funds to support 826NYC's writing programs. The top 4 fundraisers will skip the initial rounds of the tournament and go straight to our SWEET SIXTEEN round, where they will have the chance to select which ping-pong pro they'd like to play (the remaining 32 players will have to play their way to the top)!

3. PURCHASE A TICKET to watch! Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 826NYC (718.499.9884) between the hours of 11am and 5:30pm.

* Your $100 registration fee will also allow 826NYC to purchase a year's supply of pencils for its 273 after-school students; or publish 28 original stories written by a class of 4th graders; or help
a classroom of 12th graders revise their personal statements for college!

Where the Wild Things Are

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Please join us for a special preview screening of:

Where The Wild Things Are

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
7:00 p.m.
The Paris Theatre
4 West 58th Street, Manhattan

The screening will be accompanied by a question-and-answer session with director Spike Jonze and moderated by author, actor, and Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman.

$75 - General Admission tickets to the Preview Screening and Q&A
General Admission has been Sold Out

$150 - V.I.P. Tickets to the Preview Screening and Q&A with Priority Seating, and Cocktail Reception with Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze.
V.I.P. Reception has been Sold Out.

Ages 21 and over only for the reception.

This event is Sold Out. Thank you to everyone for their support!

Special thanks to our sponsors for this event:

Warner Brothers
GOOD Magazine
Urban Outfitters
Filter Magazine
Harper Collins
Random House Mondadori
McSweeney’s

Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Sing-along

Monday, September 21, 2009

Joss Whedon is hosting a sing-along screening of his Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to benefit 826NYC! The sing-along and screening will be followed by Ira Glass interviewing Joss and special guests, plus a Q&A session during which audience members can ask Joss and guests about the filmmaking process!

For tickets, visit Symphony Space.

Stand Up for 826!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Sept. 14th at the Highline Ballroom (on 16th Street, bet. 9th & 10th Aves), 826NYC presents an evening of stand-up with host Jonathan Ames, of the forthcoming HBO series Bored to Death. Featuring comedians John Oliver (The Daily Show), Eugene Mirman (Flight of the Conchords), Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show) and Ted Alexandro (Late Show with David Letterman). With Special Guests! Tickets are just $20 and all proceeds benefit 826NYC. Tickets can be purchased on the web at www.highlineballroom.com.

Impose Magazine Presents

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Impose Magazine presents:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH

"Party with Tables"
A Record and Arts Fair
Followed by a film screening by Cinema 16 and performance by Juliana Barwick
Portion of Proceeds to Benefit 826NYC

:Psychic Ills
::Screaming Females
:::Zs
::::Silver Summit
:::::Sharon Van Etten
::::::Future Islands
:::::::Air Waves
::::::::Boogie Boarder

Doors at 1PM
@ BKLYN Yard 388-400 Carroll Street

You can purchase tickets in advance here:
http://www.wantickets.com/affiliates/EventDetail.aspx?id=795&e_id=67972

Erasers for Breakfast 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

That's right, it's back - 826NYC's celebrated student film festival, Erasers for Breakfast! This year we are premiering feature films about werewolves, wizards, and dancers, coming attractions from the puppeteering masters, claymation shorts about breakfast, snacks, and soccer, and never-before-seen interviews with Brooklyn's most wanted mad scientists.

Mark your calendars. You don't want to miss this.

An Honest Elimination Poker Tournament

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Join Ira Glass, David Cross and Michael Ian Black in a Texas Hold 'Em tournament!

It's just like Celebrity Poker Showdown, but you're not in your living room! Sign up, raise money and you too could be sitting at a table with Ira, David or Michael! Make it to the final elimination and WIN an autographed trophy*! But bring your best poker face and buckets of cash because you'll be up against some tough competition! Only one "buy in" will be allowed on the day of the tournament.

An Honest Elimination Poker Tournament will be held Sunday, July 26th, from 2 - 6pm at our Park Slope writing center (372 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn).

Register now at www.826nyc.org/poker!

All the proceeds raised from the tournament will benefit the programming at 826NYC and are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Any questions? Ask Sarah

*No cash prizes will be given out at the tournament. That would be gambling. And that would be illegal.