Marcel Dzama at Book Court!
Posted on March 12, 2010
Sad you can't make it to Montreal for Marcel Dzama's exhibition, "Of Many Turns" at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal?
Happily, the artist - an 826NYC advisory board member and volunteer! - will be signing copies of the catalog at Brooklyn's very own BookCourt on Monday, March 15th, at 7:00pm.
For more information, please contact BookCourt!
Your Cheating Champs: High Maintenance Shorties!
Posted on March 08, 2010
This past Saturday, we hosted our third annual Scrabble for Cheaters tournament. Cheats were in full effect, allowing players to reject and invent words, buy vowels, and add points to carefully placed tiles. Everyone played hard and cheated strategically, but after a grueling six rounds the High Maintenance Shorties finally cheated their way to the top, ousting the two-year reigning champions, The Fightin' Caziques!
Thanks to all the players and everyone who donated, and special thanks to our guests Peter Dinklage, John Oliver, Paul Rudd, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and Sarah Vowell, and extra special thanks to the very generous and very amazing Russ & Daughters.
Scrabble for Cheaters: Sign Up Today!
Posted on February 17, 2010
The more money you raise, the more you can cheat!
826NYC is hosting its third annual SCRABBLE FOR CHEATERS, a tournament of verbal smarts and fraudulence, on March 6th, at 826NYC.
This year, Paul Rudd, John Oliver, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Peter Dinklage, and others (perhaps YOU!) will be there to challenge our reigning champions, the wily Morgan Clendaniel & Gideon Friedman of The Fightin' Caziques.
We have a very limited number of spots available. So sign up soon!
For more information about this event, or to check out the competition, please visit our SCRABBLE FOR CHEATERS website.
So You Think You Can Pong?
Posted on 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
Posted on 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
Posted on 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.
