Erasers for Breakfast 2010!

Posted on August 31, 2010

Congratulations to this year's Summer Filmmakers! Last week's Erasers for Breakfast was 100% pure cinematic gold - in the form of robots, detectives, Cyclops, whales, butlers, lookalikes, news reporters, and even the sun herself!

We're so thrilled to add 2010's films - including Robot Theft! (Parts I through III), Artex to the Rescue: In Space No One Can Hear You Sing..., The Old Sailor Goes to the Movies, There's Only One "I" in President: The Bob Hopewell Story, Sunburn in School, Max A. Million and The Four Keys, and Missing! - to our expanding collection of movies.

None of this would have been possible without our dynamite students, parents, volunteers, and donors - so thank you! And as ever, special thanks to Ann Yershov and the folks at BAM for making the evening possible.

826 National presents Youth Literacy Day!

Posted on August 25, 2010

Celebrate the power of reading, writing, and self-expression with 826, on 8/26!

Text a donation of $8.26 on 8/26!
Yep, it's that simple! August 26th, 2010 is Youth Literacy Day, and you can help 826 writing centers continue to make a difference in the lives of over 22,000 students each year. Make a donation of $8.26 on August 26th by texting "WRITE" to 20222 or giving online at www.826on826.org.

A one-time donation of $10.00 (an $8.26 donation and a $1.74 service fee) will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Msg&Data Rates May Apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of 826 by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.hmgf.org/t. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to 20222; reply HELP to 20222 for help.

Show Off Your Sugar - TWICE This Month!

Posted on August 10, 2010

This month's performances will feature acoustic sets by Here We Go Magic and Phosphorescent, plus readings by Chuck Klosterman and Sloane Crosley.

AUGUST 11, 2010
Here We Go Magic and Chuck Klosterman
Tickets available here.

AUGUST 18, 2010
Phosphorescent and Sloane Crosley
Tickets available here.

The events take place at CoCo66 (66 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn 11222).

Admission is $16

All proceeds benefit 826NYC.

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

826NYC Presents DUELING BINGOS!

Posted on July 22, 2010

On August 7th, 2010, starting at 7pm, 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), Writer Eric Gilliland (That 70s Show) and Author Sarah Vowell (The Wordy Shipmates) to win fabulous prizes!

All proceeds benefit the free literacy programs of 826NYC.

Visit the website to learn more and sign up to play!

Summer Filmmakers in Full Swing!

Posted on July 15, 2010

Summertime equals movie time at 826NYC! We are in full production mode here in our writing center and at The Brick theater in Williamsburg. The first week of this program focused on crafting scripts for the movies and this week begins principal photography.

We don't want to reveal too much, but this year's Erasers for Breakfast Film Festival may or may not be packed with presidential Cyclops, robot puppets and classic family drama. Hollywood, Bollywood, Shmollywood - This summer, Brooklyn is where great movies are born!

Show Off Your Sugar: This Friday!

Posted on June 21, 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

Doing Good in the Neighborhood!

Posted on June 14, 2010

826NYC is proud to be recognized by Brooklyn Community Foundation for its After-School Tutoring and Homework Help program. We are extremely proud to be counted among the Foundation's esteemed grantees! Brooklyn Community Foundation was launched in 2009 after serving our borough as the Independence Community Foundation. Its mission is to improve the lives of people in Brooklyn by strengthening communities through local giving, grantmaking and community service. We look forward to working with them to strengthen our programming in the year to come! You can find out more about Brooklyn Community Foundation by visiting their website or following them on Twitter

Wrapping Up at 826NYC!

Posted on June 08, 2010

This week, we wrap up one of the best years in field-trip-writing to date! We have seen stories about invisible monkey girls, cyber-whales, sensitive ninjas, and more. We finish the school year with two final field trips this week: TV Writing with Grover Cleveland High School on Tuesday, and Storytelling & Bookmaking with PS 185 on Wednesday.

Wednesday also marks the last day of drop-in tutoring before summer begins! Our students will celebrate their year of great work by watching the films they've made -- stop motion animation! 826NYC commercials! Werewolf movies! -- throughout the school year.

On Thursday, June 10th, 826NYC and McSweeney's invites you to join us for a conversation with Nick McDonnell and Seth Mnookin. The event is free and begins at 7:30 pm, here at 826NYC. Don't miss out!

Nick McDonell : June 10th!

Posted on June 04, 2010

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

June 10, 2010 at 7.30pm
826NYC (372 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn 11215)
Admission is FREE

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.

More Filmmakers This Summer!!

Posted on June 01, 2010

Happy June! School's out this month, which means the staff and volunteers at 826NYC are busy prepping for this summer's (very full!) roster of writing and filmmaking workshops. Our lotteries were drawn a couple of weeks ago, but for those still interested in participating in our Summer Filmmakers program, we have great news:

Thanks to the generosity of Williamsburg's Brick Theater, we've been able to expand our filmmaking program this summer. So, if you are between the ages of 10 and 14 and would like to write, direct, and star in an original film - in Williamsburg! - this summer, please sign up for our lottery this week!