ADULT EDUCATION PRESENTS: "Miscellany"
Tuesday, February 7, 2011 - 7 pm
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street, between Houston and Prince
FREE
DREW DERNAVICH: Call and Response
Dernavich will explain the the origins of American gospel and blues music via Jerry Seinfeld, John Tesh and Star Trek, which is pretty much the wrong approach.
GARY DREVITCH: What I've Learned From the New York Times Corner Office
Drevitch discusses what it really takes to be a CEO.
BRENDAN I. KOERNER: The Closest Thing We Have To Thor
How a balding, round-shouldered Ukrainian managed to throw a 16-pound contraption farther than any other human--and why his record will stand forever.
COREY PANDOLPH: Effective Cures for Cabin Fever
From alcohol abuse to swimming in the icy waters of the Atlantic, humans of cold weather climates have searched for a cure to the mindf&$k that is the mid-winter blues. Pandolph will show how the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is the apotheosis of this quest.
JILL STODDARD: How to Make Money From Occupy Wall Street
In 2008, the naturally-occurring variations in the world economy brought Jill's dream of shopping regularly at Whole Foods to a grinding halt. But a fevered vision while buying street fruit inspired her to create a simple program that has brought in millions and millions of (Chechen) dollars. And she is ready to share it with you!
Hosted by CHARLES STAR
SPEAKER BIOS:
DREW DERNAVICH is a regular cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine (not that cartoonist - the other one). He tweets at @drewdernavich.
GARY DREVITCH is the senior editor of the website Grandparents.com, the producer of the blog Freelance Dad, an author of nonfiction books for children, and a frequent contributor to many parenting and children's magazines.
BRENDAN I. KOERNER is a contributing editor at WIRED and the author of "Now the Hell Will Start" and "Piano Demon." He is currently working on a book about a spectacular 1970s heist and its decades-long aftermath, to be published by Crown next year. He blogs daily at Microkhan.com and tweets @brendankoerner. This is his third lecture for Adult Ed.
COREY PANDOLPH (www.fakerockstar.com) is a New Yorker cartoonist, syndicated cartoonist, MAD contributor, writer for DrinkatWork.com, and the creator of TOBY, Robot Satan. This is his second lecture for Adult Ed.
JILL STODDARD is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn. She has been published in McSweeney's and Bankers and Tradesmen. She is currently writing a story about a married woman who falls in love with a man with jaundice. This is her fourth lecture for Adult Ed.
CHARLES STAR is sort of a comedian and sort of a lawyer. In addition to hosting Adult Education, he hosts the stand-up showcase "Pant-Hoot" at Lincoln Park Tavern on the second Thursday of the month. He lawyers at [REDACTED] and tweets @ugarles.
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