Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Hi and guess what. The day you've been waiting for is finally pretty much now. You've been parched and starving since the last show in October -- a lifetime ago. After a much needed two-month hiatus replete with... well, frankly, it's all kind of a blur now. The point is I'm here to announce that How I Learned returns in two weeks!
Recently crowned the "Berlitz of bad behavior," How I Learned is reconvening with its first show of 2011, also marking HIL's two-year anniversary. There will be music, party favors, giveaways and of course stories from four literary and comedy superstars. There may also be party hats.
Get ready. We're just warming up.
xo Blaise
The How I Learned Series,
Celebrating Two Years of Pretty Good Entertainment,
is thrilled to present:
HOW I LEARNED I WAS BASICALLY
IN LOVE WITH YOU
Featuring:
MAGGIE ESTEP
(
Alice Fantastic; Spoken Word Unplugged)
JAMES HANNAHAM
(
God Says No; The Literary Review)
RYAN BRITT
(
The Liar Show; The Moth)
AMY SHAPIRO
(
Cringe; AKA Pants)
+ Party Favors
+ Book Giveaways
+ A SPECIAL SURPRISE MUSICAL GUEST!
Created, Produced + Hosted by
BLAISE ALLYSEN KEARSLEY
Wednesday, January 26th
8pm / Doors open at 7pm
HAPPY ENDING
302 Broome Street between Forsyth + Eldridge
J, M, Z, F to Delancey
B, D to Grand
NO COVER!
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MAGGIE ESTEP has published seven works of fiction, three of which keep getting optioned for TV and film and then never getting made. She is currently at work on a book about female gangsters and the founding of the ASPCA in 1868 Manhattan. She divides her time between Arkansas and Woodstock, NY.
JAMES HANNAHAM's first novel,
God Says No (McSweeney's 2009) was a finalist for a Lambda Book Award and named an honor book by the American Library Association's Stonewall Book Awards. His stories have been published in
The Literary Review, Open City, One Story and will soon appear in
Fence, Makeout Creek and possibly
ESPN. No, really. His criticism and journalism have appeared in
The Village Voice, Spin and
Salon.com and have been reprinted in
Best African American Essays and
Best Sex Writing. He has received fellowships from The MacDowell Colony and Yaddo among many others, and he teaches creative writing at Pratt and The New School.
RYAN BRITT's writing has been published in
Opium Magazine, Clarkesworld Magazine, Soon Quarterly, The Rumpus and
Nerve. As a performer, he has told stories on stage with
The Liar Show, Stripped Stories, The Show and Tell Reading Series and
The Moth. Two plays written by Ryan have been produced in NYC. He also directed his most recent play at the 45th Street Theatre in Manhattan. He was recently accepted into the 2011 Sirenland Writing Workshop in Positano, Italy. He contributes regularly to the blog
Tor.com and he lives in Brooklyn.
AMY SHAPIRO is living the motherfucking American dream in Brooklyn, NY. After being fired for the 3rd time in 10 years (2nd time in 1 year), she decided to retire at the age of 35. It was at that time that she stopped blogging (
soapyt.blogspot.com) and took to standing up in front of audiences telling stories and jokes in the hopes of getting laid. For a good time you can catch her monthly variety show
AKA Pants at the Parkside Lounge, which she co-hosts with Alison Leiby and Karen Freer. You can also check out Amy's threads on Facebook if you're a friend of a friend and add her. Other than that, Amy enjoys a simple life of baking, playing with her dolls and watching
Hoarders and
Intervention.
Here's the
event on Facebook for your completely optional RSVP-ing pleasure.
