* New York event notice: Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series

March 31, 2009

Sponsored by Gelf Magazine (motto: “Looking over the overlooked”).

Gelf’s Varsity Letters sports reading series returns to New York on Thursday, April 2, at 8 p.m, with an all-baseball night in time for Opening Day. At this free monthly event at a Lower East Side bar, hosted by Gelf, Alex Belth, Greg Prince, and Matt McCarthy will read from and talk about their work, and take questions.

  • Belth (read the Gelf interview with Belth here) and Prince (read the Gelf interview here) blog about the Yankees and Mets, respectively, capturing fans’ passion for the hometown teams.
  • McCarthy (interview here) is the author of a tell-all memoir about his time as a minor-leaguer.
  • Mets poet Frank Messina (interview here) will read samples of his verse.

Location: Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome Street (between Forsyth and Eldridge; look for the hot-pink awning with the words “Health Club” on it.). Call 212-334-9676. Doors open at 7:30; readings start at 8 sharp.

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