ADULT EDUCATION PRESENTS: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 8 pm (doors at 7:30)
Union Hall in Park Slope
702 Union St. @ 5th Ave
$5 cover
In January, Adult Education welcomes a panel of presenters to look back on 2008—and ahead to 2009. The line-up for "The Year in Review" will include:
Things We Lost
From Astroland to Yankee Stadium, Patrick Di Justo takes us on a tour of the people and things that collapsed, died, or evolved away in 2008.
Crusty, Saucy, Cheesy
Food blogger Adam Kuban reviews the year in pizza, during which the humble pie made technological advances yet remained true to its roots.
Welcome to the Night
Joe Garden considers the year in vampires.
The Year of Payback
Trendspotter Marian Salzman explains why the buzzword for 2009 will be "reboot."
All hosted by comedian Charles Star.
BIOS
Patrick Di Justo is the author of the forthcoming book The Science of Battlestar Galactica from John Wiley and Sons. He is a contributing editor at Wired magazine, where he writes the "What's Inside" column.
Adam Kuban is the founder and editor of Slice, a weblog about pizza. He has the largest collection of "pizza upskirt" photographs in existence—or so he believes.
Joe Garden is features editor for The Onion. He is also a member of the writing group Action 5, which has published The Dangerous Book for Dogs and The Devious Book for Cats. They are currently at work on The New Vampire's Handbook.
Veteran trendspotter Marian Salzman, partner and chief marketing officer at public relations firm Porter Novelli, is the author of 15 books, including Next Now, The Future of Men, and Buzz.
Charles Star is a lawyer sans portfolio and a stand-up comedian sans recognition who lives in Brooklyn with his excellent wife, his awesome cat, and a newborn baby genius. He's on the web at www.charlesstar.com.
UPCOMING
February 3, 2009 - "How To" with Eliot Glaser, Mikki Halpin, Paul Lukas, and Carrie McLaren.
March 3, 2009 - Safety Lessons
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