Friday, November 12 • 8 PM
In Conversation:
Matt Taibbi and Nomi Prins
Plus music by Michael Penn
Largo at the Coronet Theatre
366 N. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
From award-winning columnist MATT TAIBBI - the writer who shook the financial
media world when he famously compared Goldman Sachs to “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity” in a Rolling Stone article - comes GRIFTOPIA, the dramatic story behind the most audacious power grab in American history.
Before becoming a whistleblower/journalist and Senior Fellow at Demos, NOMI PRINS worked on Wall Street as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and ran the international analytics group at Bear Stearns in London. Her latest book is IT TAKES A PILLAGE.
The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing with the authors.
Tickets are $30 for admission only, and $50 for admission plus book (GRIFTOPIA).
A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Veterans Project.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society when they come home.
Michael Penn is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and film composer. In March 2007, Sony/Legacy released Palms & Runes, Tarot and Tea, a retrospective of his career.
Co-sponsored by American Speakeasy, The Soldiers Project, Demos, Drinking Liberally Los Angeles, Largo at the Coronet Theatre, Rare Bird, LA Progressive and Truthout.
American Speakeasy is a cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Its mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
The Soldiers Project provides free and confidential psychological counseling to veterans, active duty personnel and their families.
Demos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization working in pursuit of a more equitable economy, a vibrant and inclusive democracy, an empowered public sector and responsible U.S. engagement in an interdependent world.
Drinking Liberally Los Angeles promotes democracy one pint at a time.
Largo at the Coronet Theatre (seating capacity: 280) is one of the premiere concert venues in Los Angeles.
Rare Bird is a Los Angeles-based literary events and PR company specializing in author/book promotions.
LA Progressive is a Los Angeles-based online magazine focusing on progressive politics, culture, and social justice.
Truthout provides independent news and commentary online daily.
PREVIOUS SHOWS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 • 8 PM
American Speakeasy @ 1629 presents
RICK SHAPIRO
“an explosive comedic talent…part Iggy Pop, part Philip Roth” - New York Observer
“searingly honest” - Penthouse Magazine
“Rick Shapiro is bound for glory.” - Toronto Star
JANN KARAM
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show
Seinfeld
Dr. Katz
Plus KIRK ZIPFEL, JENNIFER RAWLINGS, SULI McCULLOUGH, BILL DEVLIN, HUGH MOORE and KATHY LEONARDO.
1629 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
Suggested donation: $10
All proceeds will benefit The Veterans Project
Street and valet parking available. For directions/map click here.
American Speakeasy is a cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Our mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society when they come home.
American Speakeasy
comes to 1629 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice on select dates in October. Join us for drinks, tasty treats by Off The Wall Catering, topnotch entertainment and stimulating conversation hosted by comedian Jann Karam in support of The Veterans Project and The Soldiers Project.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 • 7 PM and 10 PM
An Evening of Storytelling, Stand-up & Song
Two big shows!
JANN KARAM (Letterman, Tonight Show, Seinfeld)
DYLAN BRODY (”Very funny” - George Carlin)
TY BARNETT (Comedy Central Presents)
CHRIS BONNO (The Fugitives, Liquid Radio Players)
DAFNI (”sweetly romantic” - Pasadena Weekly)
RICK OVERTON (The Office, The Informant)
DEBBIE ZEITMAN (Knows Hugh Hefner personally)
EVE BRANDSTEIN (This is Spinal Tap, E/R)
dinner, show and complimentary prohibition punch: $20 pp (only $12 pp with password), reserved table for 4: $99 (with password)
Click here for menu.
Street and valet parking available. For directions/map click here.
The password is CAPONE.
American Speakeasy is a pop-up cultural revival
fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Our mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
Please visit this site often for more information and announcements about upcoming events.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society when they come home.
The Soldiers Project provides free and confidential psychological counseling to veterans, active duty service members and their families.
Jann Karam on Late Show with David Letterman:
Listen to Citizen Jeff
Friday, September 24, 2010
Melody Bar and Grill - Los Angeles, CA
WITH A BIBLE AND A GUN
AMANDA JO WILLIAMS
ORIANA SMALL
JEFF NORMAN
Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:00 PM)
THE LOWDOWN
The Warehouse Restaurant
4499 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Featuring performances and a discussion about
The State and Future of Journalism
Hosted by JEFF NORMAN
with
Music by I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. (Full set at 5 PM)
Author PETER RICHARDSON
Journalist ROBERT SCHEER
LA Weekly founder JAY LEVIN
Comedian ED CRASNICK
Musician-satirist GARY GORDON
Drinks and appetizers available - no minimum required.
Happy hour discounts from 5 to 6!
FREE admission
Seating is first come, first served.
The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing by Peter Richardson, author of A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America, hosted by Book Soup.
Click here to read the LA Times book review of A Bomb in Every Issue.
Click here to read the NY Times book review of A Bomb in Every Issue.
Click here to read the NY Times book excerpt of A Bomb in Every Issue.
Valet parking only $2.75 or park free at adjacent bank or library.
Click here for directions.
“This is the music the 1960s counterculture was meant to produce in its brightest hours. The fact that it appears now some forty years later in a world arguably more hopeless is a sign of hope in itself. Despite the echoes of that lonesome whippoorwill, I See Hawks In L.A. wipes away those tears we are sometimes too blue to cry.” - Counterpoint
Given the state of investigative journalism - competition driving out printed publications in favor of online ones - the publication of Peter Richardson’s A Bomb in Every Issue couldn’t be more timely.
A Bomb in Every Issue is, surprisingly, the first book to recount the short (1962-1975) but utterly remarkable life of Ramparts magazine, which quickly became the premier leftist publication of its era. Deeply committed to the civil rights and antiwar movements, Ramparts‘ list of contributors, which includes Noam Chomsky, Robert Scheer, Cesar Chavez, Seymour Hersh, Angela Davis and Tariq Ali, forms a veritable who’s who of politics and journalism. It was in its pages that Che Guevara’s diaries and the prison diaries of Eldridge Cleaver first appeared, and it is where neo-con David Horowitz cut his teeth in journalism, before renouncing his left-wing political radicalism.
Former staffers Jann Wenner and Adam Hochschild founded Rolling Stone and Mother Jones, respectively. Ramparts‘ combination of high audacity and solid reporting deeply influenced a generation of progressive writers and remains an inspiration for investigative journalists.
Click here to read Will Investigative Reporting Survive? by Peter Richardson.
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM
OUT OF BOUNDS MY ASS: Politics, Truth and Other Incompatibles
The Cultch
1895 Venables Street
Vancouver BC, Canada
Moderated by JEFF NORMAN
with
SCOTT RITTER
GLEN FOSTER
CHARLIE DEMERS
Out of Bounds My Ass is one part comedy show, one part political debate and one part town hall meeting. The show, produced by the Vancouver Global ComedyFest, will include comedic presentations, a panel discussion and questions from the audience.
Click here to buy tickets.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 5:00 PM
MARCY WINOGRAD’S WATERFRONT BIRTHDAY BASH
The Warehouse Restaurant
4499 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Hosted by JEFF NORMAN
with
THE BONEDADDYS
World Music/R&B from the ultimate Westside party band
and special guests
Free admission
Seating is first come, first served.
Drinks and appetizers available all night (discounted until 7).
Valet parking only $2.75 or park free at adjacent bank or library.
Click here for directions.
This event is a fundraiser for U.S. congressional candidate MARCY WINOGRAD.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM
A NIGHT OF POLITICAL COMEDY
Fanatic Salon
3815 Sawtelle Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
Hosted by JEFF NORMAN
with
JOHN FUGELSANG
GARY GORDON
JANN KARAM
RICK OVERTON
ANN RANDOLPH
Tickets: $15
This event is a fundraiser for California State Senate candidate CINDY VARELA HENDERSON.
Click here for more info.
AMERICAN SPEAKEASY comes to 1629½ Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice on Friday nights in October. Join us for adult beverages, tasty treats by OFF THE WALL CATERING, great conversation and fabulous entertainment hosted by comedian JANN KARAM. Proceeds will benefit THE VETERANS PROJECT and THE SOLDIERS PROJECT.
Friday, October 8 • 7:30 PM
An evening with MARLO THOMAS in celebration of her new book, “Growing Up Laughing.”
Jann Karam will moderate a discussion with the author followed by a book signing.
Admission: $10 without book, $30 with book
Refreshments will be served.
Friday, October 15 • 7:30 PM
Stand-up Comedy Night
JANN KARAM
RICK OVERTON
KELLY CARLIN
RICK SHAPIRO
Free admission, $10 food minimum
Friday, October 22 • 7:30 PM
An evening with KATHY KINNEY, author of “Queen of Your Own Life”
Jann Karam will moderate a discussion with the author followed by a book signing.
Free admission, $10 food minimum
Friday, October 29 • 7:30 PM
Margarita and Music Night
Enjoy Jann Karam’s delicious libations and performances by special surprise guests!
No cover • No minimum
American Speakeasy is a pop-up cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Our mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
AMERICAN SPEAKEASY comes to 1629 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice on select dates in October. Join us for drinks, tasty treats by OFF THE WALL CATERING, great conversation and fabulous entertainment hosted by comedian JANN KARAM in support of THE VETERANS PROJECT and THE SOLDIERS PROJECT.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 • 7 PM - 11 PM
An Evening of Storytelling, Stand-up & Song with
◊ JANN KARAM (Letterman, Tonight Show, Seinfeld)
◊ DYLAN BRODY (”Very funny” - George Carlin)
◊ TY BARNETT (Comedy Central Presents)
◊ CHRIS BONNO (The Fugitives, Liquid Radio Players)
Plus special guests TBA
show starts at 8 ¤ arrive early ¤ stay late
American Speakeasy is a pop-up cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Our mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
Please visit AmericanSpeakeasy.com for more information and announcements about upcoming events.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society after they come home. Info at TheVeteransProject.org.
The Soldiers Project provides free and confidential psychological counseling to veterans, active duty service members and their families. Info at The SoldiersProject.org.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Melody Bar and Grill - Los Angeles, CA
WITH A BIBLE AND A GUN
AMANDA JO WILLIAMS
ORIANA SMALL
JEFF NORMAN
Friday, November 12 • 8 PM
In Conversation:
Matt Taibbi and Nomi Prins
Plus music by Michael Penn
Largo at the Coronet Theatre
366 N. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
From award-winning columnist MATT TAIBBI - the writer who shook the financial media world when he famously compared Goldman Sachs to “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity” in a Rolling Stone article - comes GRIFTOPIA, the dramatic story behind the most audacious power grab in American history.
Before becoming a whistleblower/journalist and Senior Fellow at Demos, NOMI PRINS worked on Wall Street as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and ran the international analytics group at Bear Stearns in London. Her latest book is IT TAKES A PILLAGE.
The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing with the authors.
Tickets are $30 for admission only, and $50 for admission plus book (GRIFTOPIA).
A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Veterans Project.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society when they come home.
Michael Penn is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and film composer. In March 2007, Sony/Legacy released Palms & Runes, Tarot and Tea, a retrospective of his career.
Co-sponsored by American Speakeasy, The Soldiers Project, Demos, Drinking Liberally Los Angeles, Largo at the Coronet Theatre and Rare Bird.
American Speakeasy is a cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Its mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
The Soldiers Project provides free and confidential psychological counseling to veterans, active duty personnel and their families.
Demos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization working in pursuit of a more equitable economy, a vibrant and inclusive democracy, an empowered public sector and responsible U.S. engagement in an interdependent world.
Drinking Liberally Los Angeles promotes democracy one pint at a time.
Largo at the Coronet Theatre (seating capacity: 280) is one of the premiere concert venues in Los Angeles.
Rare Bird is a Los Angeles-based literary events and PR company specializing in author/book promotions.
TheVeteransProject.org
TheSoldiersProject.org
AmericanSpeakeasy.com
Demos.org
livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/CA/westsidela/
Largo-LA.com
RareBirdLit.com
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 • 8 PM
American Speakeasy @ 1629 presents
RICK SHAPIRO
“an explosive comedic talent…part Iggy Pop, part Philip Roth” - New York Observer
“searingly honest” - Penthouse Magazine
“Rick Shapiro is bound for glory.” - Toronto Star
JANN KARAM
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show
Seinfeld
Dr. Katz
Plus KIRK ZIPFEL and JENNIFER RAWLINGS
1629 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
Suggested donation: $10
All proceeds will benefit The Veterans Project
Street and valet parking available. For directions/map click here.
American Speakeasy is a cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Our mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society when they come home.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 • 8 PM
American Speakeasy @ 1629 presents
RICK SHAPIRO
“an explosive comedic talent…part Iggy Pop, part Philip Roth” - New York Observer
“searingly honest” - Penthouse Magazine
“Rick Shapiro is bound for glory.” - Toronto Star
JANN KARAM
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show
Seinfeld
Dr. Katz
Plus KIRK ZIPFEL, JENNIFER RAWLINGS, JACKIE KASHIAN and KATHY LEONARDO.
1629 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
Suggested donation: $10
All proceeds will benefit The Veterans Project
Street and valet parking available. For directions/map click here.
American Speakeasy is a cultural revival fueled by artists, authors, performers, thinkers and doers. Our mission is to uplift the human condition via awareness, understanding and fun.
The Veterans Project helps military veterans reintegrate into society when they come home.
