Announcing: Geek Week NYC at Housing Works
February 17, 2012
Not to be confused with Boston’s Geek Week Comedy (April 25-29), in which I will also be participating, Housing Works’ Geek Week (March 6-12) is a booksale (30% off sci fi, fantasy, comics, vintage vinyl, science and math books all week) and geeky event extravaganza.
Thursday, March 8
Geek Week Spelling Bee
7pm
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby St. in Soho
Free
From “broccoli” to “triskaidekaphobia,” relive or redeem your grade school humiliations, but with beer! A real, grown up spelling bee hosted by Jennifer Dziura and bobbyblue of the famed Williamsburg Spelling Bee. Everyone gets a “freebie” (first word you miss doesn’t count!), so you can relax and have some geeky fun.
More at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe Event Calendar.
Friday, March 9
Geek Week Trivia Happy Hour
6-8pm
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby St. in Soho
Free
Our regular Friday Night Happy Hour gets competitive with this special Geek Week trivia night on the theme “Geeks vs. Nerds.”
How do you tell which one you are? Clock what most bothers you about this sentence:
“Aragorn’s story is one not only of protecting Frodo on his way to Mordor, but of returning to Dagobah and becoming it’s rightful king.”
If you said “ARRGGH! Someone confused The Lord of the Rings with Star Wars!”, you’re a geek. If you said, “ARRGGH! The possessive form of ‘it’ does not have an apostrophe!”, you’re a nerd. If your head exploded, you’re probably both.
Hosted by Kevin Harrington of Boston’s Geek Week Comedy and Jen Dziura, co-host of the famed Williamsburg Spelling Bee. Drink and mingle with other geeks and nerds as Jen and Kevin pipe in every 20 minutes or so with quiz questions. Play alone or as a team.
More at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe Event Calendar.
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