great weather for MEDIA book launch and reading Wednesday, Sep. 30 at 7:00 pm!

great weather for MEDIA returns to Pacific Standard to celebrate the publication of their anthology "Before Passing". Join charismatic poets and spoken word contributors for one amazing evening. Submissions for their next collection open October 15 so this is a perfect opportunity to to meet editors and see what they are about.

Featuring contributors BILLY CANCEL, DOUGLAS COLLURA, RICHARD FEIN, ROBERT GIBBONS, THOMAS HENRY, KAREN HILDEBRAND, BRI ONISHEA, MATT PASCA, BRUCE WEBER, and JEFF WRIGHT.

Hosted by Russ Green

"Before Passing" is an exhilarating collection of contemporary poetry and short fiction by established and emerging writers from across the United States and beyond. The anthology also contains an in-depth interview with the legendary Anne Waldman conducted by Aimee Herman.

“These annual anthologies and other work by great weather for MEDIA are an admirable contribution to arts and culture.” - The Compulsive Reader

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FLAPPERHOUSE Reading #4 this Thursday at 7pm!

Brooklyn-based zine FLAPPERHOUSE returns to Pacific Standard on Wednesday, 9/23 from 7 - 9 PM for another evening of surreal, shadowy, sensual, satirical lit. Join them as they celebrate the flight of their 7th issue with their 4th reading, starring Michael Diaz Feito (Acentos Review, theEEEL), B. Diehl (Lehigh Valley Vanguard, Temporary Obscurity), Anna Meister (Whiskey Island, Barrelhouse), Shannon Moore Shepherd ("Creature Feature: Caligynachtmare; Dread the Beauty"), Bud Smith (F-250, Tables Without Chairs), and David X. Wiggin (Pseudopod, Black Treacle)-- with special appearance by the late F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly).

Astronomy On Tap Returns Thursday!

Join us this Thursday at 7pm for the return of Astronomy on Tap!

The theme this time will be "The Sun and Smaller Round Things." Topics will include Mars, Pluto, and Solar Flares! We've even concocted a new drink for the event, called Dark Matter, and it will be on special all night (or until we run out of it).

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1496510007334021/

Stuck Between Stations Stand-Up Comedy Tonight at 8 pm!

Stuck Between Stations returns tonight at 8 pm for another night of hilarious stand-up comedy!
Here's the lineup:

Andy Sandford (Conan)
Adam Sokol (Comedy at Beauty Bar)
Missy Baker (HuffPo)
Gideon Hambright (Beast Village Comedy Festival)
Myles Hewette (Charm city Comedy Festival)
Zane Golia (Gimmick)

With special guest host Alex Fleming (Stand and Deliver).

Admission: FREE!

Pacific Stand-Up One Year Anniversary this Thursday!

Can you believe it's already been a whole year???
Pacific Stand-Up returns this Thursday at 8 pm with a very special One Year Anniversary Show!
Check out this great lineup:

Judah Friedlander (30 Rock)
Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show)
Aparna Nancherla (Late Night with Seth Meyers)
Dan McCoy (The Daily Show)
Doug Smith (Just For Laughs)

Hosted by Emmy Blotnick and Matt Koff

Admission: FREE! (with drink purchase).