9 Innings of Trivia: 3/10/10

Feb. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- Attention all trivia champs, book readers, and NYC youth supporters!

CALENDAR ADVISORY

9 Innings of Trivia
Presented by Paul West’s First Cause and Harlem RBI

WHAT:                                            
Put on your “think & drink” caps for this night of fun and charity. Compete in trivia, enjoy drink specials, and receive a ‘goodie bag’ featuring Paul West’s debut novel, First Cause, a novel that explores the possibilities of being human.

50% of ticket sales will go to benefit Harlem RBI, which provides inner-city youth with opportunities to Play, Learn and Grow.

Teams of up to five players will compete in a nine-inning trivia game, including “Double Play” questions and bonus rounds! Trivia topics will be broad, including geography, music, movies, science, baseball, and speculative fiction.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, and all participants will a copy of First Cause in their ‘goodie bag’.

WHEN:                                            
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
6 – 9:30 PM

WHERE:                                          
Overlook Lounge
225 East 44th St. (off 3rd Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
(212) 682-7266

COST:                                               
$15/ticket includes a goodie bag
Purchase at http://firstcauseproject.eventbrite.com/
                                                             
WEBSITES:                                      
First Cause: http://www.firstcauseproject.com/
Harlem RBI: http://www.harlemrbi.org/
Overlook Lounge http://www.overlooknyc.com/

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:              
Interview opportunities available with the author of recently released First Cause , Paul West.

VISUALS:   
Photos of trivia teams in a trendy NYC lounge setting with a rooftop garden.

Media passes are available by calling Whitegate PR at 619-414-9307 or email dana@whitegatepr.com.

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About Harlem RBI:
Harlem RBI provides inner-city youth with opportunities to Play, Learn and Grow. Using the power of teams to Coach, Teach and Inspire youth to recognize their potential and realize their dreams.

About the Paul West:
Paul West was born and raised in New York City; he currently resides in Harlem, where he has lived for much of his life. After graduating from NYU with a B.A. in History, he worked in the education and nonprofit world for many years before switching lanes and working in advertising and then fashion. First Cause was conceived as a screenplay idea in the early 1990s, when West was still an undergraduate; he shelved the project for nearly a decade, and began work again in 1999. Paul West is a sports enthusiast, student of people, lover of music, voracious reader and fervent believer in human possibility.