Next Event, July 14th 2010

Save the Planet and Cure World Cup Withdrawal on July 14th with Lucid NYC

The games will be over, the oil will still be flowing–what’s a New Yorker to do? Answer: Get to Lucid NYC. We already have a great lineup planned (with other presenter TBA). Check out who’ll be there:

Design and typography superstar Stefan Sagmeister (insofar as there are typographical superstars). Check out his TED talk(s) to see what you’re in for.
Programmer, musician, artist Amit Pitaru, creator of Sonic Wire and Planty, an application that simplifies your personal investment portfolio (if and when you get your act together).
Designer Chuck Hoberman, who, among many other things, designed U2’s expanding video screen, and whose work is in MoMA’s permanent collection.
Banker, jazz bassist, entrepreneur, political aide and author Kabir Sehgal, who co-founded the organization Music for Tomorrow, which helps jazz artists find gigs while rebuilding New Orleans (yes, it still needs help!).
Live jazz from Adam O’Farrill (one of Music for Tomorrow’s artists).

Tickets available now!

Location: Drom, 85 Ave A, between 5th and 6th St.

Time: Doors open at 7, Presentations begin at 8.

See you there.

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Last Event, May 26th 2010

Cindy Gallop, who stunned the TED conference with her “Make Love Not Porn” talk, as well as heading up the amazing collaborative tool “If We Ran the World.”
The Gregory Brothers, the guys (and gal) behind viral web sensation “Autotune the News.”
Steven Brower, from Brower Propulsion Laboratory–a lab that originates, develops, and prosecutes space missions with little or no money and very little know-how.
Co-founder of Mindshare.la (Lucid’s left-coast sister event) and globe-trotting swashbuckler Douglas (aka Dougie Fresh) Campbell.

March Event

March was a truly inspiring event. Check out the work of our speakers:

Artist, hacker, post-renaissance-Renaissance man , openFrameworks inventor, Zach Lieberman.
Jonah Peretti, co-founder of Huffington Post and Buzzfeed, who’ll be talking about “Mormons, Mullets and Maniacs”;
The transcendent performance artist/sculptress/opera singer Clarina Bezzola will be belting a tune and showing her amazing work.
Jazz guitar by Scott Sokolov.

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January Event:

Fresh from Copenhagen, Andy Bichlbaum of the “Yes Men.” Andy will show us how to have fun while provoking political unrest in your community.
From MIT’s Media Lab, Leo Bonanni, whose “Sourcemap” technology seeks to track the provenance of your consumer goods—looking at every facet of production, from social to environmental impact, allowing consumers to make the most informed choice possible.
Ji Lee, Creative Director at Google’s Creative Lab (lots of creativity) and the man behind the “Bubble Project” (the stickers that gave voice to street ads) among many other projects.
Live jazz from the ‘Alex Simon Group.’

News

Lucid NYC gets shout-outs from two venerable New York publications in one week! First, with Jordan Seiler’s profile in New York Magazine and then in the New York Times (granted, it’s not about the event per se, but we’ll take it). Check them both out. Announcement for next event coming soon. Be sure to sign up for our mailing list below and/or Facebook group for announcements.