The New York Auto Show is just across the nook, and I can’t assure you it’ll sweep us all off our feet with thrilling new car debuts. But! We are throwing a party that week at Jalopnik HQ in Manhattan, and I can assure you it will be one for a long time. Plus, it’s no longer merely any celebration—we’re throwing New York’s first-ever Middlecott Sketchbattle Championship proper right here in our office. And you’re invited.
If you’ve ever been to the Detroit Auto Show, you can recognize what I’m discussing. The Sketchbattle is a large charity gala wherein up-and-coming car designers flex their artistic muscle tissues in front of a live target market. At the end of the nighttime, the first class of the satisfactory take a domestic coin prize. It’s the Fight Club of vehicle layout, and it’s an excellent time for everybody, which indicates up. It involves New York for the first time in some weeks, so we’re partnering with Middlecott Design to make the occasion more memorable.
We need you, our exquisite readers, to come and watch the magic occur. Middlecott is finalizing the contestant listing, and they’ll be pronouncing who they are starting next week. (Plus, our very own Jason Torchinsky may be a visitor judge this time, so if there are grander centaur-centric automobile designs than ordinary, that will be why.)
Also, there might be booze. Obviously.
All proceeds from the event go to charity, and we’ll announce which one when the deal is finalized. An exact cause, a laugh time, and the assistance of the following outstanding design abilities in the automobile industry—what greater should you need?
Here are the details:
- Where: Jalopnik HQ, 114 Fifth Avenue, NYC 10011 (17th Street and Fifth Avenue)
- When: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 7 p.M.
- Who: You, me, us, proper vehicle people all around
- How Much: $10 to get in
What You Get: Drinks, mild apps, a threat to watch the Sketchbattle and hang with the Jalopnik group, and proceeds to visit the charity.
Where Do I Register?: Right right here!
Listen, we throw the right parties, so you can continue to assume that. So, if you’re a local in town for the automobile show or if you feel like making the trek, we hope to see you there!
