Live Wire’s next Speakeasy is a collaboration with The Sports Bra, Portland’s groundbreaking bar exclusively dedicated to women’s sports. Join us for this intimate live recording experience in one of our favorite spots in town!

Your private dining experience at the Sports Bra includes delicious appetizers, special cocktails (and mocktails!), followed by a delectable conversation between Oregon’s own Georgia Cloepfil and Luke Burbank. After the recording, grab another drink and join us for trivia and fun prizes!

About our guest:

Georgia Cloepfil is a writer and former professional soccer player from Oregon. Her work has appeared in The Yale Review, The New York Times Magazine, n+1, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the University of Idaho and works at Whitman College. Her book The Striker and the Clock is an illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spotlight.

"Georgia Cloepfil has written a nimble, breathtaking book about the beautiful game, and about her beautiful, brutal life playing it" - Louisa Thomas, sports writer for the New Yorker