FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis will talk about the glamorous and not-so-glamorous side of covering sports in his presentation, The Joy of Sports Writing, at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library in Plainview, N.Y. on Tuesday, July 19.

The talk, which will include several mediums – newspapers, magazines, books and online, will run from 2-3 p.m.

Lewis, a former Plainview, N.Y. resident, has covered every sport one can imagine. The list includes football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, cricket, volley ball, cheerleading and even shark fishing. He has specialized in soccer during his career.

The library requires proof of current vaccination status for entry to this program. Everyone needs to provide a vaccination card or the NYS Excelsior Pass.

To find out more about the program, contact Lois Buonagurio at [email protected].

 

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.