Rites of Passage: Lively Lunch Conversation with Mic Hunter

Dr Mic Hunter, Author of The American Barbershop, and a Noted Minnesota Psychologist, is the keynote speaker at an intriguing lunch at The Los Angeles Athletic Club. We’ll break bread together as we celebrate social beasts, slang for guys, and their need for a third place beyond Home & Work/School. A Round table follows with a variety of professionals from differing walks of life providing their own insights and perspective on the subject. Join in for an unusual topic that will stimulate your soul. Break Bread: 12:30P, Keynote 13:00, Roundtable 13:30, Q&A 14:00 End 14:30. Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 West 7th Street, Downtown Los Angeles. www.laac.com Social Tax: $25, includes lunch, conversation, and transferable gift card good for straight edge razor shave at Bolt Barbers ($22 Value). To purchase tickets visit http://www.boltbarbers.com/?page_id=169

Dr. Mic Hunter spent 14 years traveling across more than half of the States in the Union in search of the authentic American barbershop experience. Along the way he collected stories and made photographs that reveal the barbershop as a place where men go to be with men and boys go to learn to be men. During the time he worked on this project half of the traditional barbershops in America closed their doors forever. These photographs show the timelessness of the barbershop and its importance to masculine culture and rites of passage.