EVENT DETAILS
There will be mathematical art sculptures on display and for sale, some of which were created at past Gatherings, with live magic by Matt Baker, mathematical comedy by Lew Lefton, and music performed by Tracy Woodard!
Donations received from this fundraising event will go toward supporting the G4G organization as we plan to move our next Gathering (G4G16) to San Francisco in 2026.
- WHERE:
Atlanta, Georgia
The Sun ATL
The gallery’s current group exhibition, “The Art of Math”, will be on view during the event. The Sun ATL combines the elegance of an art gallery, the historical depth of a museum, and the versatility of a premier meeting and event space in Atlanta’s MLK Historic District:
399 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 - WHEN:
Saturday, April 19th 2025 from 3 – 6 pm
with a pre-event reception starting at 2 pm for sponsors. - COST:
$64 per attendee ticket - WHAT:
- We will be featuring sculptures by numerous long-time G4G-community members and artists such as: Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Eugene Sargent, Akio Hizume, Rinus Roelofs, George Hart, and Bjarne Jespersen. This is your opportunity to see these sculptures in gallery display and maybe even own one for yourself!
- Entertainment will feature:
- Famed magician Matt Baker!
- Mathematical standup comic Lew Lefton!
- Music performed by Tracy Woodard!
- SPECIAL GIFT:
- As a thank you, the first 16 people who sign up for the G4G Puzzle Party will receive as a gift, the book When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish by Martin Gardner and a grab bag of past G4G exchange gifts. Those who have already signed up (at the time of this announcement) will also receive this thank-you gift, as well as anyone who buys a ticket for someone else, purchases a sponsorship, or buys a ticket but isn’t able to attend.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
ENTERTAINMENT
MAGIC – Matt Baker is an internationally renowned Georgia Tech mathematics professor by day and an accomplished magician by night. He has published three math books and over fifty research articles, and has won numerous awards for his teaching. He is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and a two-time recipient of a Simons Fellowship in Mathematics. In his life as a magician, Matt has also met with acclaim. A protegé of the late, great Simon Aronson, Matt is a two-time winner of the Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year award. His first book on magic, The Buena Vista Shuffle Club, was published in April 2019 to rave reviews and is now in its third printing. Matt has performed three times at the invitation-only Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic, the world’s premier close-up magic convention. He was the instructor for Vanishing Inc’s acclaimed “Masterclass” series in September 2022, and in 2023 he appeared on the hit television show Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
MATH COMEDY – Dr. Lew Lefton is a member of the mathematics faculty at Georgia Tech. He is semi-retired from his recent roles of Assistant Dean of Information Technology and Associate Vice President of Research Computing. But Lefton is not your ordinary geek! He’s also an accomplished and experienced comedian who has performed stand up and improv comedy all over the country for decades. Perhaps Lefton’s unique talents are best summed up by his business card which reads:
Lew Lefton
Mathematician / Stand Up Comic
“He’s funny and he can prove it”
MUSIC – Tracy Kathleen Woodard has been active in the Atlanta scene since 1999. She sat on the board of directors for Eyedrum Gallery for many years, founded the Cantos Y Cuentos contemporary string quartet, is President of Mad Housers Inc., works for Intown Cares as program manager, and founded the Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble. She programmed the silent film series “Signal and the Noise,” the “Language of Birds” science and music series, and continues to push for innovative combinations of live music with dance, art, science, and film in evocative spaces.
Sign up to be a sponsor for the G4G Sculptures & Magic Party!
As a sponsor, you will be entitled to join a private reception before the event.
Want to Sponsor This Event?
Add a tax deductible donation to your event purchase above, or send your donation separately through our donation webpage or via your Donor Advised Fund. For Legacy-level donations, please contact support@g4gfoundation.org to coordinate the transfer of funds.
| Sponsorship Level | Tickets to the Party | Sponsorship Tier | Private Reception Before the Party | Bookplate or Poster Signed by Gardner | Free Registrations to G4G16 |
| $160,000 | 16 | Legacy | ✅ | ✅ | 4 |
| $16,000 | 8 | Polymath | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| $1,600 | 4 | Puzzlers | ✅ | ||
| $160 | 2 | Writers | ✅ |