DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Since 2006, people from all walks of life gather to meet, greet and hear various interesting speakers at a monthly event called Mindshare. This Thursday at Lacy Studio Lofts, Mindshare will be serving up tantalizing talks that range from hypnosis to vertical farming, as well as food and an open bar.

The September speaker lineup is quite eclectic:

John Marlow / Writer, journalist, futurist. Visions on the Nano Scale

Dr. Shouzhi Wang / Professor, Art Center Repositioning a Nation: China's Olympics

Chris Jacobs / Creative Director, United Future Growing the Vertical Farm

Dr. Ali Binazir / Chief Evangelist, Elite Communications LLC Hypnosis - For Fun AND Profit!

Doug Campbell / Experience Junkie, Freshmaker A Tale from Black Rock City, NV

Proton Radio will also be showcasing the music of Android Cartel and Joy Song, the Cellist of the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, will return for another warm up before the Strada Trio's appearance next week at Zipper Hall.

You can read more about Mindshare on their website. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, but blogdowntown readers can register here using the discount code "BDTDISCOUNT" to receive $5 off.

Mindshare: 8pm, Thursday, September 18th @ Lacy Studio Lofts (2664 Lacy St. Los Angeles, CA 90031)