Check out CrowdPitch on 10/28

Funding Universe's CrowdPitch event gives five entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business ideas for four minutes, in front of a live audience and a panel of experts, who then provide feedback after which the audience chooses a winner. Anyone looking to learn the best practices to obtain funding from investors would benefit from being a spectator in the audience for the CrowdPitch event.

If this sounds like fun, get to The Grand Room of The New York Open Center, at 22 East 30th Street from 11:30am - 1:30pm on Thursday, October 28th. I'd be going to check it out myself, but I have some prior meeting commitments. And how's this for a pitch? Admission is free, including a free lunch.