Nerd Nite DC has been DC’s favorite irreverent lecture series since 2009. Join us for some edutainment in pop culture, science, and psychology this May– we’re a week earlier than usual (our usual date is a Eurovision takeover of DC9 that you should also check out!) so mark your calendars and get your tickets ASAP.
Your host this month is one of Nerd Nite DC’s two newest producers, the iconic navi, joined by our three wildly entertaining and wickedly smart speakers with three must-see talks:
• “Buried Treasure: The Bag of Magic Fries” by Katherine Offutt • “Intergalactic Hair Care: Bonnets in Space!” by Latisha Jones • “Alternatives in Masculinity: Can Bugs Bunny Save America’s Men?” by Maxwell Wolfson
Doors open at 6, show at 6:30. Talks are 15 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A, and during the breaks, you can play along in our “alternate talk titles” competition to try to win a free drink on us. It’s rowdy, interactive, and the most fun you’ll have learning something all month.
The show is on the second floor of DC9 and is mostly standing room with limited seating available on a first-come, first served basis.
Nerd Nite DC is produced by Rae Pendergrass, navi, and Diva Darling.
Three speakers. Dozens of cheeky slides. A bar full of rowdy nerds who love special interest deep dives. This is Nerd Nite DC.
Nerd Nite DC has been DC’s favorite irreverent lecture series since 2009. We’re March-ing into spring with some very month-appropriate talks this time around, including featuring three brilliant and accomplished women during Women’s History Month!
Your host this month is new Nerd Nite DC producer and long-time friend of the show, Diva Darling, joined by our three wildly entertaining and wickedly smart speakers with three must-see talks:
Who’s the Fall Guy? How Julius Caesar Got Framed for Destroying a Republic, and Why Trump Might Get Away With It
Dr. Casey Catherine Moore (she/her)
“There once was a dream that was Rome. . .” and everyone blames Julius Caesar for killing the dream and placing Rome under imperial rule. But really, Caesar was a hot genius, nothing like the wannabe emperor in the White House.
Pasties & Politics: The Untold History of D.C. Burlesque
Professor Bebe Bardeaux (she/her)
Peel back the velvet curtain on D.C.’s sultry past as Bebe Bardeaux teases out the scandalous, glittering history of burlesque in the nation’s capital. From shimmying starlets to political satire draped in fishnets, this presentation bares it all—well, almost!
It’s the Middle of March! Have you read Middlemarch?
Alexandra Petri (she/her)
How to Successfully Pretend You’ve Read Middlemarch By Someone Who Definitely Read Middlemarch! learn about what are definitely the real events and characters of George Eliot’s classic novel Middlemarch and not anything else! Become a hit at parties with your real knowledge about Middlemarch!
Doors open at 6, show at 6:30. Talks are 15 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A, and during the breaks, you can play along in our “alternate talk titles” competition to try to win a free drink on us. It’s rowdy, interactive, and the most fun you’ll have learning something all month.
The show is on the second floor of DC9 and is mostly standing room with limited seating available on a first-come, first served basis.
Nerd Nite DC is produced by Rae Pendergrass, navi, and Diva Darling.
Three speakers. Dozens of cheeky slides. A bar full of rowdy nerds who love special interest deep dives. This is Nerd Nite DC.
Nerd Nite DC has been DC’s favorite irreverent lecture series since 2009. This month, we’re bringing you themes of love, sex, and compassion for the most unique part of your Valentine’s/Galentine’s/Pal-entine’s weekend!
Your host this month is Nerd Nite DC producer and legend, Rae Pendergrass, joined by our three wildly entertaining and wickedly smart speakers with three must-see talks (in no particular order):
“Pigeons: The outdated cellphone of the animal world” by Bethany Brookshire
Pigeons are not rats with wings. They are our unfairly maligned former besties who we are now dissing in the group chat for their mere existence. Find out how they got that way and why they deserve a lot more love.
“Bonobos, Babes, and the Matriarchal Ape Escape: How Sex and Sisterhood Keep the Peace” by Laura Darby
Bonobos make love, not war—literally. This talk explores how our matriarchal ape cousins use sex and sisterhood to keep the peace, challenge dominance, and offer a surprisingly fun alternative to human hierarchy.
“Love: An (Often Queer) History of a Four-Letter Word” by Diva Darling
Authentic, liberated love is one of the most powerful acts of resistance humans have had throughout history. Let’s take a journey through time to explore the tension between state-sanctioned intimate relationships and the ungovernable ways that people actually love. Learn how the “Loneliness Epidemic” can be traced back to antiquity, and how the liberation of love can help us fight back against those who profit off our loneliness.
Doors open at 6, show at 6:30. Talks are 15 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A, and during the breaks, you can play along in our “alternate talk titles” competition to try to win a free drink on us. It’s rowdy, interactive, and the most fun you’ll have learning something all month.
The show is on the second floor of DC9 and is mostly standing room with limited seating available on a first-come, first served basis.
Nerd Nite DC is produced by Rae Pendergrass, navi, and Diva Darling.
