Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From – Hugo Edition
Hugo City Hall 14669 Fitzgerald Ave N, Hugo, Minnesota, United StatesThe history and meaning of the creatures of the Harry Potter franchise. Where do hippogriffs come from? Mythology doesn’t really have Norwegian Ridgeback Dragons – but what did Norwegian dragons look like? Do basilisk legends get weirder than in the books? (Spoiler: They sure do!) And werewolves, and house elves, and more besides! Wildly popular …
What to Do in Case of Dinosaur Attack – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSo! You find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur. It happens to all of us at one time or another. The first thing you need to do: panic! The second thing: stop panicking. Number three: remember all of the helpful tips, tricks and techniques that you learned from “What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur …
Sympathy for the Devil – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesA complete history of Old Nick, Jack Scratch, the First Among the Fallen, the Christian Satan himself. From serpent to goat-man, tempter to monster, fallen angel to pushed one, learn about the wildly varied history of the Author of All Lies! Also it's a comedy routine. And also there's PowerPoint. Opening entertainment by Nissa Nordland …
Here Be Dragons
Ramsey County Library - Shoreview 4560 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, MN, United StatesA global overview of the most majestic and powerful of mythological creatures – the dragon! Huge supernatural reptiles are found in stories from all over the world - from the evil fire-breathers of Europe through the celestial bureaucrats of China to the grand, horned water-serpents of the American First Nations, and so, so many more. …
What to Do in Case of Dinosaur Attack – Woodbury Edition
R.H. Stafford Library 8595 Central Park Pl, Woodbury, MN, United StatesSo! You find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur. It happens to all of us at one time or another. The first thing you need to do: panic! The second thing: stop panicking. Number three: remember all of the helpful tips, tricks and techniques that you learned from “What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur …
Reverend Matt at Workplace Drama: Who’s the Boss?
Strike Theater 824 18th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science comes to Les Kurkendaal's extraordinary "Workplace Drama" series! His subject: Evil bosses from 1980s cartoons! Skeletor! Mumm-Ra! Genghis Rex! T-Ray! T-RAY. And more! And here's how Les Kurkendaal describes the rest: "Another month, another workplace drama . The theme this month is Who’s the Boss ? Do you love your boss or hate …
Monster Science at Die Laughing
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReverend Matt's Monster Science returns to the 50-hour (!!) comedy marathon where it first became more than ten minutes long! Why, just look here! Saturday! - 8:30 am: May the Farce Be With You Episode II: Attack of the Porgs includes a seven-minute Monster Science on tauntauns! - 8:00 pm: An hour of Monster Science! …
A Memoir of Mammoths and Mastodons
Ramsey County Library - Roseville 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, United States“A Memoir of Mammoths and Mastodons” – A complete prehistory of the elephants, which came in an astonishing array of forms in their tens of millions of years on Earth – small and immense, woolly and less so, with all sorts of different tusks, and more besides! Plus the remarkably bizarre history of human understanding …
Weirdoes of Middle-Earth – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe mythmaking of J.R.R. Tolkien, both the legends he drew from and the ones he created, specifically as regards his monsters and supernatural entities. He inspired elves and dwarves and even dragons for the 20th century – but from where did he draw his inspiration? Plus, jokes! And PowerPoint! Opening entertainment by Heather Rand-McKay!
Godzilla and Pals: Big In Japan – Lake Elmo Edition
Lake Elmo Library 3537 Lake Elmo Ave N, Lake Elmo, MN, United StatesSo! You find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur. It happens to all of us at one time or another. The first thing you need to do: panic! The second thing: stop panicking. Number three: remember all of the helpful tips, tricks and techniques that you learned from “What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur …
Godzilla and Pals: Big In Japan – Shoreview Edition
Ramsey County Library - Shoreview 4560 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, MN, United StatesA complete oral history of the original Toho Godzilla series, and its related films and their red pterosaurs and giant, kindly moths and such. Learn to tell the difference between the various Mechagodzillas, whether King Kong or Godzilla wins, and if Frankenstein in fact conquers the world in “Frankenstein Conquers the World.”
Monster Science at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo!
Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReverend Matt's Monster Science comes to the Minneapolis Oddities & Curiosities Expo! Here, let them tell it: "For Lovers of the Strange and Unusual. . . Introducing, for the first time. . . The Minneapolis Oddities & Curiosities Expo! ** Local and National vendors with items such as: Taxidermy, wet and dry preserved specimens, antiques, …
The Monster Science Ensemble: They Did the Mash
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLadies and gentlemen and others! Reverend Matt's Monster Science proudly presents the final episode (for the time being) of the Monster Science Ensemble variety show! It's a free-for-all this time; it's about any monsters of any sort! But as always, it features some of the finest performers in the Twin Cities! Why, performers like: Kate …
The Horrors in the Museum: Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesTwo (shorter) Monster Sciences for the price of one! “The Monsters of the MIA” – a complete history of the mythological creatures depicted in the art of Minneapolis’ premier fine art museum! And “A World Full of Monsters” – the monsters of the films of Guillermo del Toro! Both shows that have only appeared at …
What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur Attack: Roseville Edition
Ramsey County Library - Roseville 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, United StatesSo! You find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur. It happens to all of us at one time or another. The first thing you need to do: panic! The second thing: stop panicking. Number three: remember all of the helpful tips, tricks and techniques that you learned from “What to Do in Case Of Dinosaur …
What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur Attack – Mahtomedi Edition
Wildwood Library 763 Stillwater Rd, Mahtomedi, MN, United StatesSo! You find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur. It happens to all of us at one time or another. The first thing you need to do: panic! The second thing: stop panicking. Number three: remember all of the helpful tips, tricks and techniques that you learned from “What to Do in Case Of Dinosaur …
Monster Science at CONvergence 2019
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis 1300 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReverend Matt's Monster Science returns to CONvergence - Minnesota's premier nerd convention! This year there's so much Monster Science you'll need to carry it in hefty bags! Thursday, July 4th, 9:00 pm, Nicollet Ballroom: "Smackdown: When Animals Attack!" The popular face-off panel returns, now with more real animals, and more Rev. Matt! Friday, July 5th, …
Comic Book Space Persons
River Falls Library 140 Union St, River Falls, WI, United StatesAliens! Comic books! The two have gone together since the Last Son of Krypton was shot to Earth, and from earlier still! Reverend Matt's Monster Science presents a history of space aliens in the comics, from skrulls and Groot and Galactus to Kryptonians and Martians and Green Lanterns to froglodytes and triceratons and much, much …
Raining Cats and Manticores: Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesCats! Nobody is very interested in them, but here nevertheless is a history of prehistoric ones (like sabertooths!), cryptozoological ones (like mngwas! You know, mngwas!), mythological ones (like manticores!) and fictional ones (like catbus!) Does the dreaded Chimera push things off of tables? Are all cats secretly flerkens? Come to this show and find out! …
Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From – Forest Lake Edition
Hardwood Creek Library 19955 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake, MN, United StatesThe history and meaning of the creatures of the Harry Potter franchise. Where do hippogriffs come from? Mythology doesn’t really have Norwegian Ridgeback Dragons – but what did Norwegian dragons look like? Do basilisk legends get weirder than in the books? (Spoiler: They sure do!) And werewolves, and house elves, and more besides!
How to Come Back from the Dead at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
Mixed Blood Theatre 1501 S 4th St., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDeath! Many people would rather not be involved with it. And Reverend Matt’s one-man show “How To Come Back From The Dead” will give you the tips, tricks and techniques you need to defy it, returning as a brain-eating zombie, a restless ghost, a chocolate-cereal-mongering vampire, or any of countless much, much weirder things from …
Frankenstein: Dillhole at Crypticon 2019
Hilton MSP Airport 3800 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United StatesReverend Matt's Monster Science finally comes to Crypticon 2019 - Minnesota's top horror convention! Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel with a complete history of the most powerful and enduring monster of the modern age. From its origins as a dream-fueled invention by a teenage girl genius to its countless portrayals in pop …
Lounge Lizzy vs. Reverend Matt
Bryant Lake Bowl 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLocal comedy legends-in-the-making Lounge Lizzy and Reverend Matt team up for the first time! She’s a combination of Ron Burgundy and Jessica Rabbit; he’s a combination of David Attenborough and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark! Join them for an evening of hilarious improvised songs about monsters and comedy lecturing about sirens and succubi! _____________________________________ MORE …
The Ecology of the Muppets
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesFrom friendly, furry monsters on a New York street to four-armed wizards in an age of wonder, Jim Henson and his successors have been responsible for an embarrassment of the best creature design and monster creation of the last 70 years. Come and learn about fraggles and grouches and unhelpful talking worms and whatever Animal …
Music & Monsters: Halloween Edition
Bryant Lake Bowl 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesStart your Halloween season off right with “Music & Monsters”! An evening of science facts and comedy jokes about the monsters of Halloween from Reverend Matt’s Monster Science, and classic Halloween music, modern novelty songs, and original monster tunes by Sullivan Fox! Incredible music, hilarious comedy, and mortal terrors, all for one night only!