Monster Science at Encyclopedia Show: Robots
Kieran's Irish Pub 85 N 6th St, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMonster Science once again returns to the cradle of its nativity at the Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis, with "Little Machine Men From Mars" - a presentation on the robots that people have reported coming out of UFOs. The information you need to get by in this fast-paced modern world. And here's the whole show: "From your …
Late Night Monster Science: How To Contract Lycanthropy
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesBecause sometimes you need practical advice. Helpful household tips and tricks from throughout the world and its history for taking the form of a wolf and going forth to maraud and terrify. Also advice on how to become a sexy Amazonian were-dolphin, an avenging Nile were-crocodile, and a menagerie of other bizarre horrors! Opening entertainment …
Dinosaurs: The History of Prehistory
White Bear Lake Library 2150 2nd St., White Bear Lake, MN, United StatesAn exploration of the varying perceptions of dinosaurs through time, from the reptilian lumberers - unfit to survive - of the olden days, to the feathery, dynamic animals of today. Societal attitudes toward evolution in general informed early attitudes toward dinosaurs; but new fossil discoveries through the decades could only change these attitudes. Get ready …
The Monster Science Ensemble: Loveliest Of All Was The Unicorn
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe again return of the all-powerful Monster Science Ensemble! Some of the Twin Cities' finest performers presenting you poems and songs and dances and stories about the prettiest, most magical, and prettiest again of all the fantastic beasts of European legend (and their counterparts in other places)! Featuring the talents of: Kate Kunkel Bailey Hawona …
Beholders and Illithids and Pals
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 7800 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN, United StatesMonster Science returns to the main stage of CONvergence - Minnesota's largest nerd convention - with a complete history (not actually complete) of the monsters created for Dungeons and Dragons! Get yourself Beheld, Mind-Flayed, Hook-Horrored and Flumphed at this scholarly talk and also hilarious comedy show about everyone’s favorite role-playing game, or at least one …
Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From
Ramsey County Library - Shoreview 4560 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, 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!
Late Night Monster Science: UFOs, ETs, BBQ
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesFlying saucer occupants aren’t always Greys and their incomprehensible medical experiments! Find out about the tremendous variety of entities that alien abductees and contactees have reported meeting, and the messages, warnings, and confusing gibberish they have had for humankind. Also: Greys and their incomprehensible medical experiments. Opening entertainment by Pat Harrigan!
What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur Attack
Mixed Blood Theatre 1501 S 4th St., 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 …
Bizarrocosms – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWhat if the dinosaurs had never died out? What will life look like on Earth millions of years after humanity is gone? What would life on other planets look like other than humans with wrinkly foreheads? Explore the worlds of speculative evolution - whole imaginary zoologies founded on sound (or less than sound) scientific and …
The Monster Science Ensemble: Thirty Stories High
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe senses-shattering return of the all-powerful Monster Science Ensemble! The fall show's theme: Kaiju - the towering monsters that threaten our lovely cities! From Godzilla to Pacific Rim, from the 50-Foot Woman to Rampage, come see science go mad, nature point out the folly of men, and all kinds of stuff like that with some …
Frankenstein: Jerkface
Ramsey County Library - Roseville 2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, United StatesCelebrate 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 culture, Rev. Matt examines the ever-changing permutations and meanings of Frankenstein and his monster. …
How to Contract Lycanthropy
Ramsey County Library - Shoreview 4560 Victoria St. N., Shoreview, MN, United StatesBecause sometimes you need practical advice. Helpful household tips and tricks from throughout the world and its history for taking the form of a wolf and going forth to maraud and terrify. Also advice on how to become an attractive Amazonian were-dolphin, an avenging Nile were-crocodile, and a menagerie of other bizarre horrors!
Neck Romance – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesA global study of vampire mythology, with its Victorian seducers, Seminole owl-shapeshifters, Southeast Asian flying-heads-with-dangling-entrails, and an enormous plethora of other amazing horrors. Bloodsuckers of mythology, literature, cinema, and more are all explored, along with their symbolism about death and blood and gender roles and many more things as well! The best use of your …
Sympathy for the Devil at the Twin Cities Horror Festival
Southern Theater 1420 Washington Ave. S., 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. Thursday, October 25th, 11:30pm! Saturday, …
Demons of the Deep Blue Sea at the Twin Cities Horror Festival
Southern Theater 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMuch of human civilization has always depended on the sea - and the sea has always taken its share of humans. Learn about the monsters created by the horror of the briny deep; from alluring sirens and mermaids to terrifying krakens and serpents, and countless more besides. Plus jokes! And even PowerPoint! Tuesday, October 30th, …
The Ecology of the Video Game Dinosaur at Can Can Wonderland
Can Can Wonderland 755 Prior Ave N, Ste 004, St Paul, MN, United StatesMonster Science comes to Can Can Wonderland - St. Paul's premiere bar/gallery/carnival/mini-golf-course! A largely complete history of the video game dinosaur - Rampage, Primal Rage, Yoshi, Dino Crisis, and countless more besides! Facts and history and jokes and even PowerPoint! PowerPoint! Come and see.
Magical Irish Outsiders at The Subverted Fairy Project Book Release Party
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHere, I'll let them tell it: After a year of collaborative effort, The Subverted Fairy Project's first book is done and ready for release! We'll be having a fun-filled, fairy drenched event for FREE at the Phoenix Theater featuring: *An exhibit of all the original art in the book. *Readings of the poems/short stories by …
Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, 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! Wildly popular …
Magical Weirdo Neighbors – Late Night Monster Science
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThey live nearby – in the woods, or under the hill. They are like people, rather than like animals. They possess vast magical power. And they are weirder than anything. Find out about the fey and other magic outsiders from around the world – from shoe-making Irish leprechauns to priest-harassing Japanese tengu to child-entertaining Ojibwe …
The Monster Science Ensemble: Ice Age is Coming
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJust in time for the holidays if perhaps only tangentially relevant to them, the Monster Science Ensemble returns with a show about the Ice Age! Climate science! Russian mammoth-feasts! Cave art! Scrat! And some of the finest performers this city has to offer! Performers such as: Pat Harrigan Kelvin Hatle Gregory Parks David Rand-McKay Heather …
Lizards From the Dawn of Time (and Elsewhere) at CONsole Room 2019
Hilton MSP Airport 3800 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United StatesMonster Science comes to CONsole Room - Minnesota's greatest Doctor Who convention! “Lizards From the Dawn of Time (and Elsewhere)” is a complete history of the reptilian monsters of Doctor Who – from Silurians and dinosaurs and Ice Warriors to Leaf Dragons (which are cooler than they sound) to Chelonians (which are...not as cool as …
Reverend Matt Interviews Neve McIntosh
Hilton MSP Airport 3800 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United StatesCome see Reverend Matt talk to famed Doctor Who actress Neve McIntosh at CONsole Room - Minnesota's greatest Doctor Who convention! Hear stories from her time playing fan-favorite character Madame Vastra, learn about her other projects, and see if Reverend Matt remembers that she's not a real lizard woman and thus refrains from asking her …
Cryptogonzo: Weird Modern Monsters
Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSome cryptozoology is about new varieties of ape or the survival of real prehistoric animals. Some of it...is not. Come on down to the Phoenix for the beginning of the second year of Late Night Monster Science - an evening of the far realms of cryptozoology, the uncanny mothmen and glowing pterosaurs and biologically impossible …
A Minnesota Bestiary at Valley Library
Valley Library 380 St. Croix Trail S, Lakeland, MN, United StatesLiver-eating forest monsters and other Ojibwe creatures! Babe the Blue Ox and other beasts of Paul Bunyan’s lumber camp! And did you know that William Thomas Cox, Minnesota’s first State Forester, wrote a book called “Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods,” all about the outlandish animals that pioneers would make up to amuse themselves? Discover the …
Fantastic Beasts and Where They Come From – Mahtomedi Edition
Wildwood Library 763 Stillwater Rd, Mahtomedi, 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! Wildly popular …