Nerd Nite Lawrence

We had such a great year with all of you and we can’t wait to have more fun with you in 2025! See you then!

Join us for the last Nerd Nite of the year! Nerd Nite #112 is upon us and we are bringing you a cornucopia of presenters and presentations! On November 13 we will be in Maceli’s exciting new Lounge in downtown Lawrence!

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!

Our presentations for November:
Bill Wachspress, Curator of Baker Wetlands Observatory, discusses how and why a certain star sucks.
Darin White talks about Wood Species Identification & how to process for sculpture and carving
Jacob Kleepsie shares with us The Art and History of Aquarium Design

Macelli’s is located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Nerd Nite #111 is coming up on October 9th!

Jo Young will be presenting “Silent Hill 2 and the Art of Remakes”, Margo Moore will be presenting “Morbid Mythbusting”, and Rachel McCarthy James will be presenting “A Cultural History of the Axe in the Shining”!

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)! Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!

October’s event will be held at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047

Nerd Nite #110 is upon us and it is going to be memorable! September 11, we will be in Maceli’s exciting new Lounge in downtown Lawrence and the theme is “The Persnicketiness of Memory.” Featuring Dr. Marciana Vequist as she explores the question “Is our memory really persistent?” Will Averill will be representing memory as found in self-photography amid his photo project: “I Have So Many Friends: The History & Art of the Selfie.” And Ceri Goulter will show how memory and narrative connect in “Danny Tanner’s Demigod Destiny”: From Full House to full-fledged dungeon master; one woman shares the history of Dungeons & Dragons and how it has changed her life and the landscape of storytelling.

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!
Macelli’s is located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Nerd Nite #109 is here and this time we’re Nerding about food! It’s a last minute post but a very exciting event! We hope to see you there!

We’ll be at Maceli’s in their fancy new lounge at Maceli’s! Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Doors at 7:30, talks at 8pm

Macelli’s is located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!

Nerd Nite 108: Summer Shorts is upon us!

Wednesday, July 10th, 2024

Get ready for an evening of geeky fun at Nerd Nite Summer Shorts! We’re packing the night with quick, informative talks on all sorts of fascinating topics. From science and history to pop culture and hobbies, there’s something for every Nerd.

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!
Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!

And this is your chance to check out Maceli’s hot, new remodel! They are located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Here’s what you can expect:
Fast-paced presentations: Our speakers will have just a few minutes to share their passion and knowledge.
Variety of topics: We’ll cover a wide range of subjects, so you’re sure to learn something new.
Fun and engaging atmosphere: It’s a night for nerds to Nerd out together!

Join us for an evening of:
-Learning new things!
-Meeting fellow nerds!
-Making connections!
-Having a good laugh!
Doors open at 7:30 pm, talks start at 8 pm.
Don’t miss out on this exciting event! Mark your calendar and get ready for a summer Nite of Nerdy fun!
Be There and Be Square!

Nerd Nite #107 is nearly upon us and we could not be more excited! June 12, we are back at Maceli’s in downtown Lawrence and the theme is “Summer Solstice and Other Cosmic Happenstance.” Laura Lorson of Kansas Public Radio will regale us with Solstice talk, Kelly Kluthe will be highlighting tattooing through history and a yet to be revealed local astronomer will blow your cosmic mind!

Free State Film Fest has generously donated tickets for our infamous raffle!

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!

Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!
Macelli’s is located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

And don’t forget to sign up for our annual Summer Shorts coming up in July! 

Our presentations:

“The Still, Silent Point” by Laura Lorson

“Eclipses–how hiding light reveals information about the universe” by Dr. Kirkpatrick

“Tatted Through Time: The Science and History of Tattooing” by Kelly Kluthe

Our presenters:

Laura Lorson is a radio announcer, producer, director, and editor at Kansas Public Radio. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, her family moved to Kansas in her junior year of high school. She attended the University of Kansas  and graduated with majors in anthropology, philosophy, Classics, and art history. She went on to pursue a Master’s degree in anthropology, focusing on world folklore and the history of alchemy, and another in philosophy, focusing on German Idealism and Kantian moral philosophy, and a doctorate with the Committee for Studies on Discourse and Society at the University of Minnesota, with a focus on the ways in which cultures embed their respective philosophical ethos into folk tales, particularly morality and communalism.  She has worked in public radio since 1991, when on a whim she applied for a job as a newsreader and…much to her surprise…she was hired. She worked for National Public Radio from 1992 to 2001, then returned to Lawrence to work for Kansas Public Radio as an on-air host, editor, and producer. She continues to be a contributing editor for NPR, the BBC, Deutsche Welle, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She is married to local business owner Kelly Corcoran and is an avid reader, baker, knitter, and calligrapher. Her interests change from week to week but are currently emergency preparedness, herbalism, the Marseilles Tarot, and Victorian spiritualism movements.

Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick is an observational astrophysicist who studies how supermassive black holes form and evolve. She has won observing time on the best telescopes in the world, including NASA’s new flagship—the James Webb Space Telescope. Her work has been featured in Nature, the Washington Post, Kansas Public Radio, VICE, and numerous other outlets. Her body of work has broken conventional ideas about how supermassive black holes evolve.

Kelly Kluthe is a pediatric research coordinator at KU Med with a background in biology and education. When she’s not in the lab, she is gardening, reading fantasy novels, crafting, and hiking. Kelly is a tattoo collector with a strong interest in the science and history of ink.

Free State Film Fest has generously donated tickets for our infamous raffle!

Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Engaging Presentations! All this and more for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!

Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations and we can’t wait to see you! Be there, and be square!
Macelli’s is located at 1031 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044

And don’t forget to sign up for our annual Summer Shorts coming up in July! 

Join us Wednesday, May 8 for Nerd Nite #106: Getting the Message! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations focused on the different ways we send messages. Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Challenging trivia! Engaging Presentations! Adoptable cats?! All this for just $1 (which includes your raffle ticket)!
Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm!
Join us at the ARTERRA EVENT SPACE: 2161 Quail Creek Drive (behind HyVee on Clinton Parkway) for a delightfully square time!

Our presentations:

“A Brief Look at the Post Services and Postmarks of Lawrence and a few other places in Douglas County” by Jeff Lough

Rebecca Ozier Schulte, author of “The Jayhawk” will be talking about the evolution of KU’s beloved mascot.

Nerd Nite alum RPG Elise will be bringing the tabletop gaming message of “Dungeon Design: Building Tension and Maximizing each room in your Dungeon Design”

Join us this Wednesday, April 10 for Nerd Nite 105! It will be an eclectic evening of engaging presentations, drinks and friends! Our topics will focus on the trials and tribulations of life and death!

NOTE OUR CURRENT LOCATION AT ARTERRA EVENT SPACE: 2161 Quail Creek Drive (behind HyVee on Clinton Parkway) Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm!
Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Challenging trivia! Engaging Presentations! Join us at the ARTERRA EVENT GALLERY (Maceli’s location in West Lawrence) for a delightfully square time!
Our presentations include:
Fly Me To  the Moon – Let’s put the Fun in Funeral! New and creative forms of disposition. By Courtney Shipley

Understanding Death: A Year of Service in Hospice Care by Janette Salisbury

And a few other surprises!
See you at Arterra!

Join us this Wednesday, March 13 for Nerd Nite 104! It will be an eclectic evening of eclectic engaging presentations, drinks and stop by and chat with our guests from the Lawrence Public Library!
NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION AT ARTERRA EVENT SPACE* 2161 Quail Creek Drive (behind HyVee on Clinton Parkway) Doors open at 7:30 and talks start at 8pm!
Grab a drink, socialize and get your Nerd on! Thrilling raffle prizes! Challenging trivia! Engaging Presentations! Join us at the ARTERRA EVENT GALLERY (Maceli’s location in West Lawrence) for a delightfully square time!

Our presentations:
“Biotic Homogenization : A brief look into the world of invasive plant materials and the alarming results of their interaction with native ecosystems.” by Levi Parkins

“The American Colony of Jerusalem’s Bedouin Photo Archive” By Emilie LeFevre

Our presenters:
Levi Parkin is a Board Certified Master Arborist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified Arborist with 16 years of arboriculture experience. He has a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture from Kansas State University and serves the City of Lawrence as the Forestry Supervisor. Levi is a proud husband and father with a passion for the natural world.

Emilie Le Febvre has a DPhil and MSc from the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the anthropology of photography, history, and digital storytelling in the Middle East. Le Febvre’s newest book, Photography and Making Bedouin History in the Naqab (1906-2013): An Anthropological Approach, was published by Routledge earlier this year. She is head of research at PLEDJ | Canada and recently co-founded the Interactive Ethnography and Arts Institute.