Nerd Nite 6, 5/5 at the High Horse in Amherst
Hey folks, we’re mixing it up and bringing the fun to the upstairs at the High Horse on Monday, May 5th at 7PM. $3, 21+. Really looking forward to having Nerd Nite in such a great space with great food and drink. Tell your Amherst friends. And now, the talks:
Cluster Facts: A Down-to-Earth History of Cluster Ballooning
Trying to get airborne under a cluster of gas-filled balloons is reckless, irresponsible, and sometimes fatal…unless it’s done right. Follow sky-struck amateurs, glory-seekers, and scientists through eighty years of audacious adventures.
Mark Karpel takes breaks from his psychology practice to write about people who think big and get carried away. He drove the chase van for the first cluster balloon flight across the English Channel.
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An Artist’s Alchemy: The Process of Inquiry
How does art grow from concept to reality? Learn how one artist’s generative research propels ideas forward, incorporating such disparate elements as Filipino tribal tattoos, bullfighting costumes, and Pokemon.
Donnabelle Casis is a painter with an MFA from the University of Washington. Her work has appeared in Seattle’s CoCA, The Tacoma Art Museum, and most recently at UMASS’s Hampden Gallery.
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