Nerd Nite Zeta – Wednesday Feb. 11 – SOLD OUT

Tickets for February 11* Nerd Nite Zeta event are now available! Our last two events had sell out attendance. Due to unforeseeable circumstances with our venue, we have had to change the date of Nerd Nite to WEDNESDAY FEB. 11. But, for this event only, we’re offering tickets for free via Eventbrite.com, with an option to “pay what you can” at the door if you choose.

Our last two events sold out, so get your seats now to avoid disappointment:

When (*DATE CHANGE): Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2015 @ 7pm
Where: The Wild Rose Brewery Taproom
Tickets: $10 online FREE (offered for this event only)

This is an 18+ event.

What rhymes with “Need More Pita” … that’s right it’s Nerd Nite Zeta!
February 12 we’ll learn all about bones, and cosplay.

SPEAKERS

Bone, Not Just a Stick
Hayley Britz, PhD Candidate, University of Calgary

Bone is more than just pieces of a skeleton that we use as levers with muscle attachments in order to move. It is a metabolically active tissue that is capable of adapting its structure to stimuli and repairing structural damage. For this reason, bone is not just a stick and prone to a variety of diseases. In this talk, Hayley shows us how bones work and how disruptions in this process can lead to diseases, specifically, osteoporosis.

What makes someone decide to turn sheets of foam and fabric into their favourite hero or villain? Who enjoys bringing video game or movie characters to life? How does wearing a costume change social interaction? People don a mask for many different reasons: the desire to create a living work of art, to overcome social anxiety by becoming someone else, or even how using a cultural icon can inspire people to give to charity.  Shawn Trainor, veteran cosplayer and Commanding Officer of The 501st legion’s Badlands Garrison, discusses what cosplay is, the reasons why people become a particular character, and how the use of a living avatar can alter the way a person interacts with those around them.