TONIGHT: Passenger pigeons, blind dates, and putting the Brewery back in Brewerytown.
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Unless you're one of those jerks with Neutral Milk Hotel tickets. In which case (again) bite us.
Emily gets so many invites to interesting stuff on Facebook and via email that it seems like a waste not to share the wealth. If you've already combed our new and improved events listings and still can't find anything that strikes your fancy, check here every afternoon for a few bonus things going on that night. Want to invite Emily to your event? Cool! She's at facebook.com/emilygee. You'll probably be better served by entering your thing into our events system, though.
Thursday, January 30
Unless you're one of those jerks with Neutral Milk Hotel tickets. In which case, like we said yesterday, bite us.
6:30 p.m. — Bring the Brewery Back to Brewerytown at Crime & Punishment Brewing Co.
COME ONE, COME ALL!!! We will be serving four of our finest ales on the evening of Thursday, January 30th to celebrate the genesis of Crime & Punishment Brewing Co. bringing the brewery back to Brewerytown!
BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! The party will also serve as time for us to raise funds for brewing more beer.
A suggested donation at the door will be 10 dollars and will cover your libations for the evening as well as to help us to pay for future beer brewing excursions.
6 p.m. — The Echoes of their Wings: The Life and Legacy of the Passenger Pigeon at the Wagner Free Institute.
A presentation and book signing by
Joel Greenberg, Passenger Pigeon Project and Field Museum.On September 1, 1914 the world's last passenger pigeon, Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo. How did this species, once the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world, disappear so rapidly?
Unlike any other bird, the passenger pigeon likely numbered in the billions and often formed vast, unimaginable aggregations. Single flights were estimated to exceed a billion birds--John James Audubon described a flight that darkened the sky for three days. In 1871 their nesting spread across an 850 square mile span of central Wisconsin. Despite this abundance, exploitation of these birds for food and recreation destroyed the species in the wild by the first few years of the twentieth century. Joel Greenberg will explore the fascinating story of the passenger pigeon, highlighting the important lessons it presents to us today in the 21st century.
8 p.m. — Blind Dates at Christ Church Neighborhood House.
With performances by Billy Dufala, Beau Hancock, Christina Zani, Megan Mazarick, Meg Foley, Ben Grinberg, Eun Jung Choi, Eugene Lew, Jesse Kudler, and Julius Masri.
This thirdbird favorite brings together dancers and musicians for a night of improvised performance. Straight from the Silent View Home for the Elderly, Fantasy Grandma (NYC) hosts this round of BLIND DATE where old friends Myrtle J. and Jane B. play match maker onstage and perform for all of their grand babies.
