What we’re about
This group is open to anyone, singled, coupled, or married. Anything is Possible will feature social and entertainment events that have to do with …..anything! The events can be dinners, movies, classes, parties, tastings, lectures, happy hours, etc. You name it, we might do it.
Membership in this group will be limited to non-MAGA individuals only! You can be any political affiliation (Dem, old fashion Repub, Ind), just not the FAR-RIGHT crazy-MAGA type of person.
Also, since I strongly believe that you are the company you keep, YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN THIS GROUP IF YOU:
· are a member of Q-anon, the Proud boys or the boogaloo movement
· own a tin foil hat
· believe the earth is flat
· believe that the election was stolen from Donald Trump
· believe that there is a microchip in the COVID vaccine that will be used to track your every move.
· believe that covid-19 is not real and a hoax
· believe that the Democrats are running a child trafficking ring out of the basement of a pizzeria in Washington DC (pizzagate)
· believe that the Clintons torture children and drink their blood to obtain a chemical that will extend their live
· believe that Democrats eat babies
· believe that school shootings are fake and the students are actors
· believe that Jewish space lasers cause forest fires in California
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RULES FOR THE GROUP
· You must have a picture that includes your face.
· For any event where I have to make a group reservation (dinners), you must cancel within 36 hours of the event if you cannot attend. Failure to do so without an acceptable reason to me will result in your removal from the group. Please do not comment on the event that you cannot make it. It is not helpful and tends to make other people cancel on the event also.
· You are responsible for paying your bills at any event.
· You are responsible for transportation to and from the event. There will not be any official carpooling set up by any host. Since there is no official vetting of members of this group, please do not carpool with complete strangers by asking for rides from someone you have never met.
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Nerd Nite @ Live in Ann Arbor
LIVE, 102 S 1st St, Ann Arbor, MI, USNerd Nite
Talks start at 7:00pm. These events are sponsored by the Ann Arbor District Library. Parking is $1.65/hr in the city parking structures. The surface lot across from the venue is $2.50/hr.
Gather ‘round for an evening of informed and informal talks from a friendly neighborhood expert! We’ll have three speakers, each presenting on a different topic and sharing interesting facts that you never knew you never knew! Past Nerd Nite speakers have led deep dives into topics from the legacy of Louis Pasteur, to the origin of elements, to how a trumpet works, to a dissection of romance novel tropes. So bring a friend, grab a drink, and enjoy an evening among fellow nerds. Be there and be square!
SPEAKERS
Here at Nerd Nite, we love having our experts talk about super niche topics. But sometimes, it’s nice to go back to the basics. In the spirit of cold and flu season, Nathalie Catchings will be Going Viral with an introduction to viruses, so you can finally understand why you should not take antibiotics when you have a cold!
Nathalie is a DNA scientist by training, having worked for large biotech companies, forensic labs, and academic labs. Really, she loves nerdy stuff and telling people about science, so Nerd Nite is a perfect fit. She’s also looking for work projects around scientific communication, find her after her talk if you have something in mind!
Then it’s time to sit criss-cross applesauce while librarian Sara Wedell tells us the story of Margaret Wise Brown & the Runaway Bestseller that Ruined One Kid’s Life. Once upon a time there was a free-spirited genius named Margaret Wise Brown. She lived, she loved, she traveled, and she died when she was far too young. She also wrote children’s books that completely redefined the genre. This is the story of Margaret Wise Brown, how she helped to free kid’s books from the dungeon of fairy tales, and how Goodnight Moon ruined a kid’s life.
Sara is a librarian who loves the story behind the stories – she is currently reading The Power Broker by Robert Caro and she can’t shut up about it. Ask her about Al Smith!
Liked the diseases from the first talk and the history of the second talk? Well, Kara Gavin will pull it all together with The Two Sides of Polio at U-M. Seventy years ago, U-M was in the world spotlight because of polio vaccine news. But polio history at U-M extends back more than 100 years – and continues to today. Can we use this history to fight vaccine hesitancy?
Kara is a science writer at Michigan Medicine with an interest in medical history.12 attendees
FREE Cinema Club: ALL TOO CLEAR: BENEATH THE SURFACE at the Michigan Theater
Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI, USI have 8 FREE tickets for the first 8 people to sign up. You can sign up for additional free tickets HERE
This is in the screening room. No assigned seating. Movie starts at 7:00pm.
ALL TOO CLEAR: BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE GREAT LAKES
Directed by the husband-and-wife filmmaking team, Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert, the immersive film uses cutting-edge underwater drones to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels, known as quaggas, are re-engineering the ecosystem of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. To capture this epic change, the pair spent more than 150 days filming underwater, likely making it the most ambitious underwater film ever made about the Great Lakes. Part scientific exploration, part natural history adventure - the film showcases freshwater wildlife and environments like never before.
Film | Documentary | NR | 1h 30m | 2024
Part of Cinema and Sustainability - Free and open to the public8 attendees
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