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Special Event
Nerd Nite

When

Friday Oct 10, 2008 (8pm)

Where
Galapagos Art Space (16 Main St, DUMBO, Brooklyn, 718.222.8500) Directions: A/C to High St-Brooklyn Bridge | F to York Street
Price
$7
Details
http://nerdnite.com/
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Long-running lecture series Nerd Nite upgrades its digs from a cramped East Village bar to new DUMBO hot spot Galapagos, complete with a 1,200-square-foot moat that snakes around numerous curved couches. In addition to providing seats — a first for this event — Nerd Nite's new venue is equipped with a large stage that's well suited for PowerPoint presentations. At this week's geek gathering, historian/rocker Sarah Brockett (she plays bass for Overlord) discusses the evolution of leisure in the US and pharmaceutical researcher Kira Signer addresses the effects of anti-depressants and other brain-altering drugs. Last Comic Standing participant Dan Nainan closes the show as the first comedian to perform at Nerd Nite.

Chris Kompanek