TGIF Nerds! I hope everyone had an acceptable+ week and is sufficiently prepared to survive another Valentine’s day, one way or another. Personally I’m only in it for the day-after discount chocolate, but you do you, boo boo.
Thankfully, it is also time for another Nerd Nite! Check this lineup:
The Giants Among Us
They stand among us on, beckoning us to auto repair shops, putt-putt golf courses and small-town amusement parks. These larger-than-life fiberglass mascots have been around for decades, their origins fading into obscurity. Join us to learn the interesting origin and history of these giants among us known as America’s Muffler Men.
Dick Nilles is a Fargo native, former potato research technician, current brewer at Icewind Brewing in Mapleton, husband and father of two and roadside attraction enthusiast.
Real Baddies Plant Native
The bright yellow lilies dotting the curbs in parking lots. Expanses of satisfyingly mowed turf grass. The same red geranium hanging over every grandmother’s front stoop. Although commercially popular, these plants unfortunately provide zero benefit to our wildlife, being either unrecognizably hybridized away from their original species or completely foreign to this continent. But there’s good news! If you want to support our pollinators, even a few plants can make a difference. In this talk, we’ll ditch the petunias and learn to select plants to nourish our native birds, bees, and butterflies.
Tracy Kurtz is a has-been chemist living in a microbiologist’s world with a horticulturist’s dreams. When she’s not bossing for Fargo Nerd Nite, she is working on completing her Master Gardener certification, saving the world from death by Powerpoint, and pointing out invasive plants for sale at garden centers.
Adventures and Misadventures of an Outdoor Writer
I’ve been a freelance outdoor writer for nearly 10 years, and each adventure is both memorable and difficult! I will talk about some of the best!
Jeffrey Miller, who by day works for the Cass County Soil Conservation District, is a freelance outdoor writer who lives on a small homestead near Kindred.
See your beautiful faces Thursday, February 19th, 7PM (doors at 6:30) at The Cellar below Front Street Taproom. Bring $10 to the door or get your tickets in advance on Eventbrite– same price to you either way. We eat the fees to balance out the chocolate.
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