2024 WonderLab AfterHours Package Deal

Package Cost: $30Members/ $45Non-Members/ $15Access Pass Holders

• Granfalloon: Jailbird
  • Saturday June 1, 2024; 7-10 p.m.
• Brews & Boos
  • Saturday, October 19, 2024; 7-10 p.m.

AfterHours Granfalloon: Jailbird
Kick off Granfalloon at WonderLab! For this year’s Kurt Vonnegut Convergence, dive into the themes around Jailbird. Learn about the secular saints of the scientific world, from the past to the present, and engage with other guests in nuanced discussions on the impacts of these scientific individuals. Guest speakers will inspire curiosity and further learning on anarchy in science. Enjoy light refreshments and adult beverages while you meet new people and learn together.

Vonnegut is excellent at writing characters who remain passive in their life, but still have a large amount of privilege. Walter F. Starbuck, the protagonist of Jailbird, has many opportunities handed to him - Harvard, a position at the White House, and the potential to be vice president at a large conglomerate. When Starbuck actually makes decisions in his life, he typically ends up hurting others. Starbuck ruined an old friend’s life by outing him as a Communist to the United States Government, he was a part of the Watergate Scandal, and hid a will to run a powerful conglomerate for two years. Our protagonist starts the book in jail, and ends the book headed back to jail.

Join WonderLab in turning this characterization on its head. Instead of those who are passive, harmful, and privileged, discuss with our speakers about those who have made a positive, strong impact on our society. This year’s WonderLab Granfalloon program is dedicated to scientists, past and present, who are revered as change-makers in STEM fields; you may recognize some as familiar and learn about scientists new to you. 

Take part in hands-on activities, both anarchist and ordered:

• Make seed bombs
• Partake in a Citizen Science Project
• Learn about who actually made scientific discoveries
• Join speaker lead discussions about positive forces in STEM

*Tickets for this event only are available by clicking "Show Individual Events" below

Single Event Tickets are $20 Members/$30 for Non-Members/$10 Access Pass Holders

AfterHours Brews & Boos
Decomposition, Fermentation, Death, and Beer, dig into  the science of life and death at WonderLab AfterHours: Brews & Boos. Learn about how humans deal with death. People all over the world have to confront death, and every culture has their own way of dealing with it. During this time, you will respectfully engage with various traditions surrounding death.

Enjoy light snacks, meet new people, and continue your learning about this spooky, scary subject. Death is inevitable, let’s learn about it!

Grab a beer from Upland Brewing Company and chat with their bartenders about the science behind your favorite brews. Not looking for alcohol, no problem. Enjoy tasting local kombuchas while learning about the process of fermentation. You’ll leave with the knowledge to make your own kombucha at home. 

Let WonderLab’s animal experts guide you on a tour of our animal ambassadors. Discover how they protect themselves in the wild and their potential to turn deadly. Explore a death garden and test your skills  identifying deadly plants and their dangers. Take home a vintage-inspired ID card for your favorite deadly plant. Bring history to the present,  make your own piece of jewelry inspired by European poison rings. Then challenge yourself to correctly identify various animal skulls from WonderLab’s collection.

Capture your newfound knowledge and experience in a self-made zine, and then add to WonderLab’s ofrenda to remember a loved one who has passed. Dance to Malagasy music that is typically played during “Famadihana.” Expound upon your death-ucation by participating in a talk surrounding the culture of death and passing on.

A Night of Spooky Activities:

• Dive into the science of making beer
• Identify Animal Remains
• Explore a death garden of dangerous plants
• Hands-on learning about death and mourning in various cultures
• Take a tour of animal defenses, featuring WonderLab’s animal ambassadors.

*Tickets for this event only are available by clicking "Show Individual Events" below

Single Event Tickets are $20 Members/$30 for Non-Members/$10 Access Pass Holders

These events are for adults 21+.

Valid ID is required for entry. 

Cost: $30Members/ $45Non-Members/ $15Access Pass Holders

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