PROGRAM

Thursday, April 11 | Doors at 7 PM, Show at 8 PM
At Dante’s | 350 W Burnside St

Presented by Association of Science Communicators

Co-MC: Valerie

Valerie (she/they) takes their day-job as a scientist very seriously, except when they're doing science comedy, which is most of the time. Her geeky and musical antics have been described as "Garfunkel and Oats meets Hank Green" and "Queer Weird Al." Her biggest comedy achievement is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018. After moving to Seattle in that same year, she founded "Geeky Comedy Seattle,” which she considers to be her second greatest achievement. You can now find Valerie performing, singing, and producing geeky content wherever they'll let her.

@geeky_comedy_seattle @valerie_benti

Eva D’Luscious

Blinded with Science

High Priestess of BodyMagick Temple

Eva D’Luscious has been bumping and grinding the patriarchy away since 2010. With a focus on building ​community and celebrating all expressions of sensuality, her students dubbed her the Godmother of Glitter for helping them strut into self-love.

Eva has graced stages such as the Edmonton Burlesque Festival, NOLA Nerdlesque Festival, Oregon Burlesque Festival, Tease-O-Rama, The Snake Oil Festival, the Asheville Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, Burning Man, Masquerotica, The Edwardian Ball, Hubba Hubba Revue and is a cast member of Sinferno Cabaret.

She produces Burlesque shows in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, including Whole Lotta Love Burlesque Tribute to Led Zeppelin, and is also a certified JourneyDance Facilitator, guiding moving meditations to connect with inner wisdom and resilience.

Her Portland, OR home is surrounded by a garden and filled with her husband, teenage sons and an absurd amount of costumes and outdoor gear. @bodymagicktemple @evadluscious

Nyx

Fungus-lesque

Science

Nic's work in art, science communication, and social justice thinks about the ways we might reach for one another rather than wait for technofixes from above, much like how mycelial networks connect trees to one another? How can the arts rehumanize and resensitize the sciences? What can we learn from sitting in the muck, embracing our entanglement, and letting old systems compost. How can we hyphenate and grow our own mycelial networks to transform the world into something new, something better?

Bio

Previously Mx. Nyx--now newly-minted Dr. Nyx invites you to relate to our fungal brethren. Mesmerizing, mycological, and multi-hyphenate--let's explore what it means to succumb to something larger than all of us.

Lexa Graham

Lexa Graham is a Toronto comedian and writer with a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. She has written for Reductress, CBC Comedy, and is the creator of DNAtured Journal, a satirical academic journal on student life and science. Lexa has also had her research published in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering and she is a sought after speaker for science-based events.

Termera Titty 

MermanglerFish

Bio

Temera Titty is the Rose City's Titillating Tease! Since her burlesque debut in 2018, Temera has stripped and teased her way from coast to coast. In addition to her solo acts, Temera is one third of The Dark Fates, and one half of the burlesque duo Tits’n’Cake.

Intermission

Sasha Southend

First Light

Science

Sasha is representig the work of PhD student Nicole Kerrison, who is interested in the chemical and physical evolution of the early solar system. She combines a theoretical and experimental approach to characterize calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs), the first solids to have formed in the solar system. This characterization effort will lead to a better understanding of the thermodynamic environment in which CAIs aggregated.

Bio

Coined the Old Pueblo cutie with a bootie, Sasha Southend has traveled from the southwest to tantalize and delight!

@sasha_southend

Naomi Fritter

Naomi Fitter escaped from Ohio at the age of 22. Her soothing midwestern voice has been described as "sexy," "librarian-like," and "nearly inaudible." She has opened for Bil Dwyer, Laurie Kilmartin, and Whitney Cummings and performed in the All Jane Comedy Festival. When she's not touring around with her comedy shows Naughty but Nerdy (IG: @naughtybutnerdy) and Singu-hilarity (IG: @singu_hilarity), she spends her time studying robots as an assistant professor at Oregon State University.

@naughtybutnerdy

Luna Phaze

Co-MC: Posie D’Lish

Burning Desires: Embracing the Heat of Climate Reality

Science

Over a century of aggressive fire suppression policies aimed at protecting human settlements and valuable timber resources have disrupted natural fire regimes, leading to the accumulation of dense vegetation and fuel loads in forests. This buildup of fuel has created conditions ripe for catastrophic wildfires, which are further intensified by the impacts of climate change, including higher temperatures, prolonged droughts, and altered precipitation patterns. Consequently, wildfires today burn with greater intensity, frequency, and scale, posing significant challenges for ecosystems, communities, and firefighting efforts alike. Addressing these intertwined issues requires a multifaceted approach that includes both proactive forest management strategies and concerted global action to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Bio

Posie D'Lish made a dazzling debut onto the burlesque scene in 2022 with the Tucson Libertine League, seamlessly intertwining her passion for science with the art of seduction. By day, she delves into the world of science communication and environmental education. Posie harnesses the power of burlesque to spotlight LGBTQ representation in STEM, producing shows that boldly challenge conventions and celebrate diversity in both science and performance art. As a queer polyamorous femme, she makes her home in the Sonoran Desert with her partner, two fantastic children, a menagerie of animals and almost every craft supply known to woman.

@posiedlish

Host: Ranger Dick

ASC Membership Director

Justice Morath isn’t a ranger, but he played one once. He’s an Associate Professor of Psychology at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah. His love for SciComm has taken him to teach as far outside the Ivory Tower as possible, such as in prisons and homeless shelters. He also was the cofounder of a successful local Science On Tap series along with being an inaugural winner of the #SciCommMake awards. He also is a strong supporter of making college more affordable through Open Access textbooks and is currently writing his own.

Stage Kitten: Voluptuous Raptor

ASC Marketing and Communications Director

Sky is the owner and CEO of Clever Girl Visual A.I.D. She earned her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and began a career in graphic design that spanned editorials, books, and scientific exhibit design. She has managed the marketing for nonprofits of various sizes and co-founded Science On Tap SLC, which became S.T.E.A.Mpunk Academy, as the Chief Creative Officer. She became the webmaster for the Association of Science Communicators in June 2022 and is excited to bring her certificate of non-profit marketing to her new role as Marketing and Communicators Director.

Voluptuous Raptor is a clever girl who just likes to stick an A for art and a Y for Yummy in STEM to make it STEAMY. She also made this digital program and is the artist behind Clever Girl Visual A.I.D.

@Voluptuous_raptor_art