Join us on Sunday, May 26 at 1pm for brunch and conversation at The Met Bar and Grill (map), right beside Columbia SkyTrain Station in New Westminster. The Met serves breakfast dishes until 2pm, but you can also order from their lunch menu or just drop by for drinks with our group. You can RSVP through the New Westminster Skeptics’ Meetup group or through the Facebook invitations that are sent to the Vancouver Skeptics in the Pub members.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

According to Wikipedia, “On 15 June 1899, Nicola Tesla performed his first experiments at his Colorado Springs lab; he recorded his initial spark length at five inches long, but very thick and noisy.”

Let’s take a road trip down to Bellingham, WA on Saturday, June 15 and see what kind of sparks the MEGA ZAPPER Tesla coil at the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention can produce. According to the Spark museum’s website:

The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The Spark Museum displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history.

Carrie Chapman contacted the museum and got us a discounted rate so that we can have a tour guide and see the MegaZapper Electrical Show for $10 each instead of $12. Our tour will be from 1 to 2pm, and the MegaZapper show is at 2:30pm.

I’m told there’s also a good board game shop, a comic book shop, and a donut shop just down the street from the museum, so we’ll check those out too, while we’re in the area. Jacob Vohs lives in Bellingham, and he’s recommended Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro as a good brewpub where we can eat/drink that evening before we head back to Vancouver.

We’ll need to coordinate carpooling as the date of the trip approaches. Feel free to make your own ride sharing plans with others who RSVP to this event, or post a comment on the event page saying that you need a ride or have seats available in your vehicle. If necessary, we could look into renting a van and splitting the cost among the passengers. Please RSVP to the event on its Facebook page so we know how many people are going, or email info@vancouverskeptics.org if you don’t use Facebook.

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Join us on Thursday, May 23 at 7:30pm for drinks and food in a friendly atmosphere with local science enthusiasts who value critical thinking and skepticism. It’s a great place to meet local skeptics, make new friends, and get involved and informed about new events and activities. We meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Legends Pub in Richmond, located at 6511 Buswell Street, minutes from the Brighouse Skytrain station and Richmond Centre. There is free parking on the roof for those who need it.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

Join us on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30pm for another evening of skeptical fun, food, drinks, and conversation in the Railway Club‘s back bar. Come out and discuss skepticism-related activities in Vancouver with your fellow science enthusiasts, rationalists, and critical thinkers, and maybe meet some new friends. As always, if you arrive late and they’re collecting a cover charge at the door, just tell them you’re with the skeptics’ group to get in for free.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

Join us by 7pm instead of 7:30pm this month on Wednesday, May 1 for a special evening of skeptical fun, food, drinks, and conversation at the Billy Bishop Legion. The BC Humanists have invited us to start earlier than usual to hear a talk by Chris Stedman, the Assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, an interfaith activist, and the author of Faitheist – How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious.

Come out to hear Chris Stedman, to discuss skepticism-related activities in Vancouver with your fellow science enthusiasts, rationalists, and critical thinkers, and maybe meet some new friends. As always, the Billy doesn’t serve meals, but you are welcome to bring in food from the nearby restaurants, or go in with a few others and have pizza delivered.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

You can RSVP on the Facebook event page and buy your tickets at http://hrabvancouver.eventbrite.ca.

In addition to the two hour set George is performing on stage at the Railway Club from 6 to 8pm, there will be limited tickets available for a private reception in the back bar afterward where you can meet and socialize with George and fellow attendees and even hear an acoustic set from George.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and heliocentrist George Hrab has written and produced six independent CDs; published one book; recorded hundreds of episodes of an award winning podcast; and even performed for President Clinton— all in a personal quest to improve his audience’s cognitive skills by reaching them through their funny bones and dance shoes.

George has gained international notoriety by producing an award-winning weekly show called The Geologic Podcast which features humor, sketches, and skeptical/free-thinking commentary through various segments.

Exposure through his show has led George to travel around the world, performing his songs in a solo acoustic setting. Along with his superlative musicianship and clever songwriting, these intimate shows are known to showcase his quick wit and incendiary social commentary. He’s been a featured performer as well as Master of Ceremonies for James Randi’s The Amaz!ng Meeting—including TAMs in Las Vegas, London, and Australia—and as a special guest/performer in the Galapagos on the JREF’s Amaz!ng Adventure.

George toured both Australia and New Zealand as part of a fan-organized “Styrofoam Tour,” where he played to standing room crowds in Brisbane, Melbourne, Christchurch, Auckland, Adelaide and Canberra; and also performed in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Ireland as part of his “Golden Ticket Tour.”

He was asked to write the theme song to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast and premiered the song FAR at the 213th American Astronomical Society Meeting in Long Beach, California. His Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table, a 118-part song cycle featuring a song for each element of the periodic table, has been described as the first “true geek symphony.”

George’s range of skills include being the drummer and music director for the nationally recognized 70s soul tribute band, The Philadelphia Funk Authority; publishing a collection of essays called Non-Coloring Book; and even lecturing on diverse topics from jazz history to science—including a science track discussion about the non-radiometric evidence for the earth’s age at Atlanta’s Dragon*Con convention.

George is considered one of the preeminent skeptic/science/atheist/geek-culture music icons currently living in his apartment.

The Centre for Inquiry Vancouver is an educational charity with a mandate to promote science, skepticism, critical thinking and secular values. Proceeds of the event will go to support CFI’s important mission, please consider supporting us or becoming a member.

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Join us on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30pm for drinks and food in a friendly atmosphere with local science enthusiasts who value critical thinking and skepticism. It’s a great place to meet local skeptics, make new friends, and get involved and informed about new events and activities. We meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Legends Pub in Richmond, located at 6511 Buswell Street, minutes from the Brighouse Skytrain station and Richmond Centre. There is free parking on the roof for those who need it.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

Join us on Sunday, April 28 at 1pm for brunch and conversation at The Met Bar and Grill (map), right beside Columbia SkyTrain Station in New Westminster. The Met serves breakfast dishes until 2pm, but you can also order from their lunch menu or just drop by for drinks with our group. You can RSVP through the New Westminster Skeptics’ Meetup group or through the Facebook invitations that are sent to the Vancouver Skeptics in the Pub members.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

This month at Skeptics in the Pub, CFI Vancouver presents the Skeptical Pub Quiz Smackdown!!

Following in the tradition of the Canadian Skeptical Pub Quiz Smackdown, we have created a new pub quiz that tests your knowledge of science, history, pop culture and of course, skepticism. We’ll be having the pub quiz at the Railway Club as part of our usual night of Skeptics in the Pub.

A few other cities may join us in hosting their own pub quiz, so there could be a chance to compare your skeptical knowledge with those across the country. Regardless, what is at stake is the claim of smartest 4 person team of skeptic-know-it-alls here in Vancouver!

The quiz includes multiple rounds of questions, matching, multimedia and other surprises, so study up! Assemble your team of 4 people and come ready to compete (or form your team with a few others after you arrive).

Join us on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30pm for another evening of skeptical fun, food, drinks, conversation, and this month even a skeptical pub quiz in the Railway Club‘s back bar. Come out and discuss skepticism-related activities in Vancouver with your fellow science enthusiasts, rationalists, and critical thinkers, and maybe meet some new friends. As always, if you arrive late and they’re collecting a cover charge at the door, just tell them you’re with the skeptics’ group to get in for free.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.

Join us on Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30pm for another evening of skeptical fun, food, drinks, and conversation at the Billy Bishop Legion. Come out and discuss skepticism-related activities in Vancouver with your fellow science enthusiasts, rationalists, and critical thinkers, and maybe meet some new friends. As always, the Billy doesn’t serve meals, but you are welcome to bring in food from the nearby restaurants, or go in with a few others and have pizza delivered.

You can RSVP to this event on Facebook or Meetup.

Upcoming events:

You can always find the latest event information on the Vancouver Skeptics Event Calendar on VancouverSkeptics.org.