{"id":21036,"date":"2012-12-10T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=21036"},"modified":"2012-12-10T05:03:10","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T10:03:10","slug":"nerd-nite-41-word-nerds-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/12\/10\/nerd-nite-41-word-nerds-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerd Nite 41: Word Nerds – Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nerd Nite 41: Word Nerds (ASL INTERPRETER WILL BE PROVIDED)<\/strong><\/p>\n

DATE: December 12, 2012 (second Wednesday of every month)<\/p>\n

TIME: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm<\/p>\n

ADDRESS:
\nBrushy St. and East 5th.
\nAustin, Texas<\/p>\n

WEBSITE: http:\/\/austin.nerdnite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

ASL INTERPRETER WILL BE PROVIDED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nerd Nite- Austin is a monthly presentation series. Second Wednesday of every month at ND in east Austin. Starting with our event on December 12 all presentations will include an ASL interpreter.<\/p>\n

Guys, there’s gonna be a DeLorean. Ironically, words can’t do this event justice.<\/p>\n

The presentations:<\/p>\n

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“Scrabble: It’s Your Word Against Mine,” by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will being your high school’s braggadocious lady Scrabble Champ get you laid?Learn the not-so-surprising answer from a Scrabble super-fan, as well as the origin story, pro-tips & enduring legacy of the country’s most popular “crossword game.”<\/p>\n

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and the author of five books of poetry, including a memoir-in-verse about her year writing for porn. Learn about her upcoming project on Thomas Dent Mutter (founder of the creepy Mutter Museum) and her sixth book of poetry at http:\/\/www.aptowicz.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Geeking Out All Over Hollywood,” by Ernest Cline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ernest Cline will share the epic saga of how he used his obsessive knowledge of Star Wars, giant Japanese robots, and 80s pop culture to break into the movie business. He’ll also bring along ECTO-88, his time-traveling, Knight-Riding, dimension-hopping, Ghost-Busting DeLorean, which has a Flux Capacitor and everything.<\/p>\n

Cline is the New York Times Bestselling author of the novel Ready Player One and the screenwriter of the 2009 film Fanboys. http:\/\/www.ernestcline.com<\/a><\/p>\n

(Editor’s note: READ THIS BOOK)<\/p>\n

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“Spoken Nerd: An Incomplete History of Nerd Poetry,” by Mike Henry<\/strong><\/p>\n

ND nerd-in-chief and O.G. poetry slam kingpin Mike Henry will give a short presentation on the subbiest of poetical sub-genres, then host a showcase slamdown of Austin’s finest word nerds: Shappy Seasholz, Krissi Reeves, and Mike Whalen.<\/p>\n

Poet Bios:<\/p>\n

Shappy Seasholtz was the surly barkeep at the Bowery Poetry Club in NYC for its first eight years and slam-master of their poetry slam, NYC-Urbana. He has toured with Lollapalooza, was featured on HBO’S Def Poetry and has been running the National Nerd Slam for over a decade. He has a book with PENMANSHIP BOOKS called SPOKEN NERD REVOLUTION. His cartoons appear every Monday and Wednesday at http:\/\/www.dailydot.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After competing on his first poetry slam team in 2005, Mike Whalen went on to coach several other teams in Austin. His most recent big accomplishment is sorting and filing all 27 of his long boxes.<\/p>\n

Krissi Reeves is a writer, performer and club owner who you may recognize as your oft-seen bartender at Nerd Nite. She has been fashioning her career as a solo performance artist, bringing to life humor-based creative nonfiction. Along the way, Krissi developed a curious obsession with neuropsychology, and from time to time performs wearing a safety helmet.<\/p>\n

Mike Henry spent 15 years as emcee, curator, and Jedi Master for Austin Poetry Slam, which included bringing the National Poetry Slam to Austin three times, selling out the Paramount Theater in the process. He is co-owner and Talent Buyer at ND. Among his greatest frustrations in life is the fact that his repeated applications to appear as a contestant on Rock and Roll Jeopardy were ignored, because he would have whooped some butt on that show.<\/p>\n

Plus! Look for guest cameos by the evening’s other presenters.<\/p>\n

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Plus plus! Bonking break music from Austin chiptuner wahrk: http:\/\/wahrk.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Doors at 7, presentations at 7:30.<\/p>\n

As always, Nerd Nite is FREE. Buy yourself a beer to celebrate.<\/p>\n

CONTACT PERSON NAME: Lewis Weil
\nCONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: lewis@nerdnite.com
\nCONTACT TELEPHONE #: (512) 577-2177 Voice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nerd Nite 41: Word Nerds (ASL INTERPRETER WILL BE PROVIDED) DATE: December 12, 2012 (second Wednesday of every month) TIME: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm ADDRESS: Brushy St. and East 5th. Austin, Texas WEBSITE: http:\/\/austin.nerdnite.com ASL INTERPRETER WILL BE PROVIDED…<\/p>\n

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