Haunt and Mingle (50+ event)

Join us for a spooktacular evening of festive fun at our Halloween Social, specially designed for our 50+ audience! Embrace the spirit of the season with a night of delightful frights and charming company.

Ticket: $22

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

🎃 PUMPKINFERNO: A one-of-a-kind, after-dark, outdoor experience featuring over 7,000 themed pumpkins.

😱 “SCIENCE OF FEAR” TALK: Explore the strange and often unexpected science of fear through the lenses of psychology and physiology. How do we learn how to fear certain things? Can we un-learn it? Why do some of us love to be scared? Join horror fan and author, Nina Nesseth, as she examines what scares us and why.

🪵 WOOD BURNING:  Wood burn magnets in fun fall and Halloween shapes! Plus, learn about the science of wood burning and how it works.

Includes snacks and cash bar!

SCHEDULE

– 6:30pm — Doors Open

– 7:00pm to 7:45pm — “Science of Fear” Talk

– 7:45pm to 9:00pm — Pumpkinferno and wood burning crafts

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nina Nesseth is a professional science communicator (M.Sc. Comm) whose special interest lies at the intersection of human biology and popular culture. She is the author of NIGHTMARE FUEL: THE SCIENCE OF HORROR FILMS (Tor Nightfire, 2022), which dissects the psychology and physiology of how audiences engage with horror films, as well as co-author of THE SCIENCE OF ORPHAN BLACK: THE OFFICIAL COMPANION (ECW, 2017). She is also a project manager at Science North