North American Symposium on Sasquatch Research - Night

The Greater Boston Bigfoot Institute (GBBRI) celebrates its grand opening on April 12th , 2008 by hosting the North American Symposium on Sasquatch Research. Co-sponsors of the event are 826 Boston and GOOD.

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Advance registration is recommended.

Here is the schedule for the evening of April 12th:

• 6:00 – 7:00: Symposium Check-in & Cocktails
• 7:00 – 7:15: Mammalologist Eugene Mirman
• 7:15 – 7:45: “Does Sasquatch Exist?” Panel featuring Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman
• 7:45 – 7:50: Giant Crab Wrestling
• 7:45 – 8:00: Yeti Researcher Author Josh Bearman
• 8:00 – 8:05:: Leech Ballet
• 8:05 – 8:25: Author Jim Shepard
• 8:30 – 9:00: Product Demonstrations & Bigfoot Films
• 9:00 – 10:00: DJ Ripley & Dancing

NASSR Event Speakers:

Eugene Mirman is a Brooklyn-based comedian who regularly tours with his multimedia stand up routines. He is a regular on HBO's Flight of the Conchords, as well as Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. His first comedy CD/DVD was voted a Best Album by both Time Out NYC and The Onion, and his latest recording was released by Sub Pop Records.

Jim Shepard is the author of six novels, including most recently Project X, and three story collections, including most recently Like You'd Understand, Anyway, which was nominated for the National Book Award and won The Story Prize.

Loren Coleman is the world's leading cryptozoologists and author of over 2000 articles and over 30 books on cryptids and new animals, including Cryptozoology A to Z, The Field Guide to Bigfoot, and Mysterious America. He has been engaged in cryptozoology since March of 1960.

Josh Bearman has contributed to McSweeney's, the Believer, Wired, GQ, Harper's, and This American Life -- all of which is of course overshadowed by his tenure as Editor in Chief of Yeti Researcher.

DJ Ripley spins breakcore, booty bass, dancehall, drumnbass, jungle, ragga, rocksteady, dubstep, baltimore club music, boston bounce, and more. Ripley plays Thursdays in Berkeley, CA at the Guerilla Cafe and is a resident DJ at Suryadub at Club Six. She'll get all the Sasquatches shaking on April 12 after a show Friday night, April 11, at the Milky Way.

A mere $20 registration fee will get you in the door, free drinks, a one-year subscription to Good Magazine, and entry into all Good Magazine subscribers' parties across the nation. And remember, an additional donation will be thanked with one of our fabulous Premium Sets.

All proceeds benefit 826 Boston’s innovative writing programs for students ages 6 to 18.

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