AMOS After Hours: Conspiracies, Urban Legends, Local Lore
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One of 2 upcoming events at Asheville Museum of Science.
AMOS 21+ night is back with our Halloween After Hours! Buy Tickets Now This Halloween season are you ready to step into the world of conspiracy theories, local lore, and urban legends? Join our community of science experts, storytellers, artists, and folklorists as we bunk or debunk some of history’s greatest mysteries. What do YOU want to believe? This year we’re adding a little treat to your tricks- spooky onigiri from Nibbly Onigiri and specialty themed cocktails. Meet our Lucky 13 Lineup: Katie Ybarra, Montford Park Players- Tinfoil Hat Contest (The Rules: you can bring one from home or make one at AMOS. Must use enough tinfoil to protect head from mind control. Judging is at 8pm and 1st place prize is two tickets to our Under the Stars party). NOAA- Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification Feminist Bird Club- Are Birds Real? Out of the Woods Therapy- Your Brain on Conspiracies Beth Frith- Chocolate Ensh*ttification Lab (experiments to tell if our candy is getting worse) Shara Crosby (@birth.mark tattoo)- Taylor Swift Easter Egg Temporary Tattoos (are you a swifty, a gaylor, an artler, or a hater? Choose your conspiracy) Kate Whittier- The Moon Landing and Space Secrets Remix It! AVL- Is Recycling a Conspiracy? Ella Parker, AMOS- Broom Making Workshop (brooms! Cultural symbol, tool, gravitational anomaly? Make your own to take home!) JJ Frid, WCU Forensic Osteology- Tales from the Crypt (the true story of restoring Riverside Cemetery’s gravesites after Helene) AMOS- The Brown Mountain Lights UNCA + Minerals Research Lab- Quartz and the Asheville Vortex The Science of Appalachian Granny Witches ————————————————————————— Costumes are encouraged but cannot include masks that cover the entire face, weapons, or weapon-like objects. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Tickets are $25 online*. Must be 21+, your admission includes one free drink. *AMOS has a limited amount of income-based discounted tickets for $15. If you would like to reserve a sliding scale ticket please email [email protected].
