Join us in the back patio of Smitty’s Bar in Washington DC for four true, personal stories about finding and forming our own version of family through science.
Doors open at 6:30 pm and stories start at 7 pm.
Hosted by Maryam Zaringhalam and Shane M Hanlon
Stories by:
Ansa Edim is a storyteller, writer, and walking dating disaster in Washington, DC. Ansa has performed her dating stories in DC’s own Story District and Smut Slam competitions, with her most popular story “The Condom Story” winning the grand prize at her first event Smut Slam. She is also a 2022 Moth StorySLAM Champion Storyteller and has performed her stories at Washington, DC's Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, in DC's Capital Fringe Fest, and other local storytelling shows.
Mikala Jamison is the creator and producer of The Body Show, a live storytelling show that debuted at the Capital Fringe Festival in July 2022 and was a "Best of Fringe" pick by DC Theater Arts. She also publishes the blog/newsletter Body Type [bodytype.substack.com] about navigating body image in today's world. Talk to her about weight lifting, cats, and the recent finale of "Better Call Saul."
César Nufio is a scientist and educator who is passionate about understanding the natural world and working to increase diversity and inclusion in the sciences. He is currently a multimedia content developer at HHMI’s BioInteractive where he works with artists, educators, filmmakers, and scientists to help engage and inspire students. Previously, he taught tropical biology courses for the Organization for Tropical Studies and explored the effect of climate change on insects in the Rocky Mountains while working at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Coming to this country as an undocumented child and experiencing the generosity given by so many during his journey has impacted his commitment to giving back and his Latin American identity.
David Taylor writes about people and science for the Washington Post, Discover, Smithsonian, The Millions, Undark, and Atlas Obscura. His nonfiction books include Ginseng, the Divine Root (Algonquin), about a plant’s cultural odyssey, and Soul of a People: The WPA Writers’ Project Uncovers Depression America (Wiley), which the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ranked among Best Books of 2009. His recent book Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II (Johns Hopkins Press) received an Independent Publisher Book Award for world history. David also writes for podcasts and documentary films, where his work has earned awards and a Writers Guild of America award nomination. He’s a member of National Association of Science Writers and the Society of Environmental Journalists. He lives in D.C. with his wife and teaches with Johns Hopkins University’s Science Writing graduate program, and in DC Public Schools as a PEN/Faulkner visiting writer. Visit www.davidataylor.org.