Flora and Fauna

The Home Taxidermist lecture and demonstration by Tedra Demitriou

Death meets décor as Tedra Demitriou preserves a little bird that flew the coop, while discoursing on the finer points of taxidermy for art and fun.

Hybrid Animals slide lecture by Alyssa Isenstein

From mythological mermaids and centaurs to the mule and zonkey, humans have been imagining and engineering cross-bred animals since time began. Alyssa Isenstein acts as your chef de chimera.

Curare Blow-Dart Monkey Slaughter video and commentary by Thomas Delinks

For centuries, indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest have hunted with arrows tipped with the dried extract of the plant Chrondrondendron tomentosum, which produces a deadly poison known to English speakers as "curare." Tropical ethnobotonist Thomas Delinks visited a group of Huaorani Indians in Ecuador and captured the whole process, from extraction to hunt, on video. Not for the faint of heart.

Old Dirty Natural History Museum

Visit a natural history museum that holds a variety of geologic, botanical, and biological specimens. A museum guard offers tours.

Slide Projections by Diane Kornberg

Photographer Diane Kornberg projects her photographs of bones and specimens.

Drawings by Mark Kretzmeier

Mark Ketzmeier creates some beautiful charcoal drawings on biological themes for the evening.

Pet Portraits by Raphael and Chris

Sketch artists Rafael and Chris draw pet portraits based on verbal descriptions provided by pet owners.