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CFI Regina: Skeptics In The Pub

Posted in Event, Regina, Skeptic on April 29, 2012 by saskskeptic

CFI Regina is having a Skeptics in the pub:

Centre for Inquiry Regina
Friday, May 4, 2012
7:00 PM
Boston Pizza
4657 Rae Street
Regina , SK

 Hey guys! Wendy, here. It’s about time we all got together to do some sweet hangin’, skeptic style. We’ll be meeting up at the South BP’s on the restaurant side. I’ll be bringing my awesome son Darwin so you can all meet him. Come one, come all! …

Freethinkers In the Pub

Posted in Event, Regina on February 23, 2012 by saskskeptic

Sorry a little late with this one.  There is a freethinkers in the pub tonight-right now.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

7:00 PM

Lydia’s Pub
650 Broadway Ave
Saskatoon, SK

Sad, Empty Places? Marketing ‘Ghost Towns’ in Saskatchewan

Posted in Media, news, Regina, Saskatoon on January 22, 2012 by saskskeptic

ActiveHistory.ca has an article about hunting Saskatchewan Ghost Towns:

A new and fashionable trend in tourism is invading rural regions of western Canada. SUV crossovers, front windows obscured by maps and cameras, are driving down gravel backroads, sweeping around correction line curves and screeching to a stop when a wide-eyed fox creeps across to its den in the culvert.

Are lazy Sunday drives, once the mainstay of 1950s nuclear families, making a comeback? Are the drivers frantically trying to find the way to an uncle’s farm they haven’t seen since childhood?

No. The latest tourism destination is the proverbial ‘empty’ Saskatchewan landscape itself. Or, more specifically, the landscape of places that used to exist, but are no longer there.

Welcome to the latest tourism craze: hunting for ghost towns.

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Regina: TED Talk at the Unitarian Center

Posted in lecture, Regina on January 15, 2012 by saskskeptic
Thursday, January 19, 2012
6:00 PM
Unitarian Centre
College Ave. & Angus St.
Regina, SK S4T 6N2

Dan Benesh
Assistant Organizer
“6pm is probably a tad early. Check the Facebook group for further details in the coming days!”

Regina Skeptics in the Pub: Holiday Edition!

Posted in Event, Regina, Skeptic on December 28, 2011 by saskskeptic

CFI Regina is having a skeptics in the pub

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

6:00 PM

Bushwakkers
2206 Dewdney Ave.
Regina, SK

We haven’t had a meeting in a while. I would personally like to see that changed. Some of the other organizers and myself had a survey and found that most would be available on Wednesday night. Apologies to anyone who is not …

U of R: Science Pub Series 2011

Posted in Event, Regina, science on September 5, 2011 by saskskeptic

The U of R has a Science Pub Series at Bushwakker Brewpub.  For more info see their website, or facebook page.

The Science Pub Series is a new joint venture by Bushwakker Brewpub and three faculties at the University of Regina, namely: Arts, Engineering and Applied Science and Science. The series will be launched on a monthly basis beginning September 2011. Each session will be led by a University of Regina faculty researcher and include a 30-40 minute presentation and an open question and answer period. More information on the speakers and their topics for the first four months follows.

The DIY Robo-RevolutionDavid Gerhard, Faculty of Science

Thursday September 15 @ 7 p.m.

Free Admission – Only 50 Seats Available

Arizona Room, The Bushwakker Brewpub

2206 Dewdney Avenue Regina, Sask

Speakers

CFI Regina BBQ Today

Posted in Event, Regina on August 27, 2011 by saskskeptic
Potluck BBQ
is happening tomorrow
When: Where:
Saturday, August 27, 2011
6:00 PM
James’ Place
7198 Wascana View Drive
Régina, SK

If the host can commit to providing the hotdogs and hamburgers, and most others can bring a small snack dish or accompany food (macaroni salad, buns, mix, chips, dip, etc…) We can have a great event and discuss how we can go forward being more …

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An Evening with William Shatner: How Time Flies

Posted in Event, news, Regina on August 27, 2011 by saskskeptic

William Shatner of priceline.com fame will be in Regina Friday Oct 21 at the Conexus Arts Centre.

He will also be in Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg

October 19 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Performing Arts
October 21 – Regina, Saskatchewan – Conexus Arts Centre
October 23 – Edmonton, Alberta – Shaw Conference Centre
October 25 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Centennial Concert Hall

Ticket Info can be found at: http://www.behindtheicon.net/shatner.htm

Mr. Shatner, best known for his varying roles as Cpt. James T. Kirk, T.J. Hooker and Attorney Denny Crane, will be coming to a city near you this Fall. With a career spanning more than 7 decades, Mr. Shatner’s career in entertainment and philanthropy work is unparalleled by any other Canadian born entertainer. Mr. Shatner will be taking attendees on a wild ride through his life and career and singing songs as only he can.

Several seating options will be available for each event, starting at $79 + service charge and up

VIP TICKET HOLDERS WILL ENJOY THE FULL EXPERIENCE! From seating in the front rows, to a private VIP meet and greet and after party, to souvenirs, photo opportunities and your all access VIP lanyard. Don’t miss out, VIP tickets will sell out fast.

Show at 7:30pm, VIP Experience is after the show.

Ticket Info can be found at:
http://www.behindtheicon.net/shatner.htm


Regina APEGS Lecture-Wonders, Mysteries and Treasures of the Deep Sea Floor

Posted in Event, Regina, science on May 12, 2011 by saskskeptic


Public Lecture next Tuesday evening, May 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Saskatchewan Science Centre in Regina.  Dr. Steve Scott, Emeritus Professor of the Geology Department at the University of Toronto will be presenting“Wonders, Mysteries and Treasures of the Deep Sea Floor”.  Expect to see black smokers and strange life forms.

For more details see the attached poster.

The Large Hadron Collider: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe

Posted in lecture, Regina, science on April 13, 2011 by saskskeptic

There is a lecture regarding The Large Hadron Collider at the RIC 119 University of Regina Thursday, April 14 starting at 7:00.

Conceived and constructed to test the best contemporary theories of particle physics, the results from The Large Hadron Collider, now in its second successful year of running, will provide novel insights into the fundamental properties of matter and the mechanisms underlying the behavior and the evolution of the cosmos. In my talk, I will elaborate this newly emerging picture of connectivity – a picture that seeks both to illuminate and trace the deep roots that connect the macrocosm (the universe) and the microcosm (the world of elementary particles). Our task will be to unweave the fabric of the universe, and thereby tease out the intricate strands that connect the Standard Model of particle physics (and its many possible extensions) to the observed large-scale structure around us. Indeed, it is now abundantly clear that some 13.5 billion years ago the universe was minutely small, a compact cloud of raw, broiling energy evolving on a mercurial time scale, and yet out of this primordial microcosm grew the macrocosm that is the vast universe of today, with its associated flotsam of galaxies, stars, planets and life.

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