Two Weeks from Today in NYC: SciCafe at AMNH

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Who: Ichthyologist Melanie Stiassny
What: free public presentation, "Mysteries of the Congo: Exploring the World's Deepest River"
When: 700pm, Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Where: Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, American Museum of Natural History, Enter at the 81st Street (Rose Center) [directions and maps]
Cost: free, and there is a cash bar (must be 21+ with ID)

What strange new species lurk beneath? Join Museum Curator Melanie Stiassny, an ichthyologist who has been featured on The Colbert Report (below), as she answers this question and discusses her team's adventures and amazing discoveries in Africa's Congo River, the deepest in the world.

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Surrounded by magnificent geological specimens in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, enjoy the Museum after hours with music, drinks, and thought-provoking conversation at the next installment of the popular new SciCafe series at the American Museum of Natural History. SciCafe features cutting-edge science, cocktails, and conversation and takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.

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Oooo - a fish perv! I hope something will be posted on the web for us po' folks who can't get there.

And have a great christmas - saturnalia - whatever - many european states, including Germany if I'm not too senile, have the big feast and presents on christmas eve. What did you get your birds?

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