

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Nerd Nite Hudson Valley #10: Taxidermy! Surgical Catastrophes! Squirrel Invasions!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Gird your loins! This may be our most stomach churning evening yet! Three fun-yet-informative visual presentations with music, prizes, libations and guaranteed good company.

We hear from Dr. Hannah Brooks, board-certified General Surgeon and proud recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Lane Adams award for compassionate care with: “When Food Fights back: Gut Wrenching Tales of General Surgery.” Please be warned, this talk will include depictions of the surgery process.

Next, we welcome Telly and Webby award-winner Trace Dominguez from PBS’s weekly astronomy show Star Gazers, who specializes in translating complex STEM topics for general audiences with his talk: “Invading New Jersey with Squirrels: A Proposal.” Please be warned, this talk will give you ideas.

Finally, Mike Price, an Artist, a Taxidermist, a Story Teller, gives us a talk on what to do with all those squirrels once they enter NJ with “Meddling With Nature: Taxidermy and the Beauty of Going Skin Deep.” Please be warned, this talk will show depictions of the taxidermy process.

Special Guest Maker Keith Decent reveals a Nerd Nite surprise!

Friday January 9th at 7:30pm at The Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY.  

Doors at 7pm. Be there and be square! Tickets and more in depth bios: hudsonvalley.nerdnite.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/beacon/nerd-nite-hudson-valley-10-taxidermy-surgical-catastrophes-squirrel-invasions/200029307149346
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://bit.ly/nnhv-jan9?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=beacon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Beacon
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Howland Cultural Center
- **lat**: 41.50174
- **long**: -73.96488
- **full address**: Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508-3305, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Nerd Nite Hudson Valley (https://allevents.in/org/nerd-nite-hudson-valley/24881576)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/c776d8674ddc25b7b4df7a5ae0e984df1edfa6c196bdac477280d3b7e91ce498-rimg-w1200-h1552-dcc2c2c2-gmir?v=1767551001
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/5579686e18ab9ee77ae3761b369e039279f755672a1bca7b2c830fad8dd2aace-rimg-w300-h300-dcecbd76-gmir?v=1767551002

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508-3305, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Nerd Nite Hudson Valley
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Nerd Nite Hudson Valley #10: Taxidermy! Surgical Catastrophes! Squirrel Invasions! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Nerd Nite Hudson Valley #10: Taxidermy! Surgical Catastrophes! Squirrel Invasions!",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/c776d8674ddc25b7b4df7a5ae0e984df1edfa6c196bdac477280d3b7e91ce498-rimg-w1200-h1552-dcc2c2c2-gmir?v=1767551001",
        "startDate": "2026-01-09",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/beacon/nerd-nite-hudson-valley-10-taxidermy-surgical-catastrophes-squirrel-invasions/200029307149346",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Howland Cultural Center",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "477 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508-3305, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Beacon",
                "addressRegion": "NY",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "41.50174",
                "longitude": "-73.96488"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Gird your loins! This may be our most stomach churning evening yet! Three fun-yet-informative visual presentations with music, prizes, libations and guaranteed good company.\n\nWe hear from Dr. Hannah Brooks, board-certified General Surgeon and proud recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Lane Ada",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Nerd Nite Hudson Valley",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/nerd-nite-hudson-valley/24881576"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```