# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Nerd Nite Rochester: April 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: We all know that learning is more fun when you’re hanging with friends. Nerd Nite operates in 100+ cities around the globe, now including our city - Rochester! Several presenters totally geek out for 20 minutes each. Drink, eat, learn, connect, and talk about fun, interesting stuff with fun, interesting humans. 

Presentations begin promptly at 7pm. Get there early to grab a seat, something to eat, and a drink. 

@boulder coffee, 100 Alexander St, Rochester

Check out this month's speakers:

Julia Tellerman presents – Health and High Notes: The Role of Musical Theater as a Public Health Messenger

What if the most effective public health messaging wasn’t coming from government campaigns, but from Broadway? This talks covers the surprising ways musicals tackle everything from infectious disease to mental health to social inequity. Using iconic shows as case studies, we’ll explore how the arts shape our understanding of complicated public health issues. You’ll never listen to a show tune the same way again!

Julia Tellerman is a lifelong theater kid with a Master of Public Health from the University at Albany School of Public Health. She serves as a board member of the nature-based learning non-profit Rochester Ecology Partners and as the Secretary of the epidemiology section of the American Public Health Association. If she is not listening to show tunes or podcasts at her desk while working as an epidemiologist at URMC, she is probably either singing in a choir, belting while baking bread, or making up songs about her dog, Cooper.

Karen Lankeshofer presents – Elsa Von Blumen: Rochester’s Forgotten Female Cyclist

In the 1880s, this teen-age girl from Rochester learned to ride a high-wheel bike and ended up racing all over the Eastern US and Canada. Her life reads like a soap opera – an abusive manager, a bad marriage, tiring travel. But she became a superb athlete who championed physical activity as a path to good health and independence for women.

Now a resident of Henrietta, Karen Lankeshofer has lived in Germany and Russia. She rides her bike in countries all over the world and uses her bike for transportation as well as recreation. Karen is an active safe streets advocate, historical researcher, and life long learner.

Aiden Ward presents – Small but Mighty Connections: Noncovalent Interactions in Nature and Why the Hydrogen Bond is Cool

When most people think of chemistry they’ll often think of covalent bonds; two atoms sharing electrons between them. But there’s so much more beyond the covalent frameworks of molecules that govern our everyday experiences, with one very important one being the hydrogen bond. In this talk we’ll explore some of the ways molecules interact with each other and how that informs all that goes on around us.

Aiden was born in Cleveland Ohio before attending the University of Rochester as an undergraduate student. After receiving their Bachelor’s in biochemistry they returned to the University to pursue a PhD in chemistry. They currently work in the Partridge group synthesizing molecules to bind to RNA with high specificity. When not doing research they’ll be watching YouTube videos (usually about chemistry) or watching trash reality TV with their fiancée Natasha and their cat Oreo.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochester/nerd-nite-rochester-april/200029940009523
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, Art, Theatre, Sports, Music, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochester
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Boulder Coffee Cafe and Lounge
- **lat**: 43.145998436
- **long**: -77.602416035
- **full address**: Boulder Coffee Cafe and Lounge, 106 Alexander St, Rochester, NY 14620-1130, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Nerd Nite Rochester: April  being held?
  - **A:** Nerd Nite Rochester: April  takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Boulder Coffee Cafe and Lounge, 106 Alexander St, Rochester, NY 14620-1130, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Nerd Nite Rochester: April ?
  - **A:** Nerd Nite Rochester: April  is organized by Nerd Nite Rochester.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Nerd Nite Rochester: April  is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rochester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Nerd Nite Rochester: April  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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