BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130910T020029Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131112T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131112T190000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130910T020029Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130928T193611Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250464856 DESCRIPTION: \;\nTuesday\, November 12\, 2013 \;\n \;\nNerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated\, salacious\, yet dee ply academic vibe. We aim to entertain\, educate\, elucidate\, enlighten \, and other things that start with “e.” Be there and be square. \;\n \;\nWhen: Tuesday\, November 12\, 2013\, doors at 6:00pm\, event at 7:00pm \;\nWhere: Mission Theater\, 1624 NW Glisan\, Portland \;\n Cost: $8.00 suggested cover at the door\, or available online \;\n&# 13\;\nThis Nerd Nite will feature just one speaker\, the unforgettable S cott Burns! \;\n \;\nOne of the greatest sets of geological events to ever have occurred in North America was the Missoula Floods. Occurri ng as many as 40 times during the last ice age\, the floods were caused by waters released from ancient Lake Missoula that scoured the Columbia River basin\, carved out the Columbia River Gorge\, and swept across at least 16\,000 square miles of the Pacific Northwest. At this Nerd Nite\, Scott Burns\, PhD\, http://geology.pdx.edu/node/67\, professor of geolo gy and past chair of the Department of Geology at PSU\, will focus on th e incredible story of discovery and development of the idea of the flood s by J Harlen Bretz and will discuss the effect of the floods on the lan dscape of the Willamette Valley and the area around us. \;\n \;\n& #13\;\n*A note on the suggested cover: Nerd Nite is completely supported by money collected at the door. We are committed to offering education opportunities to adults who want to learn\, so if $8 is a hardship for y ou\, please come anyway and donate what you can. \;\n \;\n_______& #13\;\nCheck out Nerd Nite \;\non Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ nerdniteportland \;\nand Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Nerd-Nite-Port land/. \;\n\n\nTags: beer\, lecture\, science\, pub\, geology\n\nImpo rted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250464856 URL:https://www.facebook.com/nerdniteportland SUMMARY:Nerd Nite #9 – Cataclysms on the Columbia: The Great Missoula Flo ods LOCATION:McMenamins Mission Theater & Pub: 1624 Nw Glisan St\, Portland O regon 97209 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR