Think & Drink with the Extinct

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Calling all ghouls, goblins, and ghosts: Dust off your costumes, break out your magical dance moves, and assemble your spooky squad. The time has come for an evening of wicked fun at Think & Drink with the Extinct: Monster Bash—a 21+ event where science and nature meet the supernatural.

Join us for an eerie evening of:

DJs & dancing – Shake your bones to spine-chilling beats all night long.

Spooky animal adaptations – Play an interactive game and examine specimens with Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Roberta Muehlheim and uncover the uncanny ways animals adapt to survive.

Dino mystery maze – Collect clues as you navigate a dino-themed mystery of prehistoric proportions.

The true tale of Gigantopithecus – Feast your eyes on fossil casts of the largest ape ever to have walked the Earth and learn about this real-life “monster” with Dr. Emma Finestone, Associate Curator and the Robert J. and Linnet E. Fritz Endowed Chair of Human Origins.

Halloween trivia – Test your knowledge on all things scary and science.

The science of monsters – Join Dr. Nicole Burt, Curator of Human Health & Evolutionary Medicine, and use the scientific method to unpack the idea of “monsters”—and discover why these horrors can’t exist.

Stargazing – Turn your gaze to the stars with Museum astronomers in the Thelma and Kent H. Smith Environmental Courtyard and learn what’s lurking in the night sky (weather permitting).

Costume prizes* – Whether you dress to impress or terrify, attend in costume and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a free Museum membership!

Members-only lounge – If you’re a Museum member, you’ll also get access to an exclusive lounge featuring an up-close look at some of the Museum’s most important fossil hominin casts with Dr. Ebeth Sawchuk, Associate Curator of Human Evolution, plus Halloween-inspired refreshments. Learn more about membership.

We’ll also be joined by several sensational partners, including:

Cleveland Monsters & Charge – Cleveland sports teams are thrilled to join us for an exciting evening

Herps Alive! – A reptile-rescue organization presenting creatures that slither and crawl

NASA GVIS – The NASA Graphics and Visualization Lab, bringing you extraterrestrial insights about how we visualize outer space

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

*Costume Restrictions: Adults may not wear full face coverings or costume masks on the premises. Toy weapons are not permitted in the Museum, including but not limited to guns, swords, spears, whips, nunchucks, baseball bats, and explosive devices.