Adler After Dark featuring Space Food on August 15 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm and tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 21+
Hydroponics and closed-loop food production will be vital on future manned missions throughout the Solar System. Explore an aquaponics system and chat about sustainable methods of food production with Plant Chicago, or try some hydroponically-grown micro-greens from Closed Loop Farms.
Check out “space food” that astronauts eat aboard the International Space Station, and learn what different places in space may smell like. Chat about all things space with Astronomy on Tap and challenge other guests to a no-holds-barred team trivia game hosted by AoT where astronomy meets…gastronomy! Top it off with a special brew from our friends at Empirical Brewery.
Sian Proctor, a geoscience professor, STEM outreach educator, and “analogue astronaut,” in conversation on food strategies for long-duration spaceflight and how eating like a Martian can help us in creating sustainable food economies here on Earth.
And don’t miss DJ catieo, who spins a wide range of eclectic of tunes including Anatolian psychedelic rock, disco, French Boogie, space rock, electronic, minimal wave, and soul. DJ catieo hopes to share unexpected music and always includes a bit of whimsy.
