Wednesday, May 2 @ 8 PM Union Hall’s “Secret Science Club” presents:
Aural Reports: Frogs That Rap and Glass That Sings

Biologist Darcy Kelley lectures on funky frog calls and animal communication at 8 p.m.

Birds do it, bees do it—even frogs with claws in South Africa do it! Take a wild tour of brain science with Columbia University neurobiologist Darcy Kelley as she probes the courtship songs of Xenopus frogs—including “rapping.”

Have you ever wondered how male and female animals find each other, and what pick-up lines they use? Kelley’s research examines sexual strategies and the fascinating (and feisty!) world of animal communication.

Before: Groove to tunes inspired by bullfrogs and peepers!

Imbibe the Libation of the Night, the Croak-a-rita, a little green cocktail that will have you contacting your mate via frog song … It’s a June moon … and Union Hall’s “Secret Science Club” is back with more out-of-this-world lectures, cosmic cocktails, and space-age sounds!!



Sound artist Katie Down and her glass menagerie at 9:15 p.m.

Composer and improviser Katie Down creates a sight-and-sound sensation. Echoing, ringing, buzzing, and tinkling, her silica-based instruments include a crystallophone made of wine goblets, glass tubes and bells, fish bowls, and an all-glass glockenspiel. Katie Down will be joined by artists Caleb Burhans on viola and voice, Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet, and dancer Rachel Bernsen.

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