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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 11h

A pirate widow, a mid-battle overdose, a suspiciously fresh corpse, leaded gas, SF's lost tombstones, and the science of screw-ups. What could possibly go wrong? GRAVE MISTAKE is next week! Join us to find out. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/grave-mist...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 23/09/2026

History is full of people making good decisions. This show is not about them. Six true stories of very bad, no-good, grave mistakes! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/grave-mist... Ian Cannon — War on Drugs: The Patron Saint of Overdoses Lin Lawhn — Sixteen Years of Piracy: Jeanne de Clisson’s Revenge

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 22/09/2026

Pitches are open for By Design! Bring us your ideas for a 10–12 minute story about ingenious designs, elaborately constructed systems, or things that worked exactly as intended—for better or worse. Pitches for By Design are due Oct 6th. Send your ideas here: curiosityguild.org/speak

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 19/09/2026

Clever Hans: The Horse Who Outsmarted Everyone | Curiosity Guild: DARK HORSE | Isolde Honore youtu.be/Sv0az_P0E8s

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 17/09/2026

Bonus Content: Under the Radar; First over the Line | Curiosity Guild: DARK HORSE | Shweta Shankar youtu.be/oVkitONKdf0

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 16/09/2026

Jupiter's Moons and the Speed of Truth | Curiosity Guild: DARK HORSE | Martin Azevedo youtu.be/9WoEV89r3YU

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 15/09/2026

Doyle Harden & Black Velvet Painting | Curiosity Guild: DARK HORSE | Stacy McClanahan youtu.be/Bi5bfCdC4cc

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 14/09/2026

Our next show brings you five strange and sinister tales of meth-fueled misadventures, missing memorials, deadly inventions, a bloody revenge, and grave robbing gone very, very wrong Join us Tuesday, Oct 6th, for our spooky season special: Grave Mistake! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/grave-mist...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 04/09/2026

We had so much fun at Dark Horse! If you missed out and are feeling the FOMO, come to our upcoming events: Brainstorm for BY DESIGN - 9/15 6pm at Casements Bar Curiosity Guild: GRAVE MISTAKE - 10/6 6:30pm at Public Works Learn more: www.curiosityguild.org (Photos by www.kayleighshawn.com)

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 01/09/2026

Dark Horse is tonight. Meet the Mag In Black - a long shot in a black hat, is excited to host you at Public Works. Six stories of underdog winners, WWII spies, a horse that could math, science, art, and one very brave tiger. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 31/08/2026

DARK HORSE is TOMORROW! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse... Six stories about unexpected champions that will make your heart warm and fuzzy, yes even in this economy. Join us! Tuesday Sep 1st Public Works. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7:30pm 21+

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 30/08/2026

And for our final story at DARK HORSE this Tuesday, Isolde Honore will tell us about a literal dark horse that could math! Tuesday, Sep 1st Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 28/08/2026

And coming back to the stage for her second talk is Liz Medina! She'll take us into the world of a badass WWII spy. Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 27/08/2026

Also making his debut at the Curiosity Guild stage is Martin Azevedo and his story will be full of SCIENCE! Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 26/08/2026

Next up, we have another first time speaker at DARK HORSE, with Stacy McClanahan walking us through the history of black velvet art! Yes, there will be real examples of paintings. Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 25/08/2026

Can there be a dark horse show without the story of an underdog Kentucky Derby winner? Fear not, our new speaker Raven Glazman has just covered. Story details below. Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 24/08/2026

DARK HORSE is next week! Here's a sneak peek: An Indian Tiger & the Rockets' Red Glare - Sahil Bansal What does a Revolutionary War ship have in common with an orphaned Indian soldier? A fight with the British. The defiance of this "Indian Tiger" would echo for centuries, in places nobody expected

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 18/08/2026

The speakers and stories for Dark Horse are live! Here are six incredible tales about unexpected champions, coming to you on Tuesday, Sep 1st. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 10/08/2026

We are back after our summer break and our next show brings you stories of long shots, last laughs, and ideas that were written off, until they prevailed. Join us for Dark Horse: tales about unexpected champions at Public Works on Sep 1st. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-horse...

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 23/07/2026

Mess with the hat, you get the stab. Jonathan tell us about Edwardian hatpin wars. 👒🗡️ #Suffragette #FashionHistory #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 16/07/2026

At Curiosity Guild, when the villain of the story deserves boos, he gets them. 👎❄️ #HistoryVillains #ArcticExploration #AdaBlackjack #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 09/07/2026

If you're weird enough and commit to the bit, you can be anything. 🥂👑 Words to live by from Jamie Reffell. #CommitToTheBit #SFHistory #Inspiration

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 03/07/2026

The 1793 version of "This email could have been an internal memo." @evacide.bsky.social reads the Qianlong Emperor's reply to King George III's request to trade. ✉️🔥 #ImperialSass #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 24/06/2026

The 1920s "fountain of youth" was... monkey parts? 🐒😳 Science was a wild west back then, as Seth Rosenblatt relates. #MedicalHistory #MadScience #HistoriesMysteries #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 17/06/2026

Ross McKegney asks, why have a house when you can have a moving island castle? 🏝️🏰 The Victorian dream was literally built different. #SteampunkRealLife #Inventions #Utopia #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 12/06/2026

Danielle Roberts presents the official bouquet for when your startup pivots from running shoes to AI. 💐💻 San Francisco, are you okay? #StartupLife #SFHistory #AIInfrastructure #Floriography #SayItWithFlowers #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 04/06/2026

A toast to everyone who came out to LOCK HORNS yesterday! What an evening. #StayCurious #CuriosityGuild #Cheers

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 01/06/2026

Lock Horns is tomorrow! Don’t miss our last show before a summer break. We’ve got six incredible stories of clashing egos, epic battles and fights worth picking. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... Hosted by Isolde Honore Tuesday, June 2nd Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works (21+)

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 29/05/2026

One brave emu took a suicide mission to save the flock. Sahil Bansal salutes a true feathered war hero. #AnimalHeroes #EmuWar #WildHistory #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 27/05/2026

Lock Horns is next week! This is our last show before a summer break. Don't miss out: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... Hosted by Isolde Honoré Tuesday, June 2nd Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm Public Works, 21+ 161 Erie Street, SF Ticket links up top. Story previews down below

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 23/05/2026

It’s for gout ointment, I swear! 🤥 Christina Liu shows us the boldest lie in botanical spy history. #HistoricalSpies #PlantTok #ScienceHistory #StayCurious

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Sometimes I talk about things that are not cybersecurity or human rights. On June 2nd, come hear me talk about the Opium Wars--that time the British Empire fought the war on drugs, on the side of drugs.

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 20/05/2026

Our last show before a summer break is just around the corner, Lock Horns: stories of refusing to back down. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... Six true stories of underdogs, hold-outs, and troublemakers. Tuesday, June 2nd.

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 19/05/2026

Doing field research in 110-degree heat wearing rubber boots and a necktie. 👔🥾 The 1920s were a different breed. #VintageStyle #FieldWork #DesertLife #StayCurious

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 14/05/2026

When you're trying to loot a Spanish galleon but your friend just wants to look at the flowers... 🌸⚔️ The ultimate "unsuccessful" pirate. #Relatable #BotanistLife #FullBloom

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 13/05/2026

Let's hear it one more time for the amazing speakers of Full Bloom! Photo: Seth Rosenblatt

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 12/05/2026

Our next show in June, Lock Horns, is live! Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/lock-horns... Six stories of clashing egos, butting heads, and absolutely refusing to back down. Tuesday, June 2nd Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30 Public Works 161 Erie Street, SF 21+

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 04/05/2026

Full Bloom is TOMORROW! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/full-bloom... Six stories that took root, ran wild, and are blooming on May 5th! Martin Strauss - Ruthless Buccaneer or Respected Botanist: Why Not Both? E. Anne Killpack - Save the Date: High-Stakes Heist of the California Medjool

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 01/05/2026

This Tuesday at Curiosity Guild's next show, Full Bloom, Danielle Roberts will tell us about the glass flowers of Harvard. A father & son embarked on the most "under promise, over deliver" group project of all time that spanned 50 years, several continents, and changed science education. But how?

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 30/04/2026

Kyle Weaver joins us on stage at Full Bloom!. Want to know about the sexy silphium & why Caesar coveted this sensational plant? For over 500 years, Cyrene flourished because of a single plant: silphium. Said to taste incredible, rouse the passions, & “restore the menses". But where did it all go?

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 30/04/2026

We can't have a show called Full Bloom and not talk about Tulips! Avani Gadani will take us behind the scnes of Tulipmania: How an aphid caused the world's first bubble. How did a traveler, an aphid, and the East India company turn an economic powerhouse into a speculative circus? Find out May 5th

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 29/04/2026

Full Bloom is next Tuesday, May 5th! E. Anne Killpack - Save the date: The high-stakes heist of the California Medjool Agricultural explorers smuggled date palms from a Moroccan plague. With extinction looming, could nine fugitives build a global empire—or was the 'King of Dates' about to vanish?

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 24/04/2026

Full Bloom is less than 2 weeks away! Don’t forget to get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/full-bloom... Hosted by Martin Strauss Tuesday, May 5th Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm Public Works 161 Erie Street, SF 21+ 1/4

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 21/04/2026

WELCOME TO CURIOSITY GUILD! A community of inquisitive minds. Learn more: www.curiosityguild.org

What is Curiosity Guild?

We're a community of nerds and storytellers who delve into the overlooked corners of forgotten history.

We host cocktail-hour events where we present tales of history, science, adventure, art...! and the humans behind the stories

We may be nerds, but we are not quiet nerds. Expect an evening of laughter, toasts, and raucus callbacks.

Each event is a chance to meet, laugh, cry, gasp, and discuss with like-minded humans.

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 14/04/2026

April (thunderous) showers bring May flowers. And stories related to plants and flowers - six of them. Tickets for our May show - Full Bloom - are live! Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/full-bloom... Hosted by Martin Strauss Tuesday, May 5th Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm Public Works, SF

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 08/04/2026

The stage is set and the crowd is excited for FOOL'S ERRAND!

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Curiosity Guild @curiosityguild.org · 07/04/2026

Fool's Errand is tonight at Public Works. Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm. We have an incredible lineup of murderous birds, local SF icons, grand scientific ideas, Arctic adventurers and art wars! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/fools-erra... See you there.

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