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Astronomy On Tap

Sep 25, 2026 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Gallery Art Bar

Social/Informal Event

Sponsor: Department of Astronomy
Speaker: Professor Emily Edwards, Professor Gautham Narayan, and Cosmic Psychonaut
Contact: Daniel Franco
E-Mail: danielf9@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-300-6769
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Originating Calendar: Astronomy Department Events Calendar; Greetings AoT C-U,

Join us next Friday September 25 from 5:30–7:30pm for Astronomy on Tap at the Gallery Art Bar in Urbana as part of the Pygmalion Festival !

Note the abnormal time and place !

We’ll have two speakers and a performance:

Prof. Emily Edwards — “Quantum Watchamacallits” –– She will be discussing quantum computing.
Prof. Gautham Narayan — “20 billion galaxies walk into a bar ...” — He will be discussing the Vera C. Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)
Cosmic Psychonaut — A performance with words, visuals, and sounds with Matt Turk, Joaquin Vieira, and Sam Wagster.

Gallery Art Bar at 119 W Main St Urbana, IL

As always, this event is FREE and suitable for ALL AGES! We hope to see you there.

Doors 5:00 PM | Show 5:30 PM | All Ages | FREE

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