Tax contest At Union Hall BKNY Nov 2nd!

Don't miss the year’s most beastly Day of the Dead event . . .

The Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest
Friday, November 2, 2007 at 8 PM
@ Union Hall
Enter your taxidermy to win!

Show off your beloved moose head, stuffed albino squirrel, sinuous snake skeletons, jarred sea slugs, and other specimens. Compete for prizes and glory!

The contest will be judged by a panel of savage taxidermy enthusiasts, including the American Museum of Natural History's collections manager for mammalogy Darrin Lunde; Robert Marbury, co-director of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists; and Dorian Devins of WFMU and the Secret Science Club!

Don’t miss the wild taxidermy talk by beast master Brian Wiprud, author of Stuffed, Pipsqueak, and Tailed


Prizes for best stuffed creature, most interesting biological oddity, and more!


Meet—and try to beat!—last year’s Grand Champion of taxidermy, Takeshi Yamada of the Museum of World Wonders

Plus! Taxidermy-inspired tunes and video . . . and ferocious specialty drinks
CONTEST RULES: The contest is open to taxidermy (homemade, purchased, found), preserved and jarred specimens, skeletons, skulls, gaffs … and beyond. (Note: Wet specimens must remain in their jars.)

ENTRANTS: Please arrive at Union Hall at 7 pm to log in your beast or specimen, and contact [email protected] to pre-register. Share your taxidermy (and its tale) with the world!

SPECTATORS: Cheer on your favorite specimens!

No cover charge. Just bring your beastly self. Doors open at 7:30. LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE.

Union Hall, 702 Union St. (at 5th Ave.) in Park Slope, Brooklyn, p: 718.638.4400

For more information, contact [email protected]

posted by M.A.R.T. at 12:40 PM