The Rebecca Watson Game Show and Variety Hour
Thursday 9:00pm
Rebecca’s insanely celebrated skeptical quiz show appears at TAM Vegas for the first time, and will also feature performances of some of her skeptic friends. You — as the audience — participate in the show, and attempt to win some fabulous prizes. Lots of laughs combine with challenges to your skeptical know-it-all-ness to make this an event you will not want to miss.
VIP Luncheon
Friday 12:45pm
Enjoy an intimate catered luncheon with James Randi, Richard Dawkins, Carol Tavris, Bill Nye, Penn & Teller and other selected TAM speakers along with a special gift from the JREF. Note: This special fundraiser meal is not included with The TAM Experience Package conference package.
Paul Provenza presents ¡SATIRISTAS! — Live in Concert
Friday 9:00pm
Paul Provenza, the celebrated comic and critic, presents a cadre of provocateurs and proud comic voices targeting hypocrisy, media distortion and the instiutionalized ignorance infecting America. These skeptical comedians are distinguished by the savage bite of their wit, virtuosic command of irony and finely tuned bullshit detectors. Celebrating the spirit of the book of the same name, ¡SATIRISTAS! will chew the fat of traditional credulity and leave you wanting more.
Penn Jillette’s Private Rock & Roll, Doughnut and Bacon Party
Friday 11:00pm
Be forewarned —
This really is Penn’s private party. He’s paying for everything and JREF has nothing to do with it. This party will be whatever Penn wants; it’s not a JREF event.
- there will be stupid rock and roll
- there will be obscenity
- there will be scantily clad people
- there will be 1200 Krispy Kreme doughnuts and tons of bacon
- you will learn nothing
Everyone at TAM is invited, and it is free to attend. There is a suggested donation to the JREF at the door of $20.00 or more.
Note: This event is neither paid for nor sponsored by the JREF.
A message from Penn about his party: http://nogodband.com/
Dinner with the cast of The Skeptics Guide to the Universe!
Friday 6:00pm
Join Steven Novella, and Jay, Bob, Evan and Rebecca for this dinner, a portion of the proceeds of which go to support the show. Note: This special fundraiser meal is not included with The TAM Experience Package conference package.
Max Maven – Thinking in Person
Saturday 9:00pm
One Man. Many Words.
There are things that we can never know. There are things that we can know but never understand. Imagine an intellectual tightrope cinched between these two ideas. People Magazine called Max Maven’s Thinking In Person “a new form of participatory theater.” Audiences in over two dozen countries agree with Orson Welles, who wrote that Max Maven has “the most creative mind in magic.” With a unique sense of style and an acerbic wit that Variety described as “serpent-like,” Maven offers observations on a wide variety of topics ranging from abstract painting to Kabuki Theater, from theology to higher mathematics. The result, as noted by the Chicago Tribune, is “wonderfully esoteric.” The LA Reader declared, “Amid the thuds of audience member’s jaws hitting the floor throughout the evening, it’s easy to overlook Maven’s seamless showmanship.”