Nerd Nite St. Pete - September 2025

**Nerd Nite St. Pete will be at Voodoo Brewing in September. **

We all know that learning is more fun when you’re drinking with friends. Nerd Nite operates in over a hundred cities around the globe including our city - St. Pete! This lecture event strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe. Several presenters totally geek out for 20 minutes each while guests drink and socialize. It’s like Ted Talk– with beer! Drink, learn, connect, and talk about fun, interesting stuff!

Doors open at 6:00pm. Presentations begin promptly at 7pm.

Voodoo Brewing will be serving food and drinks:

https://saintpetersburg.voodoobrewery.com/menu

Tickets are $6.91. All tickets will be sold online.
No need to print tickets: Show your ticket on your phone or just give us your name and we will check you in.

Check out this month's speakers:

Patrick Mundus Presents:

The Remarkable Natural Wildlife Refuges Of Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is lucky to have three national wildlife refuges right out our back door. These are islands set aside for wildlife (birds, turtles, tortoises, etc.) that are of national significance. Learn about the wildlife that depends on these refuges, and how they could use your support.

Patrick Mundus is a long time wildlife advocate/bird/plant nerd that has been volunteering on the refuges since 2016. He is a board member of Friends of the Tampa Bay National Wildlife Refuges, which supports the mission of the national wildlife refuge system.

Olya Schaefer Presents:

Built to Last: Science-Backed Strategies for Strength after Injury

In this engaging, expert-led presentation, you'll discover the cutting-edge science behind smart recovery and long-term strength—no hype, just real strategies that work. Learn what most rehab plans miss, how to avoid common setbacks, and what it truly takes to rebuild a body that’s resilient, powerful, and built to last. This is a must-attend for anyone who refuses to let injury define their future.

Olya Schaefer left the tech industry to pursue a dream of helping busy professionals get strong after an illness or an injury. Her background in leading small, nimble teams allowed her to create an elite team of highly educated fitness experts who can help anyone at any age find incredible strength. In her spare time, Olya performs in an imrov comedy show, reads, and watches survival shows with her husband Rob and black lab, Maggie.

Walt Belcher Presents:

Confessions of a Newspaper Reporter

From working on a college newspaper to 35 years as a reporter with The Tampa Tribune, Walt Belcher has told other people’s stories most of his life. Now he tells his own true tales of amusing encounters: Did he stare at Dolly Parton’s breasts? How did a chimp get him on the “Today” show? And why was he sweating over an undercover assignment at a full body shampoo spa?

A former columnist for The Tampa Tribune, Walt Belcher now tell stories at festivals, liars' contests, and open mics, as well as hosting an open mic himself in Safety Harbor. He is on the board of the Florida Storytelling Association and author of "Scallywag of the Scrubs," a book of Florida cowboy poetry. He has been a featured storyteller at libraries, festivals and liars’ contests throughout the South. And he will be a featured teller at the upcoming Suncoast Storytelling Festival on Nov. 1 at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus.