Ignite Your Curiosity

Speaker Series

Every third Friday of the month | Doors open at 7:00pm

Ignite your curiosity—for just $5 general admission!

Join us every third Friday of the month for our new Ignite Your Curiosity Speaker Series Collection, showcasing the groundbreaking work of local scientists and STEAM professionals who are making an impact in Metro Detroit and beyond.

The series is intentionally scheduled during $5 Fridays after 5:00pm, when general admission is just $5—making science more accessible to all.

From hidden histories to groundbreaking environmental science, each fascinating talk invites you to see the world in a new way.

Chad Munger of Mammoth Distilling & Dr. Eric Olsen of Michigan State University
Shipwreck to Sipping Whiskey: Lost Rye Genetically Revived by MSU and Mammoth Distilling
Join Chad Munger, Founder & CEO, and Dr. Eric Olsen, Associate Professor of Plant, Soil & Microbial Science, for a fascinating story of adventure, science, and fine spirits! They’ll reveal how rye seeds from the 1878 James R. Bentley cargo schooner wreck in Lake Huron were recovered—and how, 145 years later, each played a role in bringing those historic seeds back to life for whisky production.