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READING
Geek Slam

If we still had any of the embarrassingly nerdy poetry from our youth, tonight's Geek Slam would probably be the place to read it. Fortunately, such verse has long-since been banished from existence (phew). Anyhoo, the self-proclaimed "geekiest poetry reading this side of a comic-con," invites nerds of all stripes to wax poetic at Kieran's Irish Pub this evening. Share your best robot-inspired haiku or proclaim your love for Star Trek babe Deanna Troi in sonnet form! Geek Slam is definitely the place to unleash your supreme awkwardness upon eager ears without the fear of being stuffed into a locker. Don't worry, there's no need to participate, you can always just listen in and have a good laugh at the welcome expense of the coolest of the un-cool. Hosted by Bill Young and featuring Ezra, Gabe Heller, Jen Zalar and many more.

8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Kieran's Irish Pub, 330 2nd Avenue S., Minneapolis, $5

Extra: Read our recent article on nerd culture by writer Rob Callahan!

SPECIAL EVENT
Books & Bars: Atmospheric Disturbances

As a-typical as they come, Bryant-Lake Bowl's rendition of the "book club," Book & Bars is the perfect place for the beer-loving, avid bookworm to get their drink on while debating the wonders of modern literature. The novel du mois? Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year with a sci-fi twist, Atmospheric Disturbances is the "witty, tender and conceptually dazzling" tale of a wife who goes missing, the mysterious clone who replaces her, and the husband whose investigation leads him from the streets of NYC to Patagonia to recover her. -Juleana Enright

6 p.m. (doors), 7-8:30 p.m. (discussion), 8:30-10 p.m. (social), Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater, 810 W. Lake St., Minneapolis, Free

FILM
JagerCon: Repo Man

Keeping with the nerdy tone of today's Secrets, we thought it apt to remind you of Clubhouse Jager's free weekly sci-fi movie night, JagerCon! Head to the cozy North Loop watering hole to watch 1984 sci-fi/punk classic, Repo Man, starring Emilio Estevez as Eddie, a streetwise tough who gets wrangled into the car repossession biz. While learning the ropes, Eddie falls in with a UFO conspiracy theorist and gets caught up in a freaky repo that holds some very "unusual" cargo. Mingle with fellow geeks while you sip 2-for-1 cocktails and enjoy this epic cult classic from the comfort of your bar stool!

10 p.m., Clubhouse Jager, 923 Washington Avenue N, Minneapolis, Free