Engineering: Too Hot for Cable

Naomi Fitter brings Engineering: Too Hot for Cable to the Empirical Theater at OMSI on Thursday, October 15. It's a science comedy night, not a lecture, and it's billed as a raunchy-yet-educational slide-show that asks how to reach gender parity in engineering. Fitter headlines with Jenna Nobs and Bert Walpack joining her on the bill.

Fitter describes herself as a doctor of comedy and engineering—a professor by day and a comedian by night. She's worked alongside Aparna Nancherla, Steve Hofstetter, Don McMillan, Laurie Kilmartin, and Whitney Cummings, performed at the All Jane Comedy Festival, and been featured in TIME magazine. Beyond the stage, she runs the Naughty but Nerdy and STEM Cabaret shows across the West Coast and built an autonomous robotic stand-up comedian, Jon the Robot, who's been featured by NPR and TIME.

Before the show starts, the Empirical Cafe opens with food and drinks, and the bar is for guests 21+. The performance is recommended for ages 18 and up. General admission is $20 for adults and $18 for seniors, and OMSI members get a 15% discount. The show runs from 7 PM to 8:30 PM, with doors opening at 6:45 PM, at OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214.