Here are two happenings this week designed not simply to entertain and amuse but also to enlighten:

TONIGHT: There Will Be Madness – A Flash Fiction Blood Bath
Tuesday, March 12
6 pm – 8 pm
Urban ReThink
Free
From J. Bradley, the creator of the monthly poetry open mic known as There Will Be Words, comes There Will Be Madness, an eight-writer battle of the pens consisting of three rounds increasing in word count and decreasing in authors until one writer is left standing.

Nerd Night
Thursday, March 14
7 pm – 8:30 pm
Stardust Video and Coffee
Free
After popping up in more than 50 cities across the globe, Nerd Nite is finally coming to Orlando with an inaugural evening of fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines. Nerds and non-nerds alike will gather to meet, drink, and learn something new from the various presenters slated to enlighten the crowd each month.
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