Join us this year for Science After Dark! Mark your calendars ASAP; here’s the preliminary schedule for 2014-2015:

September 10, 6:30pm, Lego Derby, Marie Callender’s, 2131 Price St., Pismo Beach, $5, Small groups design model based on theme to include lego derby car to race on official pinewood derby track provided by SLO MakerSpace. Wheels and axles provided.

October 8, 6:30pm, Bio-Medical Engineering, Cal Poly professor Robert Crockett, PhD, Luis Wine Bar, 1021 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, $5

November 12, 6:30pm, Science of Wine & Cheese, Cal Poly professors Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD and Marianne Wolf, PhD, Luis Wine Bar, 1021 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, $5

December 10, 6pm, Science of Radiation Therapy, Case Ketting, MD and Kenneth Reg, Therapist, located at and free, light dinner provided by Mission Hope Cancer Center, 1325 E. Church St., Santa Maria

January 14, TBD

February 11, 6:30pm, Science and Romance of Diamonds for Valentines, Jamie Foster, Gemologist, Scotty’s Bar and Grill, 750 Price St., Pismo Beach, price TBD, Choice of entrée dinner, reservation required, pay in advance

March 11, TBD

April 8, 6:30pm, Science of Bio-Technology and tissue engineering, Jennifer Zihla, Lab Research Associate, Luis Wine Bar, 1021 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, $5

May 13, 6:30pm, Citizen Astronomy, Cal Poly professor John Keller, PhD, Luis Wine Bar, 1021 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, $5

June 10, 6:30pm, A Year in the Life of a Shark – Marine Science, speaker TBD, SLO Children’s Museum, 1010 Nipomo St., SLO, $5, Includes audience presentations, family, children oriented.