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The Stride Bank Center is thrilled to announce a dynamic four-part lecture series that will ignite curiosity, spark conversation, and entertain fans of the fascinating and the mysterious. Part 1: One of the world’s most renowned storm chasers shares his heart-pounding adventures tracking extreme weather. Dr. Reed Timmer is an extreme meteorologist and storm chaser who specializes in intercepting the most powerful storms on the planet to collect valuable scientific data. Graduating with a PhD in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma, Timmer is not only a hardcore storm chaser, but also a scientist driven to unravel the mysteries behind these [...]

The Stride Bank Center is thrilled to announce a dynamic four-part lecture series that will ignite curiosity, spark conversation, and entertain fans of the fascinating and the mysterious. Part 2: Paranormal investigators and creators of the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult dive into the eerie world of haunted artifacts. Join Greg and Dana Newkirk (Travel Channel’s Kindred Spirits, Amazon Prime’s Hellier) for an interactive presentation that will leave you on the edge of your seat. As two of the world’s only full-time paranormal investigators, the Newkirks have spent their lives collecting and caring for cursed artifacts, possessed dolls, and [...]

The Stride Bank Center is thrilled to announce a dynamic four-part lecture series that will ignite curiosity, spark conversation, and entertain fans of the fascinating and the mysterious. Part 3: Criminologist, author, and expert on serial offenders explores the psychology and patterns of infamous killers. THE CURIOUS APPEAL OF THE WORLD’S MOST TERRIFYING MURDERERS Hear Doc Bonn’s unique, chilling insights from examining: » Dennis Rader (BTK Strangler) » David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) » Rex Heuermann (Alleged Long Island Serial Killer) » Jeffery Dahmer and more… Spend a deliciously chilling evening with renowned criminologist and serial killer expert, Dr. Scott Bonn, [...]

The Stride Bank Center is thrilled to announce a dynamic four-part lecture series that will ignite curiosity, spark conversation, and entertain fans of the fascinating and the mysterious. Part 4: Musicologist Scott Frieman takes audiences behind the scenes of Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon in a multimedia deep dive. Scott Freiman is a composer, a musician, and a software entrepreneur. Mr. Freiman is the CEO of Qwire, which creates collaborative cloud-based software that addresses significant problems with music licensing and royalty payments for film and television. Scott is the creator of Deconstructing The Beatles, a series [...]