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Dr. Bowdish’s “The Perils of Being Born in the Fall” is playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival, July 2-12th

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Born in September? This professor has got bad news for you. Spend an hour of edu-tainment touring through the wackiness of early 19th century psychiatry, stealth mid-century reproductive rights activism, the climate/pregnancy connection, and learn why cold & flu season has an outsize impact on mental health. Didn’t think science could be funny? Come check out the only show in this year’s Fringe put on by a PhD scientist – you might laugh, but you’ll definitely learn. Tickets are “Pay What You Can” and available for as little as $4! Suitable for ages 13+ (PG). Content warning: brief mention of suicidality, mentions of mental health, abortion and reproductive sex.

Show times are:

2nd July 5:00pm
4th July 8:15pm
5th July 1:00pm
7th July 4:45pm
8th July 2:30pm
10th July 4:15pm
12th July 10:15pm

Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
79 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3L8

For details and tickets: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/perils-being-born-fall

“The Perils of Being Born in the Fall” will be at the Zoetic Theatre November, 12, 2024

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Missed the first run of ‘The Perils of Being Born in the Fall’ at the 2024 Hamilton Fringe Festival? Fear not, there is a repeat performance as part of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging’s “Sage Conversations” series (and there’s free popcorn, drinks & parking – what’s not to love!)

What’s the show about? Well if you are born in September, Dr. Dawn Bowdish has got bad news for you.
Tour through the wackiness of early 19th century psychiatry, stealth mid-century reproductive rights activism and the climate/pregnancy connection; in the end you’ll learn why cold & flu season has an outsize impact on mental health.
You might laugh, but you’ll definitely learn.
Reserve a spot by clicking here
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sage-conversations-see-a-one-woman-show-featuring-dawn-bowdish-tickets-1016877456847

Also see other events in this series….

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sage-conversations-see-a-one-woman-show-featuring-dawn-bowdish-tickets-1016877456847

Dr. Bowdish will be performing at the 2024 Hamilton Fringe Festival

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Born in September? Then you’re going to want to see Dr. Dawn Bowdish, scientist, and professor of medicine at McMaster University perform “The Perils of Being Born in the Fall” at this year’s Hamilton Fringe Festival (July 17-28th).

Dr. Bowdish is an award-winning scientist and first-time performer in the Hamilton Fringe Festival. Her solo show “The Perils of Being Born in the Fall” tours through the wackiness of early 19th century psychiatry, stealth mid-century reproductive rights activism, how the climate was once thought to affect your sex life, and why cold & flu season has an outsize impact on mental health.

“I’m excited to bring my love for science and science communication to a new audience. In my professional life, I need to provide facts and information in an objective and dispassionate way, but this show provides me an opportunity for me to share my passion, wonder, and amazement at the scientific process while introducing audiences to some quirky and important scientists they almost certainly wouldn’t have heard of before,” Bowdish said.

This show is a fun mix of education and entertainment, and you are guaranteed to leave with fun facts to share with your family and friends.

“The Perils of Being Born in the Fall” will be performed at as part of the Hamilton Fringe Festival at the Hamilton Theatre Inc, 140 M MacNab St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2M3 at 7 p.m. on July 18,19,20, 25, 26, and 1.pm on July 27,and 28th.

Buy tickets here (or at the venue): https://hftco.ca/events/?mc_cid=eda1dd0bcd&mc_eid=2146b47461

For more information,follow Dr. Bowdish on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/msmacrophage.bsky.social) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/msmacrophage/).