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Get JURASS-ic to Science on Tap! Dino Night

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, DOWNTOWN RVA, EAT DRINK, NIGHTLIFE

Drink like a grown-up. Wonder like a kid. No children, no judgment, just dinosaurs. Ah, dinosaurs. We never outgrow them. They’re the original fascination and the gateway drug into the natural world. When we were kids, they were terrifying and magical. Now? They’re...

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