Valerie Benti

@valeriebenti.com

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She/They LabManager by day for @matsulab.com, Science Comedian by evening, asleep at night 👩‍🔬 valeriebenti.com https://www.instagram.com/valerie_benti/ https://scicomm.xyz/@valeriebenti

Screenshot of the weather forecast: 18°C in Seattle tomorrow, 9° colder than today
An array of colorful ukuleles on a light blue background. Text says: Oops All Ukuleles! an all-ukulelel variety show. July 9 at 7:30 at Theatre Off Jackson
bronze rubbing of the Sound Transit lighrail train
Flyer for "Sex Ed, a variety show about the things you wish you learned in school" with the information in the post on a background of historical inter-uterine devices.
Group photo of the participants of the Live, Laugh, Shimmy workshop on using performance as a scicomm tool
A panelist of four sits in front of a projection screen in a conference room, with the moderator off to the right.
Flyer for the nerdy variety show showing photos of all the performers
Flyer for the event at Norwescon showing the six performers that will be in the show!
Screenshot of the panel description: Nerds doing science Have you ever realized that a lot of people with nerdy hobbies also happen to have nerdy jobs? Join our panel of scientists, engineers, and other STEM professionals who also happen to do cosplay, comedy, or nerdy art! Learn how they combine their professional life with their side-gigs or hobbies, how those two sometimes intersect, and leave inspired to use your creativity across all aspects of your life! Date & time Friday, April 3, 2026, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Location Guest/Industry Panels/Premiers - Ballroom 2
Flyer for Chiasm Cabaret: A Sexy Science Variety Show showing all the performers.
Graphic promoting the workshop at Science Talk '26. The four people shown are the workshop facilitators, each in their entertainment alter ego!
Photo of the back of a ankle boot with the heal clearly falling off...
A group selfie of Valerie, wearing a salon of shame t-shirt, and the improvisors from Jet City Improv!
Wearing a Salon of Shame Tshirt with a magnificent unicorn and showing a 2000s era diary featuring Hedwig
A bike rack with lime bikes neatly ordered but still blocking the stalls.
Photo of a bike rack that is mostly blocked by lime scooters and ebikes
Valerie poses next to a cardboard cutout of a geeky girl with short orange hair, green eyes, holding a tangle of game console controllers. Valerie is wearing a dinosaur print dress and has a fluffy goose purse.
A ghostly appearance on a black background. In reality, this is just due to a air bubble being in the microscope causing an odd reflection.
Sketch of a guassian distribution, with two eyes added to make it look like a little ghost. The ghost says "Boo!"
Screenshot from the Geekgirlcon schedule, Gaggle of Geeks will take place on Saturday, 4:30pm, in Storm
Quantum Tease, Posie D'Lish, Ranger Dick and Volopuous Raptor, the organizers of this workshop, encourage you to vote for "Laugh, Learn, and Shimmy"
A political cartoon by Ensor in 1889 showing the a military man, businessman, king, clergyman, and other people in power defecating on the people. The text says "food of indoctrination".
A magnificent looking cake, with pink icing along the edges. The cake is decorated with pictures of the Salon of Shame organizers and the Salon of Shame unicorn. The cake says: thank you gentle nerds!
A square image reminiscent of a cd single cover front advertising BiBiBi, a bi+ comedy showcase on Thursday, September 4th at Charlie's Queer Books. On a black background, with some bi-flag colored lines, the foreground features the 3 performers of the show.
A plate of vegetraian Ethiopian food layered on top of injera.
I'm taking a selfie in the reflection of the lightrail train. On the chair next to me is a guitar case.
A group of panelists at a table during a panel talk af worldcon
A wide picture of a room full of convention attendees holding up their hands and shouting "heeeey"
Selfie of Valerie, who has bangs and is wearing mint green glasses, in front of the salon of shame logo which features a majestic looking unicorn emerging from a book.
Closeup picture of a face with dark eyebrows and lashes, with their eyes closed. The blood on their forehead looks like a cross. Gothic font in red and black reads "Baptized in Blood"
Flyer for a gaggle of geeks - a geeky comedy showcase at worldcon. Pictured is a white goose wearing nerdy glasses. The show is on Thursday, August 14 at 9pm for conference attendees and features Valerie Benti, Theresa Flores, Stevie Rae, Cassidy McDonnell, Kyle Bobm and Javann Jones.
Chart comparing different hub efficiencies and ranges, with the enviolo having the lowest efficiency and range compared to other bikes.
Gif flyer for SillyCon Valley, a Tech-themed variety show which will take place on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Vermillion in Seattle.
A picture of a blue tit: a small. bird with blue feathers on the top of its head, a black "zorro mask", and a yellow belly.
A ring from a cup of coffee left a mark on a piece of paper that says "Dusseldorf"
The middle graphic shows a picture of a goose wearing glasses with the text "Gaggle Of Geeks". Photos of the performers, six total, flank the sides. At the top, it says "Norwescon 47"
Valerie is holding a kirby-shaped otomotone and looking off to the right. Their hair is chin length and has the colors of the bi flag. The text says: Bawdy Comedian: Quantum Tease, PhD (which is my sparkle name).
Picture of bike handlebars full of stickers. There's a rubber duck on the right handlebar and a GeekyComedySeattle sticker on the bar.
Flyer for the event. On a blue background, stockinged legs with red heels and a red feather skirt are sticking up, with a black and red hat hanging from a heel. Text says: Fat Bottom Productions Presents a Burlesque and Drag Cabaret. at the Here-after on Friday, March 21, 2025. Doors at 7:30pm and show at 8:30pm.
Flyer with text: Sci-Com Series Wednesday March 12 LSB 110//3pm Podcasting Panel Join us for a panel exploring Science Podcasting from experts in the field! Open to all!
tattoo of three avalanche lilies and leaves curled over the knee
Flyer for an event related to the national day of action, on February 19th on campuses across the country. In Seattle, the event will take place at portage bay vista from 12-1pm
Flyer for a rally to come together to say no to Elon Musk's push to gut federal funding. The event takes place on February 19 from 8-9 am and 5-6 pm at Montlake Boulevard E at the 520 E on-ramp. Wear blue to support ocean science!
little cards laid out on a table with various science-themed god stamps: erlenmeyer and round-bottom flasks, atoms, mitochondria, and a molecule named penginoine. Most card say "happy labentines day" in handlettering. A box of Tony's Chocolonely chocolate bars completes this labentines day preparation.
A closeup of a hand holding up a smooth, half-egg shaped ice cube against an out-of-focus backdrop of pine trees.
A 5-people band plays in an open space under a ceiling of blue fairy lights. From left to right: Todd on Guitar, Valerie on ukulele, Harper on guitar, Brendan on cajon, and Todd on Bass. Valerie and Bass Todd are rocking out to their kazoo solo by holding their hand over their heads making the devil-horn rock out sign. Everyone is vibing.
View of Mount Ranier reflected off water in the fountain. The mountain is framed by trees and university buildings.
A flier for the event featuring a row of gooselings with various nerdy and naughty accessories like sweat droplets, cherries, a beanie, an aubergine, big glasses, and a robot.
Red letters, in a similar font as the TV show "Silicon Valley" over a microphone hanging from the top say "Silly-Con Valley" A Tech-themed comedy show. The line up consists of 6 femme and non-binary comedians.
Screenshot of the Jesse Watters show on fox news with a banner that says: Seattle likes drugs, hates comedy.