Winner of Midnight Monster contest in Austin

Oil Can Harry’s, Austin’s most famous bar, hosted the first annual Midnight Monster contest on Halloween night. It was not just people dressed in costumes getting judged, but full performance art from some very dedicated people. Much more entertaining than walking along 6th street!

The winner of the contest was an Austinite known only as Xtra. She told me that she can be found on Instagram at Soo_xtra

I posed with her multi-armed persona on stage, with Lady Grackle (host of the contest) at the right, and Ritzy Bitz on the left.

Visit the website for more events at the bar: Oilcanharrys.com

Winner of Midnight Monster contest in Austin

By Dr. Cliff Cunningham

Dr. Cliff Cunningham is a planetary scientist, the acknowledged expert on the 19th century study of asteroids. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. He serves as one of the three Editors of the History & Cultural Astronomy book series published by Springer; and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Astronomical History & Heritage. Asteroid 4276 in space was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union based in the recommendation of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Dr. Cunningham has written or edited 15 books. His PhD is in the History of Astronomy, and he also holds a BA in Classical Studies.

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