Win 2 tickets to listen to Ella Al-Shamahi, National Geographic Explorer, Paleoanthropologist, Comedian & Neanderthal Expert, speak on October 20, 2025 at 7:30PM at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Theater in Section A.

Experience the talks of the town! The Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California provide powerful evenings guaranteed to inspire, enlighten, entertain and inform! Offering audiences the opportunity to experience and learn from remarkable individuals who have changed the world and shaped our lives.

Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, and stand-up comedian. Raised in Birmingham, England, of Yemeni and Syrian descent, Al-Shamahi uses her expeditions to shed light on misunderstood and disadvantaged people and places. She works in unstable regions to tell a more complete story of Neander- thals and early humans. She uses comedy to cope with the darker sides of her work and to communicate science. She has hosted programs like BBC's Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors, and her TED Talk has over two million views. Her debut book The Handshake was named a Sunday Times "Book of the Year."

Expires: 10/20/2025

2 tickets in section A will be held for winner, arrangements will be made with the winner to mail in advance or hold at Will Call to pick up the night of the event.

FMV: $200

Item number: 5014 (GC)