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SUMMARY:Puzzles of All Stripes
DESCRIPTION:At Charleston Library Society. With great anticipation\, we a
 re pleased to host the return of Derrick Niederman\, a Charleston-based 
 C of C faculty member and the longest-running NYT crossword puzzle contr
 ibutor. This time\, join us to investigate puzzledom further—from words 
 to numbers\, logical to visual. Bring puzzles and brain teasers out of t
 heir normal habitats and into our waking world\, and stretch your brain 
 muscles with an evening that will leave you paying closer attention to w
 ell-known challenges and practicing new ones. Purchase Tickets HERE! Abo
 ut Derrick Niederman Derrick Niederman has been making crossword puzzles
  since 1981\, when he was completing his Ph.D. in mathematics at M.I.T. 
 He went on to pursue a career in the investment industry\, where he bega
 n as a fixed-income analyst and ended as a financial writer and columnis
 t. Niederman returned to mathematics in 2011 when he moved to South Caro
 lina and joined the mathematics faculty at the College of Charleston. By
  that time he had published more than 50 crosswords of various sizes and
  stripes\, including 20+ for the Sunday New York Times. Niederman is als
 o the author of a dozen books\, on topics ranging from investments to qu
 antitative reasoning and\, of course\, to puzzles. He created the word g
 ame PathWords and the geometric puzzle 36 Cube for ThinkFun (now Ravensb
 urger) and in 2025 launched his own game company\, Wordsmith Games\, who
 se flagship game is called Tosswords. Elsewhere in business pursuits\, h
 e has long been a board member of a family-owned manufacturing company i
 n Connecticut\, and earlier this year was named Chairman. When away from
  his desk\, he is a duplicate bridge enthusiast and a tournament-caliber
  squash player\, with several national age group doubles titles and one 
 national singles title to his credit.\n\nTickets: https://charlestonlibr
 arysociety.org/event/puzzles/\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/7562d
 64a-c8b4-4d53-b3b6-64cb46b7fb8f
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King St\, Charleston\, SC 29401
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/7562d64a-c8b4-4d53-b3b6-64cb46b7fb8
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