NYC Steampunk Social Calendar

  • Sunday
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sun, May 28
  • Mon, May 29
  • Tue, May 30
  • Wed, May 31
  • Thu, Jun 1
    Cider and Ale Tasting
    after-hours tours of the period rooms, cider, ale, and socializing in the garden, tickets: $29.00-$35.00
    6:30 p.m
    Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan
  • Fri, Jun 2
  • Sat, Jun 3
  • Sun, Jun 4
    Drums Along the Hudson
    Native American festival and pow-wow, free admission
    11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    Inwood Hill Park, 218th Street and Indian Road, Manhattan
  • Mon, Jun 5
  • Tue, Jun 6
  • Wed, Jun 7
    SciCafe at the Museum of Natural History
    cocktails and conversation about cutting-edge science topics - "Exercise Your Brain" - free, RSVP required
    6:30 p.m
    enter at 81st Street, Manhattan
  • Thu, Jun 8
    The Waysties Summer Sunshine Spectacular
    country laments, sea shanties, murder ballads, and more
    10:00 p.m.
    The Way Station, 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
  • Fri, Jun 9
    Private Tour of The Players Club
    rare private tour of the club with access to Edwin Booth's bedroom, untouched since his death in 1891, tickets: $25.00-$29.00
    2:30 p.m
    The Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th Street, Manhattan
  • Sat, Jun 10
    The Victorian Cult of Mourning
    explore the arts and culture of Victorian mourning with illustrated talks and presentations of period artifacts, tickets: $20.00-$25.00
    12:00 p.m.
    Green-wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Jazz Age Lawn Party
    a rollicking and delightful afternoon rendezvous of 1920s live music and dance, instruction in period dances, picnicking, and games
    tickets: $55.00 and up
    11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
    Governor's Island
    Drink & Draw
    life drawing with live models over drinks at the Way Station, $10.00 and one-drink minimum
    3:30 p.m
    683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
    Coney Island 16mm Film Sing A Long
    with the Museum of Interesting Things, tickets: $10.00
    8:00 p.m
    1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
  • Sun, Jun 18
    The Grand Victorian Tea - Father's Day Edition
    turn-of-century tea party, with finger sandwiches, scones and fancies, in the museum's private garden, with garden games and portraits, tickets $40.00
    4:00 p.m
    Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan
    Museum of Interesting Things Secret Speakeasy
    vintage cartoon theme, tickets: $10.00
    6:00 p.m
    The Loft, 177 Prince Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan
  • Mon, Jun 19
  • Tue, Jun 20
    Garden Concert
    historically informed performance on Baroque and classical violin by Toma Iliev, tickets: $15.00
    6:00 p.m
    Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan
  • Wed, Jun 21
  • Thu, Jun 22
    The Ladies Mile: Procurement, Promenading and the Peril of Desire
    learn about 19th-century New York's shopping paradise, tickets: $35.00, $10.00 off with code: Fashion25
    6:30 p.m
    Colonnade Row, 428-430 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
  • Fri, Jun 23
  • Sat, Jun 24
    Victorian Picnic
    dining al fresco, good conversation, reading aloud, lawn games, and photography with the New York 19th Century Society
    1:00 p.m
    meet at 103rd Street and Central Park West, Manhattan
    Ahoy New York!
    explore the sailors and maritime graves of Green-wood, tickets: $25.00-$30.00
    11:00 1.m.
    Green-wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Gilded Age Garden Party
    Gemini and Scorpio's 15-year immersive anniversary party in an historical Victorian mansion with formal garden and swimming pool, tickets: $50.00-$200.00, overnight accommodations available
    Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan
  • Sun, Jun 25
    Gilded Age Garden Party
    Gemini and Scorpio's 15-year immersive anniversary party in an historical Victorian mansion with formal garden and swimming pool, tickets: $50.00-$200.00, overnight accommodations available
    Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan
    Striking Likenesses
    the art of posthumous portraiture, tickets: $20.00-$25.00
    11:00 a.m.
    Green-wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn
    Bartitsu Club of NYC Training Session
    learn to fight like Sherlock Holmes - beginners welcome
    11:30 a.m
    4 West 18th Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan
    Learn The Art of Victorian Hair Work
    hands-on workshop teaches the Victorian craft and tradition of mourning jewelry in the form of hair art, tickets: $99.00
    12:00 p.m.
    Court Tree Collective, 371 Court Street, Brooklyn
  • Mon, Jun 26
  • Tue, Jun 27
    Garden Concert
    lute music of the Renaissance and early Baroque by Christopher Morrongiello, tickets: $15.00
    6:00 p.m
    Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum, 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan
  • Wed, Jun 28
  • Thu, Jun 29
  • Fri, Jun 30
  • Sat, Jul 1


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