Illustrated Ode to Gothwith Evan Michelson, antiques dealer, essayist, lecturer, award-winning curator and collector of strange, rare, and beautiful objects, tickets: $8.00
7:00 p.m
Wed, May 6
Thu, May 7
Fri, May 8
Atlas Obscura Trivia NightTeams of up to 5 players can join in for a two-hour virtual contest of wits, knowledge, and general guessing, with a chance to win a surprise item, tickets: $7.00
7:00 p.m
Sat, May 9
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Sun, May 10
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Mon, May 11
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Tue, May 12
The Long and Fascinating History of Toiletsthis virtual class will explore the long and fascinating history of toilets, from ancient Mesopotamia to today, tickets: $6.00
6:30 p.m
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Wed, May 13
Seneca Village and the Archaeology of Central Park learn about Seneca Village, the home of free African-Americans and recent immigrants, and about Central Park in this virtual class, tickets: $6.00
7:30 p.m
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Thu, May 14
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Fri, May 15
Treasures of the New-York Historical Societya virtual journey through history, as Museum docents or curators answer your questions and walk you through a slideshow of objects and imagery, tickets: $11.00
11:00 a.m
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Sat, May 16
Open Fire Cookinglearn how to cook meat, vegetables, bread, and even a simple dessert directly on hot coals, tickets: $25.00
4:00 p.m
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Sun, May 17
Soap Making Basics learn how to make soap at home using a simple cold-process method and materials from your pantry, tickets: $5.00
12:00 p.m
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Mon, May 18
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Tue, May 19
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Wed, May 20
Classic Drawinglearn the techniques of those beautiful Michelangelo sketches, tickets: $16.00
6:00 p.m
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Thu, May 21
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Fri, May 22
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Sat, May 23
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Sun, May 24
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Sun, May 25
Cursed Gemstonesillustrated lecture examining the history and folklore surrounding some of the most infamous stones, tickets: $8.00
7:00 p.m
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Mon, May 26
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Tue, May 27
They Did What on Coney Island!?learn about astounding amusements that made Coney Island an international super-attraction for decades, tickets: $5.00
5:00 p.m
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Wed, May 28
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Thu, May 29
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Fri, May 30
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Sat, May 31
Coney Island's Disaster Spectaclesfrom Mount Vesuvius destroying the Roman city of Pompeii, to a recreation of the San Francisco Earthquake, learn about disaster spectacles that entertained thousands, tickets: $6.00
6:30 p.m
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Sat, June 1
submit a 19th-century or steampunk event for consideration to mlleviolet@nycsteampunk.com