Congress of Curious Peoples April 8, 2011

The Congress is a ten-day series of lectures, performances and symposia exploring curiosity and curiosities, broadly considered.

Special 10-day Congressional Passes ($100 at the door) allowing access to ALL Congress events–including those that are sold out!

Friday, April 8
8:00: Opening Night Party $10 - At the Door
(Cash Bar) Musical entertainment and talk by Sol Yaged, legendary clarinetist and former headliner at the Blue Bird Casino, 1208 Surf Ave. in Coney Island (now home to Coney Island USA). The entertainment will be followed by Coney Island USA’s annual Sideshow Hall of Fame Inductions.

Join us for discussion, votes, the infamous drinking game and inductions.

Saturday, April 9
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore, $10 - At the Door, (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar (All day), Free
8:00: Party for the 2011 Season Premiere of Oddities on the Science Channel (Sold Out!)

Sunday, April 10
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore, $10- At the Door, 1pm - 8pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar (All day), Free

Monday April 11th
7:30: Evan Michelson of TV's Oddities, “A Gathering of Bones”, $5
8:30: The Flambeaux Sheaux Birthday Roast, $5

Tuesday April 12th
7:30: Ronni Thomas, “The Diableiries and 19th Century Pre-cinematic Horror”, $5
8:30: Johnny Fox of the Freakatorium, $5

Wednesday April 13th
7:30: Judson Rosebush, “Burlesque: Exotic Dancers of the 1950s and 60s, $5
8:30: Bambi and Bambi: Classic Burley-q meets the New Burlesque, $5

Thursday April 14th
7:30: Amy Herzog, “Primal Scenes: Sigmund Freud, Coney Island, and the Staging of Domestic Trauma”, $5
8:30: The Baron and Master Blaster Boy, $10

Friday April 15th
7:30: Acep Hale, “Legerdemain and Larceny”, $5
8:30: Sideshow Legends Ward Hall and Bobby Reynolds, $15

Saturday April 16th
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore, $10 - At the Door, 1pm - 8pm (last ticket sold at 7pm).
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar, Free
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM: 5:30 PM: Congress FOR Curious People (Day 1 of a 2-day Symposium), $25

Sunday April 17th
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore, $10 - At the Door, 1pm - 8pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar (All day), Free
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM: 5:30 PM: Congress FOR Curious People (Day 2 of a 2-day Symposium), $25

All Congressional events were made possible, in part, by a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation.

Coney Island USA - 1208 Surf Ave. between Stillwell and West 12th

Official Website: http://www.coneyisland.com/congress.shtml