NYC Nineteenth Century Extravaganza 4/27 - 4/29

It's Elementary, My Dear Watson (Sherlock Holmes Museum, London)

Wish there was something more to steampunk than just gears and top hats? That's where the New York Chapter of the Nineteenth Century Society comes in. This organization serves as a niche where the historically-minded can gather and appreciate, and, most of all educate each other about the goings-on during the 19th Century.

On the weekend of April 27 - 29th, the Nineteenth Century Society presents their first ever festival of the arts featuring historical presentations, workshops, walking tours, pub crawls, and a fashion show.

The "NYC 19th Century Extravaganza" is an event not to be missed.

Here are some select events going on:

• Victorian Unmentionables with garment historian Christine Evans
• Victorian Hand Sewing Class with designer/NYNCS founder Zoh Rothberg
• Oscar Wilde in NYC Walking Tour with historian John Cooper
• 19th-Century Base Ball Game 
• Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes 
• Steampunk and Neo-Victorian Fashion Show

Listen to the event organizers speak about their fascination with the time period on Cityscapes podcasts. 

NYC 19th Century Extravaganza
April 27th - 29th, 2012

Greater Astoria Historical Society
Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor
Long Island City, NY 11106

and

Old Stone House – Washington Park
336 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215