Cogs & Curves: A Steampunk Dance Journey

Embark on a captivating adventure into the world of steampunk belly dance with the mesmerizing Safiya Nawaar. This workshop is more than just steps; it’s a journey of exploration, where you’ll learn to weave stories of clockwork wonders and Victorian intrigue through movement. Learn to shimmy like steam-powered pistons, and discover undulations that ripple like…

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Scary Stereoscope Stories and other Peculiar Parlor Games

This will be an interactive audience experience which will start with a brief introduction for the audience to Stereoscopes and Sterographs (Picture Cards) It will be followed by our first activity which will be Scary Stereo Stories: A Collaborative Victorian Horror Adventure Groups will be broken up into teams of 4 to 5 depending on…

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Have you ever been badgered?

Played numbers? Bought greengoods? Learn about the countless swindles pulled on unwary travelers in the nineteenth century. The nineteenth century saw an explosion in the growth of population, cities, and technology. These provided lots of economic opportunities but also anonymity for strangers which introduced new kinds of fraud to a changing society. Unwary travelers could…

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