The 2012 19th Century Extravaganza

The Inaugural 19th Century Extravaganza was held on April 27-29, 2012.

FRIDAY , APRIL 27

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. – A Timeline of Taste with historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m – Victorian Unmentionables with garment historian Christine Evans
1:45 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. – Intermission with tea/coffee and pastries
2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. – The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel: The World’s First Subway with historian Bob Diamond
2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. – Victorian Hand Sewing Class with designer/NYNCS founder Zoh Rothberg
2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m – Oscar Wilde in NYC Walking Tour with historian John Cooper
4:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. – Drinking in the 19th-Century: A Guided Pub Crawl with NYNCS member Rachel Klingberg
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. – Victorian Medicinal Herbal Remedies, with herbalist Rebecca Fey Collins

SUNDAY, APRIL 29

10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. – 19th-Century Base Ball Game
12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. – Open Air Figure Drawing with Hal Hirshorn
1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m – Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes
12:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. – Old Time Photo Booth presented by R.A. Friedman
3:00 p.m.- 4:15 p.m. – Steampunk and Neo-Victorian Fashion Show
4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. – Outdoor Hearth Cooking Demonstration with historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman