Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NYC IV!
Oddments NYC: Our annual Oddments show is always a peculiar potpourri of perfectly ponderous and preposterous tales from the annals art, history, adventure, and SCIENCE! Stories that don’t always fit in that year's themes but we think worth sharing nonetheless!
Curated by Co-Producer Greg Taubman
Parkside Lounge - Lower East Side
December 19, 2024
7PM EST
In Person $25 | Watch from Home $20
Speakers and Stories:
The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein: Johann Konrad Dippel's Accursed Legacy
Laboring in the ruins of Frankenstein castle, the alchemist Johann Konrad Dippel carried out fiendish experiments in his efforts to reanimate the dead. His legacy transformed the world of literature while his blood-soaked discoveries took humanity to its highest heights. And eventually, to its lowest depths.
Fellow Leonard Apeltsin
Freaky Fridays and Skipped Floors: How 13 Got Cancelled
Can a number be scary? Triskies would say yes. Triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13, has been around since the Vikings—some say even earlier. It’s the reason many hospitals and apartment buildings don’t have a 13th floor; and some airplanes don’t have a row 13. Will 13 ever shake off its bad mojo?
New Speaker Carolyn Wise
Worms, Gurns, Sticks and Snorkels
Britain has a treasure trove of bizarre and delightful activities that are steeped in tradition and full of character. Discover the stories of a sample of charmingly unconventional pastimes that while quite odd, are enjoyed with great enthusiasm. From the thrilling spectacle of swamp snorkeling in murky waters or the age-old tradition of worm charming, these activities capture the unique spirit of British culture.
Kathy Odds
Jazz As Religion - The Story of Saint John Coltrane
In the 60s, a religious couple listened to John Coltrane play, and saw it as a religious experience, so they built a spiritual jazz gathering around Coltrane as an avatar of G-d of sorts in part to bring healing and enlightenment to San Francisco's Black community. The Church has changed a bit, but still holds musical Sunday masses to this day.
Fellow Sarah Judd
Sex Spoons and Strip Culture: The Oneida Community
When John Humphrey Noyes realized that Jesus's second coming already happened, he sprung into action by creating a community in upstate New York that pioneered Free Love and produced the finest flatware.
Fellow Matthew Codner
Carter The Great and His Weird Wonderful Show
Myth says that San Francisco jazz legend Turk Murphy found 80 tons of magic show behind a false wall in his warehouse. This is not (entirely) wrong. Come hear the crazy story of one of the greatest magicians of all time and the long trip his props made in magic history.
Co-Producer Christian Cagigal
