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ODDMENTS VII 2020
A collection of compelling curiosities, distracting delights, peculiar pursuits, and odd ends
ODDMENTS VII
Dec 15, 2020
Curated by Odd Salon Co-Founder and Curator, Annetta Black
FEATURING:
Christian Cagigal ~ Carter The Great: The Journey of a Weird, Wonderful Show
Myth says that jazz legend Turk Murphy found “80 trunks of magic show” behind a false wall in his San Francisco warehouse. This is not (entirely) wrong. Come hear the crazy story of one of the greatest magicians of all time and the long, strange trip his props made in magic history.
Olivia Owre-Bell ~ Curious Curie in the Land of the Free: Madame Curie’s 1921 travels to the United States
After achieving success by being the first female to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two, the world renowned scientist found herself in need and the answer unexpectedly came through a friendship with a bold female journalist, and publicity tour of America.
Priscilla Mollard ~ d’Aulnoy & d’Aubigny: The Teller of Tales & the Swinger of Swords
Long before the brothers Grimm, French writer and salonnière Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulnoy gained notoriety for the short, fantastical – and subversively feminist- tales, which she called contes de fées (fairy tales). At the same time, another woman, known as La Maupin was living a life of high art and adventure, a real-life bisexual opera singing sword fighter whose life mirrored some of Madame d’Aulnoy’s heroes.
Alexander Razo-Myers ~ Rebecca, the “Obstreperous” White House Raccoon
Before the press ritual of pardoning a turkey, Rebecca the Raccoon was part of Coolidges’ informal zoo after arriving at the White House for dinner—though not as a guest, she would become a part of the Coolidge family, one of the most popular of the animal zoo the White House was from Theodore Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson.
Lilia Gutnik ~ Dies Irae: The Immortality of a Mortal Musical Meme
Four distinctive musical notes have permeated Western social consciousness for 800 years, from Hollywood films to Christmas carols. First heard in the 13th century, this musical motif is an example of the surprising ability for a small but beautiful thing to survive centuries, and connect disparate moments in history through a shared melody.
Casey Selden ~ The Mechanical Turk: Chess Playing Automaton
“The Turk” was an ingenious mechanical device designed to charm and entertain the fancy folks of the Austro-Hungarian court for a night. But it was so fantastically successful that it and its handlers traveled around Europe and America for 68 years, going up against the greatest minds of two generations, and managing to keep the secret of its inner workings for all that time. But now those secrets are revealed!
Streaming with live community chat on YouTube via private invite
Pay what you can sliding scale: Tickets starting at $5
New and renewed memberships purchased now include complimentary tickets to our end of the year ODDMENTS salon + discounts and private event access for all of 2021:
Facing tough economic times? We hear you. Trade us one weird fact and we’ll send you a free ticket – for ODDMENTS, we’d you to share with us something weird that you learned this year. tre@oddsalon.com.
