The Congress of Curious Peoples is an annual, ten-day series of lectures, performances and symposia exploring curiosity and curiosities. One talk looks at freak shows through the lens of Freud, while another led by magician and scholar Acep Hale examines the history of the con job. "Super Freak Weekend" and a two-day symposium take place Saturday and Sunday. Events are held at Sideshows by the Seashore and the Coney Island Museum. Below are the remaining events of the congress. Click here for the full schedule.

Monday April 11
7:30 pm: Evan Michelson of TV’s Oddities, A Gathering of Bones, $5
8:30 pm: The Flambeaux Sheaux Birthday Roast, $5

Tuesday April 12
7:30 pm: Ronni Thomas, The Diableiries and 19th Century Pre-cinematic Horror, $5
8:30 pm: Johnny Fox of the Freakatorium, $5

Wednesday April 13
7:30 pm: Judson Rosebush, Burlesque: Exotic Dancers of the 1950s and 60s, $5
8:30 pm: Bambi and Bambi: Classic Burley-q meets the New Burlesque, $5

Thursday April 14
7:30 pm: Amy Herzog, Primal Scenes: Sigmund Freud, Coney Island, and the Staging of Domestic Trauma, $5
8:30 pm: The Baron and Master Blaster Boy, $10

Friday April 15
7:30 pm: Acep Hale, Legerdemain and Larceny, $5
8:30 pm: Sideshow Legends Ward Hall and Bobby Reynolds, $15

Saturday April 16
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore, $10 – at the door, 1-8 pm (last ticket sold at 7 pm).

Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar (all day), free

10 am – 5:30 pm: Congress FOR Curious People (Day 1 of a 2-day Symposium), $25

Sunday April 17
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore, $10 – at the door, 1-8 pm (last ticket sold at 7 pm)

Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar (all day), free

10 am – 5:30 pm: Congress FOR Curious People (Day 2 of a 2-day Symposium), $25

All Congressional events were made possible, in part, by a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation.