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Description
✨ We invite you to celebrate a momentous occasion… ✨
On SATURDAY October 3rd (11am–6pm), the Menagerie invites you to celebrate 5 years in Nevada City with an interactive cabinet of curiosities at the Miners Foundry. Explore a highly curated collection of extraordinary vendorsselling handmade wares, offering everything you never knew you needed—bones, bugs, taxidermy, medical specimens, bath & beauty, eerie art, peculiar antiques, unique fine jewelry, and curious décor.
🎟️GENERAL ADMISSION $10
📍Miners Foundry Nevada City
Your General Admission ticket includes:
👉Lectures w/Dr. Paul Koudounaris
🎶Performances by Dead Souls (Joy Division tribute band) & The Reptile House (Sisters of Mercy tribute band)
🎧DJ Miz Margo
🥀Burlesque: AvaLanche
🔮Belly Dancing: Earth Heart
‼️PLUS Access to: Full Bar, Tarot Reading by The Cauldron, Pinning Workshops with Silvermoon Curiosities & Taxidermy Classes with Classic Mouse Parade!
ADVANCE WORKSHOP TICKETS INCLUDE ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION!
1:30 Taxidermy Mouse Workshop Curious about taxidermy? Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the basics of mouse taxidermy in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment. No prior experience is necessary. We provide all tools, materials, and guidance. By the end of class, you’ll take home your very own taxidermy mouse creation. Approx 2.5 hrs in length.
This workshop is open to participants 18 and over (or with a guardian’s signed consent).
ALL SALES FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
NO GUEST SEATING.
11:30 Blue Hookwing Butterfly GOOD FOR BEGINNERS! Curious about pinning but never tried?? Join us for a hands-on beginners workshop where you’ll learn the basics of pinning. Includes Blue Hookwing Butterfly specimen, an 8x8" pre-matted frame, pinning kit, and access to my digital class to take home - No prior experience is necessary. We provide all tools, materials, and guidance. By the end of class, you’ll take home your very own pinned buttery in a frame, ready to display!
Approx 1.5 hrs in length.
This workshop is open to participants 12 and over (or with a guardian’s signed consent).
ALL SALES FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
NO GUEST SEATING.
2:30 Giant Blue Morpho Butterfly INTERMEDIATE! For those with some experience in pinning, this class is for you. Take the next step and join us for a more intricate workshop where you’ll put your past experience to work with this beautiful and fragile species. This class is suitable for anyone who has prior experience with butterfly pinning. Includes Giant Blue Morpho Butterfly specimen, an - Includes an 8x10" pre-matted frame, pinning kit, and digital class access to take home - NOT FOR BEGINNERS! We provide all tools, materials, and guidance. By the end of class, you’ll take home your very own pinned buttery in a frame, ready to display!
Approx 2.0 hrs in length.
This workshop is open to participants 18 and over (or with a guardian’s signed consent).
Join Dr. Paul Koudounaris as he takes you on his journey into the lives of cats, dogs, death, and all things he finds curious...
Lecture Times:
12:30 PM
2:30 PM
These are informal presentations with open seating, first-come, first-served and are included in your general admission ticket.
wiki bio: Paul Koudounaris is an American author and photographer. He has a PhD in Art History, and his publications in the field of charnel house and ossuary research have made him a well-known figure in the field of macabre art and art history.
☀️Rain, wind, or sunshine—it’s INDOORS!
🏹Ins & outs allowed with wristband.
🚘Free parking
👽All ages welcome (under 10 free w/paid adult)
♿️ADA Accessible
Make it a weekend, stay the night and keep the adventure alive—wander historic Nevada City or rest your head at the haunted-luxe National Exchange Hotel and many other fine establishments.
ALL TICKET SALES FINAL NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
Why settle for ordinary when you can surround yourself with the strange, the rare, and the unforgettable? Join the ODDventure!
Date & Time
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Venue Details
Miners Foundry Cultural Center
325 Spring StreetNevada City, California 95959
