The Miss Subways Extravaganza is THIS THURSDAY!
Our Judges Panel of New York Icons Will Determine Who Takes Home the Transit Tiara!
**Our Cinema City Series Kicks Off on Saturday!**
Come Journey Through Coney Island's History on Film With a Fab Presentation and Uniquely Crafted Snacks!
**The City Reliquary Proudly Presents: P.S. NYC**
A Fascinating Collection of NYC Board of Education Artifacts From 1850 - 1970!
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**The City Reliquary and Riders Alliance Proudly Present the 2019 Miss Subways Extravaganza!
Thursday, October 3, doors at 7:00
Advance Tickets $20 / City Reliquary Members $15**
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The Third Annual Miss Subways Extravaganza will take place on **Thursday, October 3, 2019**! We’re returning to [Littlefield](https://www.littlefieldnyc.com/), 635 Sackett Street in Brooklyn, for this year’s celebration of the weird, wild, frustrating, entertaining, and vital circulatory system that is our city’s subways.
This event serves as a call to arms for subway supporters and lovers of the NYC underground. A modern take on the [Miss Subways pageants held in NYC between 1941 and 1976](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Subways), subway riders of all ages and gender identities are encouraged to participate! In a [night of performances](https://gothamist.com/2018/09/28/photos_miss_subways_2018.php) spanning the classy, the trashy, the weird, and the whimsical, contestants will demonstrate their devotion to their subway line of choice.
Our panel of distinguished judges this year includes [Roger Clark](https://twitter.com/RogerClark41), dogged reporter for NY1; [Reverend Jen Miller](https://twitter.com/reverendjen), performance artist, Lower East Side icon, and elf enthusiast; [Curtis Sliwa](http://guardianangels.org/about/curtis-sliwa), founder of the Guardian Angels, and [Michele Carlo](http://www.michelecarlo.com), author, artist, and famed storyteller. We can't wait to see which of our fabulous contestants they will crown!
This year we also welcome some very special guests: [Two Boots Pizza](https://twoboots.com/) will be taste-testing a new Miss Subways pizza designed by our own Miss Subways 2018, Parker MacLure! And Denny Daniel of the [Museum of Interesting Things](http://www.museumofinterestingthings.org) will bring items from the Museum's collection for your perusal!
**Tickets Available Now! – $20 General Admission – $15 City Reliquary Members (Join Today!)**
The City Reliquary is pleased to announce our Fall event series, **Cinema City**! Presented by [Screen Slate](http://screenslate.com) contributor and NYC trivia expert (part of the [reigning Panorama Challenge championship team](https://levysuniqueny.com/blog/the-12th-annual-panorama-challenge-results/)!) Cosmo Bjorkenheim, each Cinema City program will explore New York City’s many and varied depictions in film through clips and discussion. From early Edison experiments to recent blockbusters, studio standards to cult favorites, you’ll see New York in a whole new light!
On **Saturday, October 5, 2019**, Cinema City kicks off with an exploration of Coney Island on film! Coney Island’s thrill rides and colorful entertainment have made it a popular on-screen destination for more than 100 years. As its fortunes have changed, so too has its depiction in popular culture. Cosmo will trace the history of America’s playground from dream destination to Darren Aronofsky fever dream in this hour-long program. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the City Reliquary’s collection afterward!
Plus, it wouldn’t be a film screening – or, indeed, a trip to Coney Island – without refreshments! Included in your ticket is an array of unique Coney Island-themed snacks from culinary creatives Lucia Jazayeri and Anna Gelb, a.k.a. Forest Dinners. Lucia is the Creative Director for [Clover Food Lab](https://www.cloverfoodlab.com/). Anna is the Director of Events for [Outstanding in the Field](http://www.outstandinginthefield.com/). You’ll also receive a drink from our friends at [Brooklyn Brewery](http://brooklynbrewery.com)! (Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.)
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**Save the Date for upcoming Cinema City programs!** Each one will take you on a unique journey through New York City, accompanied by thematic snacks and drinks.
**Friday, October 25**: Cinema City: Not New York. Other cities try, and fail, to replicate New York on film. That costume's not convincing, Vancouver.
**Saturday, November 16**: Cinema City: Bad NY Geography. Calling out films that don't get NYC right - we've all noticed, and been annoyed by this all-too-frequent occurrance!
As students and teachers return to their classrooms this fall, they follow a [215-year-old tradition](https://archive.org/stream/newyorkpublicsch00palmrich/newyorkpublicsch00palmrich_djvu.txt) of free public schools in New York City. [Marty Raskin](https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/05/22/retired-nyc-teacher-a-curator-of-public-school-memorabilia), lifelong New Yorker, proud alumnus of New York City’s public school system, and retired schoolteacher, has [spent decades](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/nyregion/nyc-schools-collector) amassing a collection of NYC Board of Education materials reflecting a significant period of this history, now on view at the City Reliquary Museum.
This exhibition illustrates the lived experience of generations of NYC public school students: their fashions, tokens of school spirit, classroom decorations and attendance records. Mr. Raskin’s interest in collecting NYC public school memorabilia stems from his own fondly-remembered student experience at P.S. 202, where he recalls the instructors and staff as supremely engaged and supportive. Inspired by one of his teachers, Mr. Raskin began by collecting Parker Duofold fountain pens and his collection grew from there to include school records, class photos, clothing, building fixtures, furniture, and teaching equipment. A [dunce chair](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-dunce-cap-wasnt-always-so-stupid), used in the 1850s when pupils were taught in one large schoolroom, and a mechanical eraser cleaner, used in the now-bygone days of chalkboards, are two highlights of the collection on display.
We hope you'll join us on October 24 at 6:30 for a reception and discussion with Mr. Raskin about his wide-ranging collection!
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