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Keeping it weird: The Oddities and Curiosities Expo celebrates the unusual, creepy and spooky
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The Oddities and Curiosities Expo is a place for lovers of the strange and unusual.
Michelle Cozzaglio, the event鈥檚 co-creator, said the expo began in 2017, stemming from a desire to trade in all things weird, punk, alternative and the like.
Oddities and Curiosities has grown from a small event featuring Cozzaglio and a handful of like-minded friends to an expo that has traveled to 45 cities and three countries.
鈥淲e host vendors from all over the country with all things weird, creepy, spooky,鈥� Cozzaglio said. 鈥淏asically, if you love Halloween, you鈥檙e definitely going to find something.鈥�
The Oddities and Curiosities Expo will be in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 on Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8.
Alongside a multitude of vendors, Cozzaglio said, there are different classes eventgoers can register for.
A raccoon taxidermy class ($325) will be offered on Saturday, or eventgoers can attend the sunset moth entomology class ($150) or scorpion habitat entomology class ($150) on Sunday.
The Oddities and Curiosities Expo will have several stage performances during the day.
鈥淵ou can grab a drink, do some shopping, and then go watch a stage show,鈥� Cozzaglio said. 鈥淵ou could see magic. You can (see) people swallowing swords, which is really crazy to watch.鈥�
Cozzaglio said she is always looking for high-quality unusual art, bringing in vendors that specialize in antiques, jewelry, skulls, bones and more.
鈥淪o I鈥檝e got a lot of dark artists, so it鈥檚 not just horror art ... We鈥檝e got Halloween, we鈥檝e got fantasy, just all on the spectrum of weird,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he coolest part about it is it鈥檚 still very DIY. It鈥檚 not like a corporate convention. It鈥檚 just owned by Tony (Cozzaglio) and I and we really care and have passion towards it.鈥�
Cozzaglio said her passion is creating a community-driven event that has something weird for everyone.
鈥淭he word oddities means so many different things to so many different people,鈥� she said. 鈥淭o me, it just means coming and being yourself and being involved in something that鈥檚 different.鈥�
Elizabeth Secor is an arts fellow from the New Mexico Local News Fellowship program. You can reach her at esecor@abqjournal.com.
