Our Fantastic Calendar of Steampunk Events
The latest Steampunk events, gatherings and Steampunk parties in Chicago can be found here! The RLGEMS is the premiere Chicago Steampunk group; we produce parties, soirees, outings, gatherings, game nights, movie trips, and more.
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Our Official Events:
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| October,2011 | |
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Fri 21st Oct 8:00 pm 2:00 am | Carnivale Delirium II On Friday October 21st Steampunk Chicago invites you to return for... THE CLOCKWORK VAUDEVILLE's CARNIVALE DELIRIUM (2)! A vaudeville-burlesque-circus side show EXTRAVAGANZA! Starring Vagabond Opera - Portland, OR www.VagabondOpera.com "Unbelievable vaudeville cabaret show and music!" Veronique Chevalier - Los Angels, CA www.WeirdVal.com "Master of Ceremonies and polka aficionado!" The Dead Man's Carnival - Milwaukee, WI www.DeadMansCarnival.com "Circus sideshow and magic act!" Eerie Twilight - Detroit, MI "Sensual steampunk burlesque!" Candy Town - Chicago, IL www.Reverbnation.com/CandyTown "The ultimate cabaret act!" The White City Rippers - Chicago, IL www.Myspace.com/BodiceRippers "Mechanical squeeze box and theremin band!" with additional accompaniment by the... Lords & Ladies DJs! "Vaudevillian disc jockey extra-ordinaires!" www.Soundcloud.com/Steampunk-Chicago-Djs Photobooth by Glitter Guts www.GlitterGuts.com Mustache Contest with Ken Melvoin-Berg of Weird Chicago and Jeremy Scheuch, GM of Do312.com! All this (and MORE!) at... Reggie's Rock Club - 2109 S. State St. - Chicago, IL www.ReggiesLive.com Doors open at 8. Tickets $15 in advance at www.Ticketfly.com $20 at the door $40 limited VIP tickets - 2 hour open bar (21+ only) This event is 18+ 21+ to drink www.SteampunkChicago.com www.Reggieslive.com www.Do312.com Reggie's Rock Club - 2109 S. State St. |
Sat 22nd Oct all day | Theater Bizzare |
Sat 22nd Oct all day | Begger's Carnival |
| November,2011 | |
Tue 8th Nov 9:00 pm midnight | Steampunk 101 Steampunk has made its way into lots of fiction, art, movies, music, fashion and more. But what exactly is it and where does it come from? This movement that reenvisions history with anachronistic Victorian technology inspires modification of objects to reflect an aesthetic of brass goggles, airships, gears, steam-powered devices and more. Learn about steampunk or further your pre-existing preconceptions about it at this event that promises to make the past the future. Joe Mason seeks not to convert the world to a neo-Victorian amalgamation of brass and gears, but to expound on the aesthetic of the contemporary steampunk movement. He operates the theremin, drum machines and other gadgets in Chicago’s old timey mad scientist band The White City Rippers, which you can listen to at myspace.com/bodicerippers. Joseph C.R. Vourteque is a self-appointed Lord Baron and deranged mad man, producer and remix artist. He is also an entrepreneur and club promoter, one of the minds behind a variety of steampunk-inspired spectacles, promoting them on steampunkchicago.com. Fay Kabian is an un-lady, un-mitigated promoter, cinema arts & design expert, un-apologetic gypsy fiend as well as a taxidermy collector. She recruits entertainment and writers for steampunkchicago.com. She is also an expert in the subgenre of dieselpunk. Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm 21+, donations appreciated Homeroom is a not-for-profit organization promoting new creative content, featuring some of Chicago’s best new art, film, music and literary readings. For more info: homeroomchicago.org/ www.facebook.com/event......90367 The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Chicago, Illinois |
Sat 12th Nov 6:00 pm 9:00 pm | V is for Villains w Lords & Ladies DJs The Chicago Acoustic Underground presents: V Is For Villains headlining The Bottom Lounge on Saturday November 12th. We will be playing with Hail The Horizon. Also Joining us will be the fantastic Lords and Ladies of Steampunk Chicago and the Official Pinup Calendar release for The Death Maidens models. Tickets are $10.00 and this is an ALL AGES show! More info to come! The Bottom Lounge 1375 W. lake St Chicago, IL |
Fri 18th Nov to Sun 20th Nov all day | CONS - TeslaCon (SOLD OUT!) The convention will transport you into a Steampunk world where staff and ship’s crew will assist you during the weekend in full regalia. Courteous ship’s valets will deliver your luggage to your state room while my staff will make sure your weekend aboard the HMS Trident is full of panels, adventure and, of course, the fun you will only find at TeslaCon. Even the food to be served will be planned to fit our excursion and points of interest. Madison, WI |
Fri 18th Nov 11:30 am 1:00 pm | Teslacon Panel: Everyday Steampunk As the idea of steampunk as a subculture grows, so does the questions such as “what DOES one wear when going to the store?” Our panelists describe their everyday wear, from a meld of the every-day and the anachronistic to when they feel it’s appropriate to wear their pocket watches, take out their walking sticks or don that great jacket they own outside of Steampunk events. Leviathan |
Fri 18th Nov 11:30 am 1:00 pm | Teslacon Panel - Practical Airship Skills Sure, you’re an airship pirate, or a mechanic, captain, or maybe just an air-bilge monkey. You’ve gone on these grand adventures and seen exotic places, but can you describe how your ship works? It’s time to know how much canvas to fly and proper balloon inflation in a nor’easter! Get hands on with real airship knots and bends and learn all about airship rigging, piloting, tactics, and mooring, as well as what to do when it all goes wrong. Presented by Rev. Captain S. Flint Tesla |
Fri 18th Nov 8:30 pm 10:00 pm | Teslacon Panel: Pirate movie screening and discussion A comedy event centered about a new invention moving pictures. Join us as we talk about this amazing new technology that makes moving images appear on screen as if in real life. Watch the first movie ever made – “the arrival of a bicycle” and learn how it was possible to make. Then, on to our feature presentation – a pirate tale full of adventure and dazzling visual effects. Damsels in distress, fierce pirates, tall ships and cannons, and of course, pirate treasure! Then, meet our director straight from Russia and our movie star – Thee Bluebeard – and ask them all the questions you want! Presented by Daria Melnikova & Thee Bluebeard Nemo |
Fri 18th Nov 9:30 pm midnight | Teslacon: RLGEMS Midnight Gala The Royal Ladies’ & Gentle-mens’ Experimental Madness Society cordially invites you to the RL Gems Midnight Galas! On the Friday evening of Novmeber 18th, and starting at 9pm, the RL&GEMS invite you to to celebrate the successful launch of HMS Trident. This is truly to be an affair unlike ANY other! Tickets to the gala are $5 USD, you may pay at the door. This is a 21 and up event. Leviathan |
Sat 19th Nov 11:30 am 1:00 pm | Teslacon Panel: To antique or not to antique? Lets face it, steampunkers love antiques (why wouldn’t we) but not everyone knows how or where to find that rare 19th century pair of sunglasses or that 150 year old monkey skull (or even better, how to find them and pay a fraction of their worth). Our panelists talk about their experiences antiquing and give their suggestions on how to make the most of your antiquing adventure. Leviathan |
Sat 19th Nov 1:00 pm 2:30 pm | Teslacon Panel: Are there rifts and feuds in steampunk fandom? Everyday more and more people find themselves attracted to the steampunk movement, and each one of them are attracted for their own reasons. Is this creating rifts? And if so, why? Can book worms and party animals or re-anactors and fashionistas meet in the middle to form one subculture? Our panelists, and you, discuss. Main Ballroom A |
Fri 25th Nov to Sun 27th Nov all day | Chicago TARDIS Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard IL |
| December,2011 | |
Tue 27th Dec 8:00 pm 2:00 am | A Circus & Vaudeville New Years presented by Dead Man's Carnival! On Tuesday Dec 27th Join us for the DEAD MAN'S CARNIVAL NEW YEAR SHOW! Featuring THE DEAD MAN'S CARNIVAL www.DeadMansCarnival.com A collective of freaks, contortionists, human block heads, musicians, magicians and generally strange yet delightful folk! along with ENVIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT! www.encroach.net The ultimate in magic brass circus band action! and of course THE LORDS & LADIES DJs!!! www.SteampunkChicago.com Steampunk DJs du-jour w/ wacky fusion-o-scope machine antics! This event is 18+ $10 in advance at www.ReggiesLive.com $12 at the door As always - dressing up is encouraged but NOT required! This event is presented by Dead Man's Carnival with support from the following www.ReggiesLive.com www.SteampunkChicago.com Happy New Years! Reggie's Rock Club 2109 S. State St. Chicago, IL |
| January,2012 | |
Fri 13th Jan 9:00 pm 2:00 am | Theater Bizarre pres. Wonderland The Blue Carpet Premiere Party of Wonderland At The Redford Theater With live performances by members of The Wonderland Cast DJ accompaniment by Lords & Ladies DJs Pre-sale - $15 Door - $20 Tickets available at The Redford Theater Box Office or Noir Leather more info at www.Wonderland-Detroit.com The Redford Theater - 17360 Lasher Rd, Detroit MI |
