My terribly clever wife Liz circumvented my impending mid-life crisis when she bought me a penny-farthing bike for my 40th birthday. She knew that it would be an affordable substitute for a Ferrari or Porsche. As the Chicago seasons …
Archive for the ‘Old-Timey’ Category
History Revised!
Apr
25
History ain’t what it used to be! Steampunks mash up the past and present while looking to the future. Altered History and Alternate Histories are two websites that have fun scrambling the past.
Captain Kit Kaboom (aka Abbey Manalli of …
A TON Of Stuff For the Discerning Event-Goer This Week & Weekend!
Apr
09
My my what a week ahead of us we have! With the ever broadening array of things to do both vintage, retro, and steampunk, how can one decide? Well, we’re here to help you!
The Classic Remastered “A Trip To …
A Psyche-Dells-ic Trip
Apr
02
As summer slowly approaches one’s mind may wander to what a steampunker, or just general human being, might go about doing? If that is the case with you, and you happen to be local to Northern Illinois or Chicagoland, then …
Chicago’s Original Steampunk Event Returns This Saturday!
Feb
16
Two years ago, in the blustery month of March, we started a little shindig called “Clockwork Vaudeville” at a little bar called Exit. Within those two years Steampunk Chicago has proudly brought a large variety of acts to …
