Traveling in the Victorian Era was not for the faint of heart and in the world of Steampunk you may venture by air, land, sea and even through time. Adventure awaits you at Geneva Steam Convention 2018 where swashbuckling airship …
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Mysticism, Mystery and Magick at Geneva Steam Convention
Mar
07
Occultist Aleister Crowley neatly summarized the Victorian mystical attitude as “the Aim of Religion “ and “the Method of Science.” Genenva Steam Convention explores these through its 2017 theme: Mysticism, Mystery and Magick.
The Con is a mid-winter carnival aimed …
TeslaCon 7: La Grande Exposition Scientifique
Nov
08
I can see why TeslaCon 7 is embracing the Francophile wing of steampunk with La grande Expostion Scientifique. The culture has Frenchy and the Punk, Veroniqe Chavalier, Spiky, Victor Sierra, Jean-Christophe Valtat, and of …
Once Upon Geneva Steam
Mar
08
Once upon a time, in the Magical Land of Cheese, an enterprising young convention decided to hold its second gathering of steampunks. They summoned the retrofuturists from near and far and enchanted them. They became their favorite fairly tales!
Geneva …
TeslaCon 6: The Wild Wild West
Nov
17
Steampunks will come a-ridin’ into town, a-whompin’ and whoopin’ for TeslaCon 6: The Wild Wild West. The three-day immersive event runs November 20th through the 22nd 2015 at the Marriott Madison West in Middleton, WI.
TeslaCon offers …
Splendid Teapot Racing
Sep
29
Several weeks ago, I was invited to join or like a Facebook page for Splendid Teapot Racing. It’s a steampunk group for mounting teapots on remote control car chasses and running the contraption through an obstacle course. It looks to …
Chi-Fi 2015
Mar
17
Chi-Fi presents its sophomore celebration of geekdom March 19-22 at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chiacago at 17 E Monroe Street.
The inaugural Chi-Fi 0 was a one-day affair on March 29, 2014. It expanded to a full-weekend affair.…
A Dark Victorian Romance
Feb
06
The Circle City Aerodrome (http://www.circlecityaerodrome.org) nonprofit society for steampunk arts and culture presents A Dark Victorian Romance. Their second annual immersion weekend will host events free and open to the public as well as a la carte events …
Go West!
Jan
21
You would expect to see more airships sailing over the prairie, bound for the badlands or the Pecos River. There should be a speck of a dirigible hovering in the wide-open skies of the big country. Considering that Chicago is …
TeslaCon 4: The Congress of Steam
Oct
29
Lord Bobbins, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, presents the fourth annual TeslaCon. This year it runs October 31 through November 3. The suspicious Baton Faction may be lurking, attempting to thwart Bobbin’s aims of steampunk unification.
Fancy dress will …
