What could be better than tea on the lawn in the sunshine?
How about spiked tea in air conditioning!
Steampunk Chicago and Geek Bar present the first Steampunk Tea Party of the summer on Saturday June 27, 2015, from 3-6pm. …
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Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands: The Absolute Elsewhere
May
19
The caravan wonderland music of Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands has crossed over into the realm of dreams. The thirteen tracks on The Absolute Elsewhere drew inspiration from the timeless imagery of Rusty McDonald of DividingMe Photography. Collaborative …
May Steampunk Luncheon and Apocalypse
May
12
Enjoy lunch and a trip down Fury Road. The tea at the Geek Bar will start earlier than previous months, running from noon to 3 on May 16, 2015. Some may call it lunch. Later risers may call it brunch. …
Victorian Gothic & Steampunk Magazine Kickstarter
Apr
29
The joke goes steampunk is what happens when goths discover brown. Put the black back on because Victorian Gothic & Steampunk Magazine is looking to go corporeal! The magazine has been available digitally and print-to-order and now is running a …
April Steampunk Tea Party
Apr
21
According to the Dictionary of Proverbs by way of Wikipedia, March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. The flowers have not bloomed yet, so escape the wind and rain with a nice cuppa at the Geek Bar’s …
What’s In a Name?
Apr
07
In the April 1987 Locus Magazine letters column, author K.W. Jeter coined the term steampunk.…
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.…
Steampunk Manifested
Feb
17
A spectre is haunting steampunk—the spectre of Marxism! On February 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto. By no means is steampunk a Marxist movement, but as this treatise influenced revolutions and built nations, its …
More Tea, Dears?
Jan
13
The Steampunk Tea Time at Geek Bar Beta in December was a success. The next one will be on January 17, 2015, at 3pm, and it will be an ongoing monthly event!
After the steampunks dissipated from December’s tea, staff …
A Steampunk Tea at Geek Bar
Dec
16
‘Tis the season to enjoy tea with friends! …Or so the saying goes. Luckily, there is a great option for we geeky steampunks this December.
UPDATE:
The event was a roaring success, with steampunks joining us from the city and …
