It’s that special time of year for eggnog, staying in to watch a show, and getting all steamed up for the holidays. What better way to celebrate the turning of the year than with shows and stories we love, with …
Archive for the ‘Steampunk’ Category
Steampunk Music Video Roundup
Dec
05
Steampunk as a visual style has been spotted everywhere from fashion to interior design and of course, music videos! Right here in Chicago, the steampunk visual style can be seen by local artists and musicians.
First up, is our local …
Waistcoats and Weaponry Book Release Parties
Nov
11
Bestselling steampunk author Gail Carriger will be providing two opportunities to visit her in Chicago area libraries. They are launches for Waistcoats & Weaponry, the third book in her Finishing School series.
Finishing School is set in the …
A Journey to TeslaCon 5, or Chicago
Nov
04
TeslaCon 5 takes a Journey to the Center of the Earth November 7, 8 and 9th, 2014. The well-attended (and sold out!) con provides an immersive experience for steampunks. There will be live music, maker panels, dinosaurs and subterranean mystery. …
Lockport to Celebrate Steampunk Art and Summer This Weekend!
Jul
22
It’s the Summer of Steampunk here in Illinois and it continues to gather pressure! Lockport Illinois is a small town just outside of Chicago, and is host to a yearly Summer Art Series. This year the theme is Steampunk, and …
Step Back in Time Again and Steam out the Renaissance!
Jul
15
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The anachronistic studies know no bounds, especially when it comes to all things steam, swords, clocks, and corsets! This weekend July 19 and 20, step back in time at Bristol Renaissaince Faire for the annual steampunk invasion!…
V Is For Villains Masquerade Loft Party
Jun
24
June 27, 2014, 8 pm
featuring
… Colonel Gunn’s Wild West Music Show
Vourteque (After)
Special Guest from ROUGE Chicago’s
Michael Coorlim: Self-Published Steampunk
May
20
Self-publishing saved Michael Coorlim’s life. After stints as a retail clerk, a security guard and a janitor in a mental hospital, he directed his efforts into supporting himself through writing. It came with lessons in self-promotion, marketing, and cover …
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead!
Apr
22
The Promethean Theatre Ensemble adds steampunk to their production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The play reinvisions Shakespare’s Hamlet from the absurdist perspective of two of its minor characters.
Director (and Promethean Artistic Director) Beth Wolf …
