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The Steampunk World’s Fair! What is all the hoopla about?

Rum & Guns, by Christopher HayesWelcome to a three-day expedition into yesterday’s future! (And no, that doesn’t mean the present!) SPWF is the first East Coast event to welcome Steampunks, Neo-Victorians, Retro-futurists, Gas Lamp Fantasists, and any and all others who consider themselves part of steampunk into a weekend long festival celebrating all things steamy!

An interactive and social event for people of all levels of steampunk know-how (yes, even you sitting in the corner of the internet, not sure you know what steampunk is or if you even like it) to communicate, dance, exchange, and explore. Here, you will find representation of the art, culture, fashion, technology, history, gaming, and music of this fascinating and scintillating subculture and genre.

Say you enjoy the post-enlightenment of the Industrial Revolution, or Victorian Era upper-class sensibilities, or the mutated past merged with modern mentalities and counter-culture ethos. Maybe you like the skewed science of “What if?” and the historical settings, or you simply like to look dapper in your top hat. There is something here at the Steampunk World’s Fair for you!

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There are many more event details forthcoming. But to give you some very likely pieces:

Egads! The delicious Cup of Brown Joy Tea Party, for those of you with a little money in pockets.

Zounds! The not-catered ball, for those of you whose pockets contain little coin of the realm! Magnificent it will nonetheless be!

Gasp and astound! The many discussions, debates, workshops, and demonstrations of Art, Science, Fashion, Past, Future, and many many more things!

Egads once more! The Murder Mystery Dinner! Some live-action playing-of-roles! Absinthe cocktails! Dancing girls! (Hula girls? HULA GIRLS!?)  Naval battles in the natatorium! Pipes in the gazebo!

And don’t pass up the Gaslamp Cabaret, 3 full hours of entertainment and an open bar!  The Gentleman’s Duel! The Mad Science Fair! The Original Film Festival!  And the Bazaar!  You can’t forget the Vendor’s Bazaar! Perhaps even the world’s only Steampunk Rock Opera. Stranger things have happened!

We are very much looking forward to seeing all you wonderful people there!

Image (c) 2009 Christopher Hayes