Galvinism, ghosts, mesermism, and mediums — Victorian audiences were enthralled with discoveries that blurred the lines between science and magic, life and death. Presented at Symposium 2019 by Dr. Renea Frey Public demonstrations of scientific discoveries and supernatural wonders were both popular entertainment in the nineteenth century, which sometimes made it difficult to tell the […]
Learn how pigeon breeders, fern collectors, butterfly enthusiasts, and more contributed to scientific knowledge in the nineteenth century and how you can follow in their footsteps. Presented at Symposium 2019 by Dr. Renea Frey The study of Natural History was a popular past time in the Victorian era, inspiring everyday people to explore, collect, and […]
Presented at Symposium 2019 by Dan Tres OMi Dan Tres OMi of Capoeira Dayton will lead a hands-on capoeira workshop. Participants will learn about the history and sounds of capoeira as well as some basic movements of this Afro-Brazilian martial arts style before practicing what they picked up on each other! Dan Tres OMi, […]
Join us as we build an inexpensive teapot racer in under an hour. Presented at Symposium 2019 by Casimir Budzinski (Mr. Squeakers) Learn how to take an inexpensive RC car and turn it into a Teapot Racer! During the panel we will build an RC teapot racer and have it ready to race in less […]
The International Steampunk Symposium is excited to have Robyn Bennis, author of The Guns Above and By Fire Above, as our 2019 Guest of Honor Author. Robyn Bennis has done research and development involving human gene expression, neural connectomics, cancer diagnostics, rapid flu testing, gene synthesis, genome sequencing, being so preoccupied with whether she could that she never stopped to think […]
Scythe is an engine-building, asymmetric, competitive board game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. Gaming at Symposium 2019 – GM Captain Karl August Bergmann It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa. The ashes from the first great war […]
Presented at Symposium 2019 by Captain Karl August Bergmann & Sarah Worman Cincinnati saw multiple major building projects when Art Deco was in vogue and several of those masterpieces have survived to this day. Learn about Cincinnati’s architectural treasures dating from this era of big ideas. Captain Karl August Bergmann (AKA B.A. Klapper) is […]
Presented at Symposium 2019 by Calamity Labs Join Lord Dorian and the rest of the Labs as they explore what drinks were popular at soirées in the Victorian Times! Find out what drinkers snuck behind the law to imbibe during the Prohibition at Speakeasies! By the end of this session you’ll be able to take […]
Learn the exciting secrets of a home bar! Presented at Symposium 2019 by Calamity Labs Join Calamity Labs as they take you on a journey all about home bars! Learn how to stock your bar, and what to do with the things you’ve got! Cocktail recipes, techniques of bartending, and more will be discussed! […]
A whirlwind tour through historical queers and queer steampunk. Presented at Symposium 2019 by Bay Gaillard Ever wonder about historical queer folks? Keen to find out what people are doing to queer the genre of Steampunk? Come find out! Bay Gaillard writes erotica under the pen name Dominique Rothford and non-erotic short fiction under the pen […]
A writing advice panel that discusses the steamy side of Victorian Erotica and how to keep things both hot and historically accurate. Presented at Symposium 2019 by Bay Gaillard & James Gaillard Want to write historical erotica but unsure how to pull it off? Join this panel, where we shall be discussing just how nasty […]
Drink a real ‘Sazerac’ in three tales of Haitian Voodoo, Swiss Witchcraft, Masons and the Comet of 1812. Presented at Symposium 2019 by Baba Teddy You will be prepared an actual, ‘Sazerac’ cocktail as originally made by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, as you learn the hidden history of each of its original ingredients and an actual […]