The Ripper has returned to London to continue his bloody work after a five-year absence. Games Master – Randy Price. “Return of the Ripper” is an 1890s scenario for the “Cthulhu By Gaslight” version Call of Cthulhu that takes place in London, beginning in late summer to early autumn of 1893. It involves a new series […]
This afternoon, March 12th, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a ban on events involving more than 100 people in one space. At this time we are still learning more about what this means and how this will impact the 2020 Steampunk Symposium. Tomorrow morning, March 13th, 2020, we are meeting with the manager of […]
New to Steampunk? Need a primer? Or maybe a refresher course? The 2020 Symposium Program invites you to join Steampunk author and editor Phoebe Darqueling for an overview of this quirky subgenre that we love so well. Presented by Phoebe Darqueling. The term Steampunk was coined in April 1987 by American author KW Jeter, but the genre stretches back […]
The Steampunk Symposium 2020 Program invites you to come see our vendors present their creations and participate in the attendee costume showcase. Hosted by As They Sew in France. Enjoy as our vendors present their creations for your viewing pleasure. Participate in the attendee costume showcase! An evening of fun and fashion on the runway. If […]
The Steampunk Symposium 2020 Program wishes to entertain you with True Tales of the Real Weird Wild West told in Two Cocktails . . . Presented by Baba Teddy & Lady Kate Henriott. In more True Tales & Cocktails, Baba Teddy and Lady Kate share the true stories, history and cocktails behind who the ‘Cowboys’ really […]
Shocking! Women who wore pants, and why they wore them! Presented by Dannyn (Dash) Qualls-Gibeau. From Bloomers and harem pants to overalls, Levi’s, chaps, and slacks, women have found any number of reasons for mannish garb, even in times when fashion and social propriety dictated that the female form be confined in acres of skirt […]
The Steampunk Symposium 2020 Program invites you to compete with a team of up to four people in a battle of costuming as part of the Steampunk Olympiad. Moderated by Dr. Jaimie Kelley. Teams will battle using needle and thread, hot glue, and a variety of tools to create a stunning steampunk outfit from thrift store […]
The Steampunk Symposium 2020 Program invites you to hear True Tales of Ancestors, Spirits and Releasing the Ghosts of Deadwood Gulch . . . Presented by Lady Kate Henriott & Baba Teddy. Lady Kate Henriott tells of her real life experiences talking to the dead and her life as detailed in her book ‘Talking To The […]
The 2020 Symposium Program invites to play the best Steampunk board game that we’ve ever played. Presented by Kevin Wing. The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch is a Victorian adventure board game, for 2 to 5 players, set in an alternate England, where magic and technology have taken an extraordinary turn. Playable as a campaign […]
The Steampunk Symposium 2020 Program invites you to partake in some Absinthe: Histories, Mysteries, Intrigue & Murder! Presented by Lady Kate Henriott & Baba Teddy. Absinthe is the most misunderstood of all drinks. Shrouded in mystery, a controversial history and it is without match, the most feared of all aperitifs. Join Lady Kate and Baba Teddy […]
So you wanna be a cowboy baby? Then let’s see if you have what it takes! The rodeo is designed to test a cowboys skills and determine who is the fastest, most able bodied man, woman, or person in the west. Presented by Airship Caduceus Moderated by Don Dodson III & Peter B Slayer. Contestants: […]
Steampunk Symposium 2020 is excited to have Eric McM (of Ford Theatre Reunion) performing his new act on the main stage this March. Eric McM’s music has been described as “a southern-gothic fairytale carnival, woven in guitar strings and accordion keys, growled and stomped into the hearts and minds of unsuspecting hooligans across the country.” […]