The Random Cafe

The Random Cafe

The Random Cafe is a husband and wife art duo. At their shop you will randomly encounter an assortment of hand made curiosities. horns, wands, stickers, bookmarks, unique wall art, needle felts, the legion of shadow cats, and even more chaos . . .  Click on the banner...
A Magical Guide to Wonderland

A Magical Guide to Wonderland

A Magical Guide to Wonderland, Being a Discussion of the Many and Varied Denizens of the Astral Plane and Beyond Presented by Jeffrey S. Kupperman The Wonderland books are filled with fantastic realms filled with denizens strange and bizarre. Some have suggested that...
Deborah Olson Milliner Extraordinaire

Deborah Olson Milliner Extraordinaire

Exquisite, hand-crafted ladies’ and some gentlemen’s hats of the Victorian, Edwardian and Steampunk era. An award-winning professional milliner with over 25 years experience, I specialize in exquisitely designed and beautifully appointed ladies’ and...
23 Weeks until the Exposition

23 Weeks until the Exposition

2026 is here, heralding the coming of this June’s Chicago Steampunk Exposition with special guests Gail Carriger, UnWoman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and a number of other people who make Steampunk truly wonderful! Work is now underway for an updated version of...
Lewis Carol the Mathematician

Lewis Carol the Mathematician

Presented by Flynn Dustrud Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Wonderland author Lewis Carroll, was actually a mathematician by profession. This talk will cover his mathematics for the non-mathemtician. Flynn Dustrud is a Math Instructor at Madison College. They...