by JP Dean | Jul 14, 2023
DJ Zophiel Returns! In 2023 DJ Zophiel (AKA Thom Truelove) had people dancing at both the Chicago Steampunk Exposition and the International Steampunk Symposium, and we are pleased to announce that in April 2024 he will be returning to Chicago to co-DJ our Masquerade...
by JP Dean | Jun 30, 2023
Valentine Wolfe & the Music of Nosferatu In April 2024, the haunting sounds of Valentine Wolfe will accompany a screening of the classic silent film Nosferatu (1922) as well as other performances from the dark duo. A symphony of darkness, Valentine Wolfe performs...
by JP Dean | Jun 16, 2023
Remembering Lovelace as well as Babbage 15 years ago, June 14th was declared International Steampunk Day, but why? The plain truth is that in 2008, then college student, Drew Mierzejewski wanted to host a Steampunk party and picked June 14th as “International...
by JP Dean | May 25, 2023
The Horror, the Horror, the Horror . . . Prepare to Enter the Penny Dreadfuls of the 1893 Exposition! May 26th, 1897 saw the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, four years after the Chicago Exposition. Some speculate that Stoker was in Chicago during 1893 and...
by JP Dean | May 13, 2023
Leanna Renee Hieber Returns! We are pleased to announce that author Leanna Renee Hieber will join us again for “The 1893 Exposition & the Shadow of Nosferatu” with her insights and passion for Victorian Gothic literature. Hieber is an actress,...
