Program Archives - Chicago Steampunk Exposition

Amy of Thalia Dance

by JP Dean | Jun 8, 2026

Amy is a member of Thalia Dance, a Fat Chance Belly Dance Style troupe in the Chicago suburbs. She’s performed at the Alley Art Festival in Aurora, Martini Room in Elgin, and the Elgin Pride Festival. Amy is also a cosplayer who guests at Chicago-area...

Randy Ingram

by JP Dean | Jun 8, 2026

Randy Ingram was born in Sheboygan, WI but has lived many years in Woodstock Illinois. Music has always been a part of who I am and I have always found a way to make it part of my life. I have been drumming since I was 9 when my grandma bought my first drum set. My...

Making Wonderland Earrings and More!

by JP Dean | Jun 4, 2026

Presented by Nyx Grabe $5 – $20 Session Materials Fee (payable to presenters) 30 – 40 Attendee Limit (sign ups outside craft room) 90 minutes During this workshop, I offer an array of different Wonderland inspired charms, beads, faux leathers and...

Decorating Your Cookie Gears

by JP Dean | May 26, 2026

Presented by Sarah Liechty $12 Session Materials Fee (payable to presenters) 20 Attendee Limit (sign ups outside craft room) 90 minutes Come and decorate your own steampunk gear sugar cookies with us! You will be given a kit, which includes, three different sizes of...

Charity’s Felted Soap Make and Take

by JP Dean | May 25, 2026

Presented by Auntie Charity Hystamine $5 Session Materials Fee (payable to presenters) Felted Soap Make and Take. Felt your own hand made soap for a superior clean without the violence of most exfoliants. Also works as a soap saver for all of your adventures. Charity...

Silly Smut – A Dramatic Reading of Poorly Executed Romance

by JP Dean | May 21, 2026

Presented by Auntie Charity Hystamine Dramatic Readings Of Poorly Executed Romance (DROPER) is a competitive expose of the best worst examples of the Bad Tropes in the Romance Genre. We’ve all read them and sighed. Now read them with all the flair you can muster! From...