Paper Casting Your Gears (13+)

Paper Casting Your Gears (13+)

Presented by Lady Fontayne Pen-ship – $5 Session Materials Fee  Using paper made from such unlikely contents as bamboo or wheat straw, we will make several castings of a selection of gears. While your castings are drying, you will complete a dazzling ATC or card...
DJ Zophiel

DJ Zophiel

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 May 2025 he will be returning to Chicago to co-DJ our Masquerade Ball. Zophiel has over 20...
Morse Code Bracelet (13+)

Morse Code Bracelet (13+)

Presented by Lady Fontayne Pen-ship – $10 Session Materials Fee  One cannot be too careful in these perilous times. Guard your identity with this handmade bracelet in the famous code used ’round the world. Your assignment, should you choose to accept:...
DJ Scary Lady Sarah

DJ Scary Lady Sarah

Chicago Goth DJ legend Scary Lady Sarah returns to the Exposition this May for our annual Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball (Saturday, May 31st, 2025). Scary Lady Sarah passionately enjoys & promotes good, new, dark alternative music. Since 1988 she has been a...
Cthulhu by Gaslight “The Haunting” (18+)

Cthulhu by Gaslight “The Haunting” (18+)

Games Master: Father Henry Astur (AKA Kody Raslawski) Gaming System: Cthulhu by Gaslight Players: 3-6 Duration: 3 hours Sign Up at the main Registration Desk in the Atrium Lobby At the request of a dear friend, investigators will look into the strange happenings at a...
Steampunk Economics (13+)

Steampunk Economics (13+)

Presented by Gregory Laffrenzen This panel will explore the economics of the industrial revolution, with a focus on how it can be incorporated into the steampunk genre. We will delve into 19th century consumerism, class, trade, and advertising, and discuss their...