“Vampires of London.”
There is now merely a fortnight until the Exposition once more opens its portals to imagination and immersion of an alternate 1893 World’s Fair! It is a time of finalizations: schedules firmed, food and beverage orders placed, printing, stitching, and more . . . We are excited to see you all again! 🙂
We are also nearing the launch of our annual Steam & Sorcery LARP mystery game that places you at the heart of the investigation into “The Shadow of Nosferatu.” Solve the enigma, save the day, and win prizes! This week we present to you the penultimate clue card in this story.
These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.
Also this week, we reveal the long awaited Steam & Sorcery LARP “Vampire” Archetype card . . .
Afternoon Tea
We are entering the final days to purchase your tea tickets! Please note, tea tickets will not be sold onsite,
Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and, for some, delightful conversation with our guests of honor.
Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).
Saturday – 2pm
- Afternoon Tea Party (Saturday)
- Afternoon Tea with Jim Butcher (Saturday) SOLD OUT
- Afternoon Tea with Leanna Renee Hieber (Saturday)
Saturday – 4pm
Sunday – 2pm
- Afternoon Tea Party (Sunday)
- Afternoon Tea with Jim Butcher (Sunday) SOLD OUT
- Afternoon Tea with Leanna Renee Hieber (Sunday)
Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.
Program Updates
The full schedule! There might be a few edits and alterations in the next couple of weeks, but for the most part this will be the order of events for April 2024
In our final rush to get all the descriptions on the schedule, we added TEN new presentations this past week!!!
- A Haunted History of Invisible Women
- Dracula Forever
- O Gothic Novel! An Entertaining, Irreverent History
- Afrofuturism + Steampunk
- Budget Friendly Props and Paraphernalia
- Steampunk Clothing Exchange
- Electronic Flourishes and Accoutrements for the Overly Ambitious Non-Engineer.
- Table Top Gaming Library
- Fashion Show
- Mechanical Creature Puppets Made by the Mad . . . We Mean You!!!
For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.
Social Media
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- LIKE the Chicago Steampunk Expo page on Facebook for regular updates!
- RSVP to our Facebook event page!
- JOIN the Chicago Steampunk Exposition Adventurers’ Club group of Facebook to make plans with other steampunks!
- Yes, it’s all Facebook, but when we start posting on other platforms, we’ll be sure to add them to this list.
On the Horizon . . .
- The Mysterious Fixers
- Steampunk Fashion Show
- . . . and more!