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39 Weeks until the Exposition

39 Weeks until the Exposition

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...

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41 Weeks until the Exposition

41 Weeks until the Exposition

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...

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43 Weeks until the Exposition

43 Weeks until the Exposition

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...

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46 Weeks until the Exposition

46 Weeks until the Exposition

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...

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11 Months until the Exposition

11 Months until the Exposition

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, playwright, ghost...

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