Reminder: Steamcon meeting this Sunday

The next Steamcon organizational meeting is:

Sunday, August 2nd at 3:00 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA

The parking in the library garage is free, but it does fill up.

For future reference, the next meeting will be:
September 13th 2:30-5:30, at the Seattle Airport Marriott. Parking should be free for this meeting.

The next one will be October 4th at the Marriott
Time to be announced., Parking will be $6.00

Diana Vick- Vice Chair of Steamcon
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Steamcon Meeting This Sunday - July 12, 2009

The next Steamcon organizational meeting is:

Sunday, July 12th at 3:00 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA

The parking in the library garage is free, but it does fill up.

For future reference, the next meeting will be: August 2nd (usual time and place)


Also the Steampunk Swapmeet is this Saturday. On Saturday July 11th at the All Pilgrim’s Church (lower level) we will be holding a Steampunk swapmeet/jumble/garage sale/ flea market thingy. It is the unifying theme for this event, but not a strict parameter. We are sort of time traveling sales folk, which also fits the genre, don’t you think?

All Pilgrim’s Church (lower level), 500 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102.

Noon to 6:00 PM. - Admission is free.

Steampunk items to donate?

There is a call for items to be auctioned off in a silent auction during Steampunk University to benefit Steamcon 2009.

If you have anything unique, interesting and wonderfully steamy that you’d like to donate to this worthy cause, please email info@steam-con.com. Deadlines for submissions is March 11th.

Steampunk University Press Release

Steampunk University is a one day workshop focusing on helping people understand steampunk and beginning to "gear up" for Steamcon, our steampunk convention happening later this year. Proceeds will go towards helping us make Steamcon great! Steampunk University will be held on March 22nd at Sunset Hill Community Center - 3003 NW 66th Street, Seattle, Washington 98117. There will be eight classes lasting fifty minutes each, complete with complimentary informational handouts. The classroom capacity is 100 people, so the attendance will be limited to 99 pupils. If advanced tickets sell out, no more will be available at the door. If available, tickets will be $20 at the door.

Advanced tickets are available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/57457


Tentative Class List:
9:00 AM – Registration/Sign In
10:00 AM - Introduction to Steampunk – Diana Vick
11:00 AM - Steampunk Thrifting – Annah Sophia Summers
12:00 PM - Steampunk Media Discussion (Brown Bag) – R. "Martin" Armstrong
1:00 PM - Women's Clothing – Claire Hummel
2:00 PM - Men's Clothing – Marshall Hunter
3:00 PM - Steampunk Music – Jordn Block
4:00 PM - Guns and Props – Anthony Hicks
5:00 PM - Art and Photography – Libby Bulloff


There will also be a Vendor's Hall with steampunk wares. Admission to the Vendor's Hall is included in your class registration. Separate admission for just the Vendor's Hall will be a $2.00 donation. Hours for the Hall are 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

A silent auction of unique and interesting steampunk items will be conducted during the day in the Vendor's Hall. Proceeds from this auction will benefit Steamcon.

This event has no parking lot of its own. Please use common sense when parking on the street and do not block anyone's drive way. Park as far away from the venue as you feel comfortable to accommodate those who are less able to do so. We thank you in advance.

If you choose to stay for the 12:00 PM brown bag steampunk media discussion, you may bring a brown bag lunch. There is no food available in walking distance from the venue.

Questions may be emailed to: info@steam-con.com

Update 03/01/09 - Here's the URL for Steampunk University http://www.steam-con.com/university/

Steamcon Meeting this Sunday!

The next Steamcon organizational meeting is Sunday, February 8th at 3:00 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library:

425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA

The parking in the library garage is free, but it does fill up.

For future reference, the next meetings will be :

• March 8th (usual time and place)
• April 5th (usual time and place)

Steamcon organizational meeting Sunday, January 4th

The next Steamcon organizational meeting is:

Sunday, January 4th
at 3:00 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library.
425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA

The parking in the library garage is free, but it does fill up.

For future reference, the next meetings will be :
February 8th (usual time and place)
March 8th (usual time and place)

Cascadia News Bytes: May 10th, 2008

This June, the North Cascades in Washington State will be hosting the 8th Annual Fairy Congress.

Also in June, the Showbox Sodo Theater will play host to the Full Moon Horror Show by Charles Band.

The Seattle Times covers the Emerald City Comic Con this weekend.

According to the Seattle PI, a vampire movie is being filmed in Des Moines Washington this weekend.

Two different groups in the Portland, Oregon area are developing new events in the city. The first is Trajectory a Progressive Science Fiction Film Festival that will take place September 12-14 at a movie theater. The second is MEWCon, a manga, anime, & science fiction convention that will take place December 31 - January 1. No location for either event has yet been announced.

The New York Times provides readers with an article devoted to the growing popularity of steampunk.

The USA Today gives readers a rundown on all the anime titles being made into live action movies.

News Nibbles: April 29, 2008

While I pretty much stopped scanning the bulletins, I did happened to catch a bulletins from Steampunk Magazine. The format of the bulletin was a little to big to post here, but I am going ahead and listing some of the links that in the bulletin and that may be of interest of Steampunk enthusiasts here:

• The Steampunk Workshop: http://steampunkworkshop.com/
• "Defending the Electronic Frontier" is the title of a print that is now being offered to benefit the EFF: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11255865
• Steampunk (Paperback) by Ann VanderMeer (Editor), Jeff VanderMeer (Editor): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892391759
• The steampunk jewelry of Molly “Porkshanks” Friedrich: http://porkshanks.deviantart.com/gallery/

The BBC has placed online "THE HITCHHIKER ADVENTURE GAME by Douglas Adams - 20th Anniversary Edition" It is an updated version of the Infocom interactive game. I personally haven't checked it out, but it looks like fun.

I received this notice from the crew of the USS Thermopylae: "Join the USS Thermopylae and Friends for our Second Anniversary Dinner on Saturday the 10th of May. RSVP by the 1st so the food can be set - JoFuller2 at Comcast dot net

The Cost is $10 a person to cover the immense amount of food being set up. There may even be a Private Showing of a full length recent Star Trek Fan Film that you may have heard about.who knows what lay in store for the curious. ~ 1st Lt Mitch Dunn, CMO, Region Five, SFI, CAG, USS Thermopylae, 503rd MSG, 4th BN, 5th BG" (Myspace Profile: http://www.myspace.com/ncc74703, Web page: http://www.ussthermopylae.org/ )