Re: Coming this weekend - The Steampunk Worlds Fair!
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On 5/16/12, jeffmach@wickedfaire.com <jeffmach@wickedfaire.com> wrote:
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> Coming to Piscataway, NJ this weekend: The Steampunk Worlds Fair!
>
> steampunkworldsfair.com
>
> If you miss out this weekend, you'll have to wait another year... to
> experience, quite simply, the best Steampunk festival in the country, if not
> the world!
>
> So, what is Steampunk? It is perhaps best understood as a forward-looking,
> optimistic and modernist outlook coupled with Victorian-era fashion and
> sensibilities. Much of its charm and growth has been attributed to its
> welcoming, family friendly nature, and its very diverse elements and sources
> of inspiration. The dress and mannerisms of a gentleman or lady, complete
> with pocket-watch, corset or vest, and top hat or parasol umbrella would be
> considered prototypically Steampunk, but so would a mad scientist, a
> Zeppelin pilot, a jungle-crawling gentleman-adventurer, Western fronteir
> bartender, or a clockwork tinkerer and inventor. (With all that said,
> though many will be in costume, do not feel that you have to be! And
> naturally if you wish to be, there will be many vendors prepared to
> help...)
>
> What might make us the best? It’s not simply the fact that we are,
> arguably, the largest event of this kind – we are filling two hotels! Both
> the Radisson and the Embassy Suites (Piscataway) will be main hotels.
>
> We have an unbelievable amount of entertainment, encompassing a diverse
> range and scope. For example, we have -
>
> The Symposium Track – for the intellectuals among us
> A DIY Maker Space – where you can get your hands dirty (including, but
> not limited to 20,000 Legos Under the Sea)
> The Marvelous Midway
> Milly Wonka’s Wild Absinthe Tasting
> The Goblin Market & VIP Meet and Greet
> Hope It Rains – Outdoor entertainment exclusively for damp weather
> And our ever-expanding list of performers, contests and presenters!
>
> We've got less than a week, folks! The Third Annual Steampunk World's Fair
> is less than FIVE DAYS away... and we're putting the finishing touches on
> our spectacular programming. Not one but TWO bands will be making their US
> debut at the Steampunk World's Fair – Strange Artifact (Japan) and Victor
> Sierra (France) – we can proudly say that we have unique entertainment you
> won't find anywhere else in the country
>
>
> Speaking of unique entertainment... try your luck on the Marvelous Midway –
> play traditional carnival games in the midst of unicyclists, fire jugglers,
> singing clowns... and more! The Midway harkens back to the golden days of
> the traveling circus. Some of our favorite performers – Emperor Norton's
> Stationary Marching Band – will be hosting their record release on the
> Midway. More exclusive material that you won't find anywhere else but
> World's Fair.
>
>
> If you're looking for a darker kind of carnival – upgrade your ticket, and
> gain admittance to the Goblin Market and Carnival Obscura, where anything
> and everything is for sale. For a few of your secrets, you can literally
> “toy” with our living dolls. A memory or two might buy a spin on the Wheel
> of Misfortune. A plethora of vendors offer every imaginable service –
> peddling everything from dreams, to Colors, to the absolution of sins. Also
> housed inside the Carnival is the VIP Meet and Greet – where you can mingle
> with our Steampunk Celebrities.
>
>
> Finally, be prepared to meet the Green Fairy! Well, lots of them, that is.
> Milly Wonka's Wild Absinthe Tasting – which now includes two delicious
> meads, as well as traditional and white absinthe – features unbeatable
> entertainment, and a gaggle of lovely fairies for your viewing pleasure.
>
> Find out more and purchase tickets at steampunkworldsfair.com !
>
>
> ON A FINAL NOTE...
>
>
> Hopefully, you've either purchased a ticket (or we've convinced you to do
> so!).
>
> A true Gentleperson/Explorer is always prepared. As you pack your trundles
> and bindles in preparation, please keep in mind the following things -
>
> Registration will be in the EMBASSY SUITES. (Please do note that both
> the EMBASSY and the RADISSON are “Main Hotels,” and have programming to
> reflect this.)
>
> If you've purchased a ticket to the Absinthe Tasting, the Dinner, or the
> Goblin Market, please review times and policies here.
>
> If you are planning to bring a weapon of any sort, please review our
> policy beforehand. Your safety is our highest priority.
>
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