Dancers, Hooray!

Friday night after the staged reading we will be graced by the lovely and fabulous Brookes and Company Dancers performing a piece entitled Used to be Gorgeous:

USED TO BE GORGEOUS: Five conflicting selves engage the traditional confines of performance with contemporary albeit unsettling solutions.  Antagonistic partnering dismantles the troupe, and soloists expose their physical limitations striving to fill an inhuman negative space. They rend the space with distorted, ballet-infused burlesque movements. They exhaust and destroy themselves in an attempt to impress an evanescent audience. The viewer is presented with entertainment that questions acceptable forms of pleasure. 

Saturday Schedule!

Theatre:

12-1 The Extraordinary Contraptions!

1-2 Open Mike, Steampunk Poetry

2-3  STEAMPUNK Parade down Frankling Street [we will be crashing the Art-B-Que, hurray!]

3-4 Mr. Friskett's Improv!

3-4 A High Tea [in the Lobby]

4-5 Open Mike, Steampunk Writings [have something particularly steamy, come share!And meet the playwright of HMS Tempest!] In the Lobby

4-5 Steampunk Props and Armament Panel with Outland Armour [Theatre]

5-6 DINNER BREAK [headin' over to the Joyce!]

7:30-9:30 Second Reading of HMS Tempest: A Steampunk Romance

10-1045ish Thimblerig and Mr Friskett Present the Closing Ceremonies

11-.... James Joyce Afterparty!

Workshop Schedule:  [in our Classroom]

12-1:30 Simple Bustle Making with Sasha Katz 

              Beg.-Intermediate sewing skills required, 10$ for materials, space is limited to 9         participants so sign up today!

1-1:45 High Tea Workshop

Learn to create your own British tea spread!

3-4  Steampunk in Literature

This discussion panel talks about popular 'steampunk' reading as well as elements that make up particularly steampunkian writings!

4-5 Down and Dirty Corset Making with Fiona Leonard

In this hour workshop you will be taken through the steps to make your own corset!

Our Artist/Vendor Market will be open from Noon until 7:30.

Writers!

Don't forget to bring any steampunk or Victorian writings you are working on!  We will be having a writers group discussion Saturday from 4-5 where you will get to meet the authoress of our play HMS Tempest: A Steampunk Romance as well as share some of your own work.

We will also be discussing what makes "steampunk" writing, as well as some of our favorite works by other authors.

Tickets and Schedules, oh my!

Hear ye, hear ye!  

Tomorrow, Sunday May 31st is the last day to get your free STEAM Fest T-shirt with the purchase of your passes! Of course you will be able to order tickets after Sunday, just no free goodies!  

Fridays Schedule: 

4-6 Registration and Mix and Mingle
6-7 Thimblerig! 
7:30-9:30 Premiere of HMS Tempest: A Steampunk Romance 
10pm Brookes and Company Dancers
10:30-11:30 Fashion show/Costume Contest 
12am Head to James Joyce, for afterparty!

Saturday [starting at 12pm]

Costume and Literature Workshops, Writing Groups,Mister Friskett's Improv Troupe, Speed Chess Tournament, Juggling,The Extraordinary Contraptions! Bad Steampunk Poetry Contest, 2pm The Grand Steampunk Parade down Franklin Street! A High Tea, and at 7:30 another reading of HMS Tempest, a Steampunk Romance if you missed it the first night, art, music and more! Exact times are coming soon! 

$20 each day or both days for $35 To get your passes today call 404-474-8332!

Woot!

TICKETS FOR STEAMFEST ON SALE NOW!!!!

One day Pass: 20$

Both days: 35$

And if you order your tickets before May 31st you get a free STEAM Fest T-shirt!!!

Call today, space is limited!

404-474-8332

Huzzah!

Sorry for the lack of posts I have been scurrying around Time Traveling!!  I spent last weekend with all of the wonderful people of AnachroCon!

In other news, tickets are on sale and if you buy yours before Memorial Day, you get a FREE STEAM Fest 2009 t-shirt!!  So please buy your tickets today.  Seating is limited!

In other, other news we have started rehearsals for HMS Tempest: A Steampunk Romance, as well as had our first costume design meeting!  Things are moving along!  We also have a pretty solid list of entertainment for our little festival:

The Extradordinary Contraptions  

Thimblerig Circus

Mr. Friskett's Players

Workshops Included So Far:

Simple Bustle Making [with Sasha Katz]

British High Tea

Steampunk in Literature

Other Events:

Fashion Show/Costume Contest [we still need entrants!]

Bad Steampunk Poetry Contest

Franklin Street Parade! [show off your finery to the citizens of Avondale!]

Writers Discussion Group

Artist and Vendor's Market!

More information to come, this is just the beginning!!  For tickets call 404-474-8332 today!

POSTER!!!