Steampunk Nerf Gun Duels Contest
By Captain Quaestor and Lady Arachne Captain Quaestor of the Chicagoland Steampunk Society presents Steampunk Nerf Gun Duels! Defend your honor and demonstrate your martial prowess with dueling pistols! Defeat your adversaries and win prizes, fame, fortune, and bragging rights! Free admission to the contest, everyone is welcome to participate!
Read MoreDanse du Ventre / Bellydance – History and Practice
Super Beth Join Super Beth for an opportunity to learn the ancient art of the Danse du Ventre (bellydance). This lovely art form was brought to America during the Chicago World’s fair in 1893. Class will be made to be corset friendly.
Read MoreHaunting about in Madison
Lisa Van Buskirk By popular demand, come hear about local legends, and ghost stories from right here in Madison! Lisa Van Buskirk, Your Ghost Host with the Most has been collecting ghost stories, folklore, and leading Haunted History Tours for the past 10 years in and around Madison. In addition to being quite knowledgeable about…
Read MoreFrom the Pharaoh’s Kitchen
Molly Ketchum Learn about the foods from Ancient Egypt, and the traditional foods still eaten in modern times. There will be show and tell, and even some samples to taste!
Read MoreWomen Running a Man’s World – Female Pharaohs
Presented by St. John Cholmondeley-Featherstonehaugh and Svea Tiberius Trzebiatowski From its formation in the 4th Millennium BCE until formal absorption into the Roman Empire four thousand years later produced some fascinating rules. The vast majority of these were men. Some remarkable women broke into this world and rose to lead the state creating truly remarkable…
Read MoreIllumination of Chicago’s Columbian World Exposition: Tesla vs Edison-the true AC/DC Conflict.
Douglas Dahlberg Illuminating the Chicago World’s Fair (Columbian Exposition). The competition and conflict between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla was brutal, underhanded, yet clever. DC VS AC (not the band). General Electric VS Westinghouse. The future of electricity was revealed in 1893. There will be prizes.
Read MoreThe Voyage of Ra in Egyptian Mythology
Presented by St. John Cholmondeley-Featherstonehaugh Central to the Egyptian Religion, in all its iterations was the voyage of the Ra as premier Sun God, his decent into the Underworld during the hours of Darkness and the encounter with the Osiris, the God of the Dead. He we examine not only the myth, but the Egyptian…
Read MoreIntro to Egyptian and Arabic Drumming
Nisse Taunt A beginner class on Egyptian and Arabic style drumming. Drums are some of the world’s oldest instruments. We will discuss various types of Egyptian and Middle Eastern drums, with a focus on frame drums, including the tar and daf. Participants will also have some hands-on learning of beginner Egyptian and Arabic iqa’at (standard…
Read MoreSteampunk 101: What is Steampunk?
By Captain Quaestor Are you new to steampunk? Do you wonder what it’s all about? Why the gears and the goggles? Then gather around as we impart our knowledge about the origins of this fantastic genre and subculture! We’ll discuss the works of 19th century science-fiction writers that inspired Steampunk, we’ll talk about the late…
Read MoreDr. Cosgrove’s Temporal Medicine Show
Lauren Cidell Enjoy a number of talented performers and learn why time travel is so bad for one’s health. Fortunately Dr. Cosgrove has pills for that!
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