Have Yourself A Steamy Little Weekend

Sphere Drive Airship Brooch by SteamSmith

Lots of fun Steampunk stuff going on this weekend

If you find yourself anywhere near Waltham, Mass. on Saturday, hightail it over to the Charles River Museum of Industry for The New England Steampunk Festival. Lots of fun sales, artists, musicians, authors and demos. For more info & a list of exhibitors/participants click to visit their facebook page or through the museum link above.

Warrior Princess by SteamSmith

Remember the wonderful Mark Elliot Schwabe a.k.a SteamSmith? He led us through his studio last November - click here if you missed it the 1st time. He's revealing some new pieces at the festival, including the "sphere drive" airship brooch at the top of this post. Mark will be vending as well as running demos. By the way, you can also see more photos of his new Warrior Princess on his facebook page.

Bruce Rosenbaum's Victorian Organ Command Center
photo nicked from Jake Von Slatt's Steampunk Workshop

Bruce Rosenbaum of Modvic will also be at the Festival. He's the genius behind this Victorian Organ Command Center that's been working its way around the internet. Want to see more great pictures of this computer station? Visit The Steampunk Workshop.

Have you seem the virtual tour of Bruce's truly amazing steamed-up house? Click Here for the Virtual Tour. I'll wait for you.....

Amazing, huh? Want to see for real? You can if you are in Sharon, Mass. this Sunday. You can find out more & get tickets through the Sharon Historical Society

Can't get to Massachusetts this weekend? Be sure to stop back here on Saturday.

1st I'll draw the random lucky winner of Winona Cookie's Original Paper Robot Boron. Click here for contest details - entries accepted until 1 a.m. EST on 5/1:

Boron by Winona Szczerba a.k.a. Winona Cookie

Then stop in for a visit with with Bruce Rosenbaum. He'll be talking about his unique restorations, favorite finds & the upcoming 1st Annual Steampunk Form & Function Design Competition. (You can also find the competition info at www.steampuffin.com)

Before I go, here are a few more Steampunk events this weekend. Clickety-click for details:

5/1

The Steampunk Hidden Laboratory Encounter's Gentleman's Relish - Brighton , UK

Burner Ball 1.0 - Cincinnati, OH

The Clockwork Ball Pittsboro, NC

The Absinthe Drinkers at Public Assembly NYC

5/2

Hamilton Steampunk Society Picnic & Castle Tour - Hamilton, Ontario

An Evening of Steampunkery in Southern California - LA, CA

Don't forget the Steampunk House Tour - Sharon, MA - if you go, come back here tell me all about it!

Anything I've missed? Please leave a note in the comments.