intressant On 5/16/12, jeffm...@wickedfaire.com <jeffm...@wickedfaire.com> wrote: > (This is a one-time message being sent to you because you opted into the > mailing list of one of our partners. We are not saving this list and you > won't receive any other mail from us.) > > 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. > > _____________________________ > Unsubscribe / Change Profile: http://ymlp274.net/ugjmjujhgsgeymwgugguejjmb > Powered by YourMailingListProvider > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-swedish-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/446b7f7e2e08635069fc88fb0caa4...@smtp5.ymlpsrv.net > >
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