October Newsletter
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Hello members of the Milwaukee Steampunk Society! The abundency of
local events happening this month is fantastic! There is absolutely no
excuse for anyone to have a sorry October. Tis the season for costumes
and building and preparing for upcoming event of the year, Teslacon!
OCTOBER EVENTS
The Masque of the Red Death
Carte Blanche Studios
Check Website for Dates
8PM
$20
This play, written and directed by Bill Jackson, is an adaptation of
Edgar Allen Poe’s Masque of the Red Death. It is highly appropriate
for Halloween and also has steampunk costuming and aesthetics. Don’t
miss this intimate theater experience! www.carteblanchestudios.com
Dead Man’s Carnival First Friday Freakshow
Miramar Theater, 2844 North Oakland Avenue
Friday, October 5th
8PM
$10 Pre-sale
Each month, Dead Man’s Carnival brings new acts from around the
country to titillate and amaze attendees. This variety show is the
largest and wildest in the Midwest and can be considered Milwaukee’s
finest hidden treasure. Live American Roots music performed by Sir
Pinkerton & the Magnificents, juggling, burlesque, fire performance,
human oddities, and other absurdities to be witnessed at Miramar
Theater on Oakland Avenue and Locust Street. www.deadmanscarnival.com
The Milwaukee Steampunk Society Monthly Meeting
Scottish Masonic Rites Center, 790 North Van Buren Street
Wednesday, October 10th
6PM
Each month, the MSS has a meeting to make connections with fellow area
steampunks and build relationships through business and friendship.
For this meeting, we hope to encourage the use of steampunk personas,
in preparation for Teslacon. Everyone is encouraged to wear steampunk
outfits and bring their characters to practice on fellow members, but
if you have neither of these things, you’re still welcome to come and
see what the Milwaukee Steampunk Society is all about. Table games,
drinks, and food are available at this venue. In addition to this,
Rasputina will be performing at Shank Hall, which will be a
destination for some around 8:30PM. (details below)
http://www.facebook.com/events/139210586224177/
Rasputina
Shank Hall, 1434 North Farwell Avenue
Wednesday, October 10th
8PM
$20
This pseudo-steampunk band from the east coast will be returning to
Milwaukee for the third year in a row, bringing a unique electric
cello recital unparalleled by any other musical group. Front-woman
Melora Creager dons Victorian bloomers, corsets, Hawaiian headdresses,
and items of fallen medieval queens while singing of historical and
literary tales. Buying tickets in advance is recommended, as these
shows have been known to sell out. www.shankhall.com
Steampunk Garb and Prop Building/Sew Steamy
Lytheria, 2705 North Shepard Avenue
Saturday, October 13th
11:30AM
The fine dwellers of Lytheria host a maker’s session where you can
share tools, know-how, and ideas with other steampunks. If you find
yourself at a loss for gadget ideas or other aesthetics to add to your
“steamsona,” this is a great place to ask questions about design and
creation. This event takes place every second Saturday of the month.
Lytheria is located near the UW-Milwaukee campus. In addition to this,
Terresa Roden will be hosting an open sewing weekend (and possibly
into Monday and Tuesday) to prepare for Teslacon.
Milwaukee Steampunk Fall Formal Ball and Time Traveling Circus Show
Hotwater Wherehouse, 818 S. Water Street
Thursday, October 18th
7PM
$10 in costume
The Dead Man’s Carnival front man Professor Pinkerton presents “an
incredible evening of extraordinary entertainment from all around the
world... and TIME!” Come dressed in your Steampunk finest and partake
in a monumental occasion. Be prepared for an evening of sword
swallowing, broken glass walking, fire eating, aerial acrobatics,
large scale illusion, and prizes!
http://www.facebook.com/events/442629615775067/
SteamDRUNK Pub Crawl
National Avenue
Saturday, October 20th
6PM
$10
The Milwaukee Steampunk Society is proud to announce their first pub
crawl! Three locations in the Fifth Ward have been chosen: the Iron
Horse Hotel, Sabbatic, and Club Anything. All proceeds will go
directly to the November 30th Official Milwaukee Steampunk Society
party at Teslacon III! Attendees who pay ahead of time are guaranteed
an embroidered event patch. You can pay Shawn Kerr, Anna Rodriguez, or
Tim Murphy at the official Milwaukee Steampunk Society meeting. If you
have a conflict with this date, we can work something out. A limited
number of patches will be available on a first come, first served
basis. http://www.facebook.com/events/280749252030631/
Fall Trunk Show
MOCT, 240 East Pittsburgh Avenue
Sunday, October 21st
5PM
Silversark Clothier, Altered History, Suture Couture, MLA Chapeaux,
and The Paradise Rose will be showing and selling their designer
clothing and accessories for Halloween, Steampunk, or Lolita costume
needs. This is a cash-only event, with item prices that range from $2
to $200. Cheesecake and cupcakes will be provided!
http://www.facebook.com/events/390062517726930/
88.9 Radio Milwaukee/Made In Milwaukee Halloween Party
Turner Hall Ballroom, 1032 North 4th Street
Saturday, October 27th
7PM
$14
Radio Milwaukee and Made in Milwaukee promise this was will be the
best Halloween Party of the year. Michael Jackson Vs. Prince dance
party, Fatty Acids, a fashion show, live art, DJs, and Friction Dance
Company are some of the many acts Turner Hall Ballroom will house the
Saturday before Halloween. Although the event is not exclusively
Steampunk, a few of our members will be volunteering as assistants to
the fall fashion designers for the night’s fashion show. Show your
support by attending this event in your Steampunk garb!
www.pabsttheater.org
Beats Antique
Turner Hall Ballroom, 1032 North 4th Street
Tuesday, October 30th
8PM
$17
The electro-swing sensation, Beats Antique, will be performing in
Milwaukee shortly after their newest album release, Contraption Vol.
2. If you have not yet seen a Beats Antique show, prepare yourself for
heaps of jovial dancing. www.pabsttheater.com
Steampunk Book Club
Brocach Irish Pub, 1850 North Water Street
Saturday, November 3rd
3PM
The second monthly book club meeting will discuss “The Difference
Engine” by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. Milwaukee Steampunk
Society member and Director of the Milwaukee Writer’s Workshop, J.
Boone Dryden will head discussion and present questions to further
understanding of each fiction. If you would like to sign up, contact
Mr. Dryden at [email protected] .
http://www.facebook.com/events/461260800563512/
Steampunks of the Month: Julianne Hunter and Charles Tritt
It is more than likely that you have met Julianne and Chuck at a
Milwaukee steampunk event, Teslacon, or even their annual Cogs and
Roses parties, held at their beautiful Victorian home in Mequon. Their
unrelenting kindness and eager attitudes towards the steampunk
community made them perfect candidates for a brief biography in the
Milwaukee Steampunk Society newsletter.
Julianne Hunter is from Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation. She
has degrees in zoology, preventative medicine, and commercial art. A
fine example of her current position as a freelance commerical artist
is the Milwaukee Steampunk Society logo. But for 17 years, she was an
industrial hygienist.
“I’ve been on high steel, spent shifts in foundries, and seen how
appliances and beer cans and prosthetic limbs are made. I’ve gotten to
see what makes things tick. I love the steampunk community itself. In
it I’ve found the good will and well-mannered elegance I’ve longed
for, and it’s not an affectation. It’s a movement. I’d like to think
we’re the forerunners of something exciting and new that’s happening
worldwide.”
Julianne is also a long-time science fiction fan, a Middle Eastern
dancer, and a rockabilly gal. She can be found haunting thrift stores,
flea markets, and eBay.
Chuck Tritt, her partner in crime, says that his first exposure to
steampunk is much like anyone else’s, through the love of H.G. Wells,
Jules Verne, and Wild Wild West reruns. This subculture also coincides
with his love of history and technology.
“[Steampunk] jives with my background in Chemical Engineering (2 of
my college degrees are in Chemical Engineering). At least back when I
studied Chemical Engineering, it was about all things steam (steam
engines, boilers, steam heated driers, triple effect evaporators,
steam jet vacuum coolers, distillation columns, etc.).”
Chuck is the biomedical engineer and the director of the biomedical
engineering program at MSOE. He and Julianne have traveled all over
the world, together and separately. Chuck’s most recent trip was to
India.
“I think steampunk has influenced my perspective on India and vice
versa. A lot of important Indian history overlaps the Victorian
period. The British East Indian Company transferred rule of what is
now India, Pakistan and part Burma to the crown in 1858 and this
lasted until 1947 when they achieved independence. I’ve read several
first person accounts of this period, some written by Europeans and
some by South Asians. While there were certainly numerous problems and
injustices during the period, it was also a time of discovery,
adventure and progress.”
Steampunk has most certainly spilled over into Chuck and Julianne’s
non-Steampunk lives. After attending a panel at the first Teslacon for
fisticuffs, he decided to take up boxing at MSOE.
“My boxing, somewhat indirectly, led to me learning about Bartitsu.
Bartitsu is an eclectic martial art and self-defense method developed
in England between 1898 and 1902. It is mentioned by Sherlock Holmes
in “The Adventure of the Empty House.” My interest in Bartitisu led to
a general interest in late 19th century fitness activities. I now
train using mostly techniques described in old fitness books including
a lot of body weight work and Indian clubs.”
Indisputably, Julianne and Chuck are model citizens of the midwest
steampunk community, bouncing between Chicago, Madison, and Milwaukee.
We are a very luckily society to have such genuine steampunks who live
the lifestyle with such poise.
Until next time friends,
Bridget Sharon, Anna Rodriguez, Shawn Kerr, and Tim Murphy
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