OU's COLLEGECON is back!

The event will begin at 7 p.m. | Feb. 27 in the Union Ballroom

Join us Feb. 27th for speakers, video game tournaments, vendors, cosplay contests and your chance to WIN an Xbox One prize pack!
Check out Brent’s youtube page here: https://www.youtube.com/user/brentalfloss
The following groups will be at CollegeCon this year:
- Brentalfloss
- Impact Props
- Arashi Taiko
- League of Legends - Boomer League
- GHQ
- Ubisoft
- The Royal Manticorian Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association
- Vintage Stock
- Tokyo In Tulsa
- Action Figure Toy Museum
- Quidditch Team
- Sooner Smash Brothers
- Jedi OKC
- DZ Games and Comics
- Animation Society
- Wizards Asylum
- One Stop Anime
https://www.facebook.com/events/342550282613494

Fabulous February Fandom Frivolity!

We have Fabulous February Fandom Frivolity!

Dallas Comic Con FAN DAYS! Feb. 7th

http://dallas.culturemap.com/eventdetail/dallas-comic-con-fan-days-2015/

Visitors can meet their film and TV stars, shop aisles packed with all the latest geek gear, hunt for that elusive classic comic book, take pictures with fans dressed as favorite characters, listen to Q&A sessions with celebs and see sketch duels.

Special guests will include: John Barrowman (Arrow, Doctor Who), Stephen Amell (Arrow), Katie Cassidy (Arrow), Melissa McBride (The Walking Dead), Christopher Judge (Stargate SG-1), Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek), Terry Farrell (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Emma Caulfield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Ken Page (The Nightmare Before Christmas), Colin Baker (Doctor Who) and Billie Piper (Doctor Who).

ConDFW is a science fiction and fantasy convention featuring writing/publishing based programming, science programming, an excellent collection of guests, art show, rooms of board gaming, a charity book swap and auction, a short story contest, a costume contest, and a slew of non-traditional activities such as the Sci-Fi Spelling Bee. We welcome one and all to show up, hang out, meet old friends, make new ones, and have an excellent time!  February 13-15, 2015 Location: Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX

Birthday Hullabaloo featuring Abney Park

Friday, February 20, 2015 Doors open at 6pm & show is 8pm to 11pm

Tulsa, OK

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

http://www.jazzhalltickets.com/ 

Watch for Guest Blogger Steampunk-Punisher Rich Spears from CO in March!

Rich is a steampunk artisan who transforms Nerf into vintage steampunk and diesel punk weaponry for play and for show.  He'll also share his favorite event photos from AnamolyCon.

The North Texas Irish Festival is also in March!

This event is sure to please.  Many friends and families drive south to enjoy great music, unique Celtic art, and most of all indulge in fine foods and ales.  Check back for 411

Steampunk Snowdown Jan. 28th in CO

37th Annual Steampunk Snowdown! Jan. 28th-Feb. 1st!

http://www.snowdown.org/Home.html

Dieselpunk New Year!

Happy New Year!

The holidays continue! Downton Abbey's Season 5 will warm 2015!

Lady Mary will shock us with her exploits and Lady Rose will dazzle us with her shenanigans. I dare not write another word.  I've already watched 8 episodes and am 'patiently' waiting for the UK Christmas special to be loaded to YouTube.

January is a great time to visit Norman's NEW thrift shops!

Main Street in Norman, OK is the new home of Outreach Thrift [near Big Lots] and a brand new Goodwill [next to Wattaburger].  They each have sister stores on East 12th Street.  The Outreach Thrift is near the Eastside Walmart & the Goodwill is next to the Harbor Freight.

Great out-of-season items include: swim goggles, water guns, and plastic pumpkins.  All of these can be sanded, painted and 'steampunked' during the shorter, colder days of winter.  Just be sure to have proper ventilation.

Look for Disney's Atlantis & Treasure Planet for a bargain price.  These animated movies are a great way to corrupt younglings towards the steampunk aesthetic.

Steampunk accessories are found year-round now @ Hastings & Party Galaxy!

As steampunk and diesel punk become more 'mainstream' a few albeit plastic yet affordable options do exist on Main Street.  Hastings has goggles and a few other accessories with Harry Potter fandom. {Spellcheck doesn't know the word 'fandom'.  Yay! Maybe we aren't as 'mainstream' as I'd feared.}  Anyway, Party Galaxy keeps their steampunk costume bits year round.  Annoying really, since they are not considered 'Halloween' costumes and put on sale.  *sigh*

Lastly...

If wishes were horses...we'd all be in California for the Steampunk Carnival aboard the Queen Mary!  http://hrmsteam.com/venue

Happy New Year Crimson Steamers!

If you are interested in sharing your steampunk and/or dieselpunk ideas/stories/projects, please comment below!  Also, Airship Crimson Steamers is looking for student leaders at OU for the 2015-16 academic year! Join our Facebook group & volunteer!

December

Victorian Walk in Guthrie Dec. 13th 5pm to 9pm

 Best Family Event of the Season just north of OKC

http://www.guthriesterritorialchristmas.com/WALK.html

Victorian Walk [or ride!]Evenings are the highlights of Guthrie's Territorial Christmas Celebration. No where else can you spend an evening strolling brick streets enjoying life as it was in Christmas's past.

Windows throughout the Downtown Historic District come alive with living scenes depicting  the joys of the season. There will be roving carolers and peanut vendors in the streets, shopkeepers and elegant folks dressed for the celebration in period costumes and the welcoming ambiance you've have come to expect in Historic Guthrie.


Constance Bleu Vert

So very excited! Local artisan Contance Bleu Vert's artwork covers the walls in the lobby of the Pollard Theatre in Guthrie from December 4th through January 4th. If you plan to attend any of the performances of "a Territorial Christmas" take time to view the works of BleuVert.

She is also a picture window postcard during the December 13th Territorial Christmas walk in Guthrie! She'll sip tea and work on a charcoal sketch in the window of the very elegant Vencedora Boutique. 122 West Oklahoma Ave. Guthrie OK from 5pm until 9 pm that evening!

Airship Crimson Steamers

Wishes you and yours a Happy Holiday Season!

We'll search for great New Year's Eve events & post again soon!

NOVEMBER steam & more...

TEXAS ~ Venus [just south of Ft. Worth]

Remember, Remember Steampunk November! 

We are looking forward to you joining us for our 4th annual Steampunk Party

Hosted at our own personal and private venue: The Amber Inn ~ 492 Cordes Dr, Venus TX 76084

OKLAHOMA ~ Tulsa

Tulsa Comic Con 2014 Wizard World

November 7th - 9th

Join tens of thousands of fans as they converge at the Cox Business Center at Tulsa Comic Con Wizard World Convention to celebrate the best in pop culture. Tulsa Comic Con brings it all - Movies, Comics, Toys, Video Gaming, Games, TV, Graphic Novels, Horror, Wrestling, MMA, Original Art, Collectibles, Anime, Manga & More! Tulsa Comic Con is brought to you by the group who produces the most widely attended Comic Con tour!


Show Hours:
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 3pm - 8pm
Saturday, November 8, 2014 - 10am - 7pm
Sunday, November 9, 2014 - 11am - 5pm
http://www.wizardworld.com/home-tulsa.html

 

 OCTOBER

Halloween Weekend Anime in OKC!     Izumicon!

A little about Izumicon...

Bridging the genres of anime with Japanese cultural exhibits, panels, and presentations, Izumicon has spent the last few years growing into an amazing anime convention. With a large number of our attendees choosing Izumicon as their very first convention, Izumicon offers every attendee a family friendly experience with a variety of fun ways to spend the weekend.
Izumicon is currently held at the Renaissance Hotel and Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City, OK. Because the convention is held in central Oklahoma, it's easy for fans to join us from not only Oklahoma, but Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas as well. With confirmed attendees joining us from across the country, it is easy to see why Izumicon promises to be a well-attended event on all fronts.

 

With a career spanning over two and a half decades, DANTE BASCO is a Hollywood actor who has become a cult classic and pioneering figure in Asian American cinema. He was first introduced in Steven Spielberg’s fairytale movie Hook, as “Rufio”, the leader of the Lost Boys. He quickly jumped to leading roles like Newline’s Take the Lead, opposite Antonio Banderas, and The Debut, which became the voice of a Filipino American generation. 20th Century Fox executives were so mesmerized by the uniqueness of Dante’s look and ability that they gave him a development deal for his own series and he starred in a pilot for Touchstone/ABC, The Chang Family Saves the World, written and produced by John Ridley and directed by Paris Barclay. Ever versatile, he’s “Jake Long” in Disney’s animated series American Dragon: Jake Long as well as “Prince Zuko” in Nickelodeon’s phenomenal hit, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
A young man of many talents, Dante is the founder of one of the largest weekly poetry venues in the country, “Da Poetry Lounge” in Los Angeles and he has also shared his spoken word poetry on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Poetry Jam. He has also begun writing and producing his own features with his production company Kinetic Films, including Hang Loose, a (hilarious buddy) comedy with YouTube sensation KevJumba, winning the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Special Jury Prizes for “Best Actor” and “Best Newcomer” respectively.
From breakdancing in the streets of San Francisco to starring in movies on the silver screen, Dante Basco has become one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood and truly an Asian American icon.