Buy tickets here.

The Challenge: Create a mask suitable for the Steampunk Exhibition Masquerade Ball on April 13, 2012!

Rules: Mask must be made/ decorated by the participant. Total material cost should be $20 or less. Masks must have a Steampunk/ NeoVictorian look.

Deadline: 5pm EST Friday March 30, 2012.

Submissions: To submit your mask please post photos of it on the Florida Steampunk Society Facebook page and e-mail photos to steampunkgrandbazaar@gmail.com with a list of materials and total cost.

Winner will be decided by a vote among the Society members and the winner will receive the coveted LIMITED EDITION Florida Steampunk Exhibition East pin.
(Prizes will be distributed at the Exhibition registration table.)

So start creating your mask today and remember HAVE FUN!

The first of a three-part convention series is scheduled at Daytona Beach

The Florida Steampunk Society will sponsor and host Florida’s first all-Steampunk convention April 13-15, 2012 in Daytona Beach.

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction based on a Victorian vision of a future run by steam power and clockwork, where fantastical machines inspired by the likes of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are commonplace. The literature has inspired an entire subculture and fashion, as well as an emerging musical scene.

Florida Steampunk Exhibition East will be a gathering of world-class and internationally-recognized artists, including the quintessential Steampunk band, Abney Park, the raucous and infectious sing-along stylings of the Bawdy Boys, and the unbridled energy of the one-of-a-kind performance artist, Perego LIVE!

Aside from performances, exhibition attendees will be invited to shop at the Merchant’s Grand Bizarre for Steampunk crafts, gear and more, attend breakout workshops on DIY gear, hear keynote speakers and authors, and enjoy the musicians, magicians, and mischief makers who will be wandering the hallways.

Other highlights include demonstrations by Airship Isabella, readings at the High Tea hosted by highly-acclaimed author O.M. Grey, the time-traveling Steampunk musical musings by Florida band, The Cog is Dead, and performances by Cupcake Burlesque.

Ticket and hotel information can be found at the Eventbrite website.

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Contact:

Daylina Miller, Director of Communications

Cell number: (813) 500-8754

Email: tampasteampunk@yahoo.com

@FLSPExhibition on Twitter

Florida Steampunk Exhibition on Facebook

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The Florida Steampunk Society has announced the first in a series of three Steampunk gatherings to be held in 2012 in the state of Florida. While other regions in the country have had success in bringing in large amounts of Steampunk enthusiast and iconic figures in the Neo-Victorian and Steampunk communities, our state has yet to make its mark.

This April 13 -15, 2012, the Florida Steampunk Society will remedy all of that. Prepare for a Grand Masquerade Ball, keynote authors and artists, and marque musical performances!