Thursday, September 10, 2009

Chrononaut Returns!



Chrononaut Steampunk Club Night
A night for temporal adventurers
Featuring performances by Eli August & Veronique Chevalier.

Ladies and Gentlemen, announcing the return of Chrononaut, Friday September 18th. We are excited to present Eli August, featuring members of Fermata, on their first US tour. The evening will also feature the scintillating sounds of chanteuse Veronique Chevalier accompanied by Seth Bedford of Huxley Vertical. Your host, Prof. J. S. Greyshade, selects sounds from eclectic destinations throughout the space-time continuum such as steampunk, alternative folk, gypsy punk, dark cabaret, gothic, middle eastern, circus punk, and extremely mutated hip-hop. Plus vendors, photo booth & other pleasant diversions.

Join us, 7 pm to 12 am at Queen Bee's 3925 Ohio Street, San Diego, CA. All ages.
Steampunk, neo-Victorian, dark cabaret and anachronistic dress welcomed.
Club photos, information & links can be found at Chrononaut Club website
Chrononaut artwork by the ever fantastic Winona Cookie

Monday, September 7, 2009

An Evening of Silent Cinema

Please join Machina Fatalis Friday, September 11th for an evening of music & mirth at the movies. The Birch North Park Theatre is presenting the Buster Keaton classic,"Sherlock Jr." with live musical accompaniment by Dr. Philip Carli. "Sherlock, Jr." (1924) has been described as having astounding creativity. It features Buster Keaton as a projectionist who retreats into the fantasy world of the films he shows. The evening also includes two short films & a classic cartoon.
Dr. Philip Carli is the staff accompanist for the George Eastman House in NY and is a silent film historian.
Admission to the theatre is $12, students $10. Steampunk attire encouraged, including Dieselpunk, 1920's & 1930's wear.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Old Town Steampunk Picnic & Tour

Machina Fatalis is hosting a Steampunk Picnic Sat. August 15 at 1 pm on the plaza in Old Town San Diego. Come enjoy the company of other local steampunks with your picnic lunch and stay for our historic tour of Old Town. If our group is of a certain size (tbd) we may even get an exclusive peek at the Cosmopolitan Hotel reconstruction currently underway. Dress in your finest steamwear (or Victorian/Edwardian if you prefer) and join us on the South corner of the plaza lawn under the large shade tree. Pipe smokers welcome to bring their pipes as the park allows smoking & the tobacco store will give samples of their blends. 1 picnic bench is available, picnic blankets or lawn chairs encouraged. Look for our group directly across from Racine + Laramie tobacconists. Space to place picnic gear while on the tour will be available at the tobacco store. See you there!