March 23 – 25, 2018 (Friday – Sunday)
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Hwy,
Burlingame, California
Ah, the Age of Steam! The splendor and science! The
opulence and adventure!
For one glorious weekend, the temporal rifts tying the
San Francisco Bay Area in California, to a World That Might Have Been and
indeed, to alternate worlds beyond, shall be opened for a grand meeting of
minds and hearts. Join the adventure of Clockwork Alchemy at the Burlingame Hyatt
Regency Hotel March 23–25, 2018.
All are welcome! Come steam explorers and mad scientists!
Come naval officers and airship pirates! Come monster hunters and vampires!
Even Dieselpunks, Edwardians, Neo-Victorians, Burners, and dandies! Be you a
colorful rogue or a refined lord or lady, your destiny calls. Engineers, shovel
in more coal; clockmakers, set your alarms; inventors, present your extravagant
contraptions!
Some have said the pinnacle of a steampunk convention is
its ball. Emperor Norton has made congenial arrangements for this
time–traveling ball to feature all of the best dancing from Victorian times,
the swing era, and an alternative today. On Saturday evening, Clockwork Alchemy
will hold a ball of epic proportions with many hours of music and dancing!
Formal Dance
Saturday's festivities will commence with that most
Victorian of institutions the formal dance. Our Master of Ceremonies will
instruct the Clockwork Alchemy DJ to play all of your ballroom favorites. We
hope you are ready to waltz! (Ballroom dance lessons are available earlier in
the day.)
Diego’s Umbrella
Diego's Umbrella is a 5-piece Gypsy Rock band from San
Francisco, CA. They combine violin, flamenco guitar and 3-part harmonies with
modern rock sensibility and eastern European flavor. They have been performing
for 12 years, toured nationally and internationally for 8 of those years and
have garnered worldwide acclaim.
Lee Presson and the
Nails
Lee Presson and the Nails (LPN) are an award–winning big
band out of San Francisco. Led by the manic Lee Presson, LPN has been pounding
out their peculiar brand of sinister swing since 1994. They are, if we are to
take their word for it (perhaps not a safe choice in general, but we see no
good reason not to in this case), the “wildest swing band in the Great 48!”
They have been warmly embraced by the steampunk community despite their
frequently expressed confusion as to why this might have occurred.
Cost: $100
