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[Jun. 21st, 2009|01:00 pm] |
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July 18th,
1 to 4 PM
A tea party picnic at www.green-wood.com/ around Green Wood's neo-gothic Historic Chapel and the nearby pond, Valley Water. An afternoon tea with the lady of manners, Jillian Venters, to celebrate her book, Gothic Charm School www.gothic-charm-school.com/.
All are welcome. Free tea, cakes, cookies and fun for all.
We welcome you to bring your own food and to dress well however you wish and enjoy the day with the lady of manners, her book www.gothic-charm-school.com/ and this wonderful space.
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| Cat Valente |
[Jun. 11th, 2009|03:35 pm] |
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Catherynne M. Valente's work, she is most famous for her gorgeous fairy tales (Orphan's Tales, Vol. I & II), which won the prestigious Tiptree award and her skinpunk revolution, Palimpsest. She was featured in MTV News' documentuary on the Steampunk movement and is a beloved member of the convention scene.
This economy has been difficult for everyone, but it's been especially difficult for those in creative lines of work. As you may know, Catherynne M. Valente's (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) yuki_onna) fiance, justbeast was laid off six months ago. While they have both been working diligently since then, Cat on her writing and D trying to pick up freelance work, the cold hard fact is right now it's not enough.
Cat and D are in rather dire straits as Cat describes here.
We need each other, folks. If we are going to practice what we preach about being a community, we as artists and dreamers need to hold each other up when things get hard. And things have gotten hard for Cat and D, so we need to help hold them up too.
How You Can Help:
1. Join the Omikuji Project.
2. Buy E-Books or Steampunk Tales Issue One.
3. Sign up for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland (TBA)
4. Put an item or service, no matter how big or small, up for auction on this journal for people to bid on. Bids will be conducted in the comments and payment and shipping is to be determined by the seller.
5. Donate.
6. Spread the word.
Help Catherynne M. Valente
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| Something for you in the area who loved salon con and are looking for fun on sunday. |
[Jun. 10th, 2009|12:25 am] |
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Guest Producer /// Not That Dave Koren of FIGMENT
Main Gallery DJs /// DJ Shakey /// Jon Margulies of Hobotech
Fashion Presentations by /// The Baroness /// Berít New York
Performance by /// Liliana Velasquez
Go-Go Illusionists/// Sequinette /// Machine Sex
DJs in The Rubber Room /// Xris SMack! /// DJ TERRor.chic
Tarot Readings by /// St. Eve
Visionary Sketches by ///Molly Crabapple
Visual Video Stimulation by /// Jez
Décor by /// Mark Nilsen
Pertinent Details
The Delancey
168 Delancey (Clinton & Attorney)
Doors at 9pm - PartYcipate til 4am
2-4-1 Drinks from 9 til 10
$3 PBR All Night
$20 for the Uninformed, $10 for The Fabulous
FREE for Artists who bring 2D/3D art, offer a performance or otherwise partYcipate!
Dress: Antiquarians,Steampunk, Neo Victorian, Navigators, Explorers, Pervy Seamen, All Continents, All Centuries. Make. An. Effort. FIGMENT volunteer chic also welcome so show off your orange FIGMENT staff gear and grass-stained knees!
www.OBJECTifyNYC.com and www.myspace.com/objectifyny for updates, archives & bulletins! |
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[Feb. 25th, 2009|03:41 pm] |
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I just bought mine, have you bought yours?
Our very own yuki_onna is doing *amazing* with this book. Let's help her do even better! Besides, who doesn't want to read gorgeous prose about tattoos, sex, and trains? |
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| This wednesday salon cons fav in NYC! |
[Feb. 24th, 2009|03:28 am] |
http://www.amazon.com/Palimpsest-Catherynne-Valente/dp/0553385763/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2</b>
The world famous award winning Fantasy author Catherynne M. Valente's (http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/) newest book, Palimpsest, hits stores at the end of February.
The lush and extravagant book launch event is Wednesday February
25th 7-11pm in Brooklyn, NY. Held at the The Brooklyn Lyceum
(http://brooklynlyceum.com/) , there will be live
music, art installations, decadent costumes,book readings,free food,door prizes and
Performance art.
There will be book readings by Catherynne Valente from this newest
novel as well as live musical performances by S.J. Tucker (www.skinnywhitechick.com/), Poi
spinning by Fire & Strings, a rope suspension performance by Lee
Harrington. many other artists, many performers. Free food and door prizes!
This event will be a true feast for all the five senses.
Buy your ticket here
http://sjtucker.com/newyork.php
For more information on the book and everything :
Info on the party
RSVP and more info here
and
www.catherynnemvalente.com
Palimpsest Perfume are here! |
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| new community of interest! |
[Feb. 19th, 2009|12:06 pm] |
i just wanted to bring attention to a new community i thought people here may enjoy. i met many wonderful people at the 2008 saloncon that loved the victorian/elegant style of steampunk, and this new community may be for you!
steam_elegance
an opening post sums up our community. |
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| NYC ,Ash Wed, Feb 25th |
[Feb. 11th, 2009|06:23 am] |
The world famous award winning Fantasy author Catherynne M. Valente's (http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/) newest book, Palimpsest, hits stores at the end of February.
The lush and extravagant book launch event is Wednesday February
25th 7-11pm in Brooklyn, NY. Held at the The Brooklyn Lyceum
(http://brooklynlyceum.com/) , there will be live
music, art installations, decadent costumes,book readings,free food,door prizes and
Performance art.
There will be book readings by Catherynne Valente from this newest
novel as well as live musical performances by S.J. Tucker (www.skinnywhitechick.com/), Poi
spinning by Fire & Strings, a rope suspension performance by Lee
Harrington. many other artists, many performers. Free food and door prizes!
This event will be a true feast for all the five senses.
For more information on the book and everything :
Info on the party
RSVP and more info here
and
www.catherynnemvalente.com
Palimpsest Perfume are here! |
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| Cat's Big Day! |
[Feb. 9th, 2009|03:19 pm] |
Gentle readers,
If you were lucky enough to hear Ms. Valente (yuki_onna) read at our last convention, you *definately* won't want to miss the full experience here.
Who will be attending? I plan to.
oxoxo,
Deborah |
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| Wednesday February 25th |
[Feb. 4th, 2009|04:38 am] |
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The world famous award winning Fantasy author Catherynne M. Valente's (http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/) newest book, Palimpsest, hits stores at the end of February from
Random House/Bantam Books. Critics and authors a like have been raving
about just how wonderful this work is.
The lush and extravagant book launch event is Wednesday February
25th 7-11pm in Brooklyn, NY. Held at the Galapagos Art Space
(http://galapagosartspace.com/directions.html) , there will be live
music, art installations, decadent costumes,book readings and
Performance art.
There will be book readings by Catherynne Valente from this newest
novel as well as live musical performances by S.J. Tucker (www.skinnywhitechick.com/), Poi
spinning by Fire & Strings, a rope suspension performance by Lee
Harrington. and many other artists and performers.This event will be
a true feast for all the five senses.
For more information on the book and everything :
http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/novels/palimpsest/
Palimpsest is a lush, decadent and evocative tale of a sexually
transmitted city. By connecting through passion and desire, a new
world opens up. Between life and death, dreaming and waking, at the
train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To
get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curse -- a voyage
permitted only to those who've always believed there's another world
than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are
marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh
after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains,
lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four
travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November;
Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named
Sei. They've each lost something important -- a wife, a lover, a
sister, a direction in life—and what they will find in Palimpsest is
more than they could ever imagine.
The world of Palimpsest is attached to our own, here and now--and so a
group of extraordinary performers have come together for one night to
bring Palimpsest to life.
If you want to bear witness to this unique event, watch amazing
performances, get your own copy of Palimpsest, dress to
extravagance...mark your calendars now!
Wednesday February 25th
Ash Wednesday
7-11pm
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street at the corner of Water Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn
http://galapagosartspace.com/directions.html
We look forward to seeing you all there. |
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| SalonCon 2009 Announcement |
[Jan. 30th, 2009|10:53 am] |
Gentle readers,
The staff and I have been discussing 2009, and the honest truth is, unfortunately I don't have it in me. I'm completely exhausted from a variety of personal reasons and I just don't have the ability to make it go this year.
I know that potentially that could signal the end of SalonCon, and while I hate disappointing all of you who have been so kind to us throughout the years, I would rather go out on top with interviews by MTV and The New York Times than go out a shadow of what we were.
We are still in the planning stages for a SalonCon charity tea at Teaberry's. We will have details on that within the next month or so.
We appreciate all the love and kindness and support you've given us and we're happy that we've had a chance to be a part of people's dreamscape, if even for a fleeting bit.
with love,
Deborah |
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| Short Notice: 1911 Trolley Ride this Saturday Jan 31st! |
[Jan. 28th, 2009|11:51 pm] |
Attention fellow airship travelers in the NYC/CT area!
This Saturday, January 31st, I am participating in a Steampunk trolley party at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in New Haven, CT. We will listen to music and chat while riding around on a vintage 1911 trolley through the city. After a bit we will park and have refreshments on board.
However, in order for this to happen we need to fill the seats! The cost for the ride and refreshments is $16 per person, and $10 for students.
Come dressed in your steamy best and take a ride with us! If you're interested, you can contact me at nevermore (dot) petticoattheatre (at) gmail (dot) com.
~Raven S.
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| Search for Shoes? |
[Jan. 26th, 2009|05:20 pm] |
Please feel free to delete this if it is not appropriate...x-posted anywhere I thought it might fit/I might find aid.
So, I have been trying to find shoes...I'm half convinced at this point they do not exist and I'll need to compromise.
But on the off chance someone here has any idea what I'm babbling about and can point me in a direction--I'm hoping for low heeled and not too pointy of a heel for standing/walking on forest floor without sinking too far into the ground. [this might be the point I sadly have to compromise on, and when I am on the ground just walk in my toes...]
I have a preference for it not coming above my ankle in size [and possibly being a more 'open' type of shoe (does not have to be tree-climbable or runnable in, but walking and dancing, yes please.)], but again I might be willing to compromise on this.
I'm also hoping for black leather [or something that looks similar enough], cause other than sneakers I find I wear shoes that do not match this description not very often at all and eventually due to this have to give them up.
Other than that, I'm flexible. Wanting it to feel fancy/dressy, possibly delicate in some ways.
Thanks for any comment or links one has. |
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| SalonCon 2009 Update |
[Jan. 5th, 2009|11:22 am] |
Hi everyone,
We've been going over and over the numbers, and with the economy being in the current state that it's in, SalonCon 2009 is not looking feasible. We went over and over the numbers and we tried to reinvent the wheel about a billion times and it just wasn't coming out right. We personally cannot afford to take a loss this year.
What we *are* working on is to put together a charity Neo-Victorian tea event hopefully at Teaberry's (hopefully candlelight!) with a reading from our darling Catherynne Valente, possibly a short performance by our sweetheart Sooj, a Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab meetup, and who knows? Maybe a seance. When we know a date, we will let everyone know. We would like to do this as a placeholder for 2009 so we are not forgotten by 2010, where SalonCon may again be possible.
I would just like to say thank you to everyone for all of your love and support and constant kindness throughout the years and that we would be literally nothing without all of you. Thank you. We love you and thank you for everything you've given us and it's been so much.
love,
Deb |
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| SalonCon 2009! |
[Jan. 2nd, 2009|11:08 am] |
We have secured the September 5th date, darlings. I know it is not preferred that it would be over Labor Day Weekend, but as it's a historical spot, weddings get preference. This was the best date we could get (and honestly we were lucky to get it). The gardens are really lovely. In my college days, slim1979 would be convinced by my finishing school dropout self to cut Geology and we would zip over the to the gardens in my convertible and smell the roses, roll down the hills, and walk through all the lush greenery. Some of my happiest memories are there, and I hope you will find it similiarly pleasing. I will also be doing my best to get some tour guides for those who want to really learn about the gardens.
New FAQ:
How will SalonCon be different than years past?
In a lot of ways!
1. We will be holding it at the
Rutgers Botanical Gardens, which is a historical location with a weather proof log cabin and pavilion.
2. Our location means a limited guest list (around as many people as we had last year) with more exclusive vendor opportunities.
3. Our hours will be from 12pm – 9pm, which gives everyone more opportunities for after hour parties at the hotel.
4. Our evening format will have changed. There will be no hour change over, the log cabin will already be decorated all day. There will be an evening recital with a reading from Catherynne M. Valente and then a performance by Sooj. Following that will be a full Victorian Ball (there will be instructions earlier that day). We will look into being able to have a modern ball going on simultaneously as well.
5. We will be doing a full tea catered by Teaberry’s at 12:30pm, with a performance by Kwannon. There will be lawn games (weather permitting) going on simultaneously.
6. There will be a dinner hour where you can either bring food for yourselves, or purchase (in advance) a box dinner.
7. Our charity will be SOS, saveours00j.
8. There will still be three tracks, one will be workshop based, one will be salon based, and one will be outdoor games based (weather permitting).
9. Tickets in advance will be a straight $25. We fully expect to sell out, so it’s a good idea to get them asap. If there happen to be a few tickets left, they will be $40 at the door. Because of this, our exclusive LJ Community 24 Hour Sale will be to give you the first bite of the apple, you will have the first opportunity to buy tickets before anyone else. Rumor has it, this will happen in early Febuary.
10. There will be a Steampunk themed meetup at the hotel on Friday night, at the hotel’s restaurant. There will be a nominal entrance fee to cover hor’deorves and a cash bar will be available.
11. We will have another meetup on Sunday to give everyone a chance to dress in their finest (Neo-Victorian, Steampunk, etc.) to go to The Zimmerli Museum which is a beautiful little museum that has amazing exhibits and costs a mere $3 for entry, giving you yet another chance to play dress up *and* support the arts.
Q. This is not my beautiful house! Why has there been so many changes?
A. To be completely honest my darlings, the hard cold fact is that convention is extremely expensive and time consuming to run. This is not a fantastic economy, people can afford much less than they have in previous years.
I’ve also discussed last year’s event in detail with my staff. We want to continue to provide you with a quality event. Conventions are run primarily by volunteers, and they do this out of the good of their hearts and for the love of the game. We need to be realistic about what can be done on a volunteer basis and running our poor volunteers into the ground does no one any good.
Additionally, we think that it’s good for an event to have some change to it so it’s not same same every year. We want to have a chance to get closer to our original vision of a Neo-Victorian event. What could be more Neo-Victorian than a full Victorian ball? Or a walk in the gardens? Getting the chance to play lawn games? Having a séance in a historical location?
On a personal note, it’s been a difficult past few years for me, I’ve lost a lot of people I love to Lady Death. I am also going through a divorce, which as anyone who’s been through one can attest to the painfulness and difficulty of it. I want to give you a quality event but one that I can realistically produce for you.
I hope you will support us in this exciting new chapter of SalonCon.
oxox,
Deborah Castellano
Minitrix of Organization |
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| Steampunk Restaurant |
[Dec. 30th, 2008|02:28 pm] |
Hello, Saloncon!
On March 14th, Jack, the fabulous occasional restaurant in Brooklyn, who supplied the marvelous green room food at the Saloncon, is hosting a dinner with food based on my new novel, Palimpsest. Some of you may have heard me read from Palimpsest at Saloncon--it's a mad, baroque, steam/clockpunk book about a sexually transmitted city. The food will be truly spectacular, and costumes are encouraged.
I would love to see some of you there! Go to jackrestaurant.com to make reservations and see previous menus. I'll be there to sign books and give a small reading over dessert. This is definitely a culinary experience not to be missed.
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| Salons Needed for SalonCon 2009 |
[Dec. 30th, 2008|12:27 pm] |
We are currently accepting applications for hour long salons. Competition will be particularly tough this year as we have a limited amount of spots available. If the response is great enough, we will select a few alternates (in the event that one of our saloncon leaders is unable to make it, we would like you to fill in).
If you give a salon, you get complimentary VIP access with access to our suite after hours SalonCon party.
A salon is different than a lecture in that it is discussion based. A salon leader is expected to lead the conversation.
Please give us:
* Your topic
* An abstract on your topic
* Your bio with your qualifications
* A Suggested Reading List (with internet links).
Please respond asap to: corvaxgirl [at] gmail [dot] com. |
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