The 38th annual Dickens on the Strand Festival will take place in Galveston on Dec. 3 and 4. This Holiday Festival, sponsored by the Galveston Historical Foundation, recreates the Victorian London of Charles Dickens. Entertainment, vendors, Steampunk activities, parades, tours, plus various contests make for a fun time for all ages. Among the activities Lucinda Dickens Hawksly, great, great, great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, will be speaking on the life of the famous author at a dinner at Ashton Villa on Fri., Dec. 2 and Sat., Dec. 3 and at the Dickens Country Breakfast at the Garten Verein Pavilion on Sat., Dec. 3 and Sun., Dec. 4. Information about tickets and the various activities can be found at www.dickensonthestrand.org. Advanced tickets purchased before Dec. 2 are $12 for adults and $6 for children, 7-12. Those in Victorian Period costumes admitted for half price. Beverly Davis … Read entire article »

Cheap$kate: FREE events in NYC this weekend Exhibition Mobilis in Mobili: An Exhibition of Steampunk Art and Appliance Step into the world of Steampunk – a cultural movement that … Read entire article »

Cheap$kate: FREE events in NYC this weekend Exhibition Mobilis in Mobili: An Exhibition of Steampunk Art and Appliance Step into the world of Steampunk – a cultural movement that … Read entire article »

DaVinci is the Tegra 3 steampunk-Doom that one guy has been waiting for Worth Reading? We kid, we kid. DaVinci THD gets points for originality, at least – the Tegra 3-enabled first person shooter takes place in the Renaissance era. And since guns were just a little more than small cannons back then, it takes a few liberties when it comes to weapons, not to mention environments and costumes. You can see for yourself in new screenshots that have made it to Nvidia’s Tegra Zone. Previously known as Project Renaissance, the arena-based multiplayer shooter will be released early next year. The visuals are definitely the star of the show here: while they’re not quite as impressive as some of the new Tegra-enabled games we’ve seen lately, the bright, unique visual style makes Da … Read entire article »

Hammer Films to Adapt Steampunk Zombie novel Boneshaker Cross Creek Pictures, Hammer Films and Exclusive Media Group announced today that Hammer has secured the rights to the novel “Boneshaker” by Cherie Priest for adaptation to the big screen. Project will be co-produced by Hammer and Cross Creek Pictures and co-financed by Exclusive and Cross Creek Pictures. Nurse Jackie scribe John Hilary Shepherd will pen the script. An example of “steampunk” science-fiction, which incorporates futuristic innovations into a Victorian setting, Priest’s novel is set in an alternate version of 1880s Seattle, where the city has been walled in and a toxic gas has turned many of its remaining residents into “Rotters,” more commonly known as zombies. A young widow hunts for her teen son in the Seattle underworld, while dealing with … Read entire article »

38th Annual Victorian Festival to Include New Events, Expanded ‘Steampunk Square’ Galveston Island, TX (PRWEB) November 30, 2011 While you may not find Galveston’s palm trees in England, the island’s historic downtown will make the perfect backdrop for this weekend’s “Dickens on the Strand” festival, where Charles Dickens characters will parade the streets of Galveston Saturday and Sunday. Dickens on The Strand, an annual holiday street festival based on 19th-century Victorian London, features parades, non-stop entertainment on five stages, strolling carolers, roving musicians, bagpipers, jugglers and a host of other entertainers. Costumed vendors will peddle their wares from street stalls and rolling carts laden with holiday food and drink, Victorian-inspired crafts, clothing, jewelry, holiday decorations and gift items. A new event for 2011, Her Majesty’s Royal Romp, … Read entire article »

Hammer Films and Cross Creek Pictures will co-produce a big-screen adaptation of Cherie Priest’s steampunk zombie novel, “Boneshaker.”  The announcement was made today by Brian Oliver, President of Cross Creek Pictures, Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group and President CEO of Hammer Films and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media Group.  (Hammer Films is owned by Exclusive Media.) John Hilary Shepherd, a 2010 WGA Award nominee for his work on the first season of the Showtime series, “Nurse Jackie,” is writing the screenplay. Tobin Armbrust, Head of Production is overseeing the project’s development for Hammer Films. In Priest’s novel, a young widow hunts for her teen son in an alternate version of 1880′s Seattle, while dealing with airship pirates, a criminal overlord and heavily armed refugees.  The city has … Read entire article »