Okay, my little Steampunk aficionados, I have some big news. No! The zombie apocalypse did not begin. Don't worry, I have my katana ready. This news is about the big festival coming up at the end of November. The brains behind this big event is our ever talented Gil Cnaan. He's responsible for Dorian's Parlor, and the very popular Steampunk events held in Philadelphia. I had the chance to interview Gil about "The Gilded Festival" and I'm excited to share the big news with you.
You all know how much I love Steampunk and in fact I posted about the last Dorian's Event on Biff Bam Pop! But this is really big news and I'm so excited.
Now, my lovelies, let me introduce you to the one and only Gil Cnaan, Mr. Steampunk, himself!
What is “The Gilded Festival? Where? When?
The Gilded Festival is what happens when the staff at Dorian's Parlor say
"We love doing this event, and wish it would never end! We also wish that we
could be open to a broader variety of ages, and have more performers, and more
vendors, and more food, and more of everything!" It will occur on Thanksgiving
weekend, Friday November 29-Sunday December 1, at the Doubletree of Valley
Forge/King of Prussia.
What performers and venders can we expect to see at the Gilded Festival?
The list of performers and vendors is constantly being updated, but our
preliminary performers include:
Voltaire
Mr. B. The Gentleman Rhymer
Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys
The Divine Hand Ensemble
Coghead (DJs Kiltboy, Dave Ghoul, and Cub)
Psyche Corporation
Steampunk Boba Fett
Phineas Phlensing, Esq.
Countess Lenora
and many more.
In addition, we are looking at the potential of having multiple fashion
shows, as well as an interactive panel about the historical fashions that
influenced modern Steampunk styles, as well as a variety of other interactive
experiences. There will also be clockwork egg hunts, as well as a whole track
of family oriented programming that is currently being worked on by the director
of programming while this interview is happening.
We will also have two catered events that we are very excited about. The
first of which will be a kickoff dinner, The Orphan's Dinner, which will be a
Thanksgiving style meal for those who are around Friday afternoon. On Saturday,
we plan on serving a high tea. We are currently negotiating menus and prices
with the hotel, and hope to announce those soon.
What inspired you to create this event?
I've always enjoyed doing weekend events, and felt that waiting a full year
for Steampunk World's Fair to come back again was just unbearable, so I thought
it might be nice to have something 6 months away, so that there's always a big
event to look forward to.
What will the visitors see when they arrive?
What will the visitors see when they arrive?
Hopefully they'll see a bustling group of people going to various exciting
shows (2 stages, an interactive room, and various wandering performances),
patronizing exciting vendors (3 vendor rooms are currently planned for),
socializing with each other, and having delicious food and drink.
Will this be something that you'll be doing each year?
Will this be something that you'll be doing each year?
If this goes well, not only am I planning to continue this as an annual
tradition, but there are several other weekend events I am looking at launching.
So if people want to see more great weekend events in the greater Philadelphia
area, get tickets, and get them soon. The sooner I sell enough tickets, the
sooner I can start programming more events.
Gil, I want to thank you for not only updating all the people involved in the intriguing world of Steampunk, but also, for people who want to learn what Steampunk is all about.
You can keep updated on the latest news of the Gilded Festival at this site: http://gildedfestival.com/
Purchase your tickets now at this site:
http://doriansparlor.ticketleap.com/gilded-festival/t/GildedFestival/
Gil, I want to thank you for not only updating all the people involved in the intriguing world of Steampunk, but also, for people who want to learn what Steampunk is all about.
You can keep updated on the latest news of the Gilded Festival at this site: http://gildedfestival.com/
Purchase your tickets now at this site:
http://doriansparlor.ticketleap.com/gilded-festival/t/GildedFestival/
Interesting. And not as scary as ghost hunting.
ReplyDeleteNot yet:) I can't wait to go
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