.....Unbelieveable....

Sam's Food & Spirits, New Albany, Indiana - the social gathering place of

the Corn Island Steampunk Society

suffered from a major fire last night around midnight.

Please keep Sam and his employees in your thoughts and prayers

during this difficult time during the holidays

and let's hope for some kind of recovery.

They always welcomed us there with open arms.

Thanks to all who came out to the Oldham County Library in Lagrange, Kentucky for

A Steampunk Holiday

It was also nice to work it alongside

Dr. Robert and his Traveling Odditorium

of gizmos and gadgets.

It seemed as though we were well recieved

and I was surprised at just how many attendees actually knew what Steampunk was/is.

If you can make it, Great!
Come on out and join us

and support your group,

the Corn Island Steampunk Society

 

 

Hope to see ya there!

 

As you go about your day, whether you are working or spending time with family & friends, know that we are thankful for your support and contributions to make this group possible in every way.

And with that, on behalf of the Corn Island Steampunk Society, I wish to extend Season's Greetings and a Happy Thanksgiving to you wherever you are, in whichever time dimension.

Be safe,

* Sam 

Wow! Another great night with great friends and great food. 

Thanks to everyone who showed up at tonight's meet and thanks to the rest for your support. 

This year may be coming to a close but January will be here before you know it,

so mark your calendars now for

Saturday, January 18th

as we will be kicking off 2014 with our first meet of the new year.

Until then, I just want to say how thankful I am that our paths have crossed,

and express my gratitude in making this dream a reality.

My hat is off to you all for making this such a great group.
And with that, I would also like to wish each and every one of you

a very safe and Merry Christmas season and we'll see ya in January.

Blue Skies & Best Wishes,
* Sam

 

Our last meetup of 2013 is tonight so GET YOUR STEAMPUNK ON! and come out and join us for some good camaraderie and fellowship fun. I am going to ask that each one of you write down the most memorable experience you had this year. What meant the most to you as a member of this group? It could be an event. It could be the fabulous food at Sam's. It could be the wonderful door prizes or it could be just belonging to the BEST Steampunk group in this area. Anything. We want to hear it.

But most of all, come out and join us.
Saturday, November 16th
5:30 - 7:30...
Sam's Food and Spirits
Charlestown Road and Blackiston Mill Road
New Albany, Indiana

Hope to see ya there!
* Sam



November....a time to be thankful, and I'm thankful for all the good times well spent each time we all get together and the chance to call each and every one of you my friend.

Again, Thank You ALL for making this dream a reality and making the
Corn Island Steampunk Society a most successful venture.

 

*Reminder* Last meetup of the year,
Saturday, November 16th
5:30 - 7:30
Sam's Food & Spirits
Charlestown Rd & Blackiston Mill Rd in New Albany, Indiana

 

Wishing everyone a safe and Happily Haunted Halloween!
Tomorrow we put up the Christmas tree right?

Sam Sprocket's outfit for the Halloween Cruise aboard the Belle of Louisville.

Spooky Time Traveler.

 

To make the coat look old and worn, last minute I remembered an article I read

back in the 80's asking ZZ Top how they got their outfits so dusty and

they claimed they simply doused them with baby powder.  It worked!



They say you should end the year with a BANG!

and that's just what we did last night at our last event for 2013,

The Halloween Scaryoke & Dance Cruise aboard the world's oldest operating

Mississippi River - style steamboat, the Belle of Louisville.
Thanks to all who came out to celebrate with us, it was a Blast!

 

Our next meetup and last one for 2013

is scheduled for Saturday, November 16th

5:30 - 7:30

Sam's Food & Spirits

Charlestown Rd & Blackiston Mill Rd

New Albany, Indiana

Thanks to all who made it out to another magical evening with the Corn Island Steampunk Society, our year is winding down but we've grown which is good.
Welcome to all our new members and to those who have stuck with us along the way,
I thank you for keeping the dream a reality and I hope to see many of you at our last event of the year,
the Halloween Scaryoke Cruise aboard the Belle of Louisville next Friday. 7:30 pm.
.....It's all about the steam



Belle of Louisville Halloween Scaryoke & Dance Cruise

Like it.  Copy It.  Paste It and Share.

But most of all.....Just Be There!!!

Bring your family & friends
and we'll see ya on the 25th

(Boarding begins at 7:30 p.m.)

 

A great photo was taken over the weekend in the Highlands of Louisville of

Mad Mary Hatchet and Samuel Keystone Sprocket

as they attended the Caufield's Halloween Parade 2013.

Grand Marshal of this year's parade was Butch Patrick, famous for playing

the role of little Eddie Munster on the hit TV show The Munsters,



One week from tonight (Saturday, October 19th), we will meet for our October meetup at Sam's Food & Spirits on Charlestown Road in New Albany, Indiana and I hope to see everyone there once again as our year is fast winding to a close.
Two meetups (October & November) and one BIG event (the Belle of Louisville Halloween Scaryoke & Dance Cruise) left for 2013.  The year has been good to us as we've grown tremendously and had loads of fun and camaraderie in doing so.
We will be taking December off due to the holidays and to give us a chance to regroup and make plans for things happening in 2014.  At any rate, I hope you will join me in letting this year go out with a Bang! and I will see you next weekend.

Until then,
* Sam

Thanks to all who came out and helped us kick off the Halloween season with

the Louisville Ghostwalk Tour

with our host, Robert Parker (pictured here with us above).

Only two more meetups (October & November) and one more event (the Belle Cruise) left for us in 2013,

we will be taking December off for the holidays and return again in 2014.

Hope to see ya before then.

While attending the 2013 Old West Fest Steampunk Weekend in Ohio this past Sunday,

I entered my Victorian era Mobile Phone in the Inventors Contraption Contest

and won Best of Show.

Best Oddity - Dr. Robert

Best of Show - Sam Sprocket

Best Weapon - Mr. Tesla

The Victorian era Mobile Phone was invented by Professor J. Phineas Bullock (only because someone had written their name, Bullock, on the straps in permanent marker when I purchased them from Goodwill) in 1878 and has the canvas backpack straps for mobility, the antenna for reception...it's a mobile phone. It operates off of Aether crystals but the good Professor was off traveling in time and I had no way of contacting him to find out just how to charge the crystals so that I could demonstrate just how it works.
......and the rest is history.

With UofL playing at home today, we were pleased to see a good turnout

at the September meetup, thanks to all who came out and

welcome to some of our newest members who shared in all the camaraderie.

It's always a good time at the Corn Island Steampunk Society Meetups

and we hope to see you there next time

Saturday, October 19th 5:30 - 7:00

Sam's Food & Spirits New Albany, Indiana

(Next Saturday, September 28th, is our Louisville Ghostwalk Tour....Don't Miss It!)

Michael, shoot me an email so that I can add you to the Corn Island Steampunk Facebook group

CornIslandSteampunk@gmail.com

a video with some excellent coverage of the Derby City Comic Con 2013

and about half thru (around 7:30), there is an excellent interview with

Samuel Sprocket & Rupert Rathbone

about this wonderful little group of ours,

the Corn Island Steampunk Society

For those inrerested in attending, this is the Steampunk Weekend at the Old West Fest in Ohio.

It is also the same weekend of the Corn Island Steampunk Society Meet (Saturday, September 21st)

so many of us are going to the festival on Sunday, September 22nd.

Hope to see ya there Pard'ner!

at the August Meetup of the Corn Island Steampunk Society,

we were fortunate enough to have a group photo made with

Sam Anderson

owner of Sam's Food & Spirits

Sam's Food & Spirits is our monthly meeting place

and we thank Mr. Anderson for allowing us to use his establishment.

Next Meetup is set for Saturday, September 21st.

Hope to see you there!



Kicking off the Halloween Season.....

Once again, come join the Corn Island Steampunk Society

on Saturday, the 28th of September

as we tour downtown Louisville once again on a ghost walk tour with our friendly guide,

Robert "Mr. Ghostwalker" Parker.

The half mile, 90 minute stroll takes you along some famous ghostly sights in downtown Louisville

and begins at the statue of Mr. Brown

on 4th Street side of the Brown Hotel at 4th & Broadway.
...
Cost: $15 per person * cash Only
or prepayment with credit card by calling 502 689-5117
Street parking is FREE, pay lots are available.

Tour starts at 7:00 pm at the statue of Mr. Brown on the 4th Street side of the Brown Hotel

and lasts 'til 8:30 pm

ending at the Seelbach Hotel just down from the start of the tour.
For more info;
www.louisvilleghostwalks.com

 

*note; Last year we did dinner afterwards at one of the local downtown eateries along the route,

so plan on that as well.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the

2013 Thomas Edison House Tour

It was great to see everyone again and learn a few things about

one of America's famous inventors.

(at one time, Edison had over 1600 patents going at once)

Thomas Edison House Tour

729 E Washington St Louisville, KY 40202

Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

Did you know Thomas Edison once lived in Louisville?

Come join the Corn Island Steampunk Society as we tour 

this one time homestead of one of America's greatest inventors 

of our time.

$5 Adults

$4 Seniors

$3 Students

Kids under 6 FREE

+ $1 off each admission of groups of 10 or more.

Tours generally last about 45 minutes - one hour.

This is an early event as the House tour closes at 2 p.m.

 Steampunk/Victorian attire is encouraged and photography is allowed.

This will be a great photo opp, hope to see ya there.

http://www.edisonhouse.org/

*** Just a reminder, July's meetup will be on the 2nd Saturday (July 13th) as the

Midsummer Masquerade at the Loveland Castle in Loveland, Ohio falls on the 20th.
We will return to our regular meet schedule (the 3rd Saturday of the month) in August.
Until then, dust off your Mardi Gras mask and polish up your goggles and get your tickets for the Midsummer Masquerade and we'll see ya there!

We will return to our regular meet schedule (the 3rd Saturday of the month) in August.

Until then, dust off your Mardi Gras mask and polish up your goggles and get your tickets for the Midsummer Masquerade and we'll see ya there!

Follow on Facebook;

https://www.facebook.com/events/630024507012708/

Thanks to all who came out and supported the Corn Island Steampunk Society as well as

supporting the Derby City Comic Con, a great time was had by all.

We were well represented with our own Abbie "Madame Fyrelyte" Rich winning 2nd Place in

Women's Division of the DCCC Costume Contest.

Next year's comic con is going to be a two day event with a musical concert included with your ticket

and we've already been told the Corn Island Steampunk Society is on the list of Exhibitors for next year.

See you there!

 

Our own Abbie Rich, Steampunk Lady Captain America was on WDRB-TV this morning

on Fox 41 in the Morning promoting the Derby City Comic Con.

 

As you know, the Corn Island Steampunk Society will have a table set up

at this year's Derby City Comic Con.

 

Come out and support your local Steampunk group.

 

Saturday, June 29th

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Louisville Convention Center

admission $10

 

www.derbycitycomiccon.com

Thomas Edison House Tour

729 E Washington St Louisville, KY 40202

Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

Did you know Thomas Edison once lived in Louisville?
Come join the Corn Island Steampunk Society as we tour
this one time homestead of one of America's greatest inventors
of our time.
$5 Adults
$4 Seniors
$3 Students
Kids under 6 FREE

+ $1 off each admission of groups of 10 or more.
Tours generally last about 45 minutes - one hour.

This is an early event as the House tour closes at 2 p.m.

 Steampunk/Victorian attire is encouraged and photography is allowed.
This will be a great photo opp, hope to see ya there.

http://www.edisonhouse.org/

Check this latest Steampunk book out at Amazon.com and written by our own

Geoffrey Mandragora

 http://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolt-Affair-Geoffrey-Mandragora/dp/0985790709



Thanks to all who came out to celebrate with us on our 2 year anniversary, it's been a wonderful two years and we look forward to all that the future has in bring.

 

For more info on joining up with us;

CornIslandSteampunk@gmail.com

 

Check out THE PHOENIX AND THE KYOTE STEAMPUNK ART at Derby City Comic Con 2013!

Julie Moss Conrad is the artist/founder of The Phoenix And The Kyote Steampunk Art. She specializes in one of a kind steampunk jewelry handcrafted from vintage keys, gears, watch parts, train tokens and other antiquities and curiosities. Julie is a member of Corn Island Steampunk and The Society of Steampunk Artists. Her art is currently featured at The Opal Gypsy and Third Market. Both shops are located in historic downtown New Albany, Indiana. You can find Julie at local weekend festivals and also at facebook.com/ThePhoenixAndTheKyoteSteampunkArt

The year was 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, when George Rogers Clark, his militia and 60 non-military civilians settled on this ground he named "Corn Island" which later moved to the shoreline of the Ohio river and became known as Louisville, Kentucky.

With that, we'd like to honor George Rogers Clark by naming this group after him for discovering that tiny island that later became known as our home, Louisville, Kentucky.

This month's meetup marks the 2nd Anniversary of our existence as a group,

the Corn Island Steampunk Society

June 2011 - June 2013

Here's to many more years to come.

Aside from attending to support the Corn Island Steampunk Society as an exhibitor.....

If you would like to be a part of the comic con experience, sign on as a volunteer by sending your name, email address and cell phone number to:
info@derbycitycomiccon.com

Our Awesome new logo drawn for us by Madame Abby Fyrelyte (Abbie Rich).

Thanks Abbie, You're the Bestest!!!

What a great time tonight at the May meetup of the Corn Island Steampunk Society.
15 in attendance and 6 newcomers, Welcome to those and thanks to all who made it out.
Next meetup has been booked for Saturday, June 15th. 
Mark your calendars and set your time machines now and I hope to see ya there.

Our next big event is scheduled for Saturday, June 29th at the

Derby City Comic Con

where we will have a table promoting the Corn Island Steampunk Society as well as local Steampunk.

Tickets are $10 and the show lasts from 10 am - 5 pm.

for more info:

www.derbycitycomiccon.com

Hope to see ya there!

We had a good turnout of Corn Island Steampunk Society members at the

2013 Steampunk Empire Symposium.

Here are a few posing for photo op.

....at the April meetup....

Hope to see everyone at the

2nd Steampunk Empire Symposium

Cincinnati, Ohio

April 26 - 28th, 2013

All of us at the premier weekend showing of Oz the Great and Powerful on Saturday, March 9th.

It was an Awesome movie, thanks to all who came out.
(photo provided by Mr & Mrs Tucker)

We wll be attendng the 7:45 pm showing on Saturday, March 9th in Steampunk attire

at the Rave Stonybrook 20 Theater, 2745 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy.

We are asking that everyone arrive at 7:15 pm to allow time for a group photo or two

and to ensure we all get in and get seated together.

Tickets are $9.50.

See you there.

A great turnout for the February meetup

of the Corn Island Steampunk Society.

Thanks to everyone who made it out, a good time was had by all.

We have some big plans coming for the upcoing year.

Looking forward to Disney's release of Oz, the Great and Powerful opening March 8th in theaters. 

We're planning a group night out in Steampunk attire to see it on Saturday, March 9th. 

More info to come.....

Our friends in Cincinnati are hosting the Voodoo Carnival this weekend, February 9th at the

Southgate House Revival in Newport, Kentucky.

Many of the Corn Island Steampunk Society members will be in attendance

and we hope you will be too.

It is not truly known when exactly the Corn Island Steampunk Society was established
therefore the date is set at 188?

However, Corn Island was established in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War when George Rogers Clark, his militia and 60 non-militant civilians settled on this tiny island on the Ohio River which later moved to the shorelines and became known as Louisville, Kentucky.

Being a river settlement has had it’s advantages as far as monetary and economic growth. With a riverboat life rich in the history of river culture, one may find life along the river leading to gambling halls, horse racing and the seedy establishments of the Hay Market of downtown Louisville while others may see it as a rest stop on the way to the Circle City Aerodrome of Indianapolis or the Queens City of Cincinnati with it’s League of Steam, all of which are vital parts of
Midwest Steampunk Alliance.

The Corn Island Steampunk Society provides an active central hub for local as well as out-of-town Steampunk enthusiasts with monthly meetups and atleast 3 events a year.

Further information can be obtained via email at;
CornIslandSteampunk@gmail.com

Our friends at the Circle City Aerodrome in Indianapolis, Indiana are hosting a Masquerade Ball on February 2nd from 7 pm - Midnight.  You can find more into at their website:

www.circlecityaerodrome.org/

 

Thanks to all who made it out to the first meetup for 2013 tonight.  A good time was had by all and it was great seeing everyone again.  The year looks good ahead.

June 17th, 2011

The first meetup of the Corn Island Steampunk Society

It's a new year!!!  We are going into our 3rd year and our first meetup of 2013 is set for Saturday, January 19th at Sam's Food & Spirits.  We will be meeting at 5:30 in the party room back in the bar area.  The manager of the restaurant remembered us from the last time we met there and they are excited to have us return once again.

Sam's is located on the corner of Charlestown Rd & Blackiston Mill Rd in New Albany. 

 Steampunk attire is not required but extremely encouraged.

Set your time machines, dust off your goggles and Come Join Us.

Corn Island Steampunk Society

providing an active outlet for local and out-of-town Steampunk Enthusiasts in Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding areas in southern Indiana.