BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artsboston.org//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artsboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130526T020723CEST-3406vVFkwG@artsboston.org DTSTAMP:20130526T000723Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Steampunk Form and Function ll\nEvent Url: http://w ww.artsboston.org/event/detail/441430235/Steampunk_Form_and_Function_ll\nE vent Date Begin: 2011-10-31\nEvent Date End: 2012-01-15\n\nMuseum Opens St eampunk Exhibit in a Ghoulish Celebration \n\nWaltham- Last year's steampu nk exhibition at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation left au dience asking for more. This fall the Museum is only too willing to oblig e their appetites and will open Steampunk\, Form & Function II\, Another E xhibition of Innovation\, Invention and Gadgetry\, sponsored by Steampuffi n\, appropriately on Halloween night. The opening reception will transfor m the museum for one night only into a haunted experience filled with ghos ts\, magic\, a sé\;ance and more!\n\nInspired by the works of author s like Jules Verne and H.G Wells\, and grown out of the world of science f iction\, steampunk has become a cultural phenomenon like that of the punk rock movement of the 1980's or the Goth movement of the 1990's. Supporte rs of the movement describe steampunk as an alternate history where modern technology and Victorian life meet. At its core steampunk asks the quest ion\, what would the world look like if modern technology were available\, when steam was king\, corsets were mandatory and man was learning to fly? Since its inception in the 1980's\, the movement has infiltrated mainstre am fashion\, art\, interior design\, literature\, technology and entertain ment. Elements of the movement can be seen on the runway of Paris\, in hom e design stores across the country\, in Hollywood productions and on video gamers' screens. \n\nThe Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation ha s fast become the home to the steampunk movement nationwide. Steampunk\, Form & Function II offers an informational and interactive look into the w orld of steampunk and all that it encompasses including\, fashion\, litera ture\, entertainment and much more. On display visitors will find modern Victorian clocks\, steampunk lights\, Steampunk coffee makers and even a steampunk humidifier. All the Steampunk functional art objects will have practical use and will feel comfortable in anyone's home\, business or off ice. Visitors can also use Victorian computer stations to discover the ori gins of this technological Victorian world or drop in a quarter and listen to Steampunk music on a Steampunk sound system or play some themselves on a steampunk baby grand piano. \n\nEncompassed in the exhibit are over fi fty works of art from some of the world's finest Steampunk artists and ama teurs. The artwork was submitted earlier this fall to the Museum's Steamp uffin Steampunk Form & Design Competition II sponsored by Steampuffin and ModVic Home Design. Each submission uses authentic Victorian Era antiques and incorporates modern technology into them to create a new functional St eampunk work of practical art. \n\nCompetition winners will be announced at a special Steampunk Halloween extravaganza exhibit opening reception on October 31\, 2011\, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Admission to the receptio n is $10.00 per adult and $5.00 per child\, student or senior. Throughout the evening the Museum will host thematic events including an interactive Halloween experience designed by the nationally recognized Dr. Grymm Labo ratories. \n\nAs part of the evening's events Dr. Grymm\, AKA\, Joey Mars occi\, is converting the main galleries of the museum in haunted house of sorts. In a Frankenstein meets Jane Eyre experiences\, visitors 6 and up w ill encounter a scientific laboratory filled ghosts\, magicians and steam powered monsters\, etc. all powered by a giant Steam Boiler. Visitors are requested to arrive in costume and interact with the many characters they encounter (no masks please). The evening will conclude with the Massachu setts premier of the newly produced film &ldquo\;Steamdriven&rdquo\; by Aj ar Communications. Light refreshments will be served. Reservations may b e made by calling 781 893 5410 or by emailing info@crmi.org.\n\nSteampunk Form & Function II opens October 31 runs through January 15\, 2012. Admis sion is $10 for the general public and $5 for seniors\students\; admission is free for children under six\, US Military active and retired and museu m members. The Museum is located at 154 Moody Street in Waltham\, MA 024 53. For museum hours more information visit http://www.crmi.org or call 6 17 893 5410.\n\nAbout the Museum: The Charles River Museum of Industry & I nnovation is located on the scenic banks of the Charles River in the 19th century Boston Manufacturing Company textile mill complex\, on the Nationa l Register of Historic Places as America's first factory. The historic si te has exhibits that allow visitors to explore the inventions that powered America into the modern-age - steam engines\, generators\, timepieces\, m achine tools\, bicycles\, automobiles\, and hundreds of other innovations. The museum also offers a memorable backdrop for unique social or corpora te events and functions. For more information\, please visit www.crmi.org .\n\nStart time: 6:30 pm- 10:30 pm DTSTART:20111031T000000 DTEND:20120115T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Steampunk Form and Function ll TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR