Dr. Mike (aka J. Michael Cobb) is the founder, owner, and fearless leader of Dr. Mike’s Shaving Emporium. Dr. Mike started Dr. Mike’s Shaving Emporium with the idea of bringing the best quality shaving and grooming products made by local and US-based artisans. Dr. Mike is an international panelist teaching shaving classes as well…

The Queen Bee herself, along with Magnus Aether will take you on a historical journey of honey how bees make it, and its properties and uses, and samples of different types of honey, followed by an introduction to Mead. We will discuss mead throughout history, how to make mead, and sample several different types of…

No Steampunk event is complete without tea, and The River City Steampunk Expo’s “Steampunks In The Shadows” will be having its very own Tea Room this year. Held in our HP Lovecraft Salon in Room 770, our Tea Room is hosted by The River City Steampunk Expo and the incomparable Tea Tzar Miah. Different options…

REAL Ghost Stories and Theatrical Reading! – Leanna Renee Hieber, actress, playwright and author of 14 ghostly, Gaslamp Fantasy novels as well as non-fiction books about ghosts, takes her audience ‘across the veil’, telling her own real-life ghost stories and paranormal experiences and sharing how her work as a NYC Ghost Tour guide directly informs…

The Misunderstood Mrs. Winchester: Reclaiming Myth and Clarifying History – Leanna Renee Hieber, author, actress and ghost tour guide, discusses how one of the wealthiest women in the world in the 19th century ended up being labeled a “madwoman” when she was anything but. So little of the truth is known about this enigmatic woman…

A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts – Bestselling author, actress & NYC ghost tour guide Leanna Renee Hieber discusses the premise of her bestselling non-fiction book about the intersection of women’s history and ghost stories, telling real histories and real ghost stories with an audience Q and A.

Join Madame Askew, the Grand Arbiter, and their handsome valets as they demystify and defrock the Victorian lady and gentleman. Take this saucy guided tour through the many layers of frocks, frills, and foibles as they unveil the undergarments hiding under that buttoned up Victorian exterior.