New Date for Nemo’s Steampunk Art & Invention Gallery

The previously announced Nemo’s Steampunk Art & Invention Gallery opening night party for the 20,000 Leagues attraction at Patriot Place has been moved to a new date, November 6. See the latest description at http://www.steampuffin.com/Home/Nemos-Steampunk-Gallery.aspx.

Nemo’s Steampunk Art & Invention Gallery — Opening Night

UPDATE: The date has moved to November 6.

5-W!TS is a company that specializes in creating interactive puzzle adventures that you really walk through, such as the TOMB attraction near Fenway in Boston, MA. The company is opening two new interactive attraction at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA, called “Espionage” (a spy game, of course) and “20,000 Leagues,” based on the writings of Jules Verne. All steampunks are invited to the opening night party for “20,000 Leagues”:

Nemo’s Steampunk Art & Invention Gallery OPENING NIGHT
WHERE: 20,000 LEAGUES presented by 5 Wits-Patriot Place
(located in Patriot Place’s North Plaza, Foxboro MA, adjacent to Gillette Stadium)
WHEN: September 18 November 6, 2010, from 5:00PM to 12:00 Midnight
COST: FREE if you are wearing any Steampunk costume
(Prize for best ‘Nautilus or Nemo themed’ costume)

Steampuffin (www.steampuffin.com) and 5 Wits-Patriot Place (www.5-wits.com) have come to together to show you what kind of technology and art could have been on the Nautilus if Nemo was piloting his famous submarine today. Think of Steampunk as an alternate reality where the Victorian period happened at the same time as the computer or information age – what would have been produced in modern innovations, inventions and gadgetry. In fact, many believe that Jules Verne was really one of first Steampunk thinkers and writers to popularize the genre.

The 1000-square-foot Nemo’s Steampunk Art & Invention Gallery will feature primarily museum quality 3D artwork and inventions from Steampunk artists across the country. The artwork will be for sale and can also be customized for client’s homes and businesses.

As a part of the exhibit and OPENING NIGHT Gala – attendees will also be able to participate FREE in 20,000 LEAGUES, a fully immersive interactive walk-through adventure that combines elements of video games, museum exhibits and theme park rides. In 20,000 LEAGUES guests become undersea explorers as they discover and then ultimately race to escape the Nautilus!

There will also be FREE live entertainment and light refreshments.

The major informational links are in the announcement above; if you need information about Patriot Place visit http://www.patriot-place.com/.

[Tip from Bruce of ModVic and Steampuffin]

Museum of Toys and Pop Culture/The Nightmare Before Christmas

I didn’t know that we had a Museum of Toys and Pop Culture, but apparently we do! It’s in Arlington, MA, and it works with collectors to put their collections on display and share them with others. The next exhibit coming up is a display of collectibles from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” which will run from November 20th to February 20th, 2010. Furthermore there will be a wine and cheese opening reception for the exhibit on Friday the 20th from 8:00pm to 10:00pm at the Comicazi comic book store, also in Arlington. For more information visit http://www.motap.org/news.html and http://www.comicazi.com/.

Need a Haunting Experience?

Johnny’s List of Weird Boston Events offers a list of haunted houses in MA, RI, and NH at http://weirdbostonevents.org/boston_events/2009/10/haunted-houses-spooky-attracti-1.html. Be sure to check out Johnny’s regular “The Week in Weird” updates at http://weirdbostonevents.org/boston_events/.