Portland’s Gaslight Explorers, Adventurers, & Romantics Convention (Portland GEAR Con) is three days of steampunk celebration in Inner Northeast Portland. Doors and walk-in registration open at noon on Friday, 7/23; programming runs all day and evening entertainments begin at 8pm nightly.

Register to consort with fellow enthusiasts; attend presentations and workshops by authors and other steampunk community luminaries; shop for costumes, props, and other para-industrial paraphernalia; enjoy musical and variety performances, and much more.

Registration: http://pdxgearcon.com/registration/

$50 – Weekend walk-in registration $20 – Friday day wristband $25 – Saturday day wristband $20 – Sunday day wristband $10 – Ballroom pass (from 8pm)

1441 NE 2nd Avenue

Contact [email protected] for more information.

Oregon Home Machinists Inc. Presents:

Gas Engine And Antique Reproduction Show

An Exhibition of Model Engineering and Home Shop Machining

September 24-25, 2011

Open to the public 9-5 Saturday 9-3 Sunday Admission $9, children under 12 free Parking is free

Location: Kliever Armory 10000 N.E 33rd Drive Portland, Oregon 97211-1798

A cool exhibition of small engines, CNC work and occasional steampunk gear.

Tutorials:

GEARS 2011 Tutorials

A series of Tutorials for the Home Shop Machinist will be presented throughout the show.

Adding Motor Control To Your Machines CNC Overview Basic Electricity For The Shop Selecting And Installing A DRO

It's Croquet, American Style with bowling balls and sledgehammers! This is our 23rd Annual Mondo Croquet World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic ... updated for 2020 to include the Face Covering Fashion Show!

“The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.” – Salvador Dali

Voted Best of Portland in Willamette Week we've been keeping Portland Weird since before the Queen was in short pants.

There's nothing quite like the sound of a sledgehammer smacking a bowling ball as you roll towards the wicket. That and the lamentations of your slain opponents. Some of them were Zombies anyway.

What:

• Face coverings! Show off your best! Show your best presentation and bring home the prize.

• Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer. Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out

• You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate. Peruse some of our photos for ideas.

• Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink. …and you might want a chair.

Learn more of our wisdom here: Mondo Croquet! http://mondocroquet.com

The facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1159822417734303

It’s a smashing time. Tell your friends! Taunt your enemies!