Welcome to WhimsyCon:
Denver’s Steampunk and
Costuming Convention!
February 28-March 1, 2020
At the Radisson Denver-Aurora (225 & Parker)
Welcome to WhimsyCon! Part-celebration of Steampunk, part-celebration of costuming, we hope to provide something for everyone. Follow this link to get passes for 2020!
Convention Hours
Programming
Friday 5 pm – midnight
Saturday 9 am – midnight
Sunday 9 am – 4:30 pm
Registration / Info Desk
Friday 3 pm – 9 pm
Saturday 8:30 am – 8 pm
Sunday 8:30 am – 5 pm
Vendor Hours
Friday 5 pm – 9 pm
Saturday 10 am – 8 pm
Sunday 10 am – 4 pm
Art Show Hours
Friday 5 pm – 9 pm
Saturday 10 am – 8 pm
Sunday 10 am – noon; Pick-up and Pay 2 pm – 4 pm
Guests of Honor
Kristin Dalleske – Costuming/Maker GOH
Kristin Dalleske is a freelance artist specializing in creature and puppet fabrication. She is the grand prize winner of the Jim Henson Company’s official Dark Crystal fan film competition. Her film has been featured at the Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts, the New York Museum of Moving Image and the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture. Her film also received an entry in The Dark Crystal Ultimate Visual History book.
Her creatures, costumes and replica props have been displayed at the Boulder International Film Festival, the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art and the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. In 2017 Kristin was hired to work at Jim Henson’s Creature shop on the Netflix original series Dark Crystal Age of Resistance.
Maxwell Alexander Drake – Author GOH
Maxwell Alexander Drake is an award-winning Science Fiction/Fantasy author, Graphic Novelist, and Playwright. He recently sold two movie scripts that are now in development, Dwarka: Gateway to the Stars (a Sci-Fi movie) and Snurse: A Magical, Magical Fairytale (a Children’s Fantasy movie). He was also the Lead Fiction Writer and game story consultant for Sony’s massive online game EverQuest Next as well as writing for the Shadowrun game. He is best known for his fantasy series, The Genesis of Oblivion Saga. Drake teaches creative writing at writers’ conferences and fan conventions all around the world, and is the author of the Drake’s Brutal Writing Advice series.
Peri Charlifu – Artist GOH
Peri Charlifu is a native Coloradan who has been selling his work professionally for over 30 years. Son of Jake and Ellen Charlifu, he started his career right out of high school, then graduating from Metro State College with a degree in psychology and art therapy. He has won dozens of awards and is founder and guild master of the Arts and Artisans of Colorado guild. He is a full-time artist and participates in about 45-50 shows a year all over the country.
His work is exhibited and sold all over the United States as well as other countries. To-date, he has produced over 37,000 pieces. His work is available for special order and at art shows only.
Peri works mainly in a high density mix of porcelain and white stoneware. He mixes his own glaze and, except for some specialty pieces, his work is food, oven and microwave safe. All the design work is hand painted and/or carved and he mixes all his own stains and colors.
Unwoman – Musician GOH
Unwoman (aka Erica Mulkey) is a San Francisco-based cellist-singer-songwriter. Layered with skillful cello, rich vocals, and beats, her music is a darkly futuristic homage to her classical training. Her song “The Heroine” was the weather in Welcome to Night Vale’s “Triptych” episode. Vintage Tomorrows, a feature documentary about steampunk, includes that song and other footage of Unwoman. Unwoman has performed solo at major steampunk, goth, and sci-fi-related events all over the United States. Most live solo shows use electric cello played standing up, and live-looping accompaniment. She has also collaborated with Amanda Palmer, Abney Park, Stripmall Architecture, Voltaire, Rasputina, Jill Tracy, Vernian Process, Caustic, Anthony Jones, Nathaniel Johnstone Band, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, and Attrition.
Myths and Legends Convention
Shiny Garden, the nonprofit that hosts WhimsyCon, also hosts Myths and Legends Convention, where we celebrate our modern myths and legends. Find out more at malcondenver.org.
HexaCon
Shiny Garden, the nonprofit that hosts WhimsyCon, also hosts HexaCon, where we game all weekend (boardgames, roleplaying games, minitures games, train games and more!). Find out more at hexacondenver.org.