Jeff Mach's Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire V: The Mad Tea Party

Pleasures, Delights, Amazing Things

Please note: advance tickets will only be available through February 12th. After that date, all tickets must be purchased at the door.

Important note about Event Schedules:

WE HAS ONE

I know that many events have event schedules quite far in advance.  Wicked’s exact schedule of dates and times will probably not be ready until rather near the event itself.  That’s because we’re coordinating more entertainment than pretty much any event of even remotely this size and budget.   So we are sorry about the wait–but it’s only because we’re bringing you such a vast array of good stuff that it’s hard for us to finish it all at once.

PROJECT MUNCHAUSEN


Featuring
Daniel GreenWolf
David H Lawrence XVII
Voltaire
Donna Lynch of Ego Likeness
and others

so before i let you go to the main list of things that will happen that you will like, let me talk about the extraordinary adventures of baron munchausen. it’s a game, and this is how you play:
you sit around in a group. you tell extraordinary but entirely true stories, based on a prompt.

Let me put it this way: Voltaire asks David H Lawrence XVII “So Baron, tell us, how did you incur the wrath of the god Vulcan?” and so David H Lawrence XVII does. Now, I do not personally know how Mr. Lawrence angered Vulcan, but I definitely know that Vulcan has a really hot and flirty wife so it’s easy to upset him. Then again, Vulcan has a bit of a temper, so there could be many reasons. And so gentle Mr. Lawrence would in fact relate the tale.
However, the kind board of storytellers would prefer there be no inconsistencies or factual errors in a tale that you swear to be true, on your honor, and so one could challenge. If Daniel GreenWolf feels that he must, then he can point out that the moon, in fact, has no air, not since the late 60s, and so Voltaire surely could not smell the Moon-Queen’s perfume.
Voltaire could apologize for the confusion, of course, because as soon as he arrived on the moon it seemed natural to have the moon’s own perception of scent gently insinuated into his mind through the vibrations of the great sublunar lattice, and that he is deeply sorry for the lapse, of course he was wearing a spacesuit. well, diving suit, but still. and he would continue his tale.

After everyone has told their tale, well, clearly we will need to choose the best story.
Which is how Project Munchausen will benefit the Summer Program for Academic Reach and Creativity, see?
If you make a $2 donation, then you will have a vote, and you will be able to help us determine the finest tale.
Do you know what SPARC is? It’s like summer camp for gifted kids, but the part that excites me is that you go to college classes with people in college and i would have killed for that at points in my life. I’m not complaining, i just think i really could have used a bit more exposure to that kind of academic style. probably would have done much better in college.
anyway. your money will go to help gifted kids be extraordinary, and that’s awesome.
if you are planning to attend, please RSVP at the facebook event page, because we want to be sure we have enough space.

Confirmed Excitement

February 2nd update:
pat again. do you like the shiny linky links for the clicking? much more navigable now. also: good lord we have a lot of performers and attractions and shiny shiny. we even have an animated gif now. (it’s full of pretty girls, too)

January 14th update:
this is pat, not jeff. gaze upon my labours and rejoice! sing to the heavens of the joy of hyperlinks! look at all these people who will be there for your amusement! and we’re still a month from the event!

December 24th update:

The sheer scope of this year is, to put it mildly, insane.  Check back about once a week, and you’ll probably see several new performers every time.  Far as I can tell, we may have more performers, entertainers, entertainment, and assorted activities  in a given weekend than any convention or Renaissance Faire, anywhere.   Help us keep that happening…pass the word along, if you would?

Older note:

I’m now updating the message that I updated a few weeks back, to mention that I really appreciate the feedback I’ve gotten on this year’s new approach – where we link to a performer’s website, and then talk about the performer over at www.wickedfaire.blogspot.com.   You keep on a-readin’, we’ll keep on a-writin’!

And the original update said,

“So if you’ve been to this page before, you’ve seen the paragraph below:

If you’re looking for performers and wondering why that update is later than usual this year, it’s because we had a truly ridiculous number of applications for Wicked Faire V. We’d really, really like to try to have a fair application process, give new people a chance, and weigh performers carefully – so we’re trying to review as many applications as we can, all at once. IF this pays off, as we hope it will, it means updates will be a bit slower…but the end result may just kick the collective metaphorical buttocks of every year previous. Which is exactly my personal goal in life.

As of mid-November, we’ve started approving performers, and I’m going to be putting them up.   If you’re familiar with Wicked, there’ll be both a lot of performers you know, and a lot of new faces.  If you’re not as familiar…there’s going to be a buffet of entertainment.  It’s awesome.”

Love,

Jeff

Sir Jscan X


Sir Jscan X specializes in rope bondage, though he does work in other media. A popular demo topic has been “Hogties and Crotchropes” as well as “Suspensions”, and he enjoys working with beginners through experts. You can find him on FetLife here

Murphy Blue


Murphy Blue became fascinated with rope bondage in 2000, when he bartended a fetish party. Since then, he has amassed books, paid attention to demos, and asked questions to refine his skill. Mostly self-taught, “The Blue” is on a constant search for more information about the art of Shibari. He also tries to add his own flair to his ropework. check out his work (NSFW) murphyblue.net

Larissa Face and Body Painting


Larissa will be body painting the lovely Toni with a Wonderland-themed original design, while discussing body painting in general, and taking any questions the audience may have for her. Visit her vendor table in the Delightful Market, and her website: www.njfacepainter.com

Lord Percival


Lord Percival has been active in the scene, both in private and in public, for over 35 years. While many of us know him for his mastery of rope, Percy also has an extensive knowledge of many other areas of play, including but not limited to: takedowns, breath play, caning, whips, electricity, knives, and mental bondage. Education is a particular passion of Percy’s. He has been a teacher, lecturer, mentor, and trainer in the scene for over 20 years. Currently, he is on the Board of NELA (New England Leather Aliance), where his role is Director of Programming. www.nelaonline.org

Bendyogagirl


Bendyogagirl has been active in the scene, both in private and in public, for 27 years. She has been a student of yoga and meditation for over 20 years and has been teaching and training groups and individuals for longer than that. She infuses her classes with fun and humor. She was a member of the Society of Janus while living in San Francisco. Here in Boston, she co-founded MAsT Mass over 2 years ago and works closely with the programming team at NELA. Bendyogagirl now offers classes in mind/body connection as it relates to BDSM. www.nelaonline.org

Micah and Aimee


Aimee and Micah are a 24/7 D/s couple from Western Massachusetts. They have been presenting on kink topics and panels for three years, both together and individually, to audiences at a variety of events including Arisia, the Fetish Fair Fleamarket, and Wicked Faire. When they aren’t hitting each other (which really means when Micah isn’t being mean to Aimee), they enjoy hiking with their dog, gaming and other similar geeky pursuits. They live in an old Victorian home with their other two partners, a handful of roommates and too many cats. They are both pleased to be back at Wicked Faire for the second straight year, one of the only straight things about them.

George Bogorad’s Whips


George has been a whip performer for over 10 years. He will be teaching a brief history of the bullwhip and its use in S&M play. There will also be a demo and a chance to try it out, for anyone who would like the opportunity.

Kay’s Bawdy House


Kay’s Bawdy House of Wicked Pleasures returns with all new outrageous contests. This year we will be collecting for Four Paws Good non-profit animal rescue so please be generous.

C.J. DeAngelus Jr


C.J. DeAngelus, Jr. is a musician/composer/actor/teacher who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and California State University, Los Angeles. He has been involved in REPO! The Genetic Opera since almost the beginning as a stage and soundtrack musician, arranger, orchestrator, transcriber, vocal coach, lighting operator, and musical director. Recently, he composed the original score for the short film “Puppet New Moon”. He currently teaches music to high school students in Los Angeles. In addition, he has found a niche performing with dozens of REPO! shadow casts as Rotti’s limo driver, which he affectionately refers to as “Brankoing”. He will be at the GeneCo Family Tea on Saturday

Asylum for Wayward Performers


Asylum of Wayward Performers is a group of poor, out of their minds-misfits afflicted with dreadful urges to create abominable things like shows, costumes, jewelry, and art. The only therapy for these wayward souls is to be indulged by an audience. Please help them to get better by viewing their latest creation “Tea for Three”, a madly modified portrayal of the Mad Tea Party unlike anything sane people have previously viewed. The Wayward Performers find it therapeutic to make things in their spare time, please contribute to their rehabilitation by viewing their vending table after the show. For more info, check out the facebook page

Troop Nimidae


Troop Nimidae is a bellydance group, featuring Chelsea Rowe and Helen Resseguie.

David H Lawrence XVII


seriously, i don’t know where to start. he is on network television (not just as Eric Doyle on Heroes), he used to work for DARPA, he is a comedian and radio personality and he produces demos for voice acting. and he has a really pleasing website. go look, it’s neat. and i half want to point you to wikipedia, but his site will do that for me. seriously: do it. he has a pretty solid claim on inventing the podcast, before we had pods to cast to. and the XVII is awesome.

The Route 1 Orchestra


Central NJ’s Route 1 Orchestra is a 2-player battle between Neil Fein’s earnest and elaborate seriousness and Bruce Carl Meyers’ quirky, spare style, and vise-versa. Material includes re-Orchestrated covers of 80’s pop songs as well as music they’ve played in their previous bands, including A Halo Called Fred, Ten to Nine, and Artistic Differences. check them out on facebook, and you can find Neil at www.neilfein.com and Bruce at brushwoodart.com

Juicy Justine


Juicy Justine is a highly trained Sexuality Educator with her Masters in Human Sexuality Education and Bachelors in English and Women & Gender Studies. Justine currently presents workshops on a variety of topics related to sex and sexuality in an entertaining and interactive format for individuals of all ages. please visit her website juicyjustine.com

Ephemeral Flame


Ephemeral discovered fire performance the first year she attended Burning Man and immediately fell in love with its beauty, grace, and artistry the moment her eyes beheld it. Boldly, she approached the first person she saw spinning fire and asked all kinds of questions. By the end of the conversation, Ephemeral had been given a set of both practice flags and actual fire poi to start on her merry way with. And so she did. She spent the rest of that Burn watching every fire performer she could, mimicking moves and picking up hints here and there where she could. After that amazing week, she was back home in Texas – only, unlike at Burning Man, there wasn’t anyone she could learn from. This didn’t stop her, though, and a few months after her return home, on New Years’ Eve, she lit up for the first time.

Because Ephemeral didn’t have anyone else to train her, she graduated with her degree in fire performance from the school of hard knocks, learning moves and safety the hard way. Sure, she’s got a few scars from it, but having picked up wicks a few good years before people started spinning glow sticks at raves (which gave rise to fire spinning becoming more widely recognized), she not only developed her own very distinct style, she also did things that other people in the fire performance community previously said simply couldn’t be done.

Over the years, Ephemeral has been part of several troupes, taught fire performance arts to even more, and she has performed for almost any kind of event one can think of, ranging from public events, mitzvahs, birthdays, has performed with a number of bands, at conventions and exhibitions, store and various shop openings, at schools, for baptisms, weddings . . . and more.

Not only does Ephemeral spin traditional fire poi, she also spins fire staff, batons, performs with fire palms, fans, fingers, whips, wands, floggers (single and double), juggling (traditional and contact), and snakes. Next on her list of fire conquests is fire sword performance. For those who are interested, Ephemeral does offer lessons in all of the aforementioned forms that she has mastered. Videos with lessons for every level are also available, additionally, as well as other services. Ephemeral also writes at examiner.com

Lilith Lore’s Poison Apples & Pretty Witches


Gather ’round for Lilith’s wickedly salacious retelling of classic stories from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. Be prepared to see your favorite fairy tale heroes and heroines in a whole new light once you’ve heard her take on wolves, witches and, of course, poison apples. Please sample her wares at www.lilithlore.com (i still can’t pick between her snow white and her beauty and the beast) Lilith will also host the Never Ending Tea Party Saturday at 12pm and Sunday at 12:30

RockStar Radio


From the RockStar Radio show on Game Con Radio, we will have DJs Paul DiGennaro and Jason Jetson. They will be running a radio contest, in fact: Please email a list of your 5 favorite songs, and the best list will win $75 in WickedFaire Gift Certificates along with autographed shirts from RockStar Radio and WickedFaire! please send your playlist to WFcontest@rockstarradio.us Check them out at www.gameconradio.com

The Slomski Brothers


The Slomski Brothers are trunk-dwelling vaudevillians. Observe the wonders of Trunk Slomski (above). Visit the Slomskis at slomskibrothers.com

NERO Hartford’s Kaurath Campaign


NERO Hartford’s Kaurath Campaign is a High Fantasy themed LARP, which relies on not just boffer combat, but intense, fully immersive role-play and intuitive thinking to resolve plots and challenges in a world where the whims of the Fae can change your fate or the power of the necromantic forces of the Barrowheart can lead you into terror. In Kaurath you need to rely on your skills and those of your companions to survive.
We will be running modules [mini adventures] for Wicked Faire attendees throughout the day and evening with a Mad Tea Party theme. These will include brief new player orientation and training in the safe use of boffer weapons.
For more information on our Kaurath Campaign, please got to www.nerohartford.com, or check out our NERO Hartford FaceBook page.

Video Games (old skool)


old skool video games. shit yeah. i ain’t playin, but you will be.

The Very Merry Unbirthday Party


At the Very Merry Unbirthday Party, we will distribute the Wicked Gifts to those who bought them (sorry, but we are sold out) and eat cake! and exchange our Wicked Gifts! and eat cake! Unless it is your actual birthday, in which case we will take away your gifts and extract cake from you. (if it really is your birthday, i suggest lying)

The Velocitators


fig. 1: Dubious of the Velocitators at Jeff Mach’s Second Cult Movie Overnight is ready for music, love and battle.
The Velocitators have my favorite song about a mad cow. go listen to it: www.myspace.com/velocitators also: i totally remember that wallpaper.

The Mathematics of Lewis Carroll presented by Dr. Dubious Lie

Lewis Carroll was, amongst other things, a lecturer, researcher and textbook author. We discuss some of the mathematical results he published under his real name, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. In particular, we explain his most famous logical “paradox” and then give a brief introduction to determinants in order to introduce a theorem of his regarding matrices.

Atmosfear LARP


Welcome to the Other Side! What is the Other Side you say? Simply put, it is a realm of the dead. You are one of the dead in this realm. You can choose to be in a house or tribe. Once you join a house or tribe, what can you do now? Plenty. The houses and the tribes have entered into a time of restlessness. Loyalties are being tested, motives are being questioned, and deals and truces are on the verge of breaking. Peace must be restored at all costs, or the Other Side will degrade into chaos.
Players can choose to be a Vampire, Werewolf, Zombie, Mummy, Witch, Poltergeist, Restless One, or Soul Ranger. You don’t need prior knowledge of the world of Atmosfear, as introductions to the world will be made at the beginning of the game. This LARP highly encourages player interaction with one another. While combat is possible, it is strongly discouraged as there are better means of getting your goals accomplished.
The LARP begins at 8:00pm Friday and goes until about a half hour before convention closes on Sunday. This is a go anywhere, play anytime game. You can join the game anytime, and you don’t have to be there for the beginning. In addition, you can go off and watch/participate in another event, come back, etc. The GameMasters of the LARP will be wandering about Faire, they will be available to answer any of your questions, clarify any issues that come up, and mediate confrontations. If interested, please check out our Facebook group for more information or just come and join us in person! See you there!

All’s Faire


All’s Faire is an awesome sitcom set at the Southeastern Delaware Renaissance Faire. Thom Woodley, creator/director/writer/producer and minstrel will be showing several episodes. i just watched the whole series, and i’m trying to get some work done, so consider that a hearty endorsement. you can check it out at allsfaire.tv

Sex in Wonderland with Arthur Lipp-Bonewits


The Wonderland mythos has captured the imagination and libidos of many pornographers and filmmakers. Alice in Wonderland is the only children’s story I know of to be given repeated pornographic treatment. From the “art porn” film in 1976 to Wally Wood’s “Malice in Blunderland,” the very adult interpretations of such a seemingly innocent story beg the question… why? I’ll first do a brief overview of the adult adaptations, and then offer my personal feelings on the matter, which might just answer that question… Why is there so much sex and fetish in Alice in Wonderland?

Captain Zorikh


Captain Zorikh, the Time Traveling Bard, is a long-time favorite at Wicked Faire. For years his songs and stories of times long past and the far-flung future have brought a tear to the eye, a lump to the throat, and a knife to the back of many a hard-hearted warrior and lovely lass. And with the Warriors of Doom on hand, who know what sort of a ruckus may occur!

Wrestling with the Warriors of Doom

Featuring the grappling prowess of G.A. West, Lou Nogueira, June Rodriguez and Nicole Giunta, The Warriors of Doom Wrestling Corner returns to the Wicked Faire! Throughout the day, there will be demonstrations and exhibitions of wrestling and grappling for your education and entertainment. The Warriors themselves, male and female, will take on all challengers! Hire a Warrior for individual one-on-one training! And should you desire to wrestle with your buds on the mat, they will be available all day and all night for your enjoyment!

The Redemption of Captain Zorikh


“Redemption” (a Captain Zorikh thing) is the new movie featuring Captain Zorikh and the Warriors of Doom. With a cast that includes Hall of Fame martial artists, up and coming MMA fighters, pro wrestlers, competitive grapplers, and fetish wrestlers, this movie chronicles the journey of a man from the steamy underbelly of underground wrestling to the legit world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Packed with male, female, and mixed grappling, this sneak preview of Captain Zorikh’s first long-form movie is one you won’t want to miss. Check out previews and production videos on YouTube

Also being shown: “Combat Twister and the Further Battles of Kim Fu Yu and Jenny Rancid” (another Captain Zorikh thing) Two deadly females battle their aggressions at each other in a deadly underground twister game, a hard-core drinking contest, and an all-out street fight! Featuring Morgan Sinead, Veronica Vicious (both of the Doom Maidens), and Joe Franklin!

Curiouser & Curiouser: A Wonderland Fashion Event


Attica Wilde presents her first Fashion show … with a Fetish and a Wonderland flair. Models and burlesque dancers combine together to showcase the abstract and the erotic aspects of Wonderland. Featuring some of the most popular models from the Model Mayhem website and some of the best designers in the industry.

Rose By Any Other Name


This is a web series all about modern life, love and manners in which a comfortably out and proud woman who identifies as Lesbian and a nice progressive straight man serendipitously meet and then unexpectedly find themselves falling for each other. Many complications abound and confusion, hilarity (& some angst) and thoughtfulness ensue as our intrepid and very human protagonists navigate Life In These Times. Watch the series on YouTube and visit the facebook page. There will be a showing, and also a Q&A session with the writer/director/producer/male lead.

Kevin Meares


What scared you as a child? The monster under the bed, ghosts, vampires, demons? You’re parents probably told you these things didn’t exist and for most people they don’t. For some though the terrors of childhood become frighteningly real. For the last 16 years Kevin Meares has experienced the dark side of the paranormal. Not simply the ghosts that are so popular on television today but poltergeists, black magick and demonic possession. Trained by the late Lou Gentile, Kevin is an experienced demonologist and the former co-host of the Lou Gentile show for over 10 years. Join him for a chance to see the other side of the darkness thats every bit as real and far more dangerous (please note while Kevin is a christian demonologist the talk will be of interest to any religion and denomination with out disrespect). Also see http://www.examiner.com/x-21472-Philadelphia-Ghosts-Angels–Demons-Examiner for Kevin’s articles on the reality of the demonic.

The Wonderland Big Top


Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up, step right up…come closer. Witness something you’ve never seen before, heard before, dreamt before….

Follow Alice on her journey into a land she’s never seen before full of the strange, the interesting, and the unknown. See your favorite characters from Lewis Carroll’s classic come to life in a whole new way you could never have imagined. Please check out the Facebook event page

Hubris


Hubris is a fun-loving, piratical, licentious, geeky band of fire freaks who seek to entertain and amuse with wickedly creative antics. The founding members of Hubris are Hobbit, Sock Monkey, and Cookie Monster; they and their Fellow Members, Consorts, Attendants, and Other Assorted Hangers-On will be thrilled to introduce you to the magical wonders of the Arts of Fire. Just ask them. check them out at hvbris.org

Hyla Brook


progressive jersey basement metal. hells yeah. myspace! www.myspace.com/hylabrook

Lorelei


In addition to performing her style of fusion bellydance, Lorelei will be hosting a jam/drum circle. check her out at www.loreleidancer.com and on myspace at www.myspace.com/math_imp

Jaggery


from the bio: “this ‘exotic musical mobile’ evokes what Alice Coltrane’s ‘Journey in Satchidananda’ might sound like with Bjork singing over the top of it. the band’s repertoire bridges the delicate and explosive ~ from haunting lullabies to furious, mixed-meter rants; tightly-woven compositions in odd time signatures to catharsis-inducing, barn-burning mini-epics (oft-times within the same song). the sound is rich, organic, captivating, both dark and triumphant.” please check out the website www.jaggery.org and myspace: www.myspace.com/jaggery

G.D. Falksen


G.D. Falksen is an author, student of history, and prominent figure in the steampunk community. He can be found at his website: www.gdfalksen.com and on myspace: www.myspace.com/gdfalksen

Luminis


Luminis is a female fronted gothic-symphonic metal band from NJ who initially started as a tribute to such bands as Nightwish, Epica, and Within Temptation. They are now working on originals in a similar vein to these and other European symphonic metal bands. Check them out at their website: www.luminisband.com and on myspace: www.myspace.com/luminis

Flirts of Fancie


The Flirts of Fancie are a couple of funny, smart, & sassy women who offer a musical performance that is sometimes sultry, often sexy, & always bawdy. Come for the women, stay for the singing, laugh at the comedy. What more can you want? visit their myspace: www.myspace.com/FlirtsOfFancie

Patricia Wake


Explanation

Patricia Wake | MySpace Music Videos
dude this video is awesome. srsly. you can check out more of the acoustic gothy folk music at www.myspace.com/wakepatricia

The Vivid Twisted


sounds like: Guitar driven experimental metal mixing dark melodies, twisted electronics and submersive keys with vivid lyrics. go listen to them at myspace: www.myspace.com/tvtwisted

The Non-Stop Tea Party


(original image from gifrancis on flickr)
The Non-Stop Tea Party will be a continuous source of caffeine and conversation, located just off of the lobby.
Featuring:
Bitching and Stitching, 11 am on Saturday!
Never Ending Tea Party with Lilith Lore, 12pm on Saturday!
The Steampunk High Tea, 2 pm on Saturday!
The GeneCo Family Tea, with special guests Terrance Zdunich and CJ DeAngelus, 6pm on Saturday!
possibly more gossip and yarn, 8:30pm on Saturday!
Never Ending Tea Party with Lilith Lore, 12:30pm on Sunday!
more tea parties to be confirmed!
if you are interested in running a tea party, please email Tiff

Left Outlet



Goin’ to a Left Outlet show is like sailing serenely to the beautiful moon, and then blowing it to smithereens. Gorgeous, glowing smithereens.
Spacey, prog-rock sound all rounded out with kung-fu drumming, velvety vocals, and guitar solos that could only come from a pact with the devil.
These are consummate musicians with a flare for the dramatic, so this is a band you definitely want to see live every single chance you can. Bring friends!
You know you wanna be the kid who heard of these guys first. visit their myspace: www.myspace.com/leftoutlet

The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Come Again Players


The Come Again Players are a Rocky shadowcast from South Hadley, Massachusetts. You can find them online at www.ComeAgainPlayers.org and in person every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at South Hadley’s Tower Theaters

Riley Schillaci


Riley Schillaci is one of the few female sword swallowers in the world currently performing. Riley’s act is a saucy mix of fire eating, fire breathing, bed of nails, human pincushion, poi spinning, and of course burlesque and sword swallowing. Visit her at her website: www.rileyschillaci.com

Goddess Thain


Her second year teaching at Wicked, Goddess Thain is delighted to return. She is a member of the lifestyle community in Philadelphia, and has been a professional Sadist for the last 10 years. She genuinely enjoys sharing her knowledge. All polite questions are encouraged, and hugs are freely given (as long as her hands are not occupied with tools or masochists at that moment). She can be found at her website, livejournal and on FetLife

Aaron Glotfelter the Erotic Hypnotist

Aaron Glotfelter is an Erotic Hypnotist, which means his show turns into a chorus of loud moans pretty darn quickly. here is the page for the stage show. Aaron is also the mastermind behind HypnoSlave.com (really not safe for work)

Lady Arielle


this woman could snap me like a twig, so i’ll just quote her directly:
“Fresh! From Moscow, ….ready to be served!
A tall flaming redhead with long hair and natural 38DDD beauties…
I am a Glamour Dominatrix with a Mensa IQ and a strong Russian Discipline. I am sensual yet extremely powerful and can be kinky.”
you can find her at her website: www.Lady-Arielle.com and her myspace: www.myspace.com/ladyariellenyc and on FetLife

Mount Hope Street Circus


from the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, the Mount Hope Street Circus! here is their website: http://mounthopestreetcircus.com/ and you can also find them on facebook

Matt DeBlass


from his myspace: “Matt DeBlass is an acoustic musician from Central NJ. He specializes in traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States. Matt plays guitar, bodhran, penny whistle and the wire-strung celtic harp. He describes his singing as ‘loud and usually on-key’”. he (this is pat again) also filled out the “sounds like” on myspace as “Some loud drunk guy.” awesome. here is said myspace: www.myspace.com/mattdeblass and he also has a site here.

Desert Reveries Belly Dance


This lovely trio, Leora, D’vorah and Azizah, will swirl and shimmy for your entertainment. Check them out on myspace: www.myspace.com/desertreverie

Honor Amongst Thieves Circus Sideshow


from their bio: “We are the MOST SPECTACULAR, cutest little travelling Sideshow on this side of the Mississippi. We don’t really know what’s on the other side and wish to not come off as presumptuous…” escapes! juggling! a blockhead! glass walking and fire manipulation! visit them at their website: http://www.hatsideshow.com/

Elizabeth Muise


tribal fusion bellydance, as seen above. awesome. her website: www.redmuise.com

Platform One


you know, i want to talk about how the driving beats and smooth depeche mode-y vocals and synthy synths make me want to dance, or that they just released a new album, The Other Side of December (with an awesome R.E.M. cover) but more importantly: daaaaamn the drummer is super-hot and has awesome tattoos. here is the website: www.platform-one.com and myspace: www.myspace.com/platformone

Hopeful Machines


Hopeful Machines is the electronica side project of Steven from Ego Likeness. Remember what i said about them having so much talent it is hard to believe they are just two people? think of this as a steam vent so steven’s head don’t ’splode. but an eerie ambient steam vent, as opposed to a constant hiss. go check it out: http://www.hopefulmachines.net/

Ego Likeness

Ego Likeness
There is so much creativity and talent in so many mediums in this band, it’s hard to believe they’re only two people.
Visit their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/egolikeness and definitely their youtube channel for a taste

David W. Jacobsen


from his bio: “His newest album, Walking Away From Wonderland, deals with losing touch as the years go by with friends, lovers, or even yourself. Some of the loss is humorously described in the form of break up songs where the narrator is happy the other person is gone. Others express longing for people, places, and times that are forever out of reach.” read more at http://www.davidwj.com/ and be sure to check out his myspace: www.myspace.com/davidwjacobsen

Katie Kat


this lady’s got pipes. and by that i mean that she is a classically trained opera singer, and i have more than once lost my train of thought due to her dulcet tones. you can hear some samples at her website.

Psyche Corporation

Psyche Corporation
from the alternate bio (i like this one): “Hailing from a future dominated by neurotechnology, dendritic Internet connections and direct dream-downloads, Psyche Corporation is part of an early subliminal marketing initiative for a popular dream-manufacture company of the same name.”
you can find them here: www.psychecorporation.com and here: www.myspace.com/psychecorp and they have a youtube channel here: www.youtube.com/user/psychecorp

REPO! the Genetic Opera (with live shadowcast!)


hmm. how do i put this… do you know what REPO! is? do you know what a shadowcast is? (amazingly enough, wiki doesn’t. you should fix that.) well, we have repo, and a shadowcast. ta da!
(the shadowcast in question would be the Midnight Surgeons)

Terrance Zdunich (with his graphic novel The Molting)

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so you know that whole REPO! thing above? this dude’s fault, and now he has a new graphic novel: The Molting, a multi-generational dark portrait of the American family as witnessed by our nearest and dearest companions, cockroaches. Terrance will also be appearing at the GeneCo Family Tea, 6pm on Saturday

Happy Hour Burlesque

Happy Hour Burlesque
mmm-mmm i do like me some almost nekkid ladies. i suppose i should point out that i’m not jeff. not that jeff doesn’t like almost nekkid ladies, i believe we’ve had more than one brief exchange to confirm that, but this is pat. and i do like me some almost nekkid ladies. especially when they wiggle. here is their youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/HappyHourBurlesque and this is their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/happyhourburlesque

The Gypsy Nomads

The Gypsy Nomads
Quoth the Mach: “Primitive drums excitement blood roiling passion sorcery artistry sonic grace unstoppable Gypsy power.”
Go listen here: www.thegypsynomads.com

DJ Kiltboy


Heck, if you want proof that he can spin, just check out his playlists from last year’s Faire: http://djkiltboy.com/playlists.html

Daniel GreenWolf

Daniel GreenWolf is a veritable fixture of Wicked events, and always engrossing

Visit him at www.greenwolfmagic.com

The Penny Dreadfuls of the S.S. Icarus

(Who are some of the partners in our Steampunk World’s Fair, by the way)



Visit the SteamPlayground, their room on the second floor.

website: www.ssicarus.wordpress.com
and become a fan on facebook

The White Elephant Burlesque Society


(Due to stage limitations, the video above isn’t professional quality, but it’s a video of which I’m fond – it’s the White Elephant Burlesque Society, with a special guest appearance.)
Visit their website:  www.WEBurlesque.net.

Los Huevos

Los Huevos T-shirts

You know how music critics are always saying they’re looking for simple, unpretentious fun rock and roll?   We have exactly one straight-out rock and roll band:  these guys.  Find out why they’re the ones who made it in.

Website:  www.myspace.com/LosHuevosMusic

The Dark Clan


Visit their website: www.TheDarkClan.com
See what I wrote about them: http://wickedfaire.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-paraphrase-voltaire-dark-dark.html

Ask A Sorcerer – With Jason Miller

Visit his website: www.Inominandum.com
See what we wrote about him: http://wickedfaire.blogspot.com/2009/12/egads-what-sorcery-is-this.html

The famed Coyote Run

Visit their website:  www.CoyoteRun.com

See what our guest-blogger wrote about them:
http://wickedfaire.blogspot.com/2009/11/guest-post-regarding-famed-renfaire.html

The one and only…Voltaire

Voltaire is the suave, urbane, thoroughly mad Renaissance-man and wicked gypsy singer-songwriter whose performances tend to pack our very largest stages.

Visit his website: www.voltaire.net- or his Myspace, www.myspace.com/VoltaireNYC

See what I wrote about him: http://wickedfaire.blogspot.com/2009/11/voltaire-voltaire-voltaire.html.

Raab Rashi: To Death…With A Stick

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Warrior soul.  Geek mind.  Really, really fast draw.

Visit his teaching blog:  http://swordclass.blogspot.com

See what I wrote about him:  http://wickedfaire.blogspot.com/2009/11/raab-rashi-master-teacher-of-sword.html

This Way To The Egress

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Of all the Gypsy Cabaret bands you’ve never heard of, this one may be the very best.

Visit their Myspace:  www.Myspace.com/EgressThisWay

See what I wrote about them:  http://wickedfaire.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-way-to-egress.html

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…This last part of the page was originally a placeholder, but people liked it so much that we’re keeping it, even though we’ve started updating performers.  So  here’s a taste of what past Wicked Faires and events have offered to see, hear, experience, try, do, be, learn, unlearn, explore, find, and damn well enjoy. If you like video, there’s also a documentary of Wicked Faire by our friends at ConGoer.

January 21 — there is also the following, a commercial for Wicked Faire V by our friends at Psyche Corporation


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Special thanks to the many fine photographers who took the above photos – including Hugh Casey, www.spinfire.smugmug.com, www.wrajradio.com, The Entwife, www.michaelulrich.com, www.tyrusflynn.com, Melody Smith, Matt Murphy, www.snowmoon.com, Grendel’s Den, WyrdCousin, Queen of the Cat People, and our longtime documenter, www.erikpix.com.

Want to be added? Just email me; ditto if I have mistakenly used a photo without your permission and you want it removed.

Want more? Have some video.

no one loves me everyone hates me i will be eating worms, where worms stands for innocent baby geese.

We are no longer accepting any performer applications – sorry!  If you’re interested in next year, talk to us after Wicked;  we compensate performers with food, fun, free tickets, a chance to sell one’s wares, tips, and love.