LA Opera Costume Sale

For the first time ever LA Opera is having a costume sale on Saturday October 10th at 10am to 6pm. Join us in hunting for bargains and outfits also perhaps even meet up afterward for a bite to eat and some hearty conversation.




330 South Alameda St.
Downtown LA, 90013
(Parking is across the street at the Little Tokyo Shopping Center Garage)
Website: LAOpera.com

Chrononaut in September

Ah another wonderful night at the Chrononaut. This time around we had Eli August and Veronique Chevalier with Mr. Huxley Vertical performing. And what a wonderful show it was. Got to snap a couple of real nice photos and a capture a few videos of the performances. As usual the bulk of them are up on the Manticore Society myspace.

Photo by: Jerry

Photo by: Jerry

Photo by: Jerry

- Captain Wong Wei -

Long Beach Comic-Con

Looks like there is going to be another convention on the horizon. The first annual Long Beach Comic-Con will be taking place on October 2-4. At the moment a full weekend pass is $45 and day passes are $25. Children under 12 enter free. Also with a purchase of a full weekend pass you'll score a free copy of Amazing Spider #606 with a variant cover.

For those interested we're looking to gather together on one of the days to do a meet & greet and then perhaps hoist a pint or seven and some good grub at the Irish pub Auld Dubliner right across the street from the convention center. Current plan is to meet at the top of the escalators in the convention center that leads down into the dealer's hall around 2pm.

- Captain Wong Wei -

Pyrate Daze

It's time to dust off those eye patches and shine up your flintlocks because national 'Talk like a Pirate Day' is soon upon us! And this weekend we're going to celebrate it in style. How? Well on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach on the 19th to the 10th (Saturday/Sunday) there will be a special event known as Pyrate Daze. And that's not all! Performing at the Masquerade Ball will be the aerial scallywags known as Abney Park and on the 20th (Sunday) it is 'Steampunk Sunday'. Tickets for the Masquerade Ball and concert is $80 (you must buy online) while just a day's admission without the ball and concert is $20 which is payable at the door. Hope to see you there!


The Queen Mary
1126 Queens Hwy
Long Beach, CA 90802

Time for Chrononaut

Look like it's time for another night of music and steamy goodness in San Diego once again! What am I talking about you ask? Why it's time for Chrononaut of course! Performing this time around is Eli August, featuring members of Fermata, on their first US tour and Veronique Chevalier accompanied by Seth Bedford of Huxley Vertical. Also your host, Prof. J. S. Greyshade will be blasting away the tunes throughout the night. There will also be a marketplace of the strange and wonderful with 'Obscure Discovery', a photo booth by Jerry, and other eye catching attractions. Hope to see you there!

7pm to Midnight
Queen Bee's
3925 Ohio Street
San Diego, CA, 92104
Chrononaut Website

Abney Park and a Very Special Shock Treatment

Everytime Abney Park puts on a show it just gets better and better and better. This time around the Manticore Society (check out our myspace) met up before the concert for some drinks and grub before running into Captain Robert, Daniel C., and Nathaniel Johnstone for a big group picture.

The opening act was Zoe from the Vermillion Lies with a wonderful blend of folksy bluesy tunes. At first she announced that she felt a bit out place with all the wonderful steamys out there in the audience but being the gentleman that I am (pttf...yeah right! Me a gentleman?), I offered her my own pair of goggles to wear while she played her set and all was well in the factory again!

And when Abney Park got on stage...well they just blew the roof off the place like they always do. Sadly Finn wasn't able to make it but the crew of the H.M.S. Ophelia did bring along a very lovely talent as they always do. And if that wasn't all the band introduced on stage the steam busting ghost hunters...the League of S.T.E.A.M.!!! Sadly my equipment cut out was I tried to record them on stage while Abney Park played 'Airship Pirates'. But later on when they asked for volunteers to test out their rendition of a taser...and lo' and behold...yes I volunteered to be the first guinea pig. Before they had us all join hands in a circuit I was the one who held both prongs with his bare hand to see if it worked, it went a little something like this.

Me: "Nope...not working...not working...I think it might be broken...not working...not working...not wor...OH @%^$!!!"

Yeah...I'll just let you guess what I said.







Check out the Manticore Society Myspace for more pictures and videos.
Also check out the League of S.T.E.A.M. at their website.

- Captain Wong Wei -

Merci's Birthday Shindig

One of our founding members Ms. Merci's birthday is coming up and is making it an open invitation to all members of the society. This Friday we will be having drinks and conversations at the Edison at 7:30pm. Afterward around 11:00pm we will be making our way to the Recency Theatre for the shadowcast of Repo! the Genetic Opera. Tickets for this event will be about ten dollars. Dress should be anywhere along the club/goth/punk/steam punk/rock look but if you don't have an outfit, don't worry. Character dress-up is encouraged!

The Edison
108 W 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 291-3247

Recency Theatre
7907 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-4010

http://www.myspace.com/addicted2theknife

- Captain Wong Wei -