War Room Instructor: Sifu Fred Kaye

Sifu Fred Kaye’s martial career spans over 50 years. Coach Fred’s martial foundation is in the Chinese martial traditions, ranging from external Northern/Southern Shaolin styles to Internal Ba Gua Zhang, Xing Yi Quan, Lu Huo Quan, and Tai Chi Ch’uan. Over the last 8 years, Fred has expanded his martial journey with a continuous exploration …

Shelley Adina – Author Guest of Honor

Shelley Adina is the author of more than 50 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, Hachette, and Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes steampunk adventure and mystery as Shelley Adina; as Charlotte Henry, writes classic Regency romance; and as Adina Senft, is the USA Today bestselling author of Amish women’s fiction.  She holds a PhD …

Letter from the Chair – Villains & Heroes

Welcome to our new lair! Every Villain or Hero needs a place to call home and Clockwork Alchemy is the San Francisco Bay Area’s own steampunk convention, and this year we celebrate the Villains and Heroes of alternative history, sci-fi, and fantasy. That is right, VILLAINS and Heroes. Why put villains first? Like two sides …

Clockwork Alchemy 2022: Marvelous Makers Has Concluded – Thank You From the Chair

Thank you Clockwork Alchemy family!  So many of you showed up this weekend to catch up with old friends and make new ones at our Marvelous Makers event.  We have always had teachers and makers sharing their skills with us, but this year we had twice as many workshops in new and exciting areas. Wearable …

2022 Dance Program

* Special instructions: Please meet near the ballroom entrance for contemporary etiquette primor. Classes will end 10 minutes early to allow room’s air to cycle. The goal of this class is to introduce students to the basics of the waltz, open and closed.   Saturday: 3-5 3-4pm  Class 1:  BASICS OF WALTZING APART:      Posture, basic steps, finding …

2022 Musical Guest: The Forgetmenauts

Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, The Forgetmenauts weave folklore and mythology into a strange, fresh, and rich soundscape. Their musicality, featuring everything from clarinet and mandolin to distorted guitar and sonically warped cello, is orchestral, folksy, alternative, and punk all at once. Their lyrics spin old tales and new into exciting and poetic …