FAQs
- How long does SalonCon run?
- What does Neo-Victorian mean?
- What is a salon?
- How much are tickets? Is there a student rate? Are they refundable?
- How much is a hotel room?
- Is there a dress code?
- What can I expect at SalonCon?
- What can I expect attending a Salon?
- I don't know very much about one of the topics discussed in a Salon, and I don't have time to read the reading list. Should I still attend?
- What is a cream tea? Is the cost included?
- I noticed last year that there were spaces at the cream tea, do I really need to get my tickets in advance? Why didn't you sell me a ticket at the door?
- What can I expect at the fancy dressed masked ball? What should I wear? Do I have to bring a mask?
- Where can I find directions for the hotel?
- I have an idea for an event; will you do it?
- How can I vend?
- How can I find out information on ride-sharing and room-sharing?
- I'm an artist/part of a band/poet/author/performer, can we perform at your event?
- What are your policies on diversity and special needs?
- Are there any age restrictions on this event?
- How long have you been doing this event?
- Are you affiliated with Salon.com? What about the refinement community on Livejournal?
We run officially from noon until midnight. Most likely there will be afterparties later in the evening (please see our livejournal community for up to the moment details about that). On Friday there will be a Steampunk Meetup in the hotel bar/restaurant (you do not need to be 21 for this event). On Sunday there will be an unofficial brunch at the hotel.
It means that we embrace the ideals of the Victorian era, but seek to bring them into a modern context. We do not seek to be Victorian era reconstructionsts. We seek to provide a space for artists, thinkers, and dreamers to express themselves as well as to give people a chance to experience things such as a fancy dress ball and a formal tea. These kinds of experiences are still often reserved for people with money and class privileges, so we are also attempting to even out the playing field.
Pronunciation: s&-'län, 'sa-‘län, sa-'lOn
Function: noun
Etymology: French
a) An elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home) b) A fashionable assemblage of notables (as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person c) A hall for exhibition of art b capitalized : an annual exhibition of works of art d) A stylish business establishment or shop
We are all of the above.
Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door for general admission. Student tickets are only available as advanced sales and are $15. You will be asked to show student id at the registration table. You can buy them here. Sadly, the tickets are non-refundable and non transferrable.
We've managed to keep our rate of $79 a night. Hotel reservations can be made online or by phone. Please see here for more information.
We ask there to be no baseball caps, jeans, or t-shirts. We also ask that you follow local decency laws. What you choose to wear is up to you. Some people will be wearing their Victorian-inspired finest, some will be wearing steampunk wear, some will be wearing gothic or rockabilly inspired clothing, some people will be wearing day dresses and morning suits, some people will be wearing gowns and tuxes, and some people will be wearing things that are not so easily defined. If you would like inspiration, please check out our photo gallery.
A respectful, genteel, inviting, diverse, accepting, and enthusiastic gathering of people from all different backgrounds to exchange intellectual ideas, enjoy one another's company at the social events, and bring the ideals of a refined society into reality. In short, you can expect to have a lot of fun!
You can expect a range of topics from literature to gender issues to science to environmental issues to be discussed. You can expect a well-versed person to be leading the discussion. You can expect the topics that will be discussed to be announced here with a suggested reading list.
Of course! We welcome the exchange of knowledge and want to give everyone a chance to learn about something new. We do suggest that you try to check out one of the websites listed so you have a passing experience with what will be talked about.
A cream tea includes freshly baked scones of a few different flavors, jam, lemon curd, and clotted cream, which is like whipped cream but heavier, richer, and much more decadent. It also includes a selection of carefully brewed high-quality loose tea, table service, and a performance by Kwannon. Because we are renting out the beautifully appointed hotel restaurant, Alexander's, and having the cream tea catered by Teaberry's, there is a nominal additional charge of $15 for the tea to cover our costs. We recommend you buy your tea ticket in advance here as the tickets may not be available on the day of the event.
We only have a very small number of cream tea tickets available at the door, which is why we recommend you buy them in advance. While it may have appeared that there was space at the Cream Tea last year, there wasn't. Each setting had already been sold. You wouldn't like it if we sold your scones out from under you because you were late, would you?
You can expect a high quality disc jockey, a wide variety of music including a set of ballroom dance music, and a decorated ballroom with a good-sized dance floor. There will be a burlesque performance to start the festivities, followed by a performance by Abney Park, the ball itself, and the evening will end with a fashion show. We suggest evening attire for this event. If you have a mask you are especially fond of, we suggest you bring that as well. We will be providing basic domino masks for your use at no charge.
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Join one of our Livejournal communities either here (announcements and socializing) or here (announcements made by the Minitrix only) We have a message board under construction. These are the best places to go for up-to-the-second information on ride sharing, room sharing, new events, and announcements. Joining our communities also gives you a chance to meet with some of the people who will be attending this event.
While our musical performer dance card is full, we are still looking for artists, authors, and other performers. Please email saloncon@gmail.com for more information.
We expect everyone to conduct themselves in a manner that is appropriate to a convention on refinement. You are not going to like or agree with everyone at this event, yet we expect you to be respectful of others at all times. Engaging in fisticuffs or inflammatory arguments (calling someone by a racial slur, for example) will result in being expelled from the event immediately by security with no refund.
If you have special needs, please email us at saloncon@gmail.com and we will do our very best to accommodate you.
Yes, we have decided to become an 18+ event, please have your id ready to show at registration.
This is our third year, so please be gentle.
Not at all.