Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention

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Excellent and beloved Steampunk convention in Tucson, AZ with amazing guests and even more amazing plans for this year's show!

Calamity Dawn is pictured in sunglasses and a black blouse with long sleeves, outdoors amongst flowering trees, holding a small bottle of Malort and a book titled "Malort: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit" by Josh Noel, the book is upside down and open, our subject is smiling gleefully.
A drone photo of the Westward Look Resort, overlooking the main building and pool area. A mountainous landscape is in the background, and the photo is littered with hearts
The Wild Wild West Con 14 badge logo set against a setting sun background
in the background, a young lady spits fire against a sunset backdrop. She is Steampunk Xena, Wild Wild West Con's next guest. She is a fire breather, performer and warrior. See wildwestcon.com for more info!
An older gentleman is pictured looking downward and slightly pitched away from the camera. He has a grey beard and a pipe in his mouth, he wears a tooled leather vest and hat, and is holding a polearm in his right hand, which is almost in the background of the picture. The verbiage on the photo says Donald Dodson will be attending Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention as a guest at their 14th convention, from March 19-22. It notes that he is an artificer and educator, and founder of Dodson Designs. Also that you can visit www.wildwestcon.com for more information.
An advertisement for Wild Wild West Con 13.5, which will be held completely online and free of charge. Three days, a concert, vendors, and panels all weekend!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2025 Tucson, AZ Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention 13 (WWWC) Shutdown Amid Ongoing Medical Situation Why Was the Convention Shut Down? We do not have an official reason for the shutdown. We were only informed that the "Tribal Medical Authority" was closing the convention due to an "ongoing medical situation" and no further information has been provided. What we do know is that less than half of our management, staff, vendors, and an unknown number of guests experienced an as-of-yet unknown illness. Affected individuals reported vomiting and diarrhea lasting between 12 and 24 hours (in some cases longer), with some requiring hospitalization. The first case we are aware of was on Wednesday night, March 19th, and it appears that Casino Del Sol (CDS) was made aware of these incidents; sick individuals reported to the hotel front desk as expected. Update: It seems Casino Del Sol has put out a press release this evening confirming norovirus as the cause of their decision to close Wild Wild West Con. We want to be clear that this is the first time we have been made aware of this development and it was provided to the press rather than to our staff or management. How Was the Decision Made to Shut Down the Convention? On Saturday, WWWC owners informed our CDS event coordinator that there was an outbreak or medical situation as the number of cases increased—both owners and several management and staff members had fallen ill with similar symptoms. We had heard an unconfirmed rumor that someone may have had norovirus, so on Saturday at 1:28 p.m. one of the owners sent a text to our event manager at CDS that included a link to the CDC page on Norovirus in the hope of opening a dialogue about the situation. We never stated that this was the confirmed source of the mystery illness; we only shared the information as a potential lead. Prepared to cooperate, we awaited further direction. Less than two hours later, There was no discussion, and we ha…
an outdoor shot of the main Casino Del Sol hotel building from poolside
A rectangular tin with a hinged lid, filled with small trinkets like buttons, shells, rocks, etc. The inside of the lid has a label that says "be like a crow, collect shiny things, hop happily down the road for no apparent reason, scream loudly when you see your friends"
A photo of a woman dressed in a black Victorian style top, with braided hair and a wry smile. The Wild Wild West Con logo is featured along with an announcement of this special esteemed guest, Leanna Renee Heiber, who is an award winning and best selling author, as well as ghost tour guide and so much more!
An old photo of 4 women in Victorian attire that appears to be witch costumes. The two on the ends are standing and the two in the middle are seated. Standing woman on the left is holding a duster and dustpan, standing woman on the right has a broom. Both standing women are wearing dark pointy hats. The two women seated in the middle appear to be giving affection to an owl on the left seated woman's lap.