{"id":107489,"date":"2021-08-02T22:53:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T02:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107489"},"modified":"2021-08-02T22:53:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T02:53:47","slug":"pa-steam-video-game-festival-returns-to-steelstacks-august-21st-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107489","title":{"rendered":"PA STEAM &#038; Video Game Festival Returns to SteelStacks August 21st &#038; 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PA STEAM &amp; Video Game Festival Returns to SteelStacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aug. 21<sup>st<\/sup>-22<sup>nd<\/sup> starting at 10am-6pm <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasteamfest.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-107491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/steamfest21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/steamfest21.jpg 422w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/steamfest21-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PA STEAMFest, the annual STEAM &amp; Video Game Steampunk Festival returns to SteelStacks Aug. 21<sup>st<\/sup> &amp; 22<sup>nd<\/sup> 2021 from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. The ticketed festival, presented by TheGeekGrid Studios and ArtsQuest, focuses on educational entertainment and gamification featuring science, technology, engineering, art and maker programs and activities; video game workshops; cosplay and more, all based around a Steampunk theme. The festival will have a strong family component best suited for families with pre-teens ages 10+ featuring Steampunk Music by The Eternal Frontier, Cosplay appearances by the Star Wars 501<sup>st<\/sup> Garrison Carida, and a Super Smash Bros and Valorant Esports Tournament intertwined to attract all ages and bring them in to learn, play, and discover STEAM &amp; Electronic education.<\/p>\n<p>Among the fun and educational workshops and activities to be enjoyed are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A full 3D printed Cosplay Armor set constructed by Verde Mantis 3D Printers and TheGeekGrid Studios.<\/li>\n<li>Super Smash Bros, Valorant Esports Tournaments, and Virtual Reality games and demos<\/li>\n<li>All ages Tea Pot Racing, Tea Dueling, belly dancing, musical bands, magicians, and theater shows<\/li>\n<li>STEAM workshops such as voice over acting, anime drawing, architectural design, pyrography, wearable technology, and custom guitar making<\/li>\n<li>Steampunk and Post-Apocalyptic cosplay, designs, props, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The PA STEAM &amp; Video Game Festival was Founded by Kat Mahoney, Owner &amp; Director of TheGeekGrid Studios based on her Computer Science &amp; Video Game educational background and experiences with alternate learning methods for her own children on the Autism Spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors and activities hosted by 100.7 WLEV Radio, XR Studioz, Verde Mantis 3D Printers. For tickets and more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasteamfest.com\">www.pasteamfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKAT MAHONEY<br \/>\nTheGeekGrid Studios<br \/>\nOwner\/Visionary Director<br \/>\nFounder of the PA STEAM &#038; Video Game Festival<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegeekgrid.com\/\">http:\/\/www.thegeekgrid.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PA STEAM &amp; Video Game Festival Returns to SteelStacks Aug. 21st-22nd starting at 10am-6pm SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA PA STEAMFest, the annual STEAM &amp; Video Game Steampunk Festival returns to SteelStacks &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107489\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PA STEAM &#038; Video Game Festival Returns to SteelStacks August 21st &#038; 22nd<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasteamfest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}