Step into another world for one night only.
Join us Saturday, November 1, 2025, 6 PM – 10 PM at Studio South Art Exchange in Boardman OH for an immersive celebration of Rust Belt Gothic Vol I – a night of dark storytelling, cabaret performance, and surreal spectacle beneath the steel-gray sky.
Featuring
- Starlett O’Hara with a dramatic live reading of Rust Belt Gothic Volume I
- Steel City Sirens Burlesque – haunting performance from the industrial underworld
- Ms Waskin and The Radio performing original music from The Acid Etch and other Rust Belt Gothic works
- Victorian Paper Moon Photos by Nea Bristol
- Curated vendors, fortune tellers, and mystics offering numerology, tarot, and charms for the season
Details
Saturday, November 1, 2025
6 PM – 10 PM
Studio South Art Exchange – 7687 South Ave, Boardman OH 44512
$5 suggested donation benefits Full Spectrum Community Outreach and The Rust Belt Theater Company
RSVP + VIP packs drop Sunday 10/19 – space is limited
A night of music, movement, and myth set amid the ruins and revival of the industrial heartland.
Come dressed in your best gothic rust glamour and prepare to cross the threshold.
Step deeper into the transmission. VIP Séance Circle Packs
Only 13 souls will cross this threshold.
Includes:
– Reserved front seating for all performances
– One personal card reading by Nef M.
– One personal numerology reading by Sheila Russel of AEtheric Alchemy/The Emerald Tablet
– Official Rust Belt Theater Co. T-shirt (by Rob Joki)
– Physical copy of “The Acid Etch” by Side Piece jazz cabaret single inspired
by the Rust Belt Gothic story – signed and numbered with story insert
– Digital copy of “Uneasy Listening” – a 13-track horrorcore/trap score composed for the event’s opening hour
– Private recording link to Rob Joki’s live reading
– “Studio South: A Ghost in the Gallery” – a limited-edition short story booklet written by Bill O’Rly, set within the event venue and illustrated with custom cover art.
Only 13 Séance Circle VIPs will be initiated.
RSVP required – available Sunday 10/19/2025
Costumes Encouraged