Participants in the inaugural Norwich Steampunk Week, from left, Roz Etra, Faye Ringel, David Carlson and Frederick Rivard, sing 'Silver Yells,' a 'Halloween carol,' on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, to patrons and staff in the lobby of Otis Library. Steampunk is defined as “a genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology,' according to the Oxford Dictionary. The quartet marched from the library to City Hall, where Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation declaring Steampunk Week in the city, before proceeding to sing carols at bars and businesses downtown. The week will conclude Nov. 9 with a literary event at the Norwich Arts Center dubbed the Book Fiend Readers Fest. The event will bring in authors representing such genres as fantasy, science fiction, horror, gothic and steampunk. They will give presentations and readings, and they will sign and sell their books. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Participants in the inaugural Norwich Steampunk Week, from left, Faye Ringel, Frederick Rivard and David Carlson, cross Main Street on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, while en route to City Hall in Norwich after singing 'Halloween carols' in the lobby of Otis Library. Steampunk is defined as “a genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology,' according to the Oxford Dictionary. At City Hall, Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation declaring Steampunk Week in the city before the quartet proceeded to sing carols at bars and businesses downtown. The week will conclude Nov. 9 with a literary event at the Norwich Arts Center dubbed the Book Fiend Readers Fest. The event will bring in authors representing such genres as fantasy, science fiction, horror, gothic and steampunk. They will give presentations and readings, and they will sign and sell their books. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Participants in the inaugural Norwich Steampunk Week, from left, Roz Etra, Faye Ringel, David Carlson and Frederick Rivard, sing 'Halloween carols' on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, to patrons and staff in the lobby of Otis Library. Steampunk is defined as “a genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology,' according to the Oxford Dictionary. The quartet marched from the library to City Hall, where Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation declaring Steampunk Week in the city, before proceeding to sing carols at bars and businesses downtown. The week will conclude Nov. 9 with a literary event at the Norwich Arts Center dubbed the Book Fiend Readers Fest. The event will bring in authors representing such genres as fantasy, science fiction, horror, gothic and steampunk. They will give presentations and readings, and they will sign and sell their books. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)