Monthly Archive:: October 2015
Oct 19 2015
This Week in Geek (10/19/15–10/25/15)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 19th through Sunday, October 25th.
Keeping Up with the Cardassians: Free Alien Makeup Demo
What: Arts, Cosplay, Makeup
When: Tuesday, October 20th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Midwest…
Oct 17 2015
JOFCon 2015 Helps Build the Convention Community
The Journeymen of Fandom Convention, otherwise known as JOFCon, is an asset to anyone interested in convention running. With panels on everything from accessibility at your convention to queueing and crowd control, JOFCon speakers cover a wide range of responsibilities that come with the territory.…
Oct 15 2015
Book Geek Bulletin: Welcome to Halloween
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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On September 30, 2015, actor Jack Black and three of his Goosebumps costars made a surprise…
Oct 15 2015
Throwback Thursday: Close-Quarters Horror and Suspense in Below
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—“classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
There’s something about submarines that builds tension so well. I think it’s the combination of being trapped under water by all that weight,…
Oct 14 2015
The Life of a Squire: A 2015 Minnesota Renaissance Festival Retrospective
Over the course of seven weekends starting in August each year, hundreds of thousands of people attend the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. A glorious menagerie of vendors, musicians, actors, artisans, food, and beverages await them. The 2015 edition marked the 45th year of the festival, a staple…
Oct 13 2015
5 Creepy and Quirky Horror Films to Enjoy with Your Friends
Hello—Ansley Grams from CONvergence’s Cinema Rex here! Happy “Hocus Pocus is on TV Five Times a Day Every Day” Month!
Look, Hocus Pocus is a wonderful movie. It is a personal favorite of mine, even when it’s not “in season.” The acting (particularly of the trio) is top notch, the humor is ageless, and…
Oct 12 2015
This Week in Geek (10/12/15–10/18/15)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 12th through Sunday, October 18th.
MBPR Happy Hour/MN Publishing Tweet Up
What: Meet-Up, Books, Happy Hour
When: Tuesday, October 13th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Wilde Roast Cafe
The…
Oct 12 2015
Why Halloween Season Can Be a Downer for Black Cosplayers
It’s almost Halloween! Every cosplayer’s favorite, or least favorite, season. We spend most of the year constructing costumes, but when it comes to preparing for the day where everyone wears a costume . . . sometimes we’re not quite sure what to do.
But this article isn’t about that. Honestly, it was…
Oct 08 2015
Throwback Thursday: Lovecraft’s Deep Ones Are Calling in Dagon
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—“classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
This week, I continue my look into horror films for October.
Stuart Gordon’s 1985 cult classic Re-Animator gets a lot of publicity, but it isn’t…
Oct 05 2015
This Week in Geek (10/05/15–10/11/15)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, October 5th through Sunday, October 11th.Twin Cities Queer Book Club: Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
What: Meet-Up, Books
When: Monday, October 5th at 6:00 p.m.…