Monthly Archive:: August 2022
Aug 28 2022
This Week in Geek (8/29/22–9/4/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 29, to Sunday, September 4.
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Virtual Events
The Radical Agreement Project
What: Comedy & Theater, Educational
When: Monday, August 29, at 3:00…
Aug 21 2022
This Week in Geek (8/22/22–8/28/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 22, to Sunday, August 28.
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Virtual Events
The Radical Agreement Project
What: Comedy & Theater, Educational
When: Monday, August 22, at 3:00 p.m.…
Aug 20 2022
Dennis Vogen’s Brushfire Is Just Right for All Ages
The first time I picked up The Flying Squirrel from Minnesota creator Dennis Vogen at a local convention in 2018, I was unsure what to expect from the comic or even Vogen as a creator. But as the years have passed, he has grown as both a writer and an artist. His most recent release, Brushfire, is a perfect…
Aug 16 2022
Seki-kun, Master of Killing Time Is the Classmate We All Wish We Had
For most youngsters, school is the last thing they want to think about in the middle of summer vacation. After all, summer is the one season of the year where kids can goof off to their hearts’ content, hang out with their friends, and even (if they’re lucky) travel to other parts of the world!…
Aug 14 2022
This Week in Geek (8/15/22–8/21/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 15, to Sunday, August 21.
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Virtual Events
The Radical Agreement Project
What: Comedy & Theater, Educational
When: Monday, August 15, at 3:00 p.m.…
Aug 08 2022
King Amusement Creative’s 24/7 Streaming Channel Is Your Source for Nonstop Anime Music
The Japanese record label King Amusement Creative has launched a new anime music streaming channel on YouTube. The stream, called Anileap, went live earlier this summer and has been playing music from both old and new anime that KAC (formerly Starchild) has helped produce, meaning listeners can enjoy…
Aug 07 2022
This Week in Geek (8/8/22–8/14/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 8, to Sunday, August 14.
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Virtual Events
Cameron Hewitt Presents The Temporary European
What: Books
When: Monday, August 8, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual…
Aug 06 2022
The Summer I Turned Pretty Is Another Hit from Jenny Han
It was a pleasant surprise to see author Jenny Han working on another adaptation of her books so soon after the final To All the Boys film, especially after how much I loved the first one. The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on the book published in 2009, is a coming-of-age story about teenager Belly Conklin…
Aug 02 2022
On the Trials and Tribulations of Painting IKEA Bookshelves
There is nothing like moving to make you realize just how many books you own. It’s hard to get a sense of how many you really have until you’re putting them all in boxes and hauling them across town. Oof. It’s like they multiply! The bright side was that moving also meant that we could…