4 Geek Things To Do This Weekend In Arizona [WE 03/18]
This weekend, Arizona doodles comic books, gives you a kung fu kick to the face, wears a dress, and watches the dead walk.
It’s a bit of a light weekend, and my online presence has been extremely diminished this week, but I did manage to find a few things.
(And it’s not too late to leave a quick comment on yesterday’s post to win some free stuff.)
Thursday, March 15th
- Join tons of other local artists and doodle the night away.
- At Jesse James Comics starting around 6pm.
- Learn all about it over at his site.
Friday, March 16th
- Learn all about the man who defined kung fu movies.
- At The Film Bar with a show starting around 7:50pm.
- See the trailer and get details.
Saturday, March 17th
- A large group of men and women dressing up in white wedding dresses (required) isn’t geeky per se.
- But then I realized you can probably get away with variations on a theme.
- As in zombie, alien, robot, overly-geeky, etc, brides.
- Starts at Noon at Kobalt in Phoenix – get details.
Sunday, March 18th
- I can’t think of a better place to watch the finale than surrounded by fans at The Film Bar.
- Wander in around 6pm.
- Here’s my post about the zombie event.
Also, Press The Pause Button has the low-down on St Patty’s Day video game tournaments going on.
Enjoy!
Where To Party While You Wait For Mass Effect 3 Tonight
The Microsoft Store in Scottsdale knows how to entertain nerds while they wait for releases.
Tonight should be no exception as they lead up to you grabbing your own copy of the most anticipated game in a long time.
A few months ago I swung by the Gears of War 3 release party they were throwing, just to check it out. There were numberless open gaming consoles to play, tournaments going on, boxes of pizza, give-aways, and cosplayers – including Jessica Nigri.
Since I wasn’t actually waiting for a copy of the game, I bounced a little early and passed a few Game Spots on my way home. Outside were the cold, huddled masses of gamers waiting for doors to open at midnight.
Hint: Go to the big gamer party instead…
- Doors open at 9pm tonight. Last time I went, gamers lined up in the mall, not outside.
- Free food, drink, swag, and prizes.
- Onsite cartoonists and cosplayers.
- MASS EFFECT 3!
- Here are a few more details.
- (And sign up to meet Jessica Lawrence while you’re there!)
I’m a huge fan of the very-good-but-hard-to-pull-off genre known as Space Opera. I even have a little Pinterest board dedicated to it. (Yeah, that’s right.)
I’m wicked glad that ME is doing it so well.
4 Geek Things To Do This Weekend In Arizona [WE 03/04]
This Weekend, Arizona games, photographs cosplayers, listens to Science Fiction authors, and helps you write Science Fiction yourself.
A bit light this weekend, but still some interesting things.
Thursday, March 1st
- I recently learned that Bookmans Ina in Tucson does this every week.
- As a big fan of board games, I wish I could make the trip just to play.
- Borrow a game, join a game, or bring whatever you want from home.
- Starts at 6pm and goes until close.
Saturday, March 3rd
- If you do the cosplay thing, some pros are offering a fancy photoshoot.
- Let them know if you’re interested over on Facebook.
- From 9am to Noon somwhere in the Chandler area.
- (RSVP for details.)
- Actually, this whole thing looks pretty interesting, SF authors or no.
- Join Neil and others as they publicly discuss futurism.
- All day at Neeb Hall at ASU – here’s my post about Neil Stephenson visiting.
- Nothing like a group of like minded geeks to boost your writing.
- SciFi writers at any level are invited to bring their work and help each other out.
- Get and give feedback, and swap big ideas.
- Starts at 10am at LoFi Coffee in Mesa.
As always, please let me know if I’ve missed anything so we can share.
Have a fun weekend!
