Where My Cosplayers At? Costume-Con 30
Local cosplayers, costumers, and costume appreciators – this weekend has a convention just for you.
The clothes will make the man (and woman) this Friday through Monday. Claiming to be “the most fun you’ve ever had with your clothes on,” Costume-Con marks its 30th event with competitions, workshops, and general costumery (new word?).
It’s hard for me to write too much about this subject, as I’m painfully inexperienced in the costume realm (I’m a t-shirt and jeans guy), but even I have to admit half the fun of things like Phoenix Comicon is appreciating some of the amazing get-ups.
No matter where you are in your involvement with cosplay, you can probably gain something from this convention.
- Starts Friday, May 11th and goes all the way through the following Monday.
- At the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel.
- Plenty of contests, programming, etc. Including a Future Fashion Show.
- (But will there be lightning boobs?)
- And probably some of the best costumes you’ve seen in a while.
- Membership isn’t for the cheap, however, with the weekend coming in at $75.
- Learn more at their site.
Have fun! I want to see some of these at Steampunk Street IV next weekend.
8 Geeky Things To Do This Weekend In Arizona [WE 05/06]
This weekend, Arizona assembles, uses the force, raises unicorns, and gives away comics.
Wowzers, tons going on this weekend!
If you’re wondering if I’m nervous about speaking at Ignite Phoenix, the answer is AAAAAAAARRRAAAGH!!!!
Thursday, May 3rd
- Word on the street is that there’s some big nerd movie out this weekend.
- Some guy named Joss had something to do with it?
- Die-hards can watch each Avengers’ films leading up to the midnight showing at both AMC and Harkins Theaters.
- AMC’s Avengers marathon is $40, and Harkins’ marathon is only $25.
- Both start at 11:30am and go all day (obviously).
Friday, May 4th
- Anime? Ani-MAYhem!?
- (I see what you did there.)
- Party like an otaku at the Japanese Friendship Garden starting at 4pm.
- Maids, costumes, JFashion, and… anime.
- Learn all about it.
- It’s the Star Wars-iest day of the year!
- Embrace the dork side at The Rusted Nail.
- Star Wars everything starting at 6pm.
- Get your details.
- It’s sold out, but they’ll be streaming it live on their website.
- I am speaking at this thing, so tune in if you want 5 straight minutes of me pacing and waving my arms around.
- Other geek topics being presented include geek heroins, wires, and “the bronie.”
- Starts at 6:30pm at the Scottsdale Center of Performing Arts or streaming on their website.
- The magical farmers behind the book Raising Unicorns will be lurking at First Friday.
- Catch them at Made on Roosevelt Row and learn all about unicorn-omics.
- (Hey, how do you catch a unicorn? Unic-up on it!)
- Okay, just go here to learn more.
- I can neither confirm nor deny if Series 2 of Sherlock is absolutely amazing.
- But we’ll all know soon enough – get a sneak peek at the Phoenix Civic Space Park at 7:30pm.
- I believe some members of local forensic teams will be showing up to discuss their work.
- Could be pretty cool, actually.
Saturday, May 5th
- It’s the perfect day to explore the world of comics – especially if you’re a new-comer.
- Pretty much every comic book store will be participating to some extent.
- But here’s my post about Free Comic Book Day in Arizona for more details.
Arizona Comic Mini Expo! [Mesa]
- This is part of Free Comic Book Day, but some really cool local artists put this together.
- It should be pretty epic and an awesome way to support local comic talent.
- Check out the website then swing by11am to 6pm, if you can.
- I’m going to try to.
As always, please drop a comment if I missed anything, or to share what sounds fun to you!
So, Some Guys In Mesa Are Building A Spaceship
When I was a kid my dad slowly rebuilt a VW Beetle in our garage. I spent many, many afternoons as a kid sitting in “the cockpit” pretending it was a spaceship.
But these guys from Mesa, filled with a powerful form of Jestsons Envy, have totally one-upped me by actually building a spaceship and keeping it in their garage.
(Jerks…)
Anyone else immediately think of this movie?
Here’s a slightly more in depth look at the ship:
You can follow the adventures of the project, and see some pretty fascinating photos of the beast, on the Hermes Spacecraft Facebook page.
