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ComiCon-way Nov 3-5, 2017 (AR)

Posted on August 31, 2017
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ComiCon-way
Location: Conway Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 2505 East Oak Street, Conway, AR 72032
Start Date: 2017-11-03
Start Time: 14:00
End Date: 2017-11-05
End Time: 17:00
Visit Website: http://comicon-way.com
Description: ComiCon-way is Arkansas’ premier comic, sci-fi, anime, and gaming convention. ComiCon-way is presented by the Faulkner County Library. ComiCon-way will be held at the Faulkner County Library Friday, November 3rd and at the Conway Expo Center November 4th and 5th. Admission is only $5 for the weekend and $3 for Sunday only. Attendees under 12 are free.

Guests:
Phil Ortiz
Arthur Suydam
Eric Wile
Alan Harris
Jason Metcalf
Van Jensen
Tom Cook
Howard Mackie
Tom Lyle
Aaron Kuder
Jeremy Haun
Jamie Tyndall
Dusty Higgins
John Lucas
Mike Curtis
Dennis Calero


Arkansas Comic Con Sep 9-10, 2017 (AR)

Posted on August 31, 2017
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Arkansas Comic Con
Location: Statehouse Convention Center, 101 E Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72201
Start Date: 2017-09-09
Start Time: 10:00
End Date: 2017-09-10
End Time: 17:00
Visit Website: https://arkansascomiccon.com/
Description: Arkansas Comic Con is a two day event being held at the Statehouse Convention Center and will bring together a diverse list of guests, vendors, artists, and fan groups, in an affordable, family friendly environment.

(From https://arkansascomiccon.com/)

Guests:
Ernie Hudson
Walter Jones
Austin St. John
David Della Rocco
Ernie Reyes Jr.
Vernon Wells
Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Chuck Huber
David Ankrum
John Morton
Tamara Glynn
David J. Fielding
Josef ‘Joe’ Rubinstein
Tim Lattie
Brian Steward
Jessica von Braun
& More


Konsplosion Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2017 (AR)

Posted on August 31, 2017
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Konsplosion
Location: Fort Smith Convention Center, 55 S Seventh Ave Fort Smith, AR 72916
Start Date: 2017-09-29
Start Time: 14:00
End Date: 2017-10-01
End Time: 17:00
Visit Website: http://konsplosion.com
Description: Konsplosion! is an all-encompassing, multi-genre convention that combines Comics, Sci-Fi, Anime, Gaming, Pop Culture, and more! Konsplosion will be held Friday through Sunday, September 29 – October 1, 2017 at the Fort Smith Convention Center.

Guests:
Michael Copon
“Ryngs” (aka: Odis Holcomb)
Bound by Fire
& More

 


Spa-Con Sep 22-24, 2017 (AR)

Posted on August 31, 2017
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Spa-Con
Location: Hot Springs Convention Center, 134 Convention Blvd Hot Springs, AR 71901
Start Date: 2017-09-22
Start Time: 14:00
End Date: 2017-09-24
End Time: 17:00
Visit Website: http://spa-con.org
Description: Spa-Con lands in the Spa City September 22nd – 24th at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Celebrity guests include Shannon Purser aka Barb from Stranger Things and Twin Peaks celebs!
Come out and celebrate your love of comics, science fiction, anime, cosplay, gaming, pop-culture, and entertainment.
Spa-Con is a full-fledged comic convention complete with celebrity guests, vendors selling their wares, comic book artists, panel discussions featuring special guests, cosplayers, and so much more.

Guests:
Sheryl Lee
Sherilyn Fenn
Shannon Purser
David Lasky
Gustav Carlson
John Lucas
Joshua W. Cotter
Kelly Williams
Kody Sandwich
Pat Moriarity
and More!

 


LR Paper Airplane Festival Sep 9, 2017 (AR)

Posted on August 30, 2017
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Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival
Location: Clinton Presidential Park, 1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, AR
Date: 2017-09-09
Start Time: 11:00
End Time: 14:30
Visit Website: http://www.lrpaperairplane.com
Description: Do you love airplanes? Think you can create a great paper airplane? Here’s your chance to show off your skills!

The Little Rock Paper Airplane Festival is a fun, family-friendly event for kids (and adults) of all ages who will compete to see who can create the perfect paper airplane.

The event will be highlighted by competitions for distance and hang time. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age division (6yo-and-under, 7yo-12yo, 13yo-18yo, and Adult).

The event is FREE to attend and $20 to participate in the paper airplane competitions. The registration fee increases to $25 on the day of the event.

Food trucks will be on hand to sell food.

See you on the runway!


Ark-La-Tex Comic Con Sep 2-3, 2017 (TX)

Posted on August 30, 2017
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Ark-La-Tex Comic Con
Location: Texarkana Convention Center,‎ 4610 Cowhorn Creek Rd Texarkana, TX 75503
Start Date: 2017-09-02
End Date: 2017-09-03
Visit Website: http://arklatexcomiccon.org/
Description: The Annual Ark-La-Tex Comic Con will be held at the Texarkana Convention Center in Texarkana Texas.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Ark-La-Tex-Comic-Con-450896871590585/

Guests:
Jerome St. John Blake
Tracee Cocco
Aron Eisenberg
Casey Orr
Joe Singelton
David Schedler
Brian Steward
CKai Boyce
and more

Arkansas Geek Central will be there with the Starship Bridge Simulator again this year


Rock Paper Scissors Tournament May 17, 2017 (AR)

Posted on May 10, 2017
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Rock Paper Scissors Tournament
Location: Flyway Brewing, 314 Maple Street, North Little Rock, AR
Date: 2017-05-17
Start Time: 18:30
Description: Rock Paper Scissors Tournament at Flyway Brewing (314 Maple Street) in North Little Rock on May 17 at 6:30 p.m.

This is a fun, family-friendly event that I thought your readers might be interested in. It costs $10 to participate and the proceeds benefit the Lymphomaniac Society, a nonprofit organization that provides respite trips to cancer survivors. For more information, contact Griffin Coop at griffin(at)lymphomaniac.org.


Back to the Future in Concert May 13-14, 2017 (AR)

Posted on May 10, 2017
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Back to the Future in Concert
Location: Robinson Center, 426 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72203
Date: 2017-05-13
Start Time: 19:30
End Time: 20:30
Visit Website: https://www.arkansassymphony.org/greatscott
Description: Two performances:
Saturday May 13, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Sunday May 14, 2017 at 3:00 PM

Power up your DeLorean… recharge your flux capacitor… and get ready to celebrate this unforgettable movie classic as you’ve never seen and heard it before! Back to the Future, staring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover, is the 1.21-gigawatt blockbuster that topped the 1985 box office chart, spawned two wildly successful sequels and stamped an enduring imprint on pop culture. In this time-traveling coming-of-age story, Marty McFly (Fox) suddenly finds himself transported back to 1955… where he struggles to change the destiny of his parents (Thompson, Glover), rescue an eccentric friend (Lloyd) from terrorists, and solve an alternative-plutonium crisis… all while trying to ensure he has a future to get back to! Now, fans old and new will experience the thrill of Back to the Future like never before – on a big hi-def screen with a full symphony orchestra performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling musical score live in synch with the movie. Audiences will also be in for an exclusive treat: approximately twenty minutes of brand new music added by award-winning composer Silvestri to the film’s score especially for these unique live orchestra presentations.
A Note from the Composer

Great Scott! After 30 years we find ourselves being sent Back To The Future. This time the re-entry is in the concert hall, bringing a new sense of excitement through gifted musicians all around the world. Unlike Doc Brown, I could never have dreamed that I would have the opportunity to set the time circuits back to 1985 and have the chance to relive the excitement of the arrival of Back To The Future.

(From https://www.arkansassymphony.org/greatscott)


North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire May 13, 2017 (AR)

Posted on May 10, 2017
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North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire
Location: North Shore Riverwalk, 398 Riverfront Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72114
Date: 2017-05-13
Start Time: 10:00
End Time: 16:00
Visit Website: http://northlittlerock.makerfaire.com/
Description: What is Maker Faire?

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show hobbies, experiments, projects.

We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Glimpse the future and get inspired!

Free Admission!


10 Years of Arkansas Geek Central!

Posted on April 15, 2017
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It’s been 10 years since this website went live! It’s been a crazy ride. The amount of geeky events here in Arkansas has increased significantly since the site was first started.

Later this year (hopefully later this summer) the website will be revamped and migrated to a new publishing system. This will allow faster posting as well as easier submissions of new events.

Thanks for visiting our little corner of the Internet all of these years and hope to continue to serve the Natural State’s geeky population for years to come.

 


RiffTrax Live – Samurai Cop Apr 13, 2017 (AR)

Posted on April 12, 2017
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RiffTrax Live – Samurai Cop
Location: See Description for Theaters
Date: 2017-04-13
Start Time: 19:00
End Time: 21:00
Visit Website: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/rifftrax-live-samurai-cop
Description: The guys who make movies funny, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, are back on the big screen for a never-before-seen riffing on the beloved z-grade action film of the early 90s, Samurai Cop. In movie theaters for the first time, the film follows Joe, a cop they call Samurai, who takes himself and his fabulous hair (really, it is an amazing thing to behold) to Los Angeles from the faraway land of San Diego to bust up a gang whose stated goal is putting someone’s head on their piano. Joe and his partner, whose main task is to shamelessly mug to the camera, run up against MST3K fan-favorite, Robert Z’Dar, for some insanely awful and hilarious fight scenes.

Decapitations, explosions, poorly subbed in stunt doubles, mangled dialogue, prominent lion heads, and unfortunate banana hammocks abound in this extremely eighties-y nineties movie.

Join Mike, Kevin, Bill, and Alfonso Rafael Federico Sebastian for a night of hilarious (and cutting) commentary!

(from: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/rifftrax-live-samurai-cop)

Encore April 18, 2017

Arkansas Theaters:
Breckenridge Village, Little Rock
Tinseltown Benton, Benton
Conway Cypress Point with XD, Conway
The Razorback Cinema, Fayetteville
Malco Ft Smith Cinema, Forth Smith


River Valley LAN Apr 8, 2017 (AR)

Posted on April 7, 2017
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River Valley LAN
Location: Mizewell Games, 2125 Harkrider Street – Suite 36, Conway, AR 72032
Date: 2017-04-08
Start Time: 10:00
End Time: 23:59
Visit Website: https://www.rivervalleylan.com/
Description: – 12 Hour BYOC (Bring your own computer) LAN
– 50 seats availible
– $20 entry fee
– Tournaments with cash prizes
– Meet new friends and discover new games

Set up/tournament registration is from 10am to 12pm.

For more information, please visit the FAQ portion of our website on www.rivervalleylan.com. All seats must be reserved online. No cash taken at the event.

Tournaments:
Hearthstone
1st Place: $40 cash
2nd Place: $40 in-store credit
3rd Place: $20 in-store credit

Overwatch
1st Place: $20 in-store credit to all players on the winning team.

BRAWLHALLA
1st Place: $40 in-store credit
2nd Place: $20 in-store credit


Free Comic Book Day May 6, 2017

Posted on March 20, 2017
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Free Comic Book Day
Location: Various Comic Book Stores around the Nation (see link below)
Date: 2017-05-06
Start Time: 10:00
End Time: 17:00
Visit Website: http://www.freecomicbookday.com
Description: Don’t forget to go by your favorite comic book store and get your free comic books. Don’t know who’s participating? Find one using the locator at http://www.freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator


Little Rock Comic Con May 20-21, 2017 (AR)

Posted on March 20, 2017
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Little Rock Comic Con
Location: Benton Event Center, 17322 Interstate 30 N, Benton, Arkansas 72019
Start Date: 2017-05-20
Start Time: 09:00
End Date: 2017-05-21
End Time: 17:00
Visit Website: http://lrcomiccon.com/
Description: Arkansas’s first & longest running comic con.

Guests:
Jason Faunt-Power Rangers Time Force
Garry Chalk-Voice of Optimus Primal from Beast Wars
Justin Nimmo-Power Rangers Space
Paul Rienhart-YouTube reviewer

“After Party” May 20, 2017 7pm-9pm @ Dave & Busters

(From https://www.facebook.com/events/257188611312663/)


USS Blackstone Star Trek Fan Club meeting Mar 20, 2017 (AR)

Posted on March 20, 2017
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USS Blackstone Star Trek Fan Club meeting 
Location: Game Goblins, 1121 S Bowman Rd C7, Little Rock, AR 72211
Date: 2017-03-20
Start Time: 19:00
End Time: 21:00
Visit Website: http://ussblackstone.arkgeeks.com
Description: The USS Blackstone, a Starfleet International Star Trek fan group, is meeting at Game Goblins in Little Rock on March 20, 2017 at 7PM. Free to join; you do not need to be a member of SFI to attend.


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