“Smile” – Brown County Library Pop Con Is Saturday, October 5th!
Pop over to the Brown County Library this weekend for the Brown County Library Pop Con! This free event is open to the public and takes place Saturday, October 5th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This year best-selling and award-winning author and artist Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Guts, Ghosts) will be the special guest of honor and will also host a workshop teaching kids how to make their own autobiographical comics (tickets for this workshop are required and limited – see this link for details)!
UW-Green Bay Professor Dr. Bryan Carr will host three live podcast recordings throughout the day for the Phoenix Studios series Serious Fun. The times and topics are:
Interview with Raina Telgemeier
10:15 am – Auditorium
Serious Fun is thrilled to welcome best-selling and Eisner-award winning author and cartoonist Raina Telgemeier for a live sit-down interview! We’ll talk with Raina about her life, her work, the creative process, and more in a discussion that’s sure to make you Smile! And if you have the Guts, you can ask Raina your burning questions live too! Make sure you get here early! (*Limited seating available, first-come, first-serve. Doors open at 9:30am.)
Be a Con Pro: Convention Survival and Advice from Seasoned Experts (w/special guest and UWGB alum Nicole “AConcernedConGoer” Rastia)
12:30 pm – Meeting Rooms
Brown County Library Pop Con™ is just one of many massive pop culture gatherings! If you’re looking to head out and meet creators, vendors, and other fans at the next big fan event but you’re a first-timer or not sure where to start, this episode of Serious Fun is for you! Local con experts (and one hapless host) will offer advice and guidelines on everything from cosplay to etiquette to budgeting to provisions to help make you a Con Pro in no time! And they’ll answer your questions and tell some of their own convention stories too!
Friends, Foes, and Frenemies: The Greatest Duos in Popular Culture (w/special guests Dr. Justin Kavlie (COMM/Info Sci), Dr. Vallari Chandna (Management/Business), Praneet Tiwari (Business), and Anup Nair (Marketing and Management)
2:00 pm – Meeting Rooms
Sure, Deadpool and Wolverine got the headlines this summer but they’re far from the only great duo in pop culture! Every medium, from comics to video games to film and novels, have legendary, inseparable pairs that support each other, make each other better, or drive each other up a wall. Whether it’s Mario and Luigi, Batman and Robin, Sherlock and Watson or your own personal favorite pairing, this panel will discuss what makes a legendary duo and invite the audience to help us build a list of the pre-eminent pairs in pop culture. So bring your bestie, rally your ride-or-dies, and help celebrate that rarest of treasures – someone who truly gets you.
In addition, the Library will be hosting an Artist’s Alley of local artists and vendors (including UWGB’s own Radio GBX and Center for Games and Interactive Media!), costume contests, RPG sessions, a comic-making station, cosplay workshop, and live performances by the Irish dance troupe Treble Alliance. A full list of events and times can be found at https://www.browncountylibrary.org/popcon/.
