Great Basin Geek Con
Great Basin Geeks is pleased to announce that Great Basin Geek Con, Northern Nevada’s largest locally focused pop culture convention, will be held Oct. 17-18, 2015, at Reno Town Mall, 4001 S Virginia St, Reno.
“The folks at Reno Town Mall and Buy Nevada First share our goal of making the Great Basin a great place to be a geek. We want to show just how amazing the people in northern Nevada really are, especially the geeks,” said Michael Ford, Great Basin Geek Con Chairman.
This year is the inaugural event and will feature local guests, panels, and fun for geeks of all ages – and those new to being geeks. Musical Guests include the Reno Video Game Symphony, the Clarke Brothers, Kiba Walker, and John and John. Other guests include author Missy Ames, cosplay troupe Lovelies Cosplay, comic creator Rob Mather, artist Chris Johnson, author Bobby Davis, comedian Elgin Alway, anthropologist Dr. Christine Boston, video game creator Dan Bailey, cosplayer Angela in Wonderland, and author R.S. Archey.
Great Basin Geek Con 2015 features events and programming for everyone: panels on topics ranging the Ethics of Cosplay to getting started in Voice Acting; Cosplay contests for adults and kids 12 and under; wand dueling and house sorting; video games hosted by Green Light Gaming; tabletop games hosted by RageCon; and much more. The convention hosts both an Artist’s Alley and vendor areas.
Great Basin Geek Con is free to attend. Convention hours are Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information about Great Basin Geek Con, visit http://GreatBasinGeeks.com or email info@greatbasingeeks.com.
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