News — small local event
Game Knight @ The Forge April 2024
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
I found out about this event when it was posted in the Anime Detour discord, signed up and later met the coordinators at Geek Craft Expo (which was fun!). Also made it really easy to recognize them when I showed up the day of since we'd already had some conversation between discord and the last event I was at.They sent out one email with the details about when to be set up by, what time the event started/ended. I've been so busy I didn't get a chance to make my own advertisement for this unfortunately.Before the Event & SetupI didn't...
Geek Craft Fair @ Boom Island Brewery 2024
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
Where to even start. I guess I will start with Rachel Silberman was posting events for the brewery she works at. Either way, I didn't really qualify for most of them as they were themed. Nintendo, LOTR, Arcades, etc. Honestly, if you just look at their page you will see the variety they host. Everything from cars to live music to themed shopping events or activities. I wish I lived closer because the whole place gives off a really fun place to be kind of vibe.The event was also on TV the week of! I guess I took a really terrible picture...
Winter Solstice 2023
Posted by Alesia Gitter on
This event was new for them. They were trying to get something going for the local community to be more involved and I think it was really fun and nicely organized. The communication was limited but precise. There were a small number of booths available to begin with, tables and chairs were provided and they had a lot of things going on for people to do. It was even warm, so the petting zoo and s'mores were great for everyone! It took place at the Creekview Recreation Center in Minneapolis.Before the Event & SetupI left kind of late to arrive to this...