GeekCon

Join us for a celebration of geeky things!

Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 - 3:00
 
Geek Con is a mini-comic convention with a library edge and a focus on creators, creativity, and engaging the community. Join BPL, our mascot, Gadget, and your fellow geeks for a day that's sure to be fun!
 
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This year:

•    Live music with video game cover artist Animalisa
•    Wacky Art Game show and Do Art: Comic Book Workshop
•    Drawing workshop with Zeke Pena
•    Draw Pokémon from Memory! with local social media sensation Ryan Tate
•    Institute of Jugglology show
•    Pokémon Place featuring trade and play and a Pokémon character impersonation contest
•    Board Game Lounge 
•    Kids BINGO - Pokémon, Disney, Mario, and Squishy 
•    Teen Rubik’s Cube Tournament and D&D
•    Kids’ Korner with kids’ craft, LEGO® Movie Build-Along, and LEGO® Scavenger Hunt
•    Quiet room featuring the art of Sean Fitgibbon
•    Star Wars characters
•    Face painting with Mill & Spark
•    Free pizza while supplies last, provided by Rotary Satellite Club of Bentonville
•    Cotton candy and Kona Ice
•    Engaging activities such as indie video game demos, daytime space exploration, robot programming, geeky crafts, and more

Most activities will be going on the entire time, but here are some specific events you might want to put on your schedule:

Walmart Foundation Community Room

11:00 am - Wacky Art Game Show
Interactive presentation including tricks, jokes, and positive affirmations

12:45 pm - Draw Pokémon from Memory with Ryan Tate

2:00 pm - Institute of Jugglology with Galen Harp

Rotary Room

10:00 am - Pokémon Place
Trade and play Pokémon cards

12:00 pm - Zeke Peña
Draw a Comic Book Splash Page

2:00 pm - Do Art: Comic Book Workshop
Learn the unique language of comics, from expressions to speech bubbles, storytelling and visual cues

Main Corridor

11:30 am - 12:15 pm and 1:00 - 1:45 pm - Live music with video game cover artist Animalisa

Come get your Geek On at Geek Con!