Michigan Renaissance Festival 2016 Final

Final photos from opening weekend of the Michigan Renaissance Festival.

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Michigan Renaissance Festival 2016 Part 1

Huzzah! I returned to the biggest Ren Faire in all of Michigan, the Michigan Renaissance Festival.

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Motor City Steam Con 2016 Review

Normally, I attend an event from start to finish in order to form a full opinion on it. However, due to a family gathering that I could not miss (due to potential death or immense harm if I did), I was only able to attend the Motor City Steam Con from late Saturday afternoon to the end of the event. My “review” of the event is from the perspective of what I was able to experience in that short amount of time. I hope you will forgive me for not giving the full rundown of everything that this event had to offer.

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Crossroads Mystic at BlackRock Medieval Fest 2016

Meet Gavin, the Crossroads Mystic. He eats and breathes fire and escapes from a straight jacket. Learn more about him as we talk about his into the Ren Faire world. Bonus surprise at the end.

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BlackRock Medieval Fest 2016 Revisited

So nice, I had to visit twice. I visited BlackRock Medieval Fest on it’s final Saturday for the year. Enjoy the photos.

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GR8bit Live IV! Review

GR8bit Live is an annual Video Game Music (VGM) concert which serves as a fundraiser to purchase board game and video game equipment for the local children’s hospital. All of the proceeds from the event went towards the hospital. For the first two years, the event was held at the Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids. Last year, a convention was centered around the concert and held at DeVos Hall. GR8bit Live IV returned back to being a concert for this year. This time around, it was a 2 day concert event with activities attached.

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Motor City Steam Con 2016

Whilst I was not present for the full event, here are photos from my experience on Saturday afternoon and Sunday at this splendid event.

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Spreading the Word to the Nerds