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WinterCon 2019
Metro Detroit Gamers (MDG)
In conjunction with
Oakland University Board Game Club (OUBGC)
proudly presents
Michigan’s Coolest Day of Gaming Fun!
WinterCon 2019 Gaming Extravaganza
Saturday, March 9th
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Oakland Center Banquet Rooms (2nd floor)
(2nd floor near West Oakland Center Entrance)
Oakland University is about 1-2 miles East of I-75
(University Drive exit)
Doors open at 8:00 am
Gaming Events start at 9 am
Gaming continues until 11 pm
Adult Admission: $15
Youth Admission*: $10
*age 16 & under when accompanied by a paid adult.
Game events for all types of enthusiasts:
Board Games
Tabletop Miniature Battles
Role Playing Games
Puffing Billy (Railroad) Games
Paint and Take Miniature Painting
Mid Michigan Hot Wheels & Diecast Club February 2019
Great Lakes Comic Convention 2019
THE CAST OF SESAME STREET!
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!
Bob McGrath (Bob)
Roscoe Orman (Gordon)
Emilio Delgado (Luis)
Alan Muraoka (Alan)
Guy Gilchrist (Artist)
Jim Henson’s Cartoonist
MEDIA GUESTS
Jackson Bostwick
(Actor) TV’s SHAZAM!
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
(Wrestler)
WWF/WWE LEGEND
David Newell
(Actor) – Mr. McFeely
(Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)
Lydia Graber
(Actress) Return of the Jedi (1983)
COMIC INDUSTRY GUESTS
Tom Orzechowski (Letterer)
The Uncanny X-Men, Black Panther, and more!
Al Milgrom (Editor/Artist)
Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Fanfare, and more!
Angel Medina (Artist)
Spawn, Spider-Man, Venom, and more!
Kyle Hotz (Artist)
Venom, Carnage, Evil Ernie, and more!
William Messner-Loebs (Writer/Artist)
Wonder Woman, The Flash, Journey, and more!
Keith Pollard (Artist)
The Amazing Spider-Man (co-creator of the Black Cat),
Thor, Fantastic Four, and more!
Darryl Banks (Artist)
Green Lantern, and more!
Arvell Jones (Artist)
DC’s All Star Squadron, Iron Fist, and more!
Co-Creator of Misty Knight!
Vince Locke (Artist)
Sandman, Dead World, and more!
Plus! Paul Storrie, Jason Moore, Seth Damoose,
Randy Zimmerman, and many more!
ALSO AVAILABLE!
Free-Play Video Game Arcade – courtesy of Big Toys of Sterling Heights!
Free Board Gaming – hosted by The Grand Gaming Academy!
Prototype Gaming demonstrated and played!
Magic Card Tournament – hosted by Game Players!
Face Painting by Chantel!
Tim Thurmond, the Balloon Sculptor!
Costume Contests!
Guest Panels!
and much, much, more!
DON’T MISS!
The Star Wars 501st Great Lakes Garrison!
The Star Wars Rebel Legion!
The R2-D2 Droid Builders Club!
The Ghostbusters Coalition of Southeastern Michigan!
The Finest (GI-Joe Costuming Club)
The League of Enchantment
and much more!
RAFFLE PRIZES ON BOTH
FRIDAY (02.22.2019) AND SATURDAY (02.23.2019)!
Michigan Nordic Fire Festival 2019
The Michigan Nordic Fire Festival was created in 2016 to celebrate winter, fire, family and fun. As the days start to get longer and days start to warm, we created an opportunity to get outside, throw spears, and try some of the wonderful beers and meads produced in the area.
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Nerd Nite Ann Arbor February 2019
NN #62: Breakable Bones, Anarchist Art, & Neural Navigation
NNA2 wants to know: How sturdy is YOUR skeleton?!!? No idea? Well, chemistry grad student Isabel Colon-Bernal will help clue you in. Assistant professor of Slavic languages and literatures Ania Aizman will be laying out the intersection of art and anarchy and if you’re wondering where we could possibly be going next, neuroscience grad student Sharena Rice will be our guide through the labyrinth of brain functions that results in navigation.
It’s going to be nerdy, it’s going to be night, it’s going to be all the things you ever dreamed Nerd Nite A2 could be! Hope you can join us for another great NNA2.
Dice Tales: Dying Light
Presenting the tenth live session of our continuing fundraiser campaign, Straight Outta the Forgotten Realms. Come watch performers Brad Sytsma, Chuck Fortenbacher, Liz Brand, Cari Scholtens and Ross Johnson gather around the table of Game Master Brooke Heintz in this live tabletop RP event! This performative evening of fast-paced RP will bring you hours of thrills, laughter, might and magic and of course, some dramatic dice-slinging!
Having walked into a trap with their new allies, The Silver Ravens, our heroes try to get to the bottom of what’s going on in Ordulin, where matters may be much more complicated than they first appeared…t
Events for the Week Feb 18th-24th
Don’t know what to do for the week? Well, check out what’s going on for this weekend.
Love BITES
We can’t wait until Halloween, so we decided bring back our special Valentine’s event! On Saturday Feb. 16th, we will open for “Love BITES”. This is the ultimate date night for you and your boil or ghoul – but it gets even better! On this night, we will run the entire haunt in total darkness…YES, darkness! You will only have a dim flashlight (that we provide) to navigate your way through. But wait – will there be the actors, animatronics, smells and sounds that Awaken is known for??? YESSSSS, everything else will be up and running. So grab your sweetheart, friends, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, neighbors, someone off the street, and head out to Awaken Feb 16th, you won’t want to miss it! Tickets will be available for pre-purchase online or at the ticket window on the day of the event.
Super Smash Bash
Looking to make some new friends?
Laugh at Nintendo characters falling off of stages?
Chill out in a cozy den with good food?
Or show your Valentine who is the best in Smash?
Well look no further.
JAFAX Gaming is pleased to announce the first annual Super Smash Bash.
Rules will be a 3v3 Squad Strike with a 1 minute stage morph timer.
Full rules can be found in the following link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShrdjGSHukAhe3SWxRh0-hyDHjKWARLDSAxBgnHnWv4/edit#