BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Syracuse University Events - ECPv6.0.12//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://calendar.syracuse.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events calendar for the Syracuse University community REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T032129 CREATED:20210225T192918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T144651Z UID:37703-1616234400-1616263200@calendar.syracuse.edu SUMMARY:Geek/Art CONfluence | Online Comic Con DESCRIPTION:The second Geek/Art CONfluence\, an online comic con taking place in conjunction with Syracuse University\, will be held on Saturday\, March 20\, 2021\, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. EST on Zoom. \nThis CON\, a celebration of all things geeky\, is open to everyone\, anywhere\, for free.\nGeekartconfluence.com holds the CON’s schedule and Zoom information. \nWe are currently accepting entries for our online cosplay contest. Visit the website for details! Entries due March 13. \nThe 2021 Geek/Art CONfluence will feature\n\nArtist speakers Ben Marra\, Natalie Riess\, and Maya McKibbin.\nFour panels on geek culture by faculty\, students\, and other members of the geek culture community\, with presentations on topics such as disabilities in the circus\, Chinese web-based C-novels\, rock music in Bronze Age comics\, and zines about human-computer interaction.\nPresentations by the Bird Library Special Collections Research Center and the Syracuse University Art Museum\, on their geek culture holdings.\nAn online cosplay contest\, judged by Kate McKay (Andromeda’s Alchemy)\, Wendell Smith\, Sr.(Skorpking Costuming)\, and Jay Stilipec (Jazmine Cosplays).\nA session of Tolkien Reading Day\, where people get together to read the works of J. R. R. Tolkien aloud.\nLightsaber and cosplay demos\, featuring The Gathering of Sabers\, Ithaca Sabers\, and Christina Lavinski.\nA scavenger hunt and discussion of Star Wars costuming with the 501st and Rebel Legions.\nA workshop on accessible\, healthy\, digital art-making spaces by SU alum\, Gilles Stromberg.\nVideo chat rooms to relax and talk about comics\, movies\, your collections\, and anything else with like-minded geeks.\nAll-day gaming\, including a one-shot RPG (sign up in advance for the RPG through our website).\nLinks to local artists and vendors.\nAnd more!\n\nThe Geek/Art CONfluence is dedicated to providing a diverse\, inclusive experience—with a focus on increasing awareness of disabilities within geek culture—in partnership with Syracuse University’s “Cripping” the Comic Con\, aka CripCon. \nContact Chris Wildrick with any questions.\nCo-organizers: Frank Cammuso\, Diane R. Wiener\, and Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri.\nFind us on Facebook.\nPartially funded by the School of Art at Syracuse University. \nZoom Links\nTalks Zoom Stream\nhttps://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/99942774387\nMarch 20\, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\nMeeting ID: 999 4277 4387\nPasscode: 733884 \nActivities Zoom Stream\nhttps://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/91712775040\nMarch 20\, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\nMeeting ID: 917 1277 5040 \nGaming Zoom Stream\nMarch 20\, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. \nhttps://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/96356402736\nMeeting ID: 963 5640 2736 URL:https://calendar.syracuse.edu/events/2021-mar-20/geek-art-confluence-online-comic-con/ LOCATION:Falk Complex 150 Crouse Dr.\, Syracuse\, NY\, 13244\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts and Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calendar.syracuse.edu/wp-content/uploads/CONfluence-story-619x1100.png ORGANIZER;CN="School of Art":MAILTO:slpuro@syr.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR