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Pop Culture Expo
Pop Culture Expo
New England's Pop Culture Comic Con
Sat. May 24 & Sunday May 25
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9:30 am (VIP entry) - 10:00 am general entry until 5 pm each day
Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington MA, 15 miles from downtown Boston
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FREE PARKING
Artists, Exhibitors, Performances, Cosplay, Videogames, plus Movie, Music and TV Stars of Pop Culture, Nerd and Geek Culture
Celebrity Guests signing autographs including Kristian Nairn (Hodor) and Esme Bianco (Ros) of "Game of Thrones," Alaina Huffman of "Supernatural,' Sam Huntington of "Being Human," Ernie Hudson of "Ghostbusters," Pete Best of The BEATLES, Billy West of "Futurama," Tom Wayland of "Pokemon," Rachel Robinson of "Final Fantasy," Christopher Bevins of "Dragonball Z," Deep Roy of "Willie Wonka," Rae Dawn Chong of "Disney's Whiz Kids of Riverton," Mike C. Manning of "Disney's Cloud 9," Maria Kanellis of WWE, Casey Desmond from "The Voice," UK Blues legend Chris Farlowe, Leah Cevoli of "Robot Chicken," Jon Provost of "Lassie," Mark Goddard of "Lost In Space,' Parker Stevenson of "Hardy Boys," Danielle Mackey of "Tradechat," and Kadrolsha Ona "Queen of the Paranormal."
Screenings include the New England Premiere of Bill Plympton's "Cheatin'" and Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation.
Artists include Ken Kelly (Kiss, Vampirella, Conan), Roger Kastel (Jaws, Star Wars), Rusty Gilligan (Heavy Metal movie), Skip Williamson (Bijou Comix), Gary Hallgren (Air Pirates Comix), Howard Cruse (Comix), David LeBlanc, Roger Farrington, Karen Gosselin, Jason Casey, Paul Carrick, Beverly X, Don Higgins, Dennis Burke, Rob Taylor, Jim Taylor, Andrew LoVoulo, Juli Meyers, Kendra Saunders, Emily Drouin, Sidekick Studios and Village Design Studios.
Panels for Ghostbusters, The Beatles, Game of Thrones, Being HUman, Supernatural, TV Icons and a Voice Actor Script read, celebrity interviews and fun.
Video Game tournaments in the Game Underground Arena with Cash Prizes in Streetfighter and Super Smash Brothers, plus casual game play on vintage and modern systems. Sanctioned MAGIC the Gathering play all weekend.
Costume Contests with Cash Prizes in child, adult and team categories each day.
Create-A-New-Superhero contest each day for Cash Prizes ... must have unique costume with a Back Story.
Aldebaran Robotics presentations with the incredible NAO Robot, plus interactive sessions with NAO.
Meet puppeteers from Sesame St, The Muppets and Bear in The Big Blue House Bill Diamond and Jim Martin.
A life size Tardis, Pirates from the Caribbean, the 501st and lots more.
50,000 square feet of Family and Fan Fun.
More info at the website www.PopCultureExpo.com
Mission - To use the power of Pop Culture in creating inclusive, social and educational experiences for children, adults and families directly affected by learning and developmental disabilities including Autism in order to generate positive outlets for coping and thriving in their lives.
Children under 6 admitted Free.Handicapped accessible
Photo Ops and IMAGE Meet and Greet Video Recorded Personal Autograph Experiences
Tickets issued by email ... entry at Will Call at Venue on Show day.
Admission will be available at the door if it does not sell out in advance ... please check website for details at www.PopCultureExpo.com
