On Wednesday, April 18th at 6:00 p.m., GeekGirlCon and the Association for Women in Computing join forces to host another fantastic event. Darren G. Davis, publisher of Bluewater Productions, will discuss the release of his Bill Gates comic book and give you greater insight into how the Nook and the Kindle are changing the comic book industry.
Comic books have made a large impact on the lives of many. Once thought of as a kids’ medium, comics have evolved into a creative, multi-billion dollar industry featuring many of our cultural touchstones and technological heroes.
Whether you are looking to create a comic book or you are just curious about the process, this program is for you. Darren will unravel the mystery of how comic books are made, from character development to scripting to distribution. Darren will also show you how to use a comic book platform to educate as well as to entertain. Darren publishes a comic book series on female empowerment, and he is currently searching for a businesswoman to feature in an upcoming book.
For some appetizers and the presentation of a life time, head on down to Seattle’s Evanston Building on April 18th at 6 pm!
Details and cheat codes:
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Registration, networking, and appetizers
7:00-8:30 p.m.: Presentation, Q&A, and networking
Where: Serial Solutions at the Evanston Building in Fremont (501 N. 34th Street, Suite 200)
Who: All ages
Cost: $15, click here to register now
Parking: Find FREE street parking along the canal and N 34th ST or pay for the garage directly across the street for the Evanston Building (see the AWC event page for more details)
It’s time for another awesome TV Dinner at the Central Cinema with Batgirl! That’s right, on Wednesday, April 4th at 7:00 p.m. GeekGirlCon and the Central Cinema bring you a bat-tacular night of caped crusading.
Details and cheat codes:
Date: Wednesday, April 4th
Where: Central Cinema (1411 21st AVE, Seattle)
Time: 7:00 PM
Who: All ages
Cost: $5 (goes toward your food voucher)
TV Dinner at the Central Cinema located in Seattle’s Central District at 21st Avenue and East Union Street. If you’ve never been to a TV Dinner before, here’s how it works: you pay just $5.00 and it gets you a TV Dinner food voucher to secure your seat. Then order up some snacks and cash in your voucher with your waiter against your tab. Easy!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: rendezvous with GeekGirlCon and the CakeSpy on Sunday, February 12th to receive the secret code of baked goods and decorate cupcakes from New York Cupcakes!
Mission briefing:
Date: Sunday, February, 12, 2012
Where: CakeSpy Shop at 415 E. Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98112
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM*
Age: All ages
Cupcake decorating fee: $5
* Space is limited. Reserve your place today by emailing Kelly at SpecialEvents@geekgirlcon.com
Decorate cupcakes from 2:00-3:00 p.m. and then one winner in each of these categories: Sweetest, Most Magical, and Most Awesome. Come by the shop at 3:00 p.m. to cast your own vote for Crowd Favorite. Each winner will receive a fun prize. One of the prize will be from Glad Bunnies!
Who is the CakeSpy? She is none other than Seattle’s own Jessie Oleson, illustrator, author, sweetness guru, and proprietor of Cake Spy Shop on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Her new book Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life is full of ways to bring sweets to any culinary occasion. Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy, it doesn’t get much better than that. Visit CakeSpy.com for more information about Jessie, her book, and the shop.
Ensign Geek, set your phaser to fun! Join GeekGirlCon at the Central Cinema on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m. for three Star Trek episodes featuring our favorite communications officer Lt. Uhura. See Nichelle Nichols groundbreaking role is on the big screen including the episodes “Mirror, Mirror” and “Plato’s Stepchildren.” Also on the bill is “Lorelie Signal” from Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Take this opportunity to introduce you young geeks in you life to the show that started a pop culture and geek culture revolution.Details and cheat codes:
Date: Wednesday, February 15th
Where: Central Cinema (1411 21st AVE, Seattle)
Time: 7:00 PM
Who: All ages
Cost: $5 (goes toward your food voucher)
TV Dinner at the Central Cinema located in Seattle’s Central District at 21st Avenue and East Union Street. If you’ve never been to a TV Dinner before, here’s how it works: you pay just $5.00 and it gets you a TV Dinner food voucher to secure your seat. Then order up some snacks and cash in your voucher with your waiter against your tab. Easy!
Grab your towel and a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster! GeekGirlCon and the Central Cinema bring you the BBC’s 1981 television adaptation of the Douglas Adams classic novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for TV Dinner on Wednesday, January 11th at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss a chance to see this award-winning production on the big screen.
TV Dinner at the Central Cinema located in Seattle’s Central District at 21st Avenue and East Union Street. If you’ve never been to a TV Dinner before, here’s how it works: you pay just $5.00 and it gets you a TV Dinner food voucher to secure your seat. Then order up some snacks and cash in your voucher with your waiter against your tab. Easy!
Details and cheat codes:
TV Dinner: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (BBC 1981)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
7:00 PM
Central Cinema is located at 1411 21st AVE, Seattle
Contact Kelly at specialevents@geekgirlcon.com with questions or for more information on this event. To find out more about the Central Cinema, visit http://www.central-cinema.com/
Thank you everyone who came out tonight to see the sold out showing of Miss Representation!
For those of you who want to discuss the film more or maybe you didn’t make it, but still want to discuss these issues, please head to our GeekGirlCon forum and start posting your thoughts and responses.
**Update: This screening is now SOLD OUT. Advance tickets are no longer available, a limited number of “standby” tickets might become available at the door five to ten minutes prior to the screening. Standby tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on how many seats are available. Cash only.**
Miss Representation – Presented by Women’s Funding Alliance in partnership with Reel Grrls, GeekGirlCon, and SIFF. Join us on November 30th for a special screening of this compelling new film that exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.
This 90-minute documentary identifies huge gaps in the mainstream media’s portrayals and depictions of women and how the limited images actually lead to fewer women in positions of influence and power in our society. Miss Representation is essential viewing for anyone bombarded with images and memes from mainstream media (ergo, that means everyone needs see this documentary).
Visit MissRepresentation.org and take the pledge to help end sexism. Then, make sure you secure your tickets for the screening:
Wednesday, November 30th
Doors open at 6:00PM, show at 7:00 PM
Uptown Theater (Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, 511 Queen Ann Ave. N) Click here to buy tickets: $10, $5 for SIFF members
All ages are welcome to this event, but please consider this film is rated TV-14 DL for strong suggestive dialogue and strong coarse language. Visit MissRepresentation.org for more details.
Stay after the film for a panel discussion on the images of women in the media: how it currently stands and how to change it. Panelists include:
Whether a veteran activist or young upstart, this screening of Miss Representation offers everyone inspiration to become an agent of change for images of women in the media. It is time to stand up and represent! Continue the discussion at www.geekgirlcon.com/forum
On Wednesday, November 9th at 7:00 p.m., some of your favorite geeky ladies of the small screen take over the big screen at the Central Cinema. GeekGirlCon and Central Cinema will screen TV episodes starring Lisa Simpson, Daria, Codex, and Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman–all for just $5!
All ages welcome for this event at Central Cinema located in Seattle’s Central District at 21st Avenue and East Union Street (1411 21st Avenue).
Here’s what is in store for TV Dinner:
The Simpsons: “Girls Just Want to Have Sums”
Springfield Elemtentary is divided into two separate schools (one for boys, one for girls) following Principal Skinner’s demotion. Concerned that the boys are receiving a higher standard of education, Lisa disguises herself as a boy.
Daria: “Malled”
Daria’s economics class takes a trip to Mall of the Millennium to study supply and demand. Jane discovers the mall executives are actually using them as a focus group. Meanwhile, Quinn and the Fashion Club skip school to visit their mecca.
The Guild: “Cheesybeards”
The Knights of Good finally meet face to face and…it’s awkward.
The Original Wonder Woman: “Pilot” (1975)
Lynda Carter spins her way from Diana Prince into Wonder Woman in the classic TV series pilot. Amazon Princess Diana rescues Major Steve Trevor, a WWII pilot who crashed his plane on Paradise Island in the Bermuda Triangle. Against her mother’s wishes, Diana competes against other Amazons for the opportunity to return the pilot to America.
Contact Kelly at specialevents@geekgirlcon.com with questions or for more information on this event. To find out more about the Central Cinema, visit http://www.central-cinema.com/. The TV Dinner food vouchers save you a place at the show. Cash them in with your waiter against your tab.
Who is that masked woman? The only way to find out is to come to EMP Museum Level 3 at 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 8th for the GeekGirlCon Masquerade! Come decked out in your favorite cosplay or just sit back and watch the show. GeekGirlCon staff emcee the event that is sure to include fantastic costumes–and a very special chanteuse. The GeekGirlCon Masquerade is open to everyone and all cosplay and costumes, but keep in mind the younger folks in the audience. No wardrobe malfunctions, please. Win prizes for best individual costume, best group costume, an best child’s costume (for kids under 12). Instructions for Participants:
Come to Level 3 5:30 PM
Register your entry (name and costume)
Wait for your category to be called
Rock that costume
Hear the crowd cheer
Act Nerdy With Me!GeekGirlCon and NERDProv present a raucous night of improvisational theater from audience suggestions. Rest assured that our audience will be a room full of geeks! Buffy Summers in a regency romance aboard the Galactica? You never know what fanatical combinations come to life at a NERDPRov show. Join us Friday, September 16 at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW in West Seattle. Tickets are $10.00 at the door. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.
NERDProv, a special team from Unexpected Productions, has performed at Emerald City Comicon, PAX, and TheaterSports. Don’t miss this chance to see a bunch of quick thinking geeks and nerds ham it up over sci-fi, fantasy, role-playing games, tech, cartoons, and Joss Whedon.