This Week in Geekery | April 20-April 27
So we’re over halfway through April’s showers (but not the wacky temperature swings) and geeky events are all around. If your tastes run to literary geekery, comics geekery, or webseries geekery, we’ve got you covered!
April 21
8PM | ChiSeries Special Event: An Evening of Noir
Where: Round Venue | 152 Augusta Avenue
What: Howard Engel, Howard Shrier and David Nickles and Canadian Noir
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April 22
Find out what Chip Zdarsky is up to NOW!
6PM to 9PM | Beguiling Presents: The Kaptara Launch
Where: The Central | 603 Markham Street
What: A new Image project – sci-fi story by Chip Zdarsky & Kagan Mcleod; who will be there.
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8PM | You Are the Hero [$5-$15]
What: From Philadelphia, this is one night performance of an interactive stage performance. The Door to the Apocalypse has been open and you must help the Hero stop the end of the world. “One part Legend of Zelda and one Part Theatre”.
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8PM | TO Webseries Community Meet Up
Where: Shoeless Joe’s | 720 Spadina Avenue
What: Join local creators (actors, writers, directors, cinematographers, sound mixers, editors -all welcome, all needed!) of awesome web entertainment to exchange ideas, cross promote, and network over beverages!
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April 25
12:30PM to 4:30PM | Anime North
Where: Toronto Reference Library | 789 Yonge Street
What: A month before the main event, come sample Anime North with tables, and talks, and 2013’s animated Hal!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
April 28
6:30PM to 9:30PM | Jillian Tamaki “Super Mutant Magic Academy” Launch
Where: The Central | 603 Markham Street
What: Get the entire webcomic in one volume, and see Tamaki interviewed by Anna Fitzpatrick
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7PM | CZP Spring Launch
Where: Amsterdam Brewery | 45 Esander Drive
What: Come celebrate the launch of Nick Cutter’s THE ACOLYTE and Rio Youers’ POINT HOLLOW!
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April 29
If their logo is this fun, just imagine the trivia!
7PM to 10PM | April Geek Trivia
Where: Imperial Pub | 54 Dundas Street East
What: Test out your geek knowledge! Teams of 4-6 are best! Questions start at 8.
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April 30
7PM | Wrestling with Gods Tesseract 18 launch
Where: Lillian Smith Library | 239 College Street
What: Come celebrate the launch of some of Canada’s best short fiction in the annual thematic collection.
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May 1
The Avengers: Age of Ultron kicks off the summer superhero movie season!
May 2
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
What: Check out your Local Comicbook Store (or our roundup the week of) for signings and other specials!
1PM | Fanfiction the Show – Empire Strikes Back screening for Star Wars Day!
Where: Smiling Buddah | 691 College Street
What: Come in cosplay, or just enjoy Episode 5 of this timeless classic.
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May 17
8:30PM to 11PM | The Lord of the G-Strings – We’re Taking the Boobies to Isengard!
Where: Revival Bar | 783 College Street
What: Come see all your favourite Tolkien characters from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings make you laugh, scream and tingle in new places!
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Wow – that’s a busy couple of weeks and May only gets busier with TCAF, Anime North, geeky burlesque, and oh so many movies!
