This Week in Geekery February 16-22
Brave the cold as there are cultural events and pure geekery to be had!
Tuesday February 17th
Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday, Mardi Gras
One of my favourite Catholic Traditions!
February 18th – 22nd
Vector Game Art and New Media Festival
Various events, various locations.
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Wednesday February 18th
8pm ChiSeries Readings PWYC
Round Venue – 152a August Street
Come see authors Alexandra Grigorescu, Kelly Robson, and Matthew J. Trafford read and musician Kari Maaren’ play and come in from the cold with books! More Info Here
Thursday February 19th
Chinese New Year – Gong Hey Fat Choy!
7:30 Tassels and Tabletop:Cartoon Crush Edition $10
159 Augusta Ave
The gals are at it again. Come catch some burlesque and stay for traditional games.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday February 25th
If their logo is this fun, just imagine the trivia!
7-11:30 Geek Trivia $5
The Imperial Pub – 54 Dundas Street East
Bring a team or join one once you’re there. Teams of 4-6 compete for amazing prizes and the honour of Greyskull! (points if you automatically did the stance or wanted to.)
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9:15 The Black Museum presents “Burial Ground” $10
The Royal Cinema – 608 College
A rare 33mm copy of this Italian undead army film with introduction by two local directors.
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Temple of Yog – Super Demo Tour
TEMPLE OF YOG is a roguelike adventure through procedurally generated dungeons that span two screens. Brave the dangerous depths of the Temple for the sake of progress. Discover the costs in this exclusive title for the Nintendo Wii U.
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Saturday February 28th
5- 8pm Steampunk Bowling!
Bowlerama – 5429 Dundas Street West
Join the Steampunks as they bowl!
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9:30 – 2am Rebel Alliance $5
The Central – 603 Markham Street
A great night of geeky music featuring the duo who have an album based on The Princess Bride (amongst others) Copy Red Leader, gaming inspired group The Blast Processors, and friends of this site Nerds with Guitars!
The Central has great food and several drink offers, plus geeky music.
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Thursday March 5th
7-10 Geek Girl Illuminate: Game Night PWYC
Bishop & Belcher – 175 Bloor Street East
Join local geek girls for board games and talk.
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Saturday March 7th
6:30-9 Debs & Errol Farewell Concert PWYC
Round Venue – 152a Augusta Ave.
Geek duo Debs & Errol are pursuing other projects, but they are giving their fans one last concert with many local geek bands.
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Any other geeky events? Please let me know in the comments!
