This Week in Geekery July 7th – 13th
There’s even more World Cup and Fringe Festival and and—well and GEEKY STUFF! Here’s this week’s Geekery!
Ongoing Events
The Fringe Festival July 2 -13
With over 150 different plays over 12 days, there will be something for everyone whether it’s the Fringe Kids, or dance, or clowns, or one person shows the Fringe will have it. Not sure what to see? You can check out our list of geeky plays.
More details here
Monday July 7th
7:30 to ??? Nerd Mafia Pub Night
3 Brewers Pub (Yonge just south of Dundas)
Join other creative geeks to shill your projects, or just count down to Guardians of the Galaxy!
More Info Here
Tuesday July 8th
Classic Simpsons Trivia
7:30 Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen Street West
Think you know all the religious songs that the Flanders sing? Prove it for prizes and glory!
More Info Here
Wednesday July 9th
6 pm Special Evening with Nelvana at Paradise Comics
Paradise Comics 3278 Yonge Street (north of Lawrence)
Meet the two ladies who fundraised, researched, and reprinted this amazing bit of Canadian comic history! (Including GEEKPR0N’s own Hope!)
More Info Here
7-9 Zombie Night in Toronto
751 Lounge – 751 Queen Street West
Get yourself made up by master makeup artist Linda-Marie Civichino, then stick around for a reading by Jen Frankel from her new novel UNDEAD REDHEAD, about Toronto’s first and only Vegan Zombie!
More Info Here
8pm Toronto WebSeries Creators Meet Up
Fox & Den 1075 Bay Street
Every want to get involved in film? Do you have industry skills to share? Do you have a plan for an AMAZING webseries but need help? Come commiserate and compliment those in Toronto’s robust webseries scene!
More info here
9 pm The Black Museum presents Fright Night (1985) with intro before! $10
Royal Theatre 608 College Street Toronto
More Info Here
Thursday July 10th
6-11 Joe Shuster 100th Birthday Party
Comic Book Lounge 587 College Street (Upstairs)
Come have some cake, buy sketches from local artists, and otherwise help raise funds for the Shuster awards.
More Info Here
Saturday July 11th – 13th
Check it out – for SCIENCE! (or at least at the Ontario Science Center)
Atomic Lollipop Convention
Ontario Science Center
“Atomic Lollipop is a combined convention, carnival, music festival, and MASSIVE party that fuses GEEK, LOVE, and MUSIC for 3 days of nonstop adventure!”
More Info Here
Upcoming Events
Wednesday July 16th
The adventures of the USS Gordon-Levitt
8 pm Bad Dog: Final Frontier $12
The Comedy Bar 945 Bloor Street West (just west of Ossington)
Long form Star Trek inspired improv based on the adventures of one of the Federation’s lesser known crews the USS Gordon-Levitt. This is the last tour for the current captain!
More Info Here
Reading and New Ukulele Songs!
8 pm Chiseries Summer Reading four authors and original music PWYC
Round venue 152a Augusta Avenue (Kensington Market)
Add a bit of horror and weird to your summer.
More Info Here
Friday July 18th
Who in the Where with the What?
7:30 Tassels and Tabletop: Clue! $15
The Monarch Tavern (just south of College on Clinton)
A murder mystery, a burlesque show, and adult beverages – oh my!
More Info Here
Know of other geeky events? Leave details in the comments or email me at [email protected]
