DPCC Becomes FAN EXPO Denver

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You read that correctly. Denver Pop Culture Con is now FAN EXPO Denver starting in 2022, or late 2021 if they are lucky. What is FAN EXPO? FAN EXPO runs a number of different conventions across the continent. This includes events such as MEGACON in Orlando, FAN EXPO Dallas, FAN EXPO Canada, FAN EXPO Boston, and more that I am too lazy to keep listing. With the addition of Denver to the list this makes FAN EXPO the “largest comic con producer in North America”.

Now to the important parts, what does this mean for the fans and attendees? Well, according to the handy bullet pointed list provided in the announcement, this means that FAN EXPO Denver will:

  • Attract even more world-class talent to Denver’s annual pop-culture con

  • Expand experiences of all ages

  • Increase the reach for local artists and vendors to a national stage

And what does this mean for Pop Culture Classroom (PCC) and all the work they do? From what I gleam from the article they are going to be integral to that “all ages” part of the con. With another wonderful bullet pointed list PCC will:

  • Provide high-quality education experiences with Kid’s Lab, Gaming and Teen Lounge, and other programs

  • They will be the featured charity and FAN EXPO Denver to provide vital funding for year round nonprofit work

  • Spend more time working with the community and classrooms doing more year-round events to spark literacy, learning, imagination and inclusive communities through pop culture

And we really need that last one to shake off some bad stereotypes of the pop culture community. Fingers crossed we get to see how this partnership pulls through sooner then later.

Denver Pop Culture Con Delayed

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You read that right friends. Denver Pop Culture Con has been delayed . They have moved from 4th of July weekend to Thanksgiving weekend; they must like their holidays. This was not a choice made easily by the staff at DPCC, but out of necessity. Currently the Colorado Convention Center that hosts DPCC is going to be re-purposed as an additional hospital to help those afflicted with COVID-19. In order keep as many people safe and healthy has possible the decision to delay was made.

Good news is that we with geeks friends and family have a wonderful place to do our Christmas Shopping this year!. Gotta look for that silver lining.

Denver Pop Culture Con Beer Release Party!

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This years Denver Pop Culture Con (formally Denver Comic Con) beer release party is this weekend! The bear this year is called “Bock Machina” and is based on Breckenridge Brewery’s Maibock recipe that won a bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Per the press release:

The party is challenged with concocting a malty lager that casts a joyful spell on all whom taste it. Maibock  is a refreshing golden liquid which tastes of honey and grain and smells of sweet fruit.

This years event will be held at the Monkey Barrel on Saturday, May 25th at 7:00 PM. The first 200 people to the free event will get a free glass with the beer’s logo. There will also be a Cosplay Contest where winners get tickets to Denver Pop Culture Con and an LED Dance Floor. Not that I plan on dancing, no one wants to see that. But you are probably great at it so you should come on down this weekend and enjoy yourself!

Bock Machina is named after the gaming group Vox Machina from “Critical Role” and joins the hefty list of previous PCC/DCC beers:

  • The Fantastic Pour

  • The Caped Brewsader

  • Brews Wayne

  • Hulk’s Mash

  • Snape-ricot

  • I Am Brewt

  • Razznarock