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Space Invasion! CosmicCon Comes to the Leon County Library

Space Invasion! CosmicCon Comes to the Leon County Library

Gaming, Panel Discussions, Cosplay, and more!

 

WHO:             Leon County Government

WHAT:           CosmicCon  

WHEN:          Saturday, August 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.    

WHERE:        LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 W. Park Ave 

 

Join Leon County for the first ever CosmicCon event on Saturday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Main Library, 200 West Park Avenue.

 

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in various activities, fandoms, panel discussions, a cosplay competition for prizes, an escape room, hands-on science with the National MagLab, virtual reality, tabletop gaming, a special themed story time and a appearance from the 501st Legion Stormtroopers from the Star Wars universe.

 

This free all-ages community event will also feature a presentation and Q & A with Mike Maihack, author of the award-winning “Cleopatra in Space” series at 11 a.m. Mike Maihack has produced several published graphic novels, won a Florida Book Award and was a Young Adult Library Services Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.

 

For more information, contact Mary Douglas or Sally Mason, LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System, at (850) 606-2665 / DouglasM@LeonCountyFL.gov or Mathieu Cavell, Leon County Community and Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov.

  

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