Come find us and check out the new mini-tophats, hairbands and bracelets. It’s free and big fun. There will be children’s activities, music, food, and locally brewed beer. 140 booths with work ranging from folksy to punk, from the irreverent to the fine.
Hope to see you there.
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Tags: Asheville, big crafty
We enjoyed ourselves at Fanaticon last Saturday, a new comic book con right here in Asheville, NC. The organizers worked hard and did a great job on promotion. More than 3000 people came. It was free and a good fit for our creative and geeky town, so that helped.
There were lots of superhero costumes. The Star Wars folks also turned out in droves. I went to a panel on “Adventures in Costuming” by the Rebel Legion Blue Ridge Base. I didn’t realize how strict they were about screen accuracy. They turn away potential members if they are not up to the Lucas code. But they aren’t unfriendly at all, they actually do a lot of charity events.
One guy shared about making his costume from scratch using an old barrel cut up for the chest plate, metal coffee pitchers from the Dollar store for his bracers, a calculator face, and various odds and ends from the hardware store for accessories. He’s third from the left in the picture. I love that kind of creativity.
We had a table in the dealer area. Saw lots of people from other parts of our lives – an interesting convergence. Not a lot of sales since it wasn’t exactly our market. We were still glad to be a part of it.
The Rebel Legion Blue Ridge Base
Tags: Asheville, booth, comic books, con, fanaticon, Rebel Legion Blue Ridge Base, Star Wars, super hero
The snow held off, the people danced in the streets, a good time was had by all!
Tags: Asheville, family, mardi gras, parade, tophat
This will be our 3rd Mardi Gras in Asheville. The first one was exactly one month after we arrived. It was also the day we closed on our new house and Super Tuesday in the 08 election. A great day all around, and nice and warm for the parade. Last year it was bitter cold but we donned our layers and our Organic Armor and hit the street anyway. Here’s Ethan and Connor celebrating in Pritchard Park.
This year the Asheville parade will be held on Valentine’s Day. The theme is “Wild at Heart”. Hope it doesn’t snow or rain. If you are in the area, comment below if you want to join us. We’ll bring some extra armor.
Here’s a good article on the history of the holiday in the mother city of all US Mardi Gras – New Orleans.
“Throw me somethin’ mister!”
Tags: 2009, Asheville, mardi gras, New Orleans, parade, tophat