Nerd Caliber Set to Bring You All the TempleCon Goodness
February 1-3
The Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick
801 Greenwich Ave.
Warwick, RI 02886
1-877-270-1393
The Nerd Caliber Super Team will be attending TempleCon 2013: Evolution to bring you all the best convention coverage.
I myself will be running around with the magnificent Kelley Griffin as we look for the convention’s most impressive cosplayers, and strive to capture all of their glory on film. As always, we will investigate the art of costume construction and its proper wear, drawing tips and tricks from the mouths of the people who do it best. You can also look forward to panel and main event coverage, as well as a convention review when all is said and done.
But what is TempleCon, and why is it worth attending? Well, those who run the convention describe the gathering as such:
“TempleCon is a celebration all things with a Retro-Futurist theme, right next door to one of the coolest cities in the world, Providence, Rhode Island. While we suppose you could call TempleCon a convention, as many are quick to do, it’s a bit more than that. It’s really a three day festival of modern hobby gaming and Retro-Futurist fandom, including events, performances and activities from all the genres out there that you can think of, and probably some that you can’t. It’s also a social event, which means that while we’re all about the entertainment, we’re even more about the people who love it. We started TempleCon for a lot of reasons, but one of them is because we think that things gaming and fandom need to finally be dragged out of the basement and into the ballroom. TempleCon breaks a lot of the long-standing rules of “geek” conventions, and offers up a diverse event full of wild parties, great games, live music, crazy performances, guests, workshops, vendors, and a ton more stuff that we think you’ll like.”
I personally am interested to check out their extensive list of Vendors and Exhibitors, many of which have a strong Steampunk-tilt, and do not fall into the same “mass-production” categories that you may find at other conventions in the area. My favorite dealers rooms are those where the artists themselves man their booths, and all of their items are unique to them and their brand. If I can get the same item off of eBay, why would I want to pay convention price for it? No, I want one of a kind wares, too spectacular for a simple keywords to describe.
Pre-registration for TempleCon is currently $50 through December 31st. After that you will have to pay at the door for a rate of $55. One-day options and pricing are available on their website: templecon.org
Photos of Templecon 2012 by E. Ortiz
