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.

2015 Denver Comic Con Silent Auction

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Are you already doing your Christmas shopping? Looking for a unique and one of a kind item for that special person on your list? Well have I got news for you then! Denver Comic Con has announced their 2015 Silent Auction. This auction will include "some of the signed memorabilia and original art that has been collected from Denver Comic Con and other organizational events as well as items donated from its partner organizations Colorado Rockies, Colorado Avalanche, and Denver Film Society".  Proceeds from the auction will benefit the non-profit group Pop Culture Classroom. So you can get some Christmas shopping done and feel good about yourself!

So when an where is this going down? Well you can find it at Breckenridge Brewery at 2990 Brewery Lane in Littleton, CO on November 14, 2015 at 7:00 PM.

The event is free for those the RSVP on the following site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/denver-comic-cons-silent-auction-tickets-19267588877

Pop Culture Classroom Goes to Jail

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OK, that head line probably sounds pretty misleading, but I am going somewhere with it. Pop Culture Classroom (PCC) has a goal to help young at risk adults with their literacy and art skills. And what group is more at risk then those that are already in jail? Well thanks to a $26,000 grant that was awarded last week to the Denver-based nonprofit PCC Denver jail inmates 18 to 24 will get to take a six-week course called LEAD With Comics this February. LEAD stands for Literacy Education in Adult Detention. PCC will be working with a special education teacher from Denver Public Schools to help make this a great experience.

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