From August 1st-3rd, the nerds will be descending on Hartford. Their website says that we should expect about 6,000 of them.
Last year, or maybe it was the year before, I accidentally “discovered” this while walking downtown on the weekend. A person juggling out front made me curious, and as I turned a corner and went up the stairs of the CT Convention Center, I quickly learned that there was far more than juggling going on. If my memory serves, I saw Luke Skywalker smoking a cigarette outside of the building.
Honestly, it’s hard to resist. Among other things, there are workshops with names like:
How to Become a Samurai in One Hour
Women of Power: Powerful Female Characters and How to Create Them
TV That’s Worth My Time
Homemade Lightsabers
If you need visuals, they have a ton of photos online. My favorite: here.