Pop Culture Extravaganza
Calgary Comic & Entertainment
Expo 2013
Star-studded lineup includes Carrie Fisher,
Gillian Anderson, and “Weird Al”
Calgary, AB (March 5, 2013) – The
sensory overloaded world of the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary
Expo) returns April 26 – 28, 2013. Coming off a record-breaking
attendance of over 60,000 in 2012, the second largest all-ages pop culture
convention in Canada will feature celebrity icons from all facets of pop
culture, including comics, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, cartoons, anime, and
gaming.
"Calgary Expo fans have truly embraced the magic we've
created, and those fans come back year after year for something new,”
states the Calgary Expo Event Director, Kandrix Foong. “That loyalty is
why we constantly strive to create new ways for them to connect with our
special guests. We stand apart from
other pop culture conventions with exclusive events in tandem with exceptional
show programming."
This year features
three ticketed events outside regular expo hours: an exclusive fan experience
with Game of Thrones stars Peter
Dinklage and Lena Headey, where fans can wine and dine with the royal siblings
at an intimate reception-style party the evening of Friday, April 26. For the Doctor Who and Torchwood purists (or “whovians” as
they’re better known) ‘The Hub’ will feature another Friday
evening reception with John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Gareth David-Lloyd. Also
on Friday, comedy and music fans alike will get weird with “Weird
Al” Yankovic at his Alpocalypse Tour concert,
an added bonus to Al’s first-ever comic-con appearance.
Additional star
power confirmed for the Calgary Expo includes Star
Wars space royalty Carrie Fisher, famous for portraying Princess
Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy,
and Ian McDiarmid, the evil Emperor Palpatine. Gillian Anderson, best known as
Dana Scully on The X-Files and The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus will
also appear. From Terminator to Dr. Who, the gamut of guests makes the
Calgary Expo the place where even the cool kids release their inner geek.
About
Calgary Expo Calgary Comic &
Entertainment Expo is a non-profit organization showcasing pop culture
including comics, sci-fi, gaming, anime, cartoons, fantasy, and horror. Since 2006,
the convention has grown to host over 60,000 attendees in 2012 and is
Canada ’s
second largest pop culture convention. Calgary
Expo April 26 - 28, 2013 at BMO Centre, Stampede
Park , in
Calgary , AB ,
Canada .
2013
Calgary Expo guests include Stan Lee (Spider-Man, X-Men, The Hulk), Carrie
Fisher (Star Wars), Peter
Dinklage & Lena Headey (Game of Thrones),
Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity, Castle), Norman Reedus (Walking Dead, Boondock Saints), Gillian Anderson (X-Files), Linda Hamilton (Terminator I & II), Sean Patrick
Flanery (Boondock Saints),
Michael Shanks (Stargate: SG-1; Saving Hope),
John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing),
Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright
Night, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory),
and more soon.
CALGARY EXPO SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL EVENTS:
An Evening with Peter Dinklage & Lena
Headey
Friday,
April 26 @ Fairmont
Palliser 8pm
Weird Al Concert: The Alpocalypse Tour; Opening band Kirby Krackle
Friday,
April 26 @ Stampede Corral; Doors Open 5:30pm, Kirby Krackle 6:30pm
The Hub
An evening with Torchwood stars, John Barrowman, Eve Myles & Gareth
David-Lloyd
Friday,
April 26 @ Fairmont
Palliser 8pm
Tickets
$175 (only 200 avail) http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5614826096/eorg
www.bit.ly/calgaryexpohub
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