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Tagged Fantasticon

Why can’t Milwaukee support multiple nerd-themed conventions?

Rob Wieland
March 24, 2015
Last spring, things were looking pretty rosy for board gamers, role-players, cosplayers, and all the other geeks in Milwaukee with money to burn and wall space looking for some signed pictures. Three new nerd-t...

Spocktoberfest: Fantasticon to bring geeks, nerds, dorks together this weekend

Rob Wieland
October 21, 2014
Milwaukee is flush with celebrations during the summer, ranging from big lakefront ordeals to neighborhood events full of carny food. That leaves a lot of time to fill the rest of the year, with recent summers ...
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