BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:283@discoverburnley.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240615T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240615T200000 DTSTAMP:20240603T150141Z URL:https://discoverburnley.co.uk/whatson/burnley-comics-festival/ SUMMARY:Burnley Comics Festival DESCRIPTION:Burnley Comics Festival returns to Burnley Library for its seco nd year. Come along for author/illustration workshops\, discussion panels\ , academic talks\, gaming tournaments\, music workshops\, STEM activities\ , cosplay competitions and local artist stalls. Events do not require book ing and are free to attend.\n\nWorkshops include:\n\n World-Building with local author Ben Kilgallon - 10:00 - 11:00 Local fantasy author Ben Kilga llon will be hosting a world-building workshop based on his book Fulminia: the Making of a Hero.\n Reading Heroes Illustration Workshop - 10:00 - 1 1:00 Lancashire Libraries Reading Heroes Illustrator Heather Smith will be guiding you through creating your own character to invent a new superhero or villain. There will also be activities to complete the reading challen ge tasks.\n UCLAN The Science of Superheroes Workshop - 12:30 - 14:30 Uni versity of Central Lancashire will be hosting a workshop putting together gadgets worthy of the greatest superheroes\n\nTalks and Panels include:\n\ n Make Ours Marvel with Dr. Martin Flanagan - 12:00 - 13:00 Dr. Martin Fl anagan\, co-author of The Marvel Studios Phenomenon\, will explore the his tory of Marvel Comics and the personalised connection formed with their re aders and fans.\n Reclaim Women in Nerd Culture Panel - 13:00 - 14:30 Act ivists from Reclaim Blackpool\, a grassroots movement for women's safety\, will be joined by female-identifying gamers\, cosplayers\, and all-round nerds to chat about how women are represented and treated in nerd culture. \n UCLAN The Science of Superheroes Talk - 15:30 - 16:00 University of Ce ntral Lancashire will host an accompanying talk to the Science of Superher oes workshop to reveal the scientific realities behind famous comic book l egends and blockbusting movie icons.\n\nActivities include:\n\n CULTPLEX Gaming Tournament - 10:00 - 16:30 Manchester-based cinema and events organ isation CULTPLEX will be hosting a family-friendly gaming tournament with games including Mario Kart.\n Code Your Own Bots STEM Activity - 09:30 - 11:30 Try your hand at coding various different bots to make them do comma nds! A beginners look at the different ways to use coding for fun.\n LMS Digital Music Composition Activity - 10:00 - 12:00 Lancashire Music Servic e will be hosting a digital music composition activity using iPads to crea te video game style musical masterpieces.\n Local Creatives Merchandise S talls - 09:30 - 16:30 Local artists\, craft-makers\, authors\, and more wi ll be selling their nerdy wares on stalls throughout the library.\n Cospl ay Competition - 09:30 - 16:30 Attend as your favourite pop culture charac ter and be in with a chance of winning a prize.\n CULTPLEX MAGL Tournamen t - 18:00 - 20:00 Manchester-based cinema and events organisation CULTPLEX will be hosting the Manchester Amateur Gaming League - test your competit ion nature with this gaming showdown! This session requires pre-booking - see more\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://discoverburnley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads /2024/05/Logo.png CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Burnley Town Centre,Community,Free To Attend,Kids and Families LOCATION:Burnley Library\, Central Library Grimshaw Street\, Burnley\, Brit ain\, BB11 2BD\, United Kingdom GEO:53.787778;-2.241557 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Library Grimshaw St reet\, Burnley\, Britain\, BB11 2BD\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X- TITLE=Burnley Library:geo:53.787778,-2.241557 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR