May 3, 2014
Event is part of week-long celebration of William A. Covino’s investiture as seventh president of Cal State L.A.
WHAT: Eagle-Con, an event at Cal State L.A. inspired by the annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego, will explore issues of race, gender, orientation, identity and representation in comic books, fantasy and science fiction, while celebrating the boundless imagination of artists who turn “ordinary humans” into life-long superhero devotees.
With fun activities and people dressed in elaborate costumes, Eagle-Con is a place where people of all levels of comic book fandom will come together to learn, explore, and grow.
Eagle-Con’s Guests of Honor will be Cal State L.A. alumnus Rashidi Harper, a renowned director, writer and producer, and Michael and Denise Okuda, who wrote the Star Trek Encyclopedia. Eagle-Con’s guest writers and artists include: Elliot S! Maggin: Dr. De Witt Douglas Kilgore; Hannibal Tabu; Jason Reeves; Chocolate Covered CosPlay; The Gibbs Sisters; and steampunk writer Balogun Ojetade.
Eagle-Con is a collaboration between Cal State L.A.’s University-Student Union and the College of Arts & Letters, and is supported by the Art Directors Guild.
WHEN/WHERE: Eagle-Con will take place at Cal State L.A. for two days:
1. Thursday, May 8, 1 to 6 p.m., University-Student Union, 3rd floor.
2. Friday, May 9, 2 to 8 p.m., University-Student Union, 3rd floor.
Cal State L.A. is located at the Eastern Avenue exit, San Bernardino (I-10) freeway, at the interchange of the 10 and 710 freeways. Public permit dispenser parking is available in the upper level of Parking Structure C. For a campus map and directions: www.calstatela.edu/univ/maps/.
COST: Student, faculty & staff (with ID): $5 for one day, $8 for both days. Public: $10 for one day, $15 for both days.
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Working for California since 1947: The 175-acre hilltop campus of California State University, Los Angeles is at the heart of a major metropolitan city, just five miles from Los Angeles’ civic and cultural center. More than 20,000 students and 230,000 alumni—with a wide variety of interests, ages and backgrounds—reflect the city’s dynamic mix of populations. Six Colleges offer nationally recognized science, arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and humanities programs, among others, led by an award-winning faculty. Cal State L.A. is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Jazz Orchestra and to the Honors College for high-achieving students. Programs that provide exciting enrichment opportunities to students and community include an NEH-supported humanities center; a NASA-funded center for space research; and a forensic science program, housed in the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center. www.calstatela.edu
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