Comic Con expanding again

From Niagara This Week: Success has come as quick as 1-2-3 for the Niagara Falls Comic Con. From humble beginnings at Dave & Busters on Clifton Hill on 2011, the event first moved to the Scotiabank Convention Centre where some 5,000 comic book, sci-fi and fantasy fans took in the one-day event in 2012. Comic…

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Convention Centre finds its groove

From Niagara This Week: Employees at the Scotiabank Convention Centre could be excused for wanting to have their cake and eat it, too. Staff were marking the centre’s second anniversary, and a brief cake cutting ceremony was held to celebrate. Mayor Jim Diodati joined board chair Wayne Thomson and SCCN president and general manager Kerry…

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Star-packed New Year’s Eve lineup in Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not about competition. It’s about complementing each other. With news this week Nelly Furtado and Hedley will headline the Niagara Parks Commission’s free New Year’s Eve concert at Queen Victoria Park, organizers at the city’s convention centre say it will go hand-in-hand with the Deadmau5 show at the Stanley…

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Thousands pack convention centre for Comic Con

From the Niagara Falls Review: They came as zombies and as superheroes. They came in drag and in batsuits. Mostly, they came in droves to Saturday’s Niagara Falls Comic Con. When it was over, about 5,000 people passed through the pop culture party, making it one of the biggest single-day events at the Scotiabank Convention…

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Busytown Busy at the Scotiabank Convention Centre

As I mentioned before, I had the opportunity to go see the Busytown Busy stage show on Friday evening. This is based on the Richard Scarry characters Huckle Cat, Sally Cat, Hilda Hippo, Lowly Worm, Pig Will & Pig Won’t, Goldbug, Sgt Murphy, and more. The show was to start at about 6:30 pm, so…

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My first trip to the Scotiabank Convention Centre

The Scotiabank Convention Centre has been open just short of a year now, and on Friday night I had the opportunity to go for the first time. We went to see the Busytown Busy show with our kids. I’ll write about that later, but for now, here are a few thoughts. The convention centre is…

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Groupon for Busytown Busy at Scotiabank Convention Centre

I mentioned last week that I was going to see the Busytown Busy show at the Scotiabank Convention Centre this coming Friday. The kids are excited to see the show, and I’m looking forward to checking out the inside of the convention centre. This morning I noticed that there is a Groupon deal to see…

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