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"Last Place Fundraiser"
"Last Place Fundraiser"
RSVP HERE
You will not register for events until you check in at the door
RSVP is not required but it's super polite
Lowell Village Commons + Lowell School
310 N. 7th Street, Grand Junction Colorado
RSVP HERE
You will not register for events until you check in at the door
RSVP is not required but it's super polite
Lowell Village Commons + Lowell School
310 N. 7th Street, Grand Junction Colorado
12-7pm
12-7pm
12:00 .........Registration opens, Bake Sale Drop-off, Events Open
12:00 .........Registration opens, Bake Sale Drop-off, Events Open
1:00 ......... 0.5K Race
1:00 ......... 0.5K Race
2:30 ......... Costume Contest
2:30 ......... Costume Contest
4:00 ......... Trivia
4:00 ......... Trivia
6:00 ......... Poe vs Shakespeare Scoring & Awards
6:00 ......... Poe vs Shakespeare Scoring & Awards
This is a fundraiser for Geek Parties of the Grand Valley & Geek Parties Theater, specifically The Poe Project and The Summer Shakespeare Series, which should not be surprising based on the name.. GPGV is a registered Colorado non-profit corporation.
Team size: 2-8 people If you don’t have a partner, find one at the event.
Age range: All ages! If your toddler wants to throw things, pin things, or walk in our race, they're welcome to. The facility is accessible.
You will register your team as
Team Poe or Team Shakespeare
Your points earned will contribute to your author's team, and the author with the most points will have a plaque added to the PVS trophy.
Registration costs:
Games & Activities
see below for full list
$5 per individual game
or
Play All of them with a bonus scavenger hunt card for $30
Special Events
Donations are $15 per each special event
see below for full list
Additional donations welcome.
Ticket sales are unlimited
The list of events and whether or not you want to do great or awful are below:
First place events: Winning team’s point value counts
Bocce Ball...........................individual or Play All
Pin the Ruff or the Raven....individual or Play All
Board & Card Games.........Special event: register once for the day
* see below for the Board Game Library
Last place events: Finish before time runs out, but be last about it
Croquet..............................individual or Play All
Kubb...................................individual or Play All
Point earning events: Each point counts
Cornhole...........................individual or Play All
Scavenger Hunt...............Only available with the Play All option
Trivia................................Special event: register to play
0.5 K Race.......................Special event: register to travel the circuit
Judged Events: Earn points by a cheer/laugh meter
Insult competition............individual or Play All
Costume contest.............Special event: register to strut
* see below for the costume contest guidelines
Bake Sale & Costume Sale
Sign up to bring baked goods, and we'll sell them while you play.
You must pre-register your baked goods here
Craft Table
Make a Poe or Shakespeare, no ticket required. Just drop some cash, any amount. Ask at the registration table if you need change.
Photo by Kristian Hartter
Gemini Trivia, 2022
Trivia
Trivia
Your Quizmaster is Kristian Hartter, a certified Poe Geek and Beer Geek (sometimes co-host of the Poe Podcast and Grand Valley Beer Geek Radio), who does trivia every week at a couple establishments in town (and for MCPLD's ComicCon! this guy's trivia and geek resumes overlap a LOT).
Our Versus trivia will follow the same format as his standard trivia
$15 to play
4:00 on Sunday
It will run about 2 hours.
Prizes for winners have been donated to The Poe Project.
Game Library
Game Library
Scattergories
The Dog’s Meow
Ouisi
Wonderland
Deer Lord
dude
Typo
Escape from the Evil Garden
Image
Sleeping Queens
Master Word
By the Book
Probe
Paint Chip Poetry
Tell Tale Fairy Tales
Speedeebee
Bananagrams
The Shakespeare Game
Blank Slate
Wordsmith
Ex Libris
Morphology Junior
Cat's Cradle String Games
Mystery Rummy Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Tea Dragon Society
Quiddler
...and more
Costuming for Cannibal the Musical, Taming of the Shrew, Importance of Being Earnest, and A Christmas Carol all by Sienna Hayes for Geek Parties Theater. All other costumes by the cosplayer or performer.
Costume Guidelines
Costume Guidelines
Protective footwear is required for all guests.
All military, law enforcement, and other emergency service costumes should be easily distinguishable from official uniforms.
Hate symbols, even historical hate symbols like swastikas, will not be tolerated at the event.
Roller blades, roller skates, and skateboards will not be allowed.
All prop weapons must be checked at the door and tagged by event staff. Tag must remain on the prop for the duration of the event.
Prop weapons MUST be rendered completely inoperable, clearly distinguishable at a cursory glance from a real weapon, and totally, utterly incapable of harming the cosplayer or another person. Projectile weapons of any sort are strictly forbidden. Firearm props must have a clearly visible orange cap on the barrel. Metal and ceramic weapons are not allowed (including bladed weapons, swords, knives, or sharpened edges of any kind). Prop weapons must be made of lightweight materials such as foam, cardboard, or plastic. Sharpened edges of any kind are not allowed, including on armor, shields, or other tools. Bats and heavy blunt instruments (cricket, baseball, golf clubs, paddles, furniture legs, etc) are not allowed.
Props may not be brandished in a threatening manner.
Failure to abide by these guidelines may result in guests being asked to leave the event.
Past Events
Past Events
Team Poe
2023
Team Poe competed and won the 0.5K for Arbor Fest.
2022
Team Poe participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer's, and The Poe Project held a private event at Aspen Ridge Memory Care for residents and their families.
Team Shakespeare
2023
Team Shakespeare competed and lost in the 0.5 K for Arbor Fest.
Poe vs Shakespeare Competitions
2023 0.5K Earth Day Walk: Turning Junk into Props: Poe is the Winner!
2019 Cornhole tournament canceled for rain: no winner!
Future Poe vs Shakespeare events
Future Poe vs Shakespeare events
Sign up for the Versus Newsletter to be contacted about Poe vs Shakespeare events, or join Team Poe or Team Shakespeare in the community.
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