Final Schedule Is Set and Weekend Passes Are Selling Briskly As Hot Springs’ Spa-Con Comics and Pop Culture Convention Nears On September 23 – 25 Weekend
(PHOTO CAPTION: 2022 Spa-Con official poster by Chad Maupin.)
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The celebrity guests are booked. The weekend’s schedule has been finalized. Weekend passes are selling briskly. VIP passes are sold out. A new poster is ready. And Spa-Con 6.0 is ready to welcome fans of all forms of comics and pop culture to Hot Springs the weekend of September 23 – 25.
“We can’t wait to welcome superstar Lori Petty to Hot Springs as our special celebrity guest for this year’s Spa-Con,” said Bill Solleder, marketing director for Visit Hot Springs and founder of the annual gathering of fans at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
“Her work in films like ‘Point Break,’ ‘A League of Their Own’ and ‘Tank Girl’ have solidified her place as one of the most unique actors of our time,” Solleder said. “She fits in well with the distinguished list of previous Spa-Con celebrity guests: Nichelle Nichols, Shanon Purser, Butch Patrick, Pam Grier and Sherilyn Fenn.
“Weekend passes for the convention are selling briskly, and we’ve already sold out our VIP passes. We’ll still be selling weekend passes at the door, but we really encourage fans to go to the Spa-Con website — www.spa-con.org — and get the passes ahead of time.”
Solleder said the final lineup of guests and scheduled events is:
Celebrity Guests
• Lori Petty (Point Break, A League of Their Own, Tank Girl, Orange Is the New Black)
• Beau Billingsly (voice of Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop)
• Mark Rolston (Aliens, Lethal Weapon, Shawshank Redemption)
• Rodger Bumpass (Squidward from Spongebob)
• Ashlie Adkinson (Arkansas native, stage actor)
Guest Artists
• Tony Buck - mask maker
• Chris Meeks - illustrator
• Chad Maupin - Graphic designer. Creator of the Spa-Con poster.
• Rodney Ramos - illustrator
• Tom Cook – animator
Attractions
• Stranger Things Hawkins van
• Supernatural Car
• Laser Tag Arena
• Robo World Battle Bots
Events
• Opening Night concert with Bit Brigade
• CASA Superhero Parade
• Spa-Con Showdown Smash Bros. video game tournament
• Saturday Night Cosplay Club - $500 in prize money
• Sunday Closing Awards
For more information call Bill Solleder at 501-321-2027.
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