Our Online Cosplay Contests will be happening THIS Saturday, March 21.


Here's how they're going to work:

Folks who want to enter the contest just have to get dressed up, take a photo in the Cosplay, and email it to us. (We're working on the honor system here folks. This is all for fun. Please don't send in something from a previous con or contest) There will be a 48 hour window for those emailed photos to come in. 2:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday March 18 through 2:00 pm on Friday March 20.

Send your entries to cosplay@clevelandconcoction.org


There will actually be two contests. 
One is the fan poll (see below) and the other will be a celebrity judging. 
Cosplay Guests Knightmage and Mogchelle, as well as past winner Annye Driscoll, have all offered to help, so their decision will be the second contest


Requirements: Not many; as stated above, this is for fun. However, if response does get really heavy, We're probably going to have to cap participation at around 100 .

One entry per person, please.



THIS IS A KID FRIENDLY CONTEST.

On Saturday, all of the photos will be posted here in the event and a poll will be created for voting. ANYONE who wants to can vote for up to three.
The poll will stay live for the duration of the event.

Whoever gets the most votes wins.

We are still working on whether or not there will be prizes. I'm trying to get something small together, but no promises on that end. 

Cosplay Contest Facebook Event Link: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/2730119597274237/

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As the 2020 GM Schedule is now up online through KonOpas, we now have opened player signups for hosted games at Cleveland ConCoction 2020. 

If you are signing up for more than one game, please submit individually for each game.

All requests are timestamped and seats are first come/first served, but a wait list may occur if seats run out for a particular game session.


Click here to go to the Player Signup Form 


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Greetings from the Volunteers and Friends here at Cleveland ConCoction 2020! 

We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Convention Schedule is now available on our website. 

The Online Schedule is where you can find all the information you need for: 

• Gaming 
• Kids Programming 
• Musical Performances 
• Author Panels 
• Workshops 
• ....and so much more! 

In addition to a schedule copy being in the Program Book which will be available onsite, featuring cover art created by Guest Artist Lar DeSouza, the online KonOpas Program will have any updated information that has been changed, added or removed since the time of printing. 

We are looking for another great year with the Cleveland ConCoction Community! 



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Come join a team of fellow creators and put those creative skills to the test by making a cosplay of an original character from a theme that will be given to you, using only the scraps you are given. 

Do you have what it takes to be the Trash Can Cosplay Champions? 

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Trash Can Cosplay with Knightmage 
McKinley A
Friday 6:30 - 8:30pm 
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The Volunteers and Friends here at Cleveland ConCoction 2020 welcome Dean Donofrio & ErinRose Widner of Meeple People Comedy. 

Meeple People is a comedy web series about a group of eclectic geeks in their 30s who come together for a weekly game night in a suburb of Ohio. While they have little in common professionally or personally, these social misfits find a true kinship through their love of strategy board games. It’s about shamelessly indulging in the joys of childhood, while learning how to embrace your inner grownup. And it’s about friendship, because when you find your people, you find yourself.

To learn more about Dean, Erin and the Meeple People, be sure to visit them at Cleveland ConCoction 2020 and check out their Guest Page on our website! 




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Is live music and performance more your speed? 

Do you enjoy a good sing-along? 

Open Filk is coming back again to Cleveland ConCoction in March. 

​Led by Featured Music Guests Wild Mercy, you can try out a new tune, or share in an oldie but goodie. 

Friday, March 20 - 10p-1am
Saturday, March 21 - 11p-1am
Pegasus (Amphitheatre) - Building 2 (Annex)



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We have a few changes and additions in Gaming this year and I wanted to share them with you!  


First, I am excited to announce that for the first time, we will have video games in The Lair!  This year we will have Mario Kart, Mario Party, Boom Blox, Smash Brothers, and some other multi-player titles available for play in gaming.  We will also have an Oculus Quest available for play running Beat Saber, Fruit Ninja, and Space Pirate Trainer. As usual, these are all free of charge with you ConCoction Membership, although we do suggest a donation as all profits from the video game area will be donated to Extra Life.  All players will need to leave a state or federally issued ID with the game room attendant in order to play.


Video gaming will extend into our Gaming After Dark program.  Join us after 10pm for a series of Jackbox games. Join as a contestant or watch as an audience member.  These games are incredibly funny and include titles such as You Don’t Know Jack, Fibbage XL, Drawful, Trivia Murder Party, and Tee KO.  Games are nice and short so they’re the perfect way to spend time waiting for your turn at Fruit Ninja.  


We’ve also made some changes to our Play-To-Win policy.  Starting this year, you will only receive an entry to win a game the first time you play it.  You are welcome to play a game more than once if you desire, but whether you play it once or a hundred times, you will only get one entry into the drawing to win that game.  The publishers who donate these games to us hope that you’ll spread the love and play all of their games, and we think this new policy will help make that happen. We’ve also decided on a blanket limit of 3 wins per badge number, regardless of whether that badge is held by a board member, staff member, volunteer, or regular attendee.  We will still have review slips for the games as we have had in previous years. Please make sure you fill them out legibly and indicate whether you want to take the game home with you in the spot indicated. Also, as in previous years, winners need to be present in order to collect their prize, or have a designated proxy with their badge present.  We cannot ship or hold games for winners due to time and cost.


Next, The Lair is proud to announce that we’ll have Dean Donofrio and ErinRose Widner from the hit YouTube series “Meeple People,” with us this year!  If you have not seen the series, I highly recommend it. The episodes are all 3-7 minutes in length, and I found them hilariously accurate. Dean and ErinRose will be playing “Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig” and invite you to join them in a game after their panels Saturday for a chance to win one of two copies.  It’s a great game and they’re both incredibly nice and talented people. I’m sure you’ll have a blast!



In other news, gaming still needs volunteers.  If you would like to earn a partial or even full refund of your membership this year, please contact me at Gaming@ClevelandConCoction.org and let me know you want to volunteer in gaming.  Being a part of the gaming team is not only fun, it is also rewarding as you’ll be able to skip the lines in registration and get your badge & swag bag directly from the Gaming Area.  I also tend to spoil my team a bit, but shhhh, don’t tell anyone.

The Volunteers and Friends here at Cleveland ConCoction 2020 welcome back Emcee Guest Vladimir Snape. 

Vladimir Snape was last with us here at Cleveland ConCoction in 2017, when we were at the Sheraton Airport Hotel.

A fantastic actor, musician, Snape Impersonator, and public speaker on topics relating to Harry Potter, Anti-Bullying, Equality, Music, and more...
​We are pleased to have him back with us to be our Emcee once again in 2020! 

To learn more about Vladimir Snape, visit his page on our website! 
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In 2019 we ran a pilot program on scheduled tours at ConCoction during the convention.
The hope was to show new and returning members different parts of the convention that they might not know about or otherwise see. 

This first year was a complete success and after listening to your feedback, we will be holding them again in 2020 during scheduled times: 

Friday

• 12:00 pm (2 hours after Registration opens)
• 3:00 pm

Saturday

• 10:00 am
• 1:00 pm

These times will be added to the Programming Schedule in the Onsite Program Book and the Online Program Schedule. 
The meet-up point for the Tours will start at Info Point in the Main Building and proceed from there. 

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It's now the end of 2019, and 2020 is fast approaching. 

We wanted to make sure you knew about several upcoming events and deadlines so that you can mark them on your calendars: 

December 2019 

• 17th - Volunteers Meeting @ Critical Hit Games 
• 27th - Programming Signup Ends 

January 2020 

• 11th - Volunteers Holiday Party 
• 14th - Volunteers Meeting @ Panera Rocky River 
• ​15th - GM Signups Close for Program Print
• 30th - Program Book deadline (All Depts & Ads) 
• 30th - Custom Ribbon order deadline 

February 2020

• 11th - Volunteers Meeting @ Critical Hit Games
• 15th - ALL GM Signups Close 
• 16th - Player Signups Open 
• 21st - 2020 Membership Registration Ends 
• 23rd - All Swag Bag Items Due 

March 2020 

• 10th - (Tentative) Volunteers Meeting @ Critical Hit 
• 20-22 - Cleveland ConCoction (ConCoction 7)

April 2020 

• 21st - Volunteers Meeting @ Panera Rocky River

For more details see: 

• Calendar of Events
• Facebook Group Events

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