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Celebrities
Cosplayers
Happy Valley Chewie
Happy Valley Chewie is Centre County resident Aaron Kujawski, who created his own Chewbacca suit from scratch! He will be roaming around the comic convention both Saturday and Sunday and he is more than willing to take a picture with you!
Ryan Brown
Ryan Brown is from St. Clairsville, Ohio and travels all over the country in order to raise money for animal charities. This year, Ryan is donating his proceeds to the Butler County Animal Rescue League.
He usually appears as Dwight Schrute from the TV Show The Office’ He travels everywhere with the same desk he uses for Dwight’s office and many celebrities have visited and left their signature there, including Dwight Schrute himself.
He actually has been on television as well, having a small part in the Netflix series Mindhunter.
This year Ryan will be joined by his good friend Brian Bowser, as the cosplay duo will be Ted Lasso and Coach Beard!
The Grumpy Ole Green Guy
The Gumpy Ole Green Guy is Julio Perez-Wright, who is not only a cosplayer with his own Mascot business known as Oliver The Rabbit and Mascot, but an ex-professional wrestler that wrestled for 17 years under the moniker “The Two-Face Violator". A regular cosplayer at local comic cons, we welcome “The Gumpy Ole Green Guy” to ours!
Groups
Alliance for Heroic Hearts
Based at University Park with volunteers comprised of Penn State students, the Alliance of Heroic Hearts is a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of bringing out the hero in ordinary people. If you would like to get your face painted, have a balloon animal made, or just get a picture with their many cosplayers, go visit their station at the convention! http://www.allianceofheroichearts.org/index.php
Garrison Carida
Garrison Carida is the Central and Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the 501st Legion. The 501st, also known as “Vader’s Fist”, is truly dedicated to brightening the lives of those less-fortunate and has become a leading force in fan-based charity events. https://501stgarrisoncarida.org/
Malachor Temple (PA Chapter of the Saber Guild)
Would you like to learn the ways of the force or learn how to wield a lightsaber? This preferred Lucasfilm lightsaber performance group will be holding free presentations and Padawan Training Sessions. The Padawan Training Sessions will also be free and there will be multiple children as well as adult training sessions. Sign-ups and release forms will be at the Malachor Temple’s booth! https://saberguild.org/
Ruby the Impala
Inspired by Baby from the TV show Supernatural, Ruby’s owner, Mike Yarnell, will be offering free outside pictures of the car using your own phone. If you want to sit in the car and pretend to drive it, or hold some of the weapons from the trunk, the cost is merely $10 for unlimited pictures using your phone!
The Penn State All-Sports Museum
At the Penn State All-Sports Museum, visitors encounter, firsthand, the athletic history and heritage of one of the greatest universities in the nation. Staff from the museum will just have a small sample of the many artifacts available at the museum! www.gopsusports.com/sports/2018/8/8/all-sports-museum-psu-all-sports-museum-html.aspx
USS Solstice
The U.S.S. SOLSTICE – NCC 1221 is the Greensburg, PA-based chapter of STARFLEET, The International Fan Association, Inc..
As a fan club, we hope that our members have fun by encouraging them to dress up and attend conventions, recruit new members, and ask for you to attend STARFLEET Academy, free of charge! We hope to keep the ideals of Star Trek alive and healthy into the future.