Denver Pop Culture Con 2019 Event Spotlight: Opening Night Ceremonies

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

If there’s one thing I think is safe to say about all of us nerds and geeks that attend conventions on a regular basis, it’s that, we are definitely creatures of habit. We basically have it mapped out in our minds, when we walk through those doors, exactly how our weekend is going to go. We know exactly what celebrities we are going to meet on Friday, what panels are on our agenda for Saturday and what vendor booths we will hit up on Sunday because the con in question has so much to see and do that winging it leaves one feeling as though they’re missing out.
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But, while that’s quite the efficient plan to work with, since it allows for you to see a great deal at the con, let’s be honest, you’re still going to miss stuff at the show. In part because it’s simply not possible to see it all and because sometimes, you’re simply trading one event for another in the hopes of maximizing your experience and that’s something I’m definitely guilty of. Because sometimes I simply have to pick and choose what I think will provide folks with a better story, and when I’m going over a schedule for a con, one of the events I tend to sacrifice first is whatever opening night ceremonies the con is planning. Because, in many ways, if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, since they offer up a greeting, and a few quick opening statements before a little music plays and just like that, you’re off into the night.

That doesn’t make them bad by any means since it is wonderful that a convention will take the time to welcome its fans to the event, but clearly Denver Pop Culture Con realizes that fans want more from every single facet from their favorite con and that’s why DPCC has taken the time to revamp their opening night ceremonies to offer up a different experience than the norm, and well, what they’re featuring at this event, sounds like a lot of fun. Because this year, in addition to the usual welcome and hello from the con, DPCC’s opening event, which is sponsored by Canada, is also going to focus on making you smile, by way of a grand Tournament of Laughs.

Which means that you’ll get to watch a live stand-up comedy competition which sounds like a blast because anytime you get a group of amateur comedians in a room, fun things happen, and the laughs won’t end there. Because shortly after the Tournament comes to a close, there’s going to be a Dueling Piano Comedy Show, which should be a blast since people will be able to shout out requests for their favorite songs, and while those two events sound pretty epic and sweeping in their own right, there’s still more to look forward to when it comes to this revamped event. Because there will be guests in the house as well, such as comic historian Hope Nicholson, and comedians D.J. Demers and Eric Reid and even a special appearance by Jewel Staite, and all of this will be guided along by your master of ceremonies, Ken Reid.

So, yeah, that’s actually the most jam-packed roster I’ve ever seen for an opening event and well, I’m quite curious to see how this is going to turn out and well, for the first time in a long time, I’m going to have to alter my own schedule and plans to fit this opening ceremony into the mix, simply because it seems like a fresh approach to such an event and I love the fact this revamped ceremony focuses on fun and laughter. Because, that’s precisely why we go to Denver Pop Culture Con in the first place and I will hopefully see plenty of your smiling faces at this newly redesigned opening ceremony come next weekend. 

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