{"id":6623,"date":"2024-08-14T23:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T03:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2024-08-14T23:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T03:16:57","slug":"this-weekends-events-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/?p=6623","title":{"rendered":"This Weekend&#8217;s Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There will unfortunately be no record conventions this weekend. But music, television and film memorabilia collectors should note that there are three ComiCons this weekend, in Angus and Collingwood, Ontario and Ponoka, Alberta:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first event this weekend will be the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/prl.ab.ca\/Data\/Events\/Ponoka\/All-Ages-Families\/2024\/Central-Alberta-Fanfest\" target=\"_blank\">Central Alberta Fanfest<\/a> at the <strong>Ponoka Jubilee Library<\/strong> on Saturday, the 17th of August, 2024, from 10am to 4pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2418.7434784636134!2d-113.57522962376105!3d52.68266992417379!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x5375142b9c036ba3%3A0xd9a77db8b22c237!2sPonoka%20Jubilee%20Library!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1723689900373!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is free but there is no public transit to this venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Collingwood ComiCon<\/strong> will also be held this Saturday, but at the <strong>Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63<\/strong> from 10am to 3pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2845.547749804885!2d-80.2040879242532!3d44.50393279699524!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x882a7958828b0535%3A0x557841376c42d768!2sRoyal%20Canadian%20Legion%20Branch%2063!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1723690455508!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission will be $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are numbers <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/tqpn7MC8Po74YmtD7\" target=\"_blank\">234<\/a> (on <strong>Crosstown<\/strong> Route) and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xDxTgjT2WLdY36t3A\" target=\"_blank\">420<\/a> (on <strong>East Route<\/strong>), which are serviced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collingwood.ca\/public-transit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collingwood Public Transit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, the <strong>Angus ComiCon<\/strong> will be hosted from 10am to 3pm by the <strong>Angus Recreation Center<\/strong> on Sunday, the 18th of August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2854.8109903736067!2d-79.88719892426381!3d44.31383600945399!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x882a9230957f78bb%3A0xded4a6c43de50081!2sAngus%20Recreation%20Centre!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1723690944856!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission is $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And unfortunately this venue is not yet serviced by public transit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will unfortunately be no record conventions this weekend. But music, television and film memorabilia collectors should note that there are three ComiCons this weekend, in Angus and Collingwood, Ontario and Ponoka, Alberta: The first event this weekend will be the Central Alberta Fanfest at the Ponoka Jubilee Library on Saturday, the 17th of August, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[1531,1532,1498,582,1533],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6624,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6623\/revisions\/6624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}