2023 BORDERTOWN PARACON

Join us Saturday, September 30th for the 2023 Bordertown Paracon! This event runs from 10AM-7:30PM. Graphic novelist Sean Fitzgibbon will be giving an author presentation at the the event from 4:00-5:00 PM on Saturday, September 30th at the Caney Rec Center in Caney, KS. He’ll also be a panelist at the event. Copies of his graphic nonfiction book What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel will also be available for purchase along with WFIT prints and other related items.

The Paracon was established to be a networking tool and one-day retreat for all enthusiasts in the paranormal, cryptozoology, ufology and supernatural fields in the four-states area.

2023 Bordertown Paracon • 10AM-7:30PM • Sean Fitzgibbon presentation 4:00-5:00 PM • Saturday, September 30th • Caney Rec Center • 403 East 1st Ave • Caney, KS

More info HERE

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

Visual storyteller Sean Fitzgibbon will discuss how to create and sell a graphic nonfiction book, using the strange tales of the Crescent Hotel as his backdrop. What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel, is his fully illustrated, award winning, graphic nonfiction work.  This book explores the fascinating, and often tragic years when the Crescent Hotel became The Baker Hospital, attracting cancer patients from around the country during the Depression era.

DAY/DATE: Wednesday, 9/20/23 - TIME: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM FORMAT: In-Person LOCATION: Butterfield Trail Village, 1923 E Joyce Blvd, Fayetteville, AR • COST: $25.00 OLLI Member $40.00 Non-OLLI Member 

REMNANTS DETAIL

This is a detail from a colored pencil drawing I did based on a haunting visit to an abandoned mannequin refurbishing warehouse.