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Daddy Mojo lives in Atlanta. When something special that is happening only in Atlanta he’ll post it here.
MomoCon 2023 is in the books and it marks the seventh time that we’ve attended with our children. They’re 13 and 11 now and the difference in how they’ve engaged with the con is dramatic and has kept up with the times. I’ll explain more about that in a moment, but one of the first things out of mouth, when I tell teachers or parents about MomoCon, is that it truly is an all-ages con.
You give Muggles a bad name, that’s the way the Bon Jovi song goes, isn’t it? I’ve seen one Harry Potter film and that was the one with the giant snake. I haven’t read any of the books, but I do enjoy a good time and theme park experience. Packed away with all of this Hogwarts lack of trivia I decided to check out Harry Potter: The Exhibition. Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Atlanta is happening in the peach state until April 16. It’s a traveling collection of movie memorabilia, costumes, and an interactive rabbit hole of all things from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
It’s great to be able to attend cons again. Think of a pop culture interest and there’s a convention geared just for that. Dragon Con is a con that’s really unlike others. It’s held in Atlanta, Georgia every Labor Day weekend and every pop culture franchise that you can think of is there. Superheroes, middle earth, anime shows, television shows, and more are all represented by their fans or cast members of the shows. What about the science? The STEM, the brains behind the manufacturing of those costumes, real-world technology that goes into science-fiction, and those people who might be exploring space or the ancient history of Earth are not forgotten at Dragon Con.
Readers of the site may know that I lived in Japan for a few years. Thus, it would stand to reason that we really enjoy going to JapanFest each year. It’s being held September 17 and 18 at Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia. We were thinking the other day about people who don’t have an affinity for Japanese culture. Why would they want to come to JapanFest? What could they possibly get out of it?
It’s like an IMAX movie that you walk around in. That was the very clumsy way in which I tried to describe Illuminarium to a friend before actually going to experience it. That initial description is kind of accurate, but Illuminarium is so much more. Illuminarium’s SPACE: A Journey to the Moon & Beyond is an interactive marvel that simultaneously makes you want to photograph and video everything, all the while ignoring your smartphone so that you can experience the exhibit as thoroughly as possible. The exhibit is the intersection of actual recorded NASA footage, aromas, thousands of speakers, and the creative use of projection that utilizes all of the walls and the floor.
“I’ve been taking my sons since here they were that age,” said the lady who checked us in when we arrived at Momocon. She went on to tell me that they now have a local hotel room so that they can enjoy Momocon to its fullest extent. I could relate to her on both levels. Our boys have been attending Momocon since the youngest was three and a hotel room to crash out for a bit would’ve been nice. On an entirely different level, it was great to attend a con again and to that end, Momocon 2022 did not disappoint.
The movies are back baby! Bit by bit, and with each new release seeming to beget a bigger slice of the ‘normal’ life that we all loved back in 2019. Space Jam: A New Legacy is coming to movie theaters on Friday, July 16. Daddy Mojo is pleased to give away 5 four-packs of tickets to the Atlanta sneak preview of Space Jam: A New Legacy when it airs for the first time on July 13.
This sneak preview of Space Jam: A New Legacy will be at 7:00 PM on July 13. Our giveaway for one of the 4-packs of tickets will end at 7:00 PM on July 9. All you have to do in order to enter is to leave a comment in this post. We love for things to be simple and nothing is easier than leaving a blurb in the comment section for this post.
Yeehaw, Movies are back, catch the sneak of Space Jam: A New Legacy in AtlantaFebruary 29 is a very special day. Not only is it Leap Day, but it’s when Supercross comes to Atlanta. Supercross is one of the most family-friendly events that you could attend. It’s jammed with excitement and combines the non-stop, X-Sports appeal that entertains ages 7 and up. The doors open at 4:30 and racing will continue for the following three and a half hours.
This giveaway is for a 4-pack of tickets to Supercross in Atlanta on 2/29. We need a winner ASAP, so one will be drawn at 9:00 AM on 2/24. To enter, just leave a comment below. It’s easy, fast, and super fun. See you at Supercross on 2/29!
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