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Author Visit: Felicia Day

Great Geekfest

Actress, producer, and author Felicia Day will discuss creativity and embracing your weirdness in this kick-off to the Great GeekFest.

Event Details

Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.

Author Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

Book Signing: 8:00 p.m. Books will be made available for sale through Beanbag Books both in advance and the night of the event.

Location: Willis Education Center. 74 W William St, Delaware, OH 43015

Felicia Day is a professional actress, producer, and bestselling author who is known as one of the most influential creators in new media. She is well known for her roles on the hit CW show “Supernatural,” SyFy series “The Magicians,” Netflix’s reboot of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” and Joss Whedon’s Emmy-winning Internet musical “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” Day is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, You’re Never Weird on The Internet (Almost) and Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, along with the graphic novel The Guild. Through her writing, Day openly tackles issues including addiction, anxiety, and depression — and how she reinvented herself when overachieving became overwhelming. In Embrace Your Weird, Day shares personal stories and hard-won wisdom that incorporates revelatory exercises focused on empowerment, creativity, and the power of self-expression.

Tickets

Tickets are free and can be claimed by clicking the REGISTER button on this page. When you register, you'll also receive notifications about Ms. Day's visit, including parking, venue updates, and related events.

STREAMING: For those unable to attend due to disability or accessibility issues, or other extenuating circumstances, a livestream of the event will be made available, but will only be accessible with a password. Please be sure to REGISTER on this page to receive your livestream access information. It will not be recorded or made available after the event.

Movie & Trivia Night

To get excited about meeting Felicia, join us for a screening of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Tuesday, October 4 at 7 p.m. at the historic Strand Theatre! Click here for details and to save your seat. 

Bio

Felicia Day is a professional actress, producer, and bestselling author who is known as one of the most influential creators in new media.  She is best known for her work in the web video world, behind and in front of the camera. She co-starred in Joss Whedon’s Internet musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, which was ranked in the “Top 10 Best TV of 2008” by Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine and won an Emmy in 2009. She also created and starred in the seminal web series The Guild, which ran for six seasons. The Guild won numerous awards for web video excellence, garnering a PGA nomination for best web series in 2011. She expanded the brand into numerous merchandizing opportunities, including a hit comic book series with Dark Horse Comics.

Day is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, You’re Never Weird on The Internet (Almost), and most recently, Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity. Through her writing, Day openly tackles issues including addiction, anxiety, and depression —and how she reinvented herself when overachieving became overwhelming. In Embrace Your Weird, Day shares personal stories and hard-won wisdom that incorporates revelatory exercises focused on empowerment, creativity, and the power of self-expression.

In 2012, Day created a YouTube channel and production company called Geek & Sundry. Since its launch, the channel has garnered over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, and over 500,000 on the live-streaming platform Twitch. In 2014, the company was sold to Legendary Entertainment to produce content alongside Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Industries, with Day retaining creative control.

In addition to working on her own creative projects for television and the web, she also has recurring roles on the CW show Supernatural, and the SyFy series The Magicians. In April 2017, she began appearing as Kinga Forrester in Mystery Science Theater 3000. She streams on Twitch weekly and produces a weekly personal podcast called Felicitations!.

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