From the Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE – Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama is hosting GirlCon at the Trussville Civic Center on May 5-6, 2023.
According to a press release, Girl Scout Juniors and up are invited to join Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama for GirlCon: a comic con-style event where they can celebrate their favorite fandom, hobby, or passion for the arts.
GirlCon is a Girl Scouts Destinations event co-sponsored by Girl Scouts of the USA.
The event will be held at the Trussville Civic Center. On May 5, doors will be open from 5:30- 8:30 p.m. On May 6, hours will be 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
At GirlCon, girls can choose between three specialty tracks: costuming, storytelling and gaming. Throughout the day, they will attend classes, panels, and hands-on workshops on these subjects while also earning badges along the way.
For the costuming track, girls will have the opportunity to sew from patterns in a costuming workshop, learn special effects makeup, and try their hand at prop building.
With the storytelling track, girls will have the chance to attend an author Q&A with Ash Parsons (author of Girls Save the World in This One) and Shelli Johannes (author of Rewired), take part in a movie magic special effects lab, and get creative with a draw-along comic class.
Girls in the gaming track will create their own board games, find their way out of an escape room, and play to win with experienced game masters in open game play.
In addition to these panels and workshops, girls will have the opportunity to participate in a costume contest on Friday night and a professionally judged art show on Saturday.