[EC Verified][2025-09-13] San Jose Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest l San Jose, CA l Sat, Sept 13th

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 2025-09-13
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location
San Jose City Hall

Categories

Event Name: San Jose Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest
Venue: San Jose City Hall, Council Chambers & Rotunda
Venue address: 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113

Arrival Time: 12pm
Event Start: 1pm
Event End: 4pm

Expected number of attendees: 250
Requested number of characters: 5
Requested character types: Any (Open for any characters ie. Darth Vader, Stormtroopers)
Secure changing/staging area: Yes
Handler/Photographer: Yes
Weapons/Masks: No blasters (City Hall Event); gaffi sticks and lightsabers Ok!

Comments: The Awards Ceremony for San Jose Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest is a public event for all participants of the Contest, their family and friends, and the general public. The Awards Ceremony is open to all and will feature guest speakers from the graphic novel and illustrative arts field who are local to the bay aera. The first hour, 1-2PM, will be where participants claim their participation prize, pick-up freebies, and participation in activity tables. The ceremony is from 2-4PM where the winners are announced. This will be the exact same format as last years where we had several costumed attendees from the 501st.

GGG Event Coordinator: Kevin Dizon

Booking Deadline: 9/10/25

Incoming Transmission: if a minimum of 2 troopers and 1 handler is not met, we will decline this event.

 

Decline Date
2025-09-10

RSVPs

    Costume Ticket
  • Cesar Maravilla (TK-15666) - SL: Darth Nihilus: COTF
  • Reno Rodriguez (TK11369) - SL: Darth Vader: ROTJ
  • Mark Preader (SL-12509) - SL: Emperor Palpatine (Black Sith Robe)
  • Diana Wolf Torres - TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
    • Handler Ticket
  • Javier Paz
  • Julia Nunn

Trooping

Sign ups are closed for this trooping event.

Notes from the Troopers

Comments

  5. Diana Wolf Torres

    Attendees:
    Cesar Maravilla (TK-15666) – SL: Darth Nihilus: COTF
    Reno Rodriguez (TK11369) – SL: Darth Vader: ROTJ
    Mark Preader (SL-12509) – SL: Darth Revan
    Diana Wolf Torres – TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
    Handler Ticket
    Javier Paz
    Julia Nunn
    Brandy Rodriguez

    Detail:
    Arrived on-site at noon PM.
    The parking is attached to the building- which was very convenient. (44 S. 4th Street, also known as the 4th Street Parking garage.) The ER validated our parking. It was very easy to get from the parking garage to the Rotunda, less than a five-minute walk, and the volunteers were watching for us to let us in. We had plenty of time to change before the event started. There was a dedicated security guard to watch the room while we trooped the event, which we very much appreciated. The attendance was light at 1 PM (less than 30 people, maybe?), but the rotunda started to fill up more as it approached the awards ceremony, and by 2 PM, the room was full. We took pictures with pretty much all attendees and their families and this kept us busy. We also walked around and greeted people at their tables, socializing with the kids. After about an hour, the kids headed off for their awards ceremonies and we were done. We suited down and left the site aorund 2:30 PM.

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