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Episode 281 – Real Estate Agent to the Geeks, Michael Nester

April 18, 2020 by Carol Cowles

Actors Theatre of Charlotte, buying houses, Carol the Cat, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Giddygeeker, Guardians of the Geekery, local theatre, michael nester, real estate, Starneslord, support local

Episode 281: In the last episode recorded before the stay at home order went into effect, the Guardians talk with Michael Nester. Michael is not only an awesome real estate agent with Dickens Mitchener, he is also heavily involved in the Charlotte theater scene. We know these are uncertain times, but soon we will be back to some sort of normal. If you find yourself looking for purchase a new home after spending so much time in the one you are currently in, Michael Nester is your man!

Find Michael on the interwebz

Dickens Mitchener

Michael on Facebook

Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte

Originally recorded before the stay at home. I seem to have forgotten the date

Episode 281: Michael Nester

GOTG: Episode 281

Episode 276 – Mia Davis, Queen City Cinephiles

November 27, 2019 by Carol Cowles

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#supportlocal, Carol the Cat, film, film festival, Giddygeeker, Mia Davis, podcast, Queen City Cinephiles, short film, short films, Starneslord, support local, Thirsty Nomad Brewing

Episode 276: The Guardians sit down with our friend Mia Davis, who founded the Queen City Cinephiles. If you are looking for a showcase of independent short films, this group is for you!

Queen City Cinephiles screens short films in Charlotte, NC in a casual film festival atmosphere holding events every other month with Q&A sessions following the screemings. Each event has a unique theme. Be sure to check them out on December 6th, where they will be honoring Disabled Persons Awareness by showcasing short films about characters with disabilities. Event information is listed below!

Find Queen City Cinephiles on the interwebz!

QCC on Facebook

QCC on Instagram

QCC on Twitter

Information on the December 6th Event

Information on submitting films to QCC

Thirsty Nomad Brewing Company

Originally recorded 10/23/2019

Episode 276: Mia Davis, Queen City Cinephiles

GOOG: Episode 276

Episode 275 – Brian Amidei, Cartage Theatre

November 8, 2019 by Carol Cowles

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#supportlocal, Acting, an apology, brian amidei, cartage theatre, doctor faust, Giddygeeker, local theatre, Play, stage play, Starneslord, support local, theatre, warehouse pac

Episode 275: Starneslord and The Giddy Geeker (who let the Cat out, again?) sit down with Brian Amidei from Cartage Theatre to discuss their new production of “An Apology for the Course and Outcome of Certain Events Delivered by Doctor John Faustus on This, His Final Evening.” In the play Doctor Faustus is in the last hour of his final night on earth – irritated, whining, drunk and repentant of nothing save his failure to keep a proper diary (sounds like Carol the Cat’s normal evening). Over the course of this hour he rails against his silent servant Mephistopheles and tells the fantastic tale of his life – a life filled with wonders, as well as an immeasurably vast evil.

The play runs at Warehouse PAC in Cornelius, NC. There are six performances – Nov 1 – Nov 17. Use the code “diary” for $5 off your ticket price! The Guardians plan to attend the Nov. 17 performance! See us there!

Cartage Theatre is bringing theatre to you. Wherever and whenever. A little bit of space and an audience is all they need to share something vital. Witness something tangible, if only for an evening. Be in the presence of people. Look someone in the eye and share in the oldest form of entertainment. Analog experiences. Off the grid performances. Reality with no filters.

Find Cartage Theatre, Warehouse PAC and the production on the Interwebz:

An Apology – Facebook Event and Ticket Info

Cartage Theatre Facebook

Cartage Theatre website

Warehouse PAC Facebook

Warehouse PAC website

Originally recorded 11/6/19

Episode 275: Brian Amidei, Cartage Theatre

GOTG: Episode 275

Episode 265: Robot Johnson!

July 31, 2019 by Carol Cowles

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#supportlocal, Carol the Cat, Charlotte, Comedy, Giddygeeker, Guardians of the Geekery, Mathew Schantz, NoDa, Robot Johnson, Robot Johnson Sketch Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Starneslord, support local, Tania Kelly, The Evening Muse, things to do

Episode 265: We take yet another quick break from ConCarolinas interviews to bring you Robot Johnson! Tania Kelly and Mathew Schantz joined the Guardians to tell us all about their upcoming new show. Be sure to check them out on August 9, 2019. Link for tickets is below! We would also like to thank Tania and Mathew for helping with our first Gala unboxing video! Be sure to check our the replay on the Charlotte Geeks Facebook page!

Robot Johnson is Charlotte’s premier sketch comedy group and all around fun group of bad people. You should probably suggest them to all the people you think are bad people, which is everyone you know. And your mom.

For information and to purchase tickets to the August 9th Robot Johnson show at The Evening Muse in Charlote – please click here!

Find Robot Johnson on the Interwebz!

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Originally recorded 7/25/19

Episode 265: Robot Johnson

GOTG: Episode 265

Episode 258: GeekyCutesy

May 8, 2019 by Carol Cowles

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#supportlocal, Carol the Cat, conventions, crafting, Geek Gala, geek jewelery, geekycutesy, Giddygeeker, jewelry, small business, stamped jewelry, Starneslord, support local, Tiffles Tennenbaum

Episode 258: Jenn from GeekyCutesy joins the Guardians for a bawdy talk about jewelry.

GeekyCutesy has a quirky approach to the traditional jewelry you see every day. They love creating simple, classic looking jewelry and accessories that are innocuous at first glance, but really show your unique self. Whether you love all things geek, all things cute, or a mix of both, you’ll find something here! Snark is fairly prevalent, as well!

Find them on the interwebz:

Website: GeekyCutesy

Facebook: GeekyCutesy Handstamped & Bespoke Designs

Instagram: GeekyCutesy

Email: [email protected]

Originally recorded 4/24/2019

Episode 258: Jenn, GeekyCutesy

GOTG: Episode 258

Episode 257: Author Darin Kennedy

Episode 257: The Guardians are joined by our good friend, Darin Kennedy, doctor by day, novelist by night.

Darin is an author of contemporary and dark fantasy, his debut novel, a paranormal mystery titled The Mussorgsky Riddle, was first published Jan 2015 and was quickly followed by the second and third books in his Fugue & Fable series, The Stravinsky Intrigue and The Tchaikovsky Finale, all available from the fine folks at Falstaff Books. His contemporary fantasy, Pawn’s Gambit, was released Oct 2016, also from Falstaff Books, with the second complete and headed your way soon and the third well underway. That, along with a slew of short stories about hot necromancers, immortal monster hunters and various things that go bump in the night, as well as an unpublished young adult fantasy novel, round out this writer’s somewhat eclectic taste in story subject matter.