Hailey Neiszner, a hairstylist student at the Weyburn campus of Southeast College (shown at right, with instructor Kate Mahoney), won bronze in the Virtual Saskatchewan Skills Canada competition . . .
Connecting through costumes: New, two-day event called AlphaGeekCon promises a Comic-Con like atmosphere
A new event aimed at encouraging kids and adults to unleash their superpowers is coming to the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds this weekend. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 7:00 AM EDT April 28, 2021
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. If you or your kids ever wanted to go to an event like Comic-Con in San Diego, where people dress up as their favorite superheroes and celebrate all things comic books and more, then a new event hitting our area called AlphaGeekCon could be for you this weekend in Columbia County.
Organizers want it to look and feel a lot like a comic con, which has played out for years all over the globe.
Kat Mahoney (left) and Max Weintraub (right)
Greg Capogna talks with Kat Mahoney of Geek Grid Studios which provide education to parents, educators, and the community, on the positive effects of today s video games, social media, and STEM Education. Then Max Weintraub, President and CEO of the Allentown Art Museum stops by to talk about the return of in-person programming and the Walk the Art program.
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The 45-week program started up in September with classroom sessions, where the students learned the theory of hair-styling, with techniques and processes explained using mannequins as practice. The students then began operating the Teach-and-Trim salon in January, and will go until the end of July. “It duplicates a hair salon in every way, and by the end they should be completely independent,” said Mahoney, adding having actual clients come in for a hair cut or style will help the students make the transition into a salon business. When the girls first began having clients, whether it was a family member, friend or someone from the public, they were very nervous and dependent on her to help them.
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