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Formerly Blue Beacon

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CAPE of Good Hope

have been attending the event since the very
By Nikolai Adams
beginning, it was an excellent opportunity to
fter a raucous Saturday crowd, CAPE, or further their
Athe Cornwall and Area Pop Event, had Clerks collection after fellow alumni Brian
what has to be its biggest second day turnout O’Halloran, Marilyn Ghigliotti, and Ernie
yet. Excited crowds, many dressed in costume, O’Donnell made appearances back in 2016.
flooded the Benson Centre, primed to explore
its many booths. . . ranging from Funkos and Now eight years on from its inaugural event,
vintage toys, to original artwork and literature, CAPE just continues to grow. Canadian icon Ed
while others were looking to meet their favourite the Sock, one of the great comedic voices of the
celebrities from film and television. music and pop culture industry, also made
his first appearance at the event. . . and for
With The Walking Dead continuing its reign
as one of the supreme draws to any pop culture anyone in the vicinity of my age, that alone
type weekend, organizers extraordinaire Randy brought back a flood of happy memories
Sauve and Carol Grant were able to bring in of music videos being roasted by the sharp
heavy hitters Cooper Andrews (who plays fan talent. All in all, it was another ultra successful
favourite Jerry. . . the right hand man of King weekend. Rain or shine (the weekend featured
Ezekiel, who first arrived on the scene in season both), the place was packed, the fandom was
seven) and Margot Bingham (series regular alive, and there is no doubt that people are
Max Mercer, beginning in season ten). Ever already prepared to gets their capes on again as
gracious with their time, panels that were meant they plan to return to their fortress of ‘not so’
to last an hour doubled thanks to inquisitive fans solitude next year.
and robust answers from the stars, while they
spent much of their time on the floor, posing for
photos and signing autographs for fans young
and old.

On the film front, the cult classic Clerks took
centre stage for the second time at CAPE. . . this
time with Harley Quinn Smith (yes, daughter
of creator Kevin Smith) making her Cornwall
debut. An up and comer in the industry, she
has appeared in both sequels to Clerks, while
she recently had a small but exciting role in
Quentin Tarantino’s Best Picture nominee Once
Upon a Time... in Hollywood. She was joined
by character actor and musician Scott Schiaffo,
who will be immediately recognizable as the
Chewlies Gum Guy in Clerks. For those who Photos Submitted