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Penti-Con 2023 is well underway at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, with around 1,000 people expected to take in the 67 participating vendors and pop-culture-themed talent, among other planned events, through Sunday, Oct. 22.
The name of the game is simple: be yourself, embrace your weird and unite with others who share common interests.
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Vendors at the event featured video games, comic books and interactive games, to name a few.
Knelsen said the Penti-Con talent show on Sunday serves as the weekend91裸聊视频檚 main event.
But it was a special guest appearance on Saturday from Vancouver voice actor Matt Hill that triggered some of the most fanfare of the day.
Hill91裸聊视频檚 35-year career includes roles in Ninja Turtles, My Little Pony, Street Fighter and Dragon Tales. Along with also playing as Ed from the cartoon Ed, Edd and Eddy, the Vancouver actor has appeared in roles on an animated version of Mr. Bean and in several video games like NBA Street.
Rest assured, there was no shortage of people on Saturday asking Hill to act out some of his most well-known voices.
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That love appeared to go both ways, with Knelsen later explaining how special it is to have Hill at the fifth annual edition of the event.
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Pop-culture-themed fun at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre wraps up Sunday at 6 p.m.
