- What the Goose is a Con on the Cob?
- Hours of Operation
- Hotel and Venue Information
- Maps of the Digs
- Staff & Volunteers
- Press & Media
- Rules & Procedures
- Social Media
What even is a Con on the Cob? Oh boy! I'm glad I pretended you asked...
Con on the Cob is the rootin'est, tootin'est, high fallutin'est, most off the cob celebration of GAMES, ART, FREAKS, and FUN this side of Tycoon Neptune's Cartoon Tuna Saloon (which may or may not event exist). It's four days of good times where you can play games, shop from a huge variety of awesome vendors, gaze upon and create majestic works of art, wear costumes, party your goosin' head off, gobble bizarre food truck vittles, participate in a silent auction of cool and geeky snazz, become enthralled by fantastic live entertainers, connect with wonderful peeps who dig the same things you dig, do many other things I didn't list, and maybe, just maybe, realize that the real treasure was all the money friends we made along the way.
Gather 'round the underwater campfire, children, and I shall tell you a tale. A tale of the times during which each aspect of Con on the Cob will be open for activities. Let us begin...
REGISTRATION, SOUVENIRIUM, AND RAFFLE
Thursday: 12pm-7pm
Friday: 10am-7pm
Saturday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm
Games may still be played outside of HQ hours.
Wednesday: 7pm-10pm (The Atrium is open for gaming until midnight on Wednesay)
Thursday: 12pm-8pm
Friday: 10am-8pm
Saturday: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 10am-2pm
Thursday: 3pm-6pm
Friday: 3pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am-12pm
Saturday: 2pm-6:30pm
Saturday: 6:45pm-9:30pm (item pickup)
Sunday: 11:00am-1:00pm (payouts)
*Items may be submitted until noon on Saturday or until the auction staff decides the room is full.
ODDMALL: THE MOTHER OF ALL MARKETPLACES
Thursday: 9am-2pm (vendor setup)
Thursday: 2pm-8pm (open to the public)
Friday: 8am-10am (vendor setup)
Friday: 10am-8pm
Saturday: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 10am-3pm
COSPLAY HQ (costume contest registration)
Thursday: 2pm-8pm
Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-2pm
Con on the Cob takes place at the newly renovated Quality Inn & Suites in Richfield, Ohio. Here, presented for the edification of the inquisitive, is the address:
4742 Brecksville Rd. Richfield, Ohio 44286
And here, presented for the further edification of the inquisitive, is the phone number:
(330) 659-6151
Call that number and make sure to tell them you are with Con on the Cob in order to get the best deal on room reservations. Alternately, follow this link to reserve your room online.
These maps were lost in some kind of treasure chest or something for a gazillion and eleven years but now, through the magic of making stuff up as I go along, you can see them too!
The following chumps are gullible enough to volunteer their time, talents, and treachery as Con on the Cob staff members.
SUPREME OVERLORD
Andy Hopp
SUPREME OVERLORD'S SUPREME OVERLORD
Heather Hopp
REGENT OF REGISTRATION & VISCOUNT OF VOLUNTEERS
Gregory Dunn
SOVEREIGN OF THE SOUVENIRIUM
Robin Chadima
VICEROY OF VENDORS & PHARAOH OF FOOD TRUCKS
Kevin Roe
ARCHDUKES OF THE ARTITORIUM
Scotty Lees
Kevin Frederick Smith
Nico
GAWDS OF GAMING
Val Hart (Team Leader)
Drew Adkins
Faith Adkins
EMPEROR OF ENTERTAINMENT
Fairy Queen Melly
MAGNATES OF MINIATURES
The Mighty Kay Steele
Scott Frank
CALIPHS OF COSPLAY
Kariann Gerchak (Team Leader)
Aspen Tyler
AUTARCHS OF OUTREACH & HONCHOS OF HOSPITALITY
David Miller
KING OF THE KID CAVE
The Real For-Realsies Santa Claus
OLIGARCHS OF THE AUCTION
Cynthia Tuck (Team Leader)
Biagia Hartung
LORD OF LOGISTICS
Jerry Hartung
VENERABLE VOLUNTEERS
Ben Gilligan
Dave Crane
Curtis Kaylor
Krissie Beck-Goodell
Con on the Cob is fun! You know what else is fun? Following the rules so you can make sure that your fun doesn't interfere with somebody else's fun. The gist of it is - don't be mean and don't break the law, but a more expansive and informative description of Con on the Cob and Oddmall rules can be found right the heck here.
The CotC social media links are listed at the bottom of each page (right down there). Please direct social media inquiries to the Oddministrator of Information - Cris Velk.
