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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, musician, artist, and game designer Da’Rell Miller as a Spotlighted Guest! Da’Rell began his creative journey as a hip-hop artist who also drew elements into his music from other genres such as rhythm & blues, rock and roll, and country. Da’Rell is also a filmmaker and screenwriter, who has won several awards in recent years for his work, in addition to being an artist, game designer, and cosplayer. He is the CEO of Royalti Virtue company, a record label and entertainment company based in Indianapolis, Indiana that has been active since 2016. We are excited to have Da’RellRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes artist, musician, filmmaker, podcaster, poet, and actor Jayson William Allen as a Spotlighted Guest! A professional musician for over 23 years, Jayson has fronted three successful heavy metal/hard rock acts and released eight albums, with his most recent work under ARC Music Group. Jayson will be performing live at Imaginarium 2023! A working actor since 2011 with starring, co-starring, and supporting acting roles in independent films, he has also worked behind the scenes as crew in many film productions. His credits include sound design on location, post audio, and score writing! Jayson is also a painter, photographer, and digital designer. WeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes award winning teacher, performer and choreographer Safiya Nawaara as a Spotlighted Guest! Safiya is the owner and artistic director of Arabesque World Dance in Lexington, Kentucky, and she will be performing at the Imaginarium 2023 Awards Banquet! Safiya has been performing and teaching Raqs Sharqi (belly dance) for 22 years. Her specialties include the traditional and folkloric dances from the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean. We are elated to have Safiya join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Dinner Tickets for the Imaginarium 2023 Awards Banquet are now available! The Awards Banquet, which takes place on Saturday, July 15th, is a major highlight of the Imaginarium Convention weekend! The Imadjinn Literary Awards, the Film Festival Awards, special convention awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, and other areas of recognition will be made during the awards ceremony.  In addition, the Awards Banquet will feature great live entertainment from multiple performers! To see further information and to reserve Dinner Tickets, please use the link below: Awards Banquet Dinner Tickets and InformationRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 is excited to announce that Safiya Nawaar will be giving a very special performance at this year’s Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 10th! If you did not get advance event tickets for Imaginarium 2021, we will have tickets available for walk-up purchase on Friday at the Holiday Inn Louisville East for the In-Person event. Visit the registration desk beginning at 11:30 am. Virtual event tickets can be purchased through the AccelEvents site! About Safiya Nawaar: Dance teacher, performer and mentor Safiya Nawaar, is the owner and artistic director of Arabesque World Dance in Lexington, Kentucky. This beautiful dancer brings the emotions of musicRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly hosts The Imaginarium Music Showcase on opening night of the Imaginarium weekend! In addition to our extensive panel and workshop programming, film festival, awards banquet, and expo, Imaginarium 2021 features an array of great entertainment featuring talented creatives! The Imaginarium Music Showcase will take place from 8pm to midnight on Friday, July 9th, for convention attendees and feature live performances by Poetry of the Dead’s Jayson William Allen, The Crosswalks, and Dustin Swagger! It will be a great way to celebrate the conclusion of the first night of the Imaginarium weekend! Be sure to get your event tickets now for either ourRead More →

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Imaginarium 2019 proudly welcomes Safiya Nawaar as a Spotlighted Guest! A highly-acclaimed performing artist and dance instructor, Safiya is the founder of Arabesque World Dance in Lexington Kentucky! Dancing has always had an important place in the world of storytelling, and attendees at Imaginarium 2019 will not only be able to see one of her amazing performances during the entertainment at our annual Awards Banquet, but will also have an opportunity to take her Belly Dance Fusion Workshop! We are thrilled to have Safiya with us this year! Safiya opened Arabesque World Dance in Downtown Lexington in January of 2013, in the hopes of sharingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to announce that River City Belly Dance will be performing during our Friday evening entertainment on October 5th! River City Belly Dance is a professional belly dance and middle eastern music troupe based in Louisville, KY, with a specialization in American Cabaret and Egyptian style belly dance! We are thrilled to have them with us as part of our Imaginarium family, and we are looking forward to creating the best Imaginarium experience yet for our attendees!   Imaginarium Convention is a convention all about creative writing taking place Friday, October 5 to Sunday, October 7 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2016 offers great entertainment all weekend and we are excited to announce that Keith Brockman of Soundoff will be returning as our DJ for the Masquerade and Costume Contest being held on the Saturday evening of the Imaginarium weekend (October 8th). Keith is already an Imaginarium favorite.  He knows how to keep a vibe going, as anyone who attended in our previous years can attest.  Get ready for some great cosplay, music and dancing as part of your Imaginarium experience! For further information on  Keith and Soundoff, be sure to visit his guest page! Read More →

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Imaginarium 2016 is proud to announce a tremendous new addition to our entertainment programming for the weekend… Wings of Flight! A full evening of entertainment is set for the first night of the convention, Friday, October 7. Part one of Wings of Flight will be Music and Mayhem, an all-ages show featuring magician Richard Cross, a filk concert by bestselling fantasy author C.S. Marks, and other guests TBA. Then…later in the evening we will have the 2nd half of Wings of Flight, The Imaginarium Cabaret, a magic and burlesque show featuring Big Daddy Cool and the Bombshell Kittens (The Imaginarium Cabaret will be limited toRead More →