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Opus Fantasy Arts FestivalWhat Is The Opus Festival? The Opus Festival is an opportunity for attendees to present, observe and explore multiple facets of fantasy art including visual arts, writing, comics, film, combative arts, costuming, magic, and robotics. This weekend long event includes live music, workshops, demonstrations, contests & competitions, gaming, a huge variety of merchants, an art show sale & auction and more. Choose from the options on the left to explore in detail what will be going on and how you can join us. Review of Opus Wow! I had an absolutely amazing time at Opus Fantasy Arts Festival in Denver, Colorado. This year was a zillion times better than last with a great new hotel, well-organized events, concerts, and lots of great sessions. You wouldn't imagine Irish sessions at Fantasy convetion, but I'm sure everyone would agree that craic was hot this weekend! A highlight for me was, I finally got to meet Stonecircle. I featured them a while back, but it was a real treat to finally see them perform live. Stonecircle combines guitar, flute, uillean pipes, fiddle and bodhran with Mary Johnston-Coursey's gorgeous vocals. They have an incredible contemporary Celtic fusion sound, and best of all, they're good down-to-earth people. I had a nice time chatting with guitarist George Schoemaker over breakfast. We also spent a lot of time in the vendor's room jamming with Stonecircle and our friends, Kindred Spirit. Their Friday evening show was a three-piece symphony of sound that included a gorgeous rendition of "Star of the County Down" from their "Dispelling All Woes" CD and a beautiful harp-lead tune called, "Nancy's Waltz" that I really hope is on their next album! Our session in the vendors room even included members of Denver's latest Celtic group, O'Leary's Ghost. This 7-piece band drew huge cheers from the crowds. They've one powerful, BIG sound that includes some of Denver's most-prominent sessioners. I was sad to miss Saturday's session. Every sessioner I saw that evening came away buzzing. But at least I got to see another favorite of mine, Goth legend, Voltaire. He's no Celt, but he's a brilliantly funny storyteller and songwriter. All in all, I'm sure folks will be raving about this Convention for a while. And the buzz will make next year better than ever! Opus Fantasy Arts Festival Links |
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