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Message: <blockquote data-quote="i8flesh" data-source="post: 3756278" data-attributes="member: 2619">GEM Invites Baltimore Retailer Summit Attendees to Diamond’s 25th Anniversary Bash!GEM Invites Baltimore Retailer Summit Attendees to Diamond’s 25th Anniversary Bash!   Adding to excitement for – and giving storeowners yet another reason to attend – Diamond & Alliance Game Distributors’ Retailer Summit in Baltimore on September 10-11, Diamond President and CEO Steve Geppi is opening the doors of Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (GEM) to Summit participants for a special Diamond 25th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, September 9!Following the conclusion of Baltimore Comic-Con on Sunday, GEM invites retailers to drop by the museum for a gala reception from 7:00 pm-10:00 pm. Complementary drinks, food and hors d’oeuvres will be served, and Diamond customers can peruse over 200 years of pop culture memorabilia while rubbing elbows with industry professionals, fellow retailers, Diamond & Alliance staff and, possibly, a Stormtrooper or two. Ramping up the fun several notches, costumed members of the 501st and Rebel Legions – fan organizations boasting thousands of chapters worldwide – will be swarming throughout the museum, and partygoers that evening can take in a special 30 Years of Star Wars exhibit, which runs at GEM through September 15. Plus, superstar Eric Powell – creator of Dark Horse Comics’ The Goon – will be on hand and signing autographs, giving retailers another monstrously good reason to drop by GEM for the party!Located at Camden Station in downtown Baltimore, Geppi’s EntertainmentMuseum is a 17,000-square-foot repository of comics, books, playthings and advertising that shaped entertainment and defined our national identity. The world’s largest showcase of comics, collectibles and pop culture, GEM is a unique educational facility, presenting thousands of incredible artifacts, including: Benjamin Franklin’s historical “Join or Die” cartoon; Brownies, Tarzan, Hopalong Cassidy and Star Trek collectibles; the prototype for the first G.I. Joe action figure; original art from the creators of Batman, L’il Abner, Spider-Man and Popeye; and much more. Many of the articles come from Geppi’s world-famous private collection, with other antique and vintage items loaned to the museum by private individuals.For more information on the Summits, check out upcoming issues of Daily, Diamond Dateline and Diamond Dialogue or visit the Summits website at <a href="http://summits.diamondcomics.com" target="_blank">http://summits.diamondcomics.com</a>!</blockquote>

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