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A haven for indie comic lovers, this event is put on by <a href=\"https:\/\/bandofbards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Band of Bards<\/a>, who are just the best people. Join us to see what&#8217;s on offer!<\/p><p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NiagaraArtTrail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niagara Art Trail&#8217;s 2025 Holiday Artist, Craftsmen &amp; Vendor Fair<\/a><\/p><p>Sat. Nov 22nd (10a-5p) + Sun. Nov 23rd (10a-3p)<\/p><p>Niagara County Fairgrounds &#8211; 4487 Lake Ave, Lockport, NY<\/p><p>Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books, along with dozens of other vendors &amp; authors! Admission is $3 per person &#8211; sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCENiagaraCounty\">CCE Niagara.<\/a><\/p><p>&#8212;-Past Events&#8212;-<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>S<b>aturday August 30th &#8211; start time TBA, usually 9 to 10am &#8217;til 5 or 6pm<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/betteroffreadfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 4th Annual BETTER OFF READ Summer Book Festival!<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artpark.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artpark &#8211; Lewiston NY!<\/a><\/p><p>This is the big one for Western NY &#8211; come for the books, stay for the amazing vendors and raffles for signed items from A-list celebrities! <a href=\"https:\/\/alywelch.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aly Welch<\/a>, Mike X Welch and <a href=\"https:\/\/caridubielauthor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cari Dubiel<\/a> of DuskboundBooks will ALL be in attendance to sell and sign their books, including Aly&#8217;s Summer 2025 release FALLEN!<\/p><p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p><p>S<b>aturday September 13th &#8211; 12p to 6p<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erielitfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Erie Literary Festival<\/a> in Erie, PA (Frontier Park, 1501 W 6th St)<\/p><p>Aly Welch &amp; Mike X Welch will both be on hand selling and signing their books, along with select Duskbound Books titles!<\/p><p>&#8212;-<\/p><p>S<b>aturday October 4th<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lockcitybooks\/p\/DLsDF8-OqZ1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lock City Books &#8211; The Cozy Fall Book Crawl &#8211; Lockport, NY<\/a><\/p><p>Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be at one of the locations listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lockcitybooks\/p\/DLsDF8-OqZ1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> selling and signing their books, along with select Duskbound Books titles!<\/p><p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1315470546384681\">Friday May 16th (Noon to 7p) &amp; Saturday May 17th (10a to 5p) &#8211; Niagara Art Trail&#8217;s Spring into Summer 2025! 4487 Lake Ave, Lockport NY (the Niagara Co. Fairgrounds, in the Merchant&#8217;s Building!)<\/a> Basket raffles (Fri)! Chicken BBQ (Sat)! Aly Welch and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books, along with dozens of other vendors\/authors! Admission is $3 per person, or free with raffle tickets or BBQ dinner tickets! Sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCENiagaraCounty\">CCE Niagara.<\/a><\/p><p>Sat. June 7th &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/633259282654315\">Pride N.O.W. &#8211; Newfane, NY<\/a> (Gazebo Business Plaza) &#8211; 11am to 4pm &#8211; Pride N.O.W. is a fun and family friendly event that includes the neighboring communities of Wilson (where Mike X Welch was raised) and Olcott! Join us for the celebration of Pride taking place in Northern Niagara County! Aly and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/377227262795957\">PROUDLY supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.<\/a><\/p><p>Sat. June 14th &#8211; Lockport Pride &#8211; The Kenan Center, Lockport NY &#8211; 11am to 5pm. If you miss us in Newfane, catch us in Lockport!\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Join us for the celebration of Pride taking place in the seat of Niagara County! Aly and Mike X Welch will be on hand selling and signing books and<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 1rem; color: #bd2a2a; font-family: 'Roboto Slab', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/377227262795957\">PROUDLY supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.<\/a><\/p><p>Sat.\/Sun. July 12th &amp; 13th &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusbookfestival.org\/\">Columbus Book Festival<\/a> &#8211; Columbus OH (Topiary Park; Main Library location &#8211; 96 S. Grant Ave) &#8211; Saturday 10a to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/alywelch.com\/\">Aly Welch<\/a>, Mike X Welch and fellow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/duskboundbooks.com\/\">Duskbound Books<\/a> principal &amp; lead editor <a href=\"https:\/\/caridubielauthor.com\/\">Cari Dubiel<\/a> will all be present both days to sell and sign books. Aly will be featuring her newest novel <a href=\"https:\/\/alywelch.com\/bio\/\">Fallen<\/a>, as well!<\/p><p>Sat. April 26th &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1042065551103643\">Indie Bookstore Day @ Lock City Books<\/a>, Lockport NY (8 Market St., Bewley Bldg.) &#8211; 10am to 2pm! Join authors Mike X Welch, <a href=\"https:\/\/alywelch.com\/books\/\">Aly Welch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brieberhart.com\/\">Bri Eberhart<\/a> and more as they sell &amp; sign books, take photos, and talk with everyone!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Sat. Feb 1st &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/allevents.in\/akron\/akronomicon\/200027526117802\">AKRONOMICON &#8211; Akron, OH Horror Festival!<\/a>\u00a010am until 7pm\u00a0 &#8211; Located at Emidio&#8217;s Expo Center @ 2084 Forest Edge Drive in Cuyahoga Falls, OH &#8211; Mike X Welch will be joined by fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/duskboundbooks.com\/about\/\">Duskbound Books author Cari Dubiel<\/a>! We will be selling all Writing Bloc and Duskbound Books titles, and signing our work!<\/p><p>\u00a0Sat. Aug. 24th, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/732766185659825\">Newfane Bicentennial Community Day<\/a> in downtown Newfane, NY &#8211; 2pm to 7pm!<\/p><p>Sat.\u00a0 Aug. 31st, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/betteroffreadfestival.com\/\">The 3rd Annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival<\/a>, Artpark, Lewiston, NY &#8211; 10am to 4pm, rain or shine!<\/p><p>Thurs. Sept. 12th, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lockcitybooks.com\/\">Lock City Books<\/a> in downtown Lockport, NY (Bewley Bldg.) &#8211; 7pm &#8211; Mike X Welch and Aly Welch will be on hand to read from and sell\/sign copies of their newest books!<\/p><p>Sat. Sept. 28th, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bandofbards.com\/bile\/\">The Buffalo Indie Lit Expo<\/a>, sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/bandofbards.com\/\">Band of Bards<\/a>! Northland Workforce Training Center&#8217;s Gallery (683 Northland Ave, Buffalo NY), 10am to 4pm &#8211; Both Aly and Mike X Welch will be on hand to sell\/autograph and talk to folks about their books!<\/p><p>Thurs. Oct. 17th, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lockcitybooks\">Lock City Books<\/a> in downtown Lockport, NY (Bewley Bldg.) &#8211; 6pm &#8211; Mike X Welch, Aly Welch and 4 other local authors will take the stage to read from their work.<\/p><p>Sat. Oct. 19th, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ntlibrary.org\/\">North Tonawanda Public Library<\/a> (505 Meadow Drive) &#8211; 2pm until ? &#8211; Mike X Welch and Aly Welch will read from their most recent releases with Discussion and Q&amp;A to follow!<\/p><p>Sat. 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