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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes internationally acclaimed guitarist and musician Ben Lacy as a Spotlighted Guest! A true guitar virtuoso who plays in a wide range of styles including jazz, funk, dance, rock, metal, another others, Ben can often be found at the summer and winter NAMM shows. Ben has performed with such musical greats such as Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, and Phil Keaggy, has shared the bill with Frank Gambale and Tommy Emmanuel, and has opened for artists such as Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Victor Wooten, Tom Keifer, Shooter Jennings, and Leon Russell. Ben had the honor of handingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and editor Leah Pugh, and author, screenwriter, filmmaker, actor, and musician Rose Marie Machario, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Leah and Rose will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, podcaster, and journalist S.A. Bradley, and author, editor, publisher, actor, and journalist Paul J. Hoffman, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, S.A. and Paul will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Just over two weeks remain to get registered at the regular discount on Event Tickets for Imaginarium 2026! Get set for Imaginarium 2026 and save, or give a friend or family member an Event Ticket as a gift for the holidays! Event tickets provide you with full access to all panels, workshops (with the exception of a few, limited space, exclusive premium workshops), seminars, exhibitors, activities, and live entertainment! Meet and interact with over 200 professional guests! With the discount, you can attend for under $45 a day with a full-weekend Event Ticket! Here are the direct links for registering, with full-weekend and single dayRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author and poet Michael Williams as a Spotlighted Guest! Michael is one of the original authors in the bestselling DRAGONLANCE Series with the novels “Weasel’s Luck” and “Galen Beknighted,” Michael is also the author of “Arcady,” a novel singled out for praise by Locus and Asimov’s magazines. Michael’s most recent work includes the acclaimed mythic fiction City Quartet, an ambitious literary work that includes four volumes that may be read in any order, with four stories that intertwine! Michael has a Ph.D. in Humanities, and he taught until 2022 at the University of Louisville, where he focused on the ModernRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and editor Gabiann Marin, and author Rose Maefair, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Gabiann and Rose will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of one new Workshop and four new Panels to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 13th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshop Added: The Poetic Journey: Writing for a Deeper Life: Presenter – Lee Pennington. Create poetry for having a deeper and better life. Poetry wakes the senses, opens the eyes to a clearer world, gives you life gifts you perhaps never dreamed of.Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes New York Times bestselling author Don Bentley as an Imaginator Guest! Don is the author of the Matt Drake thriller series , four novels in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. series, and two novels in the Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series. Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he was stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, Don was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with “V” device for valor. Following his time in the military DonRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and creative executive JoAnn Hess as a Spotlighted Guest! JoAnn is a multi-award winning screenwriter for film and television and a Creative Executive with London Angel Film (AUS), in addition to having her own production company, Pure Moxie Productions. Her feature COOKSTER: The Darkest Days, premiered in UK theatres on March 6, 2025, earning critical acclaim, five film awards, and four nominations at the BAFTA-qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival (UVFF). The film recently secured distribution with Sky Entertainment and is now available on Amazon UK. Cookster was also spotlighted in Variety for its impact and growing franchise potential.Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author J.M. Celi, and artist, jewelry crafter, and leather crafter Joy Ganson, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, J.M. and Joy will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below! To see our full roster of Official Guests for 2026, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-guests-and-panelists/Read More →