| SF Conventional Calendar: Erwin S. Strauss |
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The spring convention season gets off to an early start. Boskone (where I’ll be), ConDFW, ConDor, Potlatch, StellarCon, FantaSciCon, and LunaCon (me again) are good—something near no matter where you live. Plan now for social weekends with your favorite SF authors, editors, artists, and fellow fans. For an explanation of con(vention)s, a sample of SF folksongs, and info on fanzines and clubs, send me an SASE (self- addressed, stamped #10 [business] envelope) at 10 Hill #22-L, Newark NJ 07102. The hot line is (973) 242-5999. If a machine answers (with a list of the week’s cons), leave a message and I’ll call back on my nickel. When writing cons, send an SASE. For free listings, tell me of your con five months out. Look for me at cons behind the Filthy Pierre badge, playing a musical keyboard. —Erwin S. Strauss |
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29-30—Sci-Fi Expo. For info, write: 10 Hill St. #22-L, Newark NJ 07102. Or phone: (973) 242-5999 (10 am to 10 pm, not collect). (Web) sciexpo.com/dcc. (E-mail) info@sciexpo.com. Con will be held in: Richardson (Dallas) TX (if city omitted, same as in address) at the Dallas Convention Center. Guests will include: none announced at press time. Commercial expo for media SF, and toys. |
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4-6—Cre2c3ndo, 16 Ann’s Rd., Cambridge CB5 8TH, UK. www.contabile.org.uk./cre2c3ndo. Grantham UK. H. Dale. SF/fantasy folksinging.
11-13—EatonCon, c/o Conway, UCR Libraries, Box 5900, Riverside CA 92517. www.eaton-collection.ucr.edu. Mike Davis. Academic con.
18-20—Boskone, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701. (617) 625-2311. www.boskone.org. Boston MA. Stross, C. Harris, G. Manchess, E. Neely.
18-20—ConDFW, 750 S. Main #14, Keller TX 76248. www.condfw.org. Richardson (Dallas) TX. Sanderson, McDevitt. SF, fantasy, horror.
18-20—FarPoint, 11708 Troy Ct., Waldorf MD 20681. www.farpointcon.com. Timonium (Baltimore) MD. Okrand, Weinstein. Star Trek, etc.
18-20—TrekTrax, Box 620605, Atlanta GA 30362. www.trektrax.org. Holiday Inn Perimenter. Tim Rush, B. Marsh, G. Walsh, DJ B-naut.
18-20—Katsucon, Box 3354, Crofton MD 21114. www.katsucon.org. Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor MD (near DC). Anime.
18-20—Eternal Twilight, Box 5773, Milton Keynes MKL10 1AS, UK. www.massiveevents.co.uk. Hilton, Birmingham UK. “Twilight” series.
25-27—ConDor, Box 15771, San Diego CA 92175. www.condor.org. Town & Country Resort. A general SF and fantasy convention.
25-27—ConCave, 124 Fairlawn Ave., Lexington KY 40505. www.concaveky.org. Best Western Motor Inn, Bowling Green KY. The Francises.
25-27—MystiCon. www.mysticon-va.com. Tanglewood Holiday Inn, Roanoke VA. Brinke Stevens, Allen Wold, Paul Dellinger, Mike Allen.
25-27—Furry Fiesta. www.furryfiesta.org. Austin TX. “All Things Furry.” Anthropomorphics.
25-27—Redemption, 61 Chaucer Rd., Farnborough Hants. GU14 8SP, UK. www.smofcon.com/redemption. Brittania Hotel, Coventry UK.
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4-6—StellarCon, Box F-4, EUC, UNCG, Greensboro NC 27413. www.stellarcon.org. Best Western, High Point NC. T. McCaffrey, Elmore.
4-6—Wild Wild West Con, Box 13904, Tempe AZ 85284. (623) 237-3663. Tucson AZ. B. & M. Rosenbaum, V. Moore, T. King. Steampunk.
4-6—Potlatch, Box 3400, Berkeley CA 94703. potlatch-sf.org. Domain, Sunnyvale CA. Written speculative fiction; “Earth Abides.”
10-13—EPICon. www.epic-conference.com. Williamsburg VA. “Electronically Published Internet Connection.” E-publishing conference.
11-13—FogCon. www.fogcon.org. Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, San Francisco CA. Pat Murphy, Jeff Vandermeer. “The City in SF”.
11-13—RevelCon, Box 130602, Houston TX 77219. www.severalunlimited.com. Relax-a-con for adult media fanzine fans.
11-13—ConJour, c/o UHCL Gamers’ Guild, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. #198, Houston TX 77058. www.conjour.net. Jody Lynn Nye, P. L. Blair.
11-13—CoastCon, Box 1423, Biloxi MS 38533. www.coastcon.org. Gulf Coast Coliseum. Jeff Dee, Jack Herman, Jason Fisher. Much gaming.
11-13—AniidaCon, 1621 Helen #A, Boise ID 83705. www.aniida.webs.com. Michael Coleman, Tiffany Grant. “East Bound and Down.” Anime.
11-13—LunaCon, Box 432, Bronx NY 10465. lunacon.org. Hilton, Rye Brook NY. L. Schoen, R. Mayo, Eric “in the elevator” Zuckerman.
18-20—FantaSciCon, 395 Stancil Rd., Rossville GA 30741. fantasci.com. Howard Johnson’s Plaza Hotel, Chattanooga TN.
18-20—AllCon, Box 177194, Irving TX 75019. all-con.org. Dallas, TX. Media and costuming emphasis.
18-20—Anime Matsuri. animematsuri.com. Houston TX.
18-20—ZenkaiKon, 421 Evergreen Ave., Hatboro PA 19040. zenkaikon.com. Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia PA.
18-20—A & G Ohio, 3907 Chickadee Ct., Westerville OH 43081. aandgohio.com. Cincinnati OH. Anime and gaming (“A & G”).
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17-21—RenoVation, Box 13278, Portland OR 97213. renovationsforg. Reno NV. Asher, C. N. Brown (I. M.), Powers. WorldCon. $180. |
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30-Sep. 3—ChiCon 7, Box 13, Skokie IL 60076. www.chicon.org. Chicago IL. Resnick, Morrill, Musgrave, Scalzi. WorldCon. $155. |
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