| SF Conventional Calendar: Erwin S. Strauss |
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Time for our year-end look to the spring con(vention) season. Pick cons for January are Arisia (where I’ll be), RustyCon, Epic ConFusion and COSine. Next time, we’ll look at the full Easter weekend con lineup. Plan now for social weekends with your favorite SF authors, editors, artists, and fellow fans. For an explanation of conventions, 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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JANUARY 2012 |
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6-8—InstaCon. For info, write: Box 27277, Austin TX 78755. Or phone: (973) 242-5999 (10 am to 10 pm, not collect). (Web) instacon9.org. (E-mail) info@instacon9.org. Con will be held in: Addison (North Dallas) TX (if city omitted, same as in address) at the Crowne Plaza. Guests will include: none announced. A place for convention organizers to talk shop. By the Lone Star Con people. 6-8—Anime Los Angeles, Box 7067, Van Nuys CA 91409. animelosangeles.org. LAX Marriott, Los Angeles CA. Sakai, Tomomatsu.
7—Twelfth Night Ball, c/o 2144-B Buena Vista Ave., Alameda CA 94501. peers.org. Christmas, a la Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.”
12-15—DarkCon, Box 82575, Phoenix AZ 85044. (602) 430-3413. darkcon.org. Marriott, Phoenix AZ. J. Carey, D. Jones, M. Foster.
13-15—Arisia, Box 391596, Cambridge MA 02139. arisia.org. Westin Waterfront, Boston MA. The Foglios, G. Hinds. 3000+ expected.
13-15—IllogiCon, Box 58476, Raleigh NC 27658. illogicon.org. Brownstone Hotel. The Haldemans, Kessel, R. (War Bunny) Desautels.
20-22—RustyCon, Box 27075, Seattle WA 98165. rustycon.com. SeaTac Marriott. Eric Flint, Brent Chumley, J. Kirley. SF/fantasy.
20-22—Epic ConFusion, Box 8284, Ann Arbor MI 48107. stilyagi.org. Marriott, Troy MI. Patrick Rothfuss, singer Tom Smith.
27-29—COSine, 1245 Allegheny Dr., Colorado Springs CO 80919. firstfridayfandom.org. Crowne Plaza. Charlie Stross. |
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FEBRUARY 2012 |
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4—Dickens Bicentennial Ball, c/o 2144-B Buena Vista Ave., Alameda CA 94501. peers.org. Victorian theme period dance party.
9-12—CapriCon, 126 E. Wing #244, Arlington Heights IL 60004. capricon.org. Westin, Wheeling (Chicago) IL. Doctorow, MacLaine.
17-19—Boskone, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701. (617) 625-2311. boskone.org. Westin Waterfront, Boston MA. Scalzi, Weisskopf.
17-19—ConDFW, 750 S. Main #14, Keller TX 76248. condfw.org. Dallas TX. Cherie Priest, William Stout. SF, fantasy, horror.
17-19—FarPoint, 11708 Troy Ct., Waldorf MD 20601. farpointcon.com. Timonium (Baltimore) MD. Michael Hogan, Kate Vernon.
24-26—MystiCon, 3735 Franklin Rd. SW #228, Roanoke VA 24014. mysticon-va.com. Sherrilyn Kenyon, Nikki Clyne, U. Vernon.
27-29—ConFlikt, Box 30113, Seattle WA 98113. conflikt.org. The Suttons, Brooke Lunderville, Riverfolk. SF/fantasy folksinging. |
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MARCH 2012 |
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2-4—ConDor, Box 15771, San Diego CA 92175. condorcon.org. Town & Country. L. Cunningham, M. Bocianowski. Men in Black, etc.
2-4—StellarCon, Box F4, EUC, UNCG, Greensboro NC 27413. stellarcon.org. High Point NC. Rothfuss, Mark Poole, the Fulbrights.
2-4—ECOF. edgarriceburroughs.com. Tarzana CA. The centennial of the creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
9-11—KatCon, De Rogge 6, Heesch 5384 XD, Netherlands. beneluxcon.nl. Hotel Noordzee, Katwijk. G. Jones, Jan J. B. Kuipers.
16-18—LunaCon, Box 432, Bronx NY 10465. lunacon.org. Rye Brook NY. John Ringo, Howard Tayler, T. Pierce, A. & K. Looney.
16-18—RevelCon, Box 6924, Houston TX 77265. severalunlimited.com. “The Little Con with the Texas Size Heart.” Ages 16 up.
16-18—Anime ConJi. animeconji.org. Town & Country Resort, San Diego CA. Anime and manga. This year’s theme: “Matsuri.”
24-26—Potlatch, Box 3400, Berkeley CA 94703. potlatch-sf.org. Best Western Executive Inn, Seattle WA. Written SF and fantasy.
24-26—ConCave, 124 Fairlawn Ave., Lexington KY 40505. concaveky.org. Bowling Green KY. Mark Linneman. Low-key relaxacon.
29-Apr. 1—World Horror Con, c/o Box 27277, Austin TX 78755. whc2012.org. Sherrilyn Kenyon, Mike Mignola, P. N. Elrod.
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AUGUST 2013 |
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30-Apr. 1—ICon, Box 550, Stony Brook NY 11790. iconsf.org. SUNY. “East Coast’s biggest convention of SF, fact and fantasy.”
30-Apr. 1—ConTact. contact-conference.org. Mt. View CA. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Scientific conference.
30-Apr. 1—MarCon, Box 141414, Columbus OH 43214. marcon.org. Tamora Pierce, Paula Guran, Kyle Gass, B. Lepper, E. Neely.
30-Sep. 3—Chicon 7, Box 13, Skokie IL 60076. chicon.org. Chicago IL. Resnick, Morrill, Musgrave, Scalzi. WorldCon. $175+.
29-Sep. 2—Lone Star Con 3, Box 27277, Austin TX 78755. lonestarcon3.org. San Antonio TX. The World SF Convention. $160. |
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