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Memorial Day is the biggest con weekend of the year. Over the next month, Asimovians might consider KeyCon, Oasis, BaltiCon (where I’ll be), BayCon, DucKon, and DeepSouthCon. London looks set for WorldCon in 2014. 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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MAY 2012 |
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11-12—ZenkaiKon. For info, write: 421 Evergreen Ave., Hatboro PA 19040. Or phone: (973) 242-5999 (10 am to 10 pm, not collect). (Web) zenkaikon.org. (E-mail) info@zenkaikon.org. Con will be held in: Oaks PA (near Philadelphia) (if city omitted, same as in address) at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Guests will include: No guests announced. For fans of anime.
11-13—Gaslight Gathering. gaslightgathering.org. Town and Country Hotel, San Diego CA. Steampunk and Victoriana.
11-13—StarFury. (+44) 07930 319-119. seanharry.com. Renaissance Heathrow (London), UK. Commercial SF/fantasy media show.
11-14—CostumeCon. costumecon30.com. Mission Palms, Tempe AZ. SF/fantasy and historical masquerades; future fashion show.
17-20—Nebula Awards Weekend. sfwa.org. Hyatt, Crystal City (Arlington) VA (near DC). Nebula awards ceremony, workshops, tours.
18-20—KeyCon. keycon.org. Radisson, Winnipeg MB. Timothy Zahn, Sue Dawe, Dave McCarty. Literary SF and fantasy.
18-20—MobiCon. mobicon.org. Ashbury Hotel and Suites, Mobile AL. SF, fantasy, comics, anime, gaming.
18-20—NautiCon. animeboston.com. Provincetown Inn, Provincetown MA. Confab to relax, and plan next year’s con. Want to help?
18-20—Steampunk World’s Fair. steampunkworldsfair.com. Piscataway NJ. “The World’s Greatest Steampunk Festival.”
18-20—OtaFest. otafest.com. University of Calgary, Calgary AB. Andrea Libman. Anime convention.
19—First Contact. (+61) 0939-444-901. firstcontactconventions.com.au. Convention Center, Melbourne Australia. Commercial event.
24-27—Animazement. animazement.org. Convention Center, Raleigh NC. Noboru Ishiguro. For fans of anime.
24-27—Anime Oasis. animeoasis.org. Grove Hotel and Quest Arena, Boise ID. Not connected with Oasis in Florida.
25-27—Oasis, Box 323, Goldenrod FL 32733. oasfis.org. Sheraton Downtown, Orlando FL. L. E. Modesitt Jr., D. Weber, P. & R. Sims.
25-27—TimeGate. timegate.org. Holiday Inn Select Atlanta Perimenter, Atlanta GA. Caitlin Blackwood. Doctor Who.
25-27—Anime North. animenorth.com. Sheraton and Doubletree Airport Hotels, and Congress Centre, on Dixon Rd., Toronto ON.
25-27—Florida Anime Experience. floridaanime.com. International Palms Hotel, Orlando FL. Commercial anime show.
25-27—UltimaCon. ultimacon.com. Sheraton, New Orleans LA. The hotel’s back door opens into the French Quarter.
25-28—BaltiCon, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203. (410) 563-2737. balticon.org. Hunt Valley MD. Odbert, singers Dale & Deschamps.
25-28—BayCon, Box 62108, Sunnyvale CA 94088. baycon.org. Hyatt, Santa Clara (San Francisco) CA. B. Sanderson, S. Martiniere.
25-28—WisCon, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701. (608) 233-8850. wiscon.info. Feminism and SF.
25-28—FanimeCon. fanime.com. Convention Center, San Jose CA. Anime convention. |
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JUNE 2012 |
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25-28—World Steam Expo. worldsteamexpo.com. Hyatt, Detroit MI. For fans of steampunk.
30-June 3—SpaceFest, Box 37197, Tucson AZ 85740. (520) 888-2424. spacefest.info. Annual space development conference.
8-10—AnimeNEXT. animenext.org. Somerset NJ. A long-running East Coast anime convention.
8-12—Australia National Con. continuum.org.au. Melbourne Australia. K. Link, A. Goodman, S. A. Barber. Ditmar, Chronos awards.
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AUGUST 2012 |
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30-Sep. 3—Chicon 7, Box 13, Skokie IL 60076. chicon.org. Chicago IL. Resnick, Morrill, Musgrave, Scalzi. WorldCon. $195.
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14-17—AnthroCon, Box 476, Malvern PA 19355. anthrocon.org. Pittsburgh PA. For fans of “anthropomorphics” a.k.a. “furries.”
15-17—DeepSouthCon, Box 610430, Birmingham AL 35261. dsc50huntsville.com. Huntsville AL. Bujold, Tayler, Nye, Weber.
15-17—Anime Mid-Atlantic, Box 2636, Glen Allen VA 23060. animemidatlantic.com. Marriott, Chesapeake (Norfolk) VA. R. Aldrich.
30-Sep. 3—Chicon 7, Box 13, Skokie IL 60076. chicon.org. Chicago IL. Resnick, Morrill, Musgrave, Scalzi. WorldCon. $195.
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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