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Easter weekend is upon us, and the big Memorial Day weekend isn’t far off. 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, info on fanzines and clubs, and how to get a later, longer list of cons, 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 6 months out. Look for me at cons behind the Filthy Pierre badge, playing a musical keyboard.—Erwin S. Strauss
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APRIL 2006
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13–16—NorWesCon, Box 68547, Seattle WA 98168. (206) 270-7850. norwescon.org. Doubletree, SeaTac WA. Bujold.
13–16—FroliCon, Box 4880, Huntsville AL 35815. frolicon.org. Crowne Plaza, Atlanta GA. Over 18 only.
13–16—EuroCon, Box 570/8, Kiev 03126, Ukraine. (380-44) 455-3575. eurocon.kiev.ua. Poyarkov, Datlow, E. Gunn.
14–16—MiniCon, Box 8297, Minneapolis MN 55408. mnstf.org. Sheraton Bloomington South. Ellison, Friauf, Picacio.
14–16—AniZona, c/o Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 85082. (602) 375-1777. anizona.org. Embassy Suites North. Anime con.
14–17—UK National Con, Box 64128, Sunnyvale CA 94088. (650) 722-1413. eastercon2006.org. Glasgow Scotland.
21–23—EerieCon, Box 412, Buffalo NY 14226. info@eeriecon.org. Days Inn, Niagara Falls NY. Turtledove, Huff.
21–23—RavenCon, 8600 Queensmere Pl. #2, Richmond VA 23294. ravencon.com. T. Brooks, T. Kidd, the Gillilands.
21–23—PenguiCon, Box 401302, Redford MI 48240. penguicon.org. Sheraton, Novi MI. Open-source software & SF.
21–23—Malice Domestic, 703 Kenbrook Dr., Silver Spring MD 20902. malicedomestic.org. Arlington VA. Mysteries.
28–30—OLNFC, 22 Purefoy Rd., Coventry CV3 5GL, UK. theofficialleonardnimoyfanclub.com. Leamington Spa.
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MAY 2006
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4–7—Nebula Awards Weekend, c/o SFWA, Box 877, Chestertown MD 21620. (480) 423-0649. sfwa.org. Tempe AZ.
5–7—LepreCon, Box 26665, Tempe AZ 85285. (480) 945-6890. leprecon.org. Embassy Suites N., Phoenix AZ. Clark.
6—EgoCon, Box 5065, Wausau WI 54402. (715) 298-1640 or 573-3021. geocities.com/newfod2020. Stevens Point WI.
19-21—KeyCon, Box 3178, Winnipeg MB R3C 4E7. (204) 669-6053. keycon.org. Radisson. R. Thompson, B.V. Toth.
19–21—MobiCon, Box 161632, Mobile AL 36616. mobicon.org. Billy West, Ellen Muth, Jody Lynn Nye.
26–28—MarCon, Box 141414, Columbus OH 43214. marcon.org. Hyatt. G.R.R. Martin, J. Lee, the Haymans, Roper.
26–28—Oasis, Box 592905, Orlando FL 32895. oasfis.org. S. Brust, E. Mitchell, C. Ulbrich, R.L. Byers, J. McDevitt.
26–28—ConDuit, Box 11745, Salt Lake City UT 84147. conduit.sfcon.org. Sheraton. B. Eggleton, L. E. Modesitt Jr.
26–29—BaltiCon, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203. (410) 563-2737. balticon.org. Marriott, Hunt Valley. Gaiman, Wolfe.
26–29—BayCon, Box 610427, San Jose CA 95161. baycon.org. Doubletree. L. Niven, J. Pournelle, J. Burns, C. Miller.
26–29—MisCon, Box 7721, Missoula MT 59807. (406) 544-7083 miscon.org. Jerry Oltion, Frank Wu, Dragon Dronet.
26–29—CostumeCon, Box 7572, Des Moines IA 50323. cc24.dmsfs.org. Hotel Ft. Des Moines. Costumers’ annual con.
26–29—ConQuest, Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171. kcsciencefiction.org. Airport Hilton. General SF/F con.
26–29—WisCon, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701. sf3.org. Kate Wilhelm, Jane Yolen. Feminism and SF.
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AUGUST 2006
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23—27–LACon IV, Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409. info@laconiv.com. Anaheim Ca. Connie Willis. WorldCon. $125+.
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AUGUST 2007
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2–5—Archon, Box 8387, St. Louis MD 63132. archonstl.org. Collinsville IL. NASFiC, since WorldCon’s in Japan. $60+.
30–Sep. 3—Nippon 2007, Box 314, Annapolis Jct. MD 20701. nippon2007.org. Yokohama Japan. WorldCon. $160+.
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