| SF Conventional Calendar: Erwin S. Strauss |
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March is the New York City area’s time to shine; see you at LunaCon and ICon. Elsewhere, give MiniCon a thought. 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 5 months out. Look for me at cons behind the Filthy Pierre badge, playing a musical keyboard.—Erwin S. Strauss
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12–14—AllCon. For info, write: Box 177194, Irving TX 75019. Or phone: (817) 472-6368 (10 am to 10 pm, not collect). (Web) all-con.org. (E-mail) info@all-con.org. Con will be held in: the Dallas TX area (if city omitted, same as in address) at a venue to be announced. Guests will include: none announced at press time. Emphasis will be on media SF and costuming.
12–14—MegaCon. (727) 796-5725. megaconvention.com. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando FL. Comics/media.
12–14—A & G Ohio. aandgohio.com. Holiday Inn Eastgate, Cincinnati OH. Anime and gaming.
12–14—Anime Milwaukee. animemilwaukee.com. University of Wisconsin Union Building, Milwaukee WI.
12–14—KawaCon. kawacon.com. Crowne Plaza, Clayton MO. Bunraku Boy puppet troupe. Anime.
12–14—TimeQuest. +44 (0) 1428 718-137. tenthplanet.co.uk. Theobalds Park, Cheshunt UK. With four doctors. Dr. Who.
12–15—RevelCon. severalunlimited.com. Houston TX. Long-running con for adult media fanzines.
19–21—LunaCon, Box 432, Bronx NY 10465. lunacon.org. Hilton, Rye Brook NY. T. Huff, T. Mather, A. Lonsdale, Corrado.
19–21—FantaSciCon, 395 Stancil Rd., Rossville GA 30741. fantascicon.com. Howard Johnson’s Plaza, Chattanooga TN.
19–21—KamikazeCon, Box 75101, Houston TX 77057. kamikazecon.com. Anime and gaming.
19–21—Corflu Cobalt. corflu.org. Winchester Hotel, Winchester UK. For fans of old-time fanzines.
19–21—KeoKon, 1701 Ridge St., Keokuk IA 52632. keokon.com. Triplanetary Speculative Arts Center. Axelrod. Anime.
25–28—World Horror Con, Box 64317, London NW6 9LL, UK. whc2010.org. Albion and Old Steyne Hotels, Brighton UK.
26–28—ICon, Box 550, Stony Brook NY 11754. iconsf.org. NY State University. SF, fact & fantasy. Thousands attend.
26–29—Edge of the Wild, c/o Malcx, 8 Wynchwood Ct., Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0JQ, UK. adcbooks.co.uk. C. Tolkien. |
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2–4—MiniCon, Box 8297, Minneapolis MN 55408. mnstf.org. Sheraton, Bloomington MN. Sanderson, Dos Santos. SF/F.
2–4—SakuraCon, 3702 S. Fife, Suite K2, #78, Tacoma WA 98409. sakuracon.org. Convention Center, Seattle WA. Anime.
2–4—Anime Matsuri. animematsuri.com. The Woodlands, The Woodlands TX. Anime.
2–5—UK Nat’l. Con, c/o Marshall, 5 Longhaul Rd., Crookston G53 7SE, UK. odyssey2010.org. London UK. I.M. Banks.
9–11—RavenCon, 3502 Fernmoss Ct., Charlotte NC 28269. ravencon.com. Richmond VA. R. Caine, R. Cat, S. Long.
9–11—Ad Astra, Box 7276, Toronto ON M5W 1X9. ad-astra.org. T. McCaffrey. E. Flint, R. J. Sawyer, A. Allston.
9–11—FILKONtario, 145 Rice Ave. #98, Hamilton ON L9C 6R3. filkontario.ca. Mississauga (Toronto) ON. SF folksinging.
9–11—SteamPosium. rose-society.org. St. Louis MO. Sponsored by the Royal Order of Steampunk Enthusiasts (ROSE).
10–11—HalCon. hal-con.net. Omiya City, Saitama Prefecture (near Tokyo). “The first Western-style con in Japan.”
11—Castle Point Con, 1 Castle Point on the Hudson, Hoboken NJ 07030. castlepointanime.com. Stevens Institute. Anime.
16–18—Odyssey 2010, Box 7114, Madison WI 53707. oddcon.com. Radisson. Turtledove, T. Buckell, M. Cook. SF/fantasy.
16–18—KawaiiCon. kawaii-con.com. info@kawaii-con.com. Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu HI. Anime.
16–18—Sci Fi on the Rock. scifiontherock.com. Holiday Inn, St. Johns NB. C. Biggs, T. Amendola, N. Krishan. |
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5–8—ReConStruction, Box 31706, Raleigh NC 27612. reconstructionsf.org. The North American SF Convention. $110. |
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2–6—Aussiecon 4, GPO Box 1212, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia. aussiecon4.org.au. World SF Convention. US$225. |
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17–21—RenoVation, Box 13278, Portland OR 97213. rcfi.org. Reno NV. Asher, Brown, Powers, Vallejo. WorldCon. $140. |
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