Author Appearance: Seth Grahame-Smith

Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, will present his new classic/pop culture mashup Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, MA on March 8th at 6:00pm. Tickets are required. For details see the Harvard Coop’s website.

Author Appearance: Evan Mandery

Evan Mandery will read from and sign his new book First Contact: Or, It’s Later Than You Think, “a satirical novel about extistentialism, politics, and intergalactic war,” at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, MA on February 11 at 7:00pm. For details see the Harvard Coop’s website.

What’s Happening in February

Hmm, February seems to have snuck up on me. Luckily nothing was happening today (that I know of, anyway). So here’s what’s on the calendar so far!

Connecticut
Feb 24: Joe Hill author signing

Massachusetts
Feb 5-15: Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon
Feb 6: Unity Games
Feb 12–14: Boskone
Feb 12-27: Dracula stage play
Feb 15: Terry Pratchett’s “Nation” (prerecorded encore)
Feb 16: “The New Dead” Authors
Feb 18–21: Total Confusion
Feb 19: I…You…We…ROBOT Artist discussion
Feb 21, 22, 23: Joe Hill author signings

New Hampshire
Feb 13: Queen City Kamikaze
Feb 16, 17, 18, 19: Joe Hill author signings
Feb 19: Artist Appearance: Sean Murphy

Rhode Island
Feb 5-7: TempleCon

New York
Feb 12–14: Genericon

Artist Appearance: Sean Murphy

Comics artist Sean Murphy will appear at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, NH on February 19th from 4:00-7:00pm to sign copies of Joe the Barbarian from Vertigo Comics. For more information visit http://www.dmcomics.com/ (though you have to visit their Facebook links to find the announcement).

[Tip from http://www.conventionscene.com/2010/01/29/nh-joe-the-barbarian-signing/]

Dracula on Stage

Theatre@First of Somerville, MA will present a stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula February 12th-27th at 8:00pm, with a 3:00pm matinee February 14th. Yes, take your love to see it on Valentine’s Day! For more details see http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/dracula/dracula.shtml.

[Tip from http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/2090814.html]

I…You…We…ROBOT: A Visual Homage To Our Inner Geek

Do you like robots? How about art? The Space 242 gallery in Boston, MA is opening an exhibition of robot-inspired artwork:

SPACE 242, Boston’s Low Brow Destination, proudly announces its January exhibition, I…YOU…WE…ROBOT!, A Visual Homage To Our Inner Geek, featuring artwork inspired by robots in various mediums, by over 70 artists. The exhibition, on view January 29 through February 19 includes paintings, illustrations, photographs, mixed media, sculpture, and comics. The opening reception, Friday, January 29 runs from 6-8pm, is free and open to the public with RSVP at http://www.space242.com/. An artist talk will be held Friday, February 19 from 7-8pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 6:30-8pm and Saturdays 11:30am-1pm.

[Tip via http://www.conventionscene.com/2010/01/25/ma-a-visual-homage-to-our-inner-geek/]

Author Appearance: “The New Dead” Authors

“The New Dead” is an upcoming anthology of zombie stories by a variety of authors. The book will be released on February 16th, and on that day a number of the authors will be doing signings around the country. The one signing in New England will take place at the Barnes and Noble in Framingham, MA at 7:00pm, and it will feature authors John Connolly, Christopher Golden, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Hautala, and Holly Newstein.

Also note that Joe Hill, whose own book tour I mentioned previously, also has a story in “The New Dead” if you want to catch him at one of his events.

To see the complete list of signings visit http://www.conventionscene.com/2010/01/26/the-new-dead-nationwide-signings/.

PAX East Likely to Sell Out

A message on the website for Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East says:

FACT. We will sell out of badges for PAX East Coast 2010.

If you want to go to the show, now is the time to register. Much like PAX Prime, based on what we’re seeing on pre-registration numbers there will be NO BADGES AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. I don’t like to use all caps, but I felt me being rude for a minute there was worth trying to avoid some very angry people at the door in March.

This event (previously noted at http://nescifievents.org/?p=878) is coming up in Boston the weekend of March 26th-28th, 2010. See http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/ for details.

[Tip via Con-News]

Otaku-Fest Has Been Cancelled

A comment left on the original Otaku-Fest entry has alerted me to the fact that this convention, originally scheduled for March, has been cancelled. According to the comment, left by convention president Felicia Zhao, the convention will be rescheduled for some time in October. The website at http://otakufestboston.com/ simply says it’s been postponed. Keep an eye on their website for further news.

MIT 32nd Annual Science Fiction Marathon

MIT’s Lecture Series Committee will hold its annual science fiction movie marathon on campus from Saturday, January 23rd overnight to Sunday the 24th. The marathon will feature six full length films and several shorts. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/2010.1q/desc-marathon.shtml.

[Tip from Johnny's List of Weird Boston Events]