Another September has almost arrived, which means I’ve reached the second anniversary of this blog! My thanks go to all you readers and tipsters who’ve made this a success.
Here’s what I have on the calendar for September so far:
Everywhere
Sept. 19: Arrrr, me hearties! This be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! So get to swashbuckling!
Connecticut
Sept. 25-26: King Arthur’s Harvest Faire
Maine
Sept. 11: Medieval Tournament
Massachusetts
Sept. 2: King Richard’s Faire Preview
Sept. 4-6, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26: King Richard’s Faire
Sept. 18: Strange Horizons Anniversary Event
Sept. 22: Author Appearance: William Gibson
Sept. 23: Author Appearance: Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Sept. 26: Author Appearance: Neil Gaiman, Karen Hesse, Grace Lin, and Jerry Spinelli
Sept. 28: Author Appearance: Charles Yu
Sept. 28: Author Appearance: James Howard Kunstler
Sept. 30: Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
New Hampshire
Sept. 24-26: JemCon (Jem and the Holograms)
Rhode Island
Sept. 11: Rhode Island Science Fiction Club Film Festival
Tomorrow, August 28th, has been declared to be “Read Comics in Public Day”. According to organizer and comics blogger Brian Heater:
The concept is fairly simple: we’re asking that everyone take an hour or two out of their day on August 28th (also the birthday of Jack “King” Kirby, incidentally) to read a comic book in a public setting—a park bench, a beach, a bus, the front steps of your local library (we do ask, however, that you be mindful of local loitering laws). Let strangers see you reading a piece of sequential art.
Take to the streets. Be proud. If someone asks what you’re reading, say, “a comic book” (the phrase “graphic novel is also acceptable, but let’s face it, it sort of defeats the whole purpose). Heck, lend them a book, if you’ve got an extra—what better way to make a new friend and convert a new reader?
Meetups have been organized in these New England locations:
Also check out
http://readcomicsinpublic.com/ for information on contests and other events. Their Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/readcomicsinpublic may be the best place to watch for last-minute information on more meetups. (All of these Facebook links can be viewed by people without Facebook accounts.)
Joe Hill, author of Horns, will appear at Casablanca Comics in Portland, ME on August 14 from 4:00-6:00pm to sign his new comic “Locke and Key.” Get details at http://www.casablancacomics.com/.
[Tip via Strange Maine]
First of all, I have some news for you Facebook junkies: now you can have the posts from this blog show up on your Facebook news feed! Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-England-Science-Fiction-and-Fantasy-Events/139619329383173 or search for “New England Science Fiction and Fantasy Events”. If you Like the page, new posts will show up in the news feed shortly after I post them. The posts will appear to be written by “RSS Graffiti”; that’s the application I’m using to catch the feed. Note that if I post more than one entry in an evening, which I often do, you may see one post and then a message saying “See 1 more post from RSS Graffiti” which you’ll need to click on to see everything.
Note that the official calendar will still reside on http://nescifievents.org/. I don’t intend to create Facebook events for anything, as I believe that should be up to the actual event organizers.
You can also continue to subscribe by email, RSS feed, and LiveJournal — that’s not changing.
Anyway, on to the list of what I currently have in the calendar for August:
Connecticut:
July 31-August 1: Midsummer Magick Faire
August 20–22: 5Pi-Con
Maine:
July 31-August 1: Paranormal/Psychic Faire
Massachusetts:
August 1: Author Appearance: Tom Sniegoski
August 16: Author Appearance: Larry Doyle
New Hampshire:
August 19: Author Appearance: Tom Sniegoski and Christopher Golden (Note that Nate Kenyon was originally listed for this event as well, but the bookstore website isn’t listing his name any more, so I’m not sure what’s going on there.)
August 25: Author Appearance: Kate Kaynak
Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
August 13–15: Otakuthon 2010
KatahdiCon is a gaming, science fiction, fantasy, and anime convention running the weekend of October 22-24 in Millinocket, ME. According to their website,
KatahdiCon™ is the gathering of all the major players in the Maine Gaming Circuit. KatahdiCon is where every major gaming store, hobby store, comic store, anime shop, and gaming event center converge to bring gamers and enthusiasts of everything Sci-fi, Fantasy & Anime “The Big Picture” of what the Maine Gaming Circuit has to offer. There simply is nothing else like KatahdiCon in the state of Maine.
Learn more at http://katahdicon.com/.
[Tip via Con-News]
Oops. It’s July already, and I haven’t posted the July event summary yet! Where’s my gorram time machine?!?! What do you mean I don’t have one? Well, hmph, I’ll just have to admit to being late. Here’s the list of what I’ve announced for July so far:
Connecticut
July 9–11: ConnectiCon
July 9–16: Steampunk Bizarre
July 17-18, 24-25, 31-August 1: Midsummer Magick Faire
July 22: Star Wars in Concert
Maine
July 17: Fort Knox Pirate Festival
July 31–August 1: Paranormal/Psychic Faire
Massachusetts
Weekends: The End Is Nigh In July
July 8-11: Readercon
July 10: Author Appearance: Sarah Prineas
July 13: Author Appearance: Charles Stross
July 16-18: “Twilight” Convention
July 17: Author Appearance: Naomi Novik
New Hampshire
July 21: Star Wars in Concert
July 23–25: Open Gaming Convention
July 31: Colonial Theatre Spooktacular: Son of Godzilla
The FoxCon gaming convention, featuring role-playing games, miniatures games, and board games, will be held in Augusta, ME the weekend of October 9-10. Watch http://www.foxconmaine.com/ for details.
[Tip via Con-News]
A Medieval Tournament sponsored by the Society for Creative Anachronism will be held at Fort Knox in Prospect, ME on September 11th. According to the Friends of Fort Knox website:
Knights will have armored combat, medieval music played, arts and science displays will be on hand and an archery demonstration will take place.
A complete schedule of events is posted at http://fortknox.maineguide.com/events.html.
A “Paranormal/Psychic Faire” will be held at Fort Knox in Prospect, ME on July 31 and August 1. According to the Friends of Fort Knox website:
Meet with people who believe in things unusual. This unique event features renowned crytozoologist and author, Loren Coleman (often seen on the History and Travel Channel), psychics, ghost hunters, UFOologists and dowsers. Regular Fort admission and a $2 event donation requested.
Learn more at http://fortknox.maineguide.com/events.html.
A Pirate Festival will be held at Fort Knox in Prospect, ME on July 17 (rain date July 18) from 10:00am to 3:00pm. According to the Friends of Fort Knox website:
Join the professional Pirates of the Dark Rose for a day of swashbuckling sword fights, duels, cannon fire and pirate ship attack. The pirate ship “Must Roos” will let loose cannon fire on the Fort as she sails the waters of the Penobscot River, in search of booty. The festival will feature a treasure hunt, pirate parade (all are encouraged to attend dressed in your best pirate attire), best dressed and most authentic sounding pirate contests. Regular Fort admission and a $3 per person event donation requested, because pirates love their gold! Those planning to spend the day may want to bring a lunch.
Learn more at http://fortknox.maineguide.com/events.html.
CT, MA, ME, Miscellaneous, NH, RI | nescifievents | 
August 31, 2010 11:34 pm | 
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