It’s March, and that means it will soon be Pi Day!! On March 14th (3.14, of course) you should celebrate by eating pizza pi, apple pi, or whatever other kinds of pi you enjoy.
When you’re not participating in the pi-stravaganza, here are some other events this month that may interest you:
Maine
March 9 and 10: Author Appearance: Joe Hill, “Horns”
Massachusetts
March 6 and 18: Women’s History Month Readings
(Update) March 7: North East Comic-Con
March 8: Author Appearance: Seth Grahame-Smith, “Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter”
March 12-14: Intercon J (live action roleplaying convention)
March 13: Artist Appearance: James Gurney, “Dinotopia”
March 19–21: Vericon (science fiction convention)
March 26–28: ConBust (science fiction convention)
March 26–28: Penny Arcade Expo East (gaming convention)
New Hampshire
March 8: Author Appearance: Joe Hill, “Horns”
March 13: Women’s History Month Readings
March 14: Granite State Comicon
Rhode Island
(Update) March 5-7: Digital Overload (computer gaming convention)
New York
March 7: Who York with Russell Tovey
March 26–28: I-Con (science fiction convention)
James Gurney, creator of the Dinotopia book series, will discuss his art and sign copies of his book Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA on Saturday, March 13, from 1:00 to 4:00pm. To learn more go to http://www.nrm.org/2010/02/painting-what-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist-an-afternoon-with-james-gurney/
[Tip via Convention Scene]
Registration is now open for EconoCon XIII, a gaming convention run by the Plymouth State University Gaming Club in Plymouth, NH the weekend of April 10-11. The guest of honor is game developer Andrew Greenberg. To learn more visit http://psugaming.wordpress.com/econocon/.
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Who York is a fan-run event for Dr. Who fans in New York City. They’ll be hosting a one-day gathering with actor Russell Tovey, who played “Alonso” in the Dr. Who episode Voyage of the Damned as well as George the Werewolf in the BBC series Being Human. Join them for dinner on Sunday, March 7th at 6:30pm. For details see http://www.whoyork.com/.
[Tip from Rich of Vortex of Mirth]
The women of Broad Universe are back with a series of readings celebrating Women’s History Month:
Broad Universe, an international organization supporting women writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror will be celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of events throughout New England. Authors Elaine Isaak, Jennifer Pelland, Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert, Trisha Wooldridge, and Phoebe Wray, will be giving presentations on the female sf/f authors who’ve inspired their own writing — namely, Octavia Butler, Connie Willis, Marge Piercy, Madeleine L’Engle, and James Tiptree, Jr. Come learn about these remarkable women and hear selections from their work, as well as from the Broads’.
The schedule of events includes:
March 6th, 1:00pm: Borders Books, 476 Boston Turnpike (Route 9), Shrewsbury, MA
March 13th, 7:00pm: Toadstool Books, Lorden Plaza, 586 Nashua Street, Milford, NH
March 18th, 6:30pm: Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main Street, Southbridge, MA
[Tip from Jennifer Pelland]
The stars of “Cinematic Titanic” (who were all formerly associated with “Mystery Science Theater 3000″) will be making a live appearance at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, MA on April 15th at 8:00pm. This is an actual live show, not just a real-time broadcast as they’ve done previously. According to the theater’s website:
CINEMATIC TITANIC is the feature-length movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000. Like MST3K, the show was created by JOEL HODGSON and features the same team that first brought the Peabody award winning cult-classic series to life: TRACE BEAULIEU (Crow, Dr. Forrester), J. ELVIS WEINSTEIN (Tom Servo, Dr. Erhardt), FRANK CONNIFF (TV’s Frank), and MARY JO PEHL (Pearl Forrester), Cinematic Titanic continues the tradition of riffing on ‘the unfathomable’, ‘the horribly great’, and the just plain ‘cheesy’ movies from the past. Founded in late 2007, Cinematic Titanic is reconnecting the CT crew with MSTies around the world as well as bringing new fans to the comedy art form first introduced by this group 20 years ago on television. “Danger on Tiki Island” is the film that will get the treatment.
The dangers that await you are detailed at http://www.iheg.com/calvin_theater_main.asp and http://www.cinematictitanic.com/livetour.php.
[Tip from Rich of Vortex of Mirth]
The Maine Comics Arts Festival will be held on May 23rd in Portland, ME. According to their website, “This festival celebrates the wonderful world of comic books, comic strips, graphic novels, web comics and more. The festival will feature a wide variety of comic creators, writers, artists and publishers.” Visit http://www.mainecomicsfestival.com/ to learn more.
Creation Entertainment is bringing its official “Twilight” show to Cambridge, MA July 16th-18th. The currently scheduled guests include Kellan Lutz, Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, Daniel Cudmore, and others. Note that not all actors will appear on all days. To find out details and get tickets (pay close attention as there are several ticket options), go to http://www.creationent.com/cal/twilight_ma.htm.
Author Alexander Jablokov will appear at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA on Wednesday, February 17th at 7:00pm to present his new novel, Brain Thief. You can find out more at http://community.livejournal.com/pandemonium_bks/230948.html and http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/
On May 15th, the new comic book convention ComiCONN will premiere for a daylong show in North Haven, CT. The convention says it’s “a show for the fans by the fans” and has a growing list of guests. Details can be found at http://www.comiconn.com/.
[Tip via Convention Scene]
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February 28, 2010 11:58 pm | 
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