This is my blog, so I’m going to give an extra special plug to the New England Steampunk Festival on May 1st, at which I will be giving a talk on “Steampunk Propmaking for Beginners” and otherwise wandering around with an airship strapped to my back. Please come support the Charles River Museum of Industry as it recovers from recent flooding.
May 1st is also Free Comic Book Day! Check with your nearest comic book shop to find out if they’ve got any big events planned. Here is a list of FCBD events in New England that have crossed my radar; this is absolutely not a complete list:
Comicopia, Boston, MA: writers Nichol Ashworth and Kevin Church and artist Ming Doyle (via Bostonist)
Larry’s Comics, Lowell, MA: artists Adam Miller, Charles Wilson III, and Tyler James (via Convention Scene)
That’s Entertainment, Worcester, MA: artists Mark McKenna, Bob Almond, Eric Merced and Mark Marderosian (via Convention Scene)
New England Comics, multiple locations, MA: there will be different guests at each location, so check the website (via Convention Scene)
Double Midnight Comics, Manchester, NH: artists Sara Richard, Dan Larson and Jeremy McHugh (via Convention Scene)
Jetpack Comics, Rochester, NH: they make a big party out of it and will have many guests and activities
Oh, and there’s some other stuff happening too:
Connecticut:
May 15: ComiCONN
Maine:
May 23: Maine Comics Arts Festival
Massachusetts:
April 28–May 2: Improv Boston’s Geek Week (comedy)
April 30-May 1: ROFLCon (Internet meme convention)
May 2: Author Leah Cypess
May 2: UMass Renaissance Festival
May 8: Karaokon (anime/karaoke event)
May 22: Spring Anime Kaiju Experience (anime con)
May 27: A Night with Julia Jones (“Twilight”)
New Hampshire:
May 15–16 and 22–23: New Hampshire Renaissance Faire
May 23: Granite State Comicon
New Jersey:
May 14–16: Steampunk World’s Fair
On May 2, the University of Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies in Amherst, MA will be having a free Renaissance festival:
A day-long celebration featuring songs, scenes, dances, and games for kids. Honest Harmony Madrigal Singers, Short Cuts Sword Dance Troupe, Open Mic Shakespeare, Phoenix Swords performance troupe, UMass Department of Theater, and Renaissance Center Theater Company perform. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Meadow. Free and open to the public.
For more information visit http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/calendar.htm.
[Tip via Johnny's List of Weird Boston Events]
The New England Browncoats are back with the fifth year of “Can’t Stop the Serenity,” a charity fundraiser to benefit the women’s rights organization Equality Now. The event will be held at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA June 18th and 19th; the shows start at midnight. Here’s the plan for this year:
This year, we will have 2 different special nights of events. On Friday, June 18th we will be screening Joss Whedon’s award-winning Internet musical sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog featuring a shadowcast performance by The Teseracte Players of Boston. On Saturday June 19th we will be screening Joss Whedon’s 2005 film Serenity. Both events will start at midnight.
In addition to raising money for Equality Now, we will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the Greater Boston Food Bank. In the past four years we have collected over 3,000 lbs. of food for the GBFB. Anyone that brings a donation will be eligible for raffle prizes, including actual props used in the film Serenity.
Admission for each night will be $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. A special 2-night combo ticket will be available for $25 available in advance only. Tickets will be available starting in May at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Box Office or online at www.coolidge.org.
For full details visit http://cstsboston.blogspot.com/. To place a preorder for a t-shirt, hoodie or patch to be picked up at the movie, see http://cstspreorder.ewlyn.com/.
Can’t Stop the Serenity is an international event, and there will be screenings in cities around the world. To find other events and learn more about CSTS visit http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/.
Author Leah Cypess will be launching her young adult fantasy novel,
Mistwood, on May 2nd from 2:00-4:00pm at the Young Israel of Brookline in Brookline, MA. Books will be made available for sale by the Brookline Booksmith. Visit Leah’s website at http://www.leahcypess.com/ for more information about the book; visit http://www.yibrookline.org/ for details about the venue.
[Tip via Michael A. Burstein]
Karaokon is a one day anime/karaoke convention that will be storming the stage on May 8th in Boston, MA. The main event is a karaoke competition, but there will also be musical performers and vendors. For details go to http://karaokon.eventbrite.com/; if you are on Facebook you can also visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204185971493 (which sadly doesn’t appear to be accessible to nonmembers).
Authors Elise Broach and Marie Rutkoski will appear at the Wellesley Booksmith in Wellesley, MA on April 30th at 6:30pm. Elise Broach will present her young adult novel Masterpiece, and Marie Rutkoski will present the next book in her Kronos Chronicles fantasy series. Visit http://www.wellesleybooksmith-shop.com/event/meet-elise-broach-author-masterpiece-and-marie-rutkoski-author-kronos-chronicles for more information.
Cory Doctorow, science fiction author and co-editor of Boing Boing, will read from and sign his book Little Brother at the Harvard Square Coop in Cambridge, MA on April 30th at 7:00pm. See the Harvard Coop’s calendar for details.
Author Scott Sigler will present his sci-fi thriller Ancestor at Pandemonium Books and Games in Cambridge, MA on June 23 at 7:00pm. For more information see http://www.scottsigler.com/ and http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/.
[Tip via Budd at the Boston Sci-Fi/Fantasy Meetup Group]
T.A. Barron, author of fantasy series such as The Lost Years of Merlin and The Great Tree of Avalon will appear at the Harvard Public Library in Harvard, MA, the town where he grew up, on April 22nd at 7:00pm. For more information see http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=HARVARD and http://www.harvardpubliclibrary.org/.
Several of the creators of the zombie-themed comic anthology ZombieBomB! will appear at the Newbury Comics store in Peabody, MA on Saturday, April 17th from noon to 4:00pm. See http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=103&deptnr=24 for details.
[Tip from Convention Scene]
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April 29, 2010 11:22 pm | 
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