Local Events
Local Events
Included below are a variety of past events:
movie openings, conventions, and miscellaneous events such as book-signings
by genre authors. Also listed are events like King Richard's Faire, appealing to those who enjoy SF and fantasy. As for our future events, notices will always be sent via email at scifi@linus.mitre.org.
Robert Picardo of Star Trek: Voyager and Starlog Editor Dave McDonnell will guest at the Portland, Maine Star Trek Expo, September 16 & 17, 1995, at The Portland Exposition Center, 239 Park Avenue, Portland, Maine. Sponsored by Class Act Productions, Inc., PO Box 3363, Merrifield, VA 22116, (703) 280-5373. $15 a day at the door. In advance, $19 weekend or $12 for one day, but TicketMaster (207-775-3331) charges a fee. Reserved seating, $25/day. Picardo will sign autographs. King Richard's Faire, South Carver, MA, September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30; October 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22 September 15, Landmark Theatre, Boston, Jeffrey opens (movie). September 22, Barnes & Noble, Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH -- Anne Rice book-signing. October 10 through December 31 (?), Patrick Stewart stars in Shakespeare's The Tempest, at the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street, PO Box 998, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108-0998. Box office opens 11 Sep 95. Telecharge (212-239-6200) will have tickets beginning 10 September. Because of Tempest, Patrick will not do A Christmas Carol this year. October 13, 7 pm, Somerville Theatre, Davis Square, Somerville, MA, Star Trek Night. Leonard Nimoy will introduce "the Generation 3 and Generation 4 movies" and make a special presentation. No reserved seating, expect a stampede and an early line. $30 per person at the box office, or by mail, checks payable to the Elizabeth Peabody House, 277 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145, ATTN: Theresa Imbornone. (617-623-5510). October 20, Let it Be Me opens (movie). Visions conventions, with guest Robert Duncan McNeill, noon to 6:30 pm daily: October 21, Holiday Inn at the Crossings, 801 Greenwich Ave (exit 12A off I-95), Warwick, RI; October 22, Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center, 1375 Washington Ave (adjacent to SUNY), Albany, NY. General admission includes an autograph. Cash only, adult $15, kid 5-10 $8, under 5 free. Limited reserved seating available. Sponsored by Infinite Visions, see SF Stores file. Garrett Wang (Star Trek: Voyager), Mark Goddard (Lost in Space), and Louise Jameson (Dr Who) will headline WishCon V, November 3-5, 1995, at the Springfield Sheraton Monarch Hotel & Towers, Springfield, MA. Also numerous writers and artists. This is a large fan-run convention, highly recommended. Sponsored by United States Branch of U.N.I.T., 22 West Druid Hill Ave, Randolph, MA 02368-5211. Panels, autographs, costume contest, art show, meet the pros party, etc. Reserved Weekend Tickets $40 to October 10. Weekend tickets $30 to October 10, $35 at door. Day tickets $18 to October 10, $20 at door. Kids ten and under half price, under five free. Some items are extra cost: Saturday cabaret $6, model building and makeup workshops $10 each, Magic The Gathering tournament, $15. NotJustAnotherCon 11, 1-3 Dec 95, Campus Center Hotel, UMass Amherst. Judith Tarr, Courtney Skinner. $25 in advance, $19 at door, $10 per day, checks to SCUM (see fan club list). Arisia 7, 12-14 Jan 96. Emma Bull & Will Shetterly, Lisanne Lake. Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, Boston. $30 to 30 Nov 95, $40 thereafter and at door. See Arisia in fan club list. Boskone 33, 16-18 Feb 96. Lois McMaster Bujold, Gary Ruddell. Sheraton Tara, Framingham. $33 to 15 Jan 96. See NESFA in fan club list. 5Con, 1-3 March 96, Seelye Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA. BSTA Bash 96? Dead of Winter 96? RebelCon, July 5-7, 1996, Holiday Inn, Taunton, MA. Tentative guests: Michael O'Hare (Babylon 5), James Sloyan (actor), Bob Eggleton (artist). Weekend $30 to October 31, $35 to Feb 15, $40 to June 15, $45 at door. Day, $17, $20, $22, $25 respectively. Sponsored by World's End Productions, 10 Rankin Street, Worcester, MA 01605. This is a new sponsor and a new con. ReaderCon 8, July 12-14 1996, location TBD. Guest of Honor, William Gibson. Typically other writers also attend. $35 to December 31, 1995. ReaderCon, PO Box 381246, Cambridge, MA 02238, readercon@aol.com. Check out their web site! . Diamond Anniversary Convention, PO Box 2013, Quincy, MA 02269, (617) 773-FANS, 74273.1352@compuserve.com. 30 years of Star Trek, November 8-10 1996, at the Marriott, Burlington, MA. Guests Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, George Takei. Plan guests from every Trek TV show. No registration data yet. This is a new sponsor and a unique con.