SHORE LEAVE, one of the oldest and largest all-volunteer, all-fan run science fiction & media conventions in the nation will be returning to The Hunt Valley Inn this July (July 15-17) to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of STAR TREK with genre enthusiasts from all over the galaxy.
The Music And Gaming Festival (MAGFest) is thrilled to reveal that the Inti Creates sound team will be attending this year’s event to perform two concerts: one dedicated to Azure Striker Gunvolt titled Lumen Super Live 2016, and the other being a special Inti Creates 20th Anniversary concert, featuring music from games they worked throughout their history such as Mega Man Zero. Performers include Ippo Yamada, Godspeed, Yamajet, Luna Umegaki, Megu Sakuragawa (Lumen), and other special guests who will take to the stage during MAGFest 2016 happening in National Harbor, Maryland on February 18, 2016 through February 21, 2016.
What a wild ride! This year’s hotel and registration launch went by faster than ever! The Gaylord is sold out after less than 24 hours of being on sale. Every single room on Friday Feb 19 and Saturday Feb 20 is booked, and there are no additional rooms that we’ll be able to add for those two days.
We are pleased to announce that (Re)Generation Who will be welcoming actor Frazer Hines in 2016!
SHORE LEAVE, one of the oldest and largest all-volunteer, all-fan run science fiction & media conventions in the nation, will be coming once again to The Hunt Valley Inn just north of Baltimore, Maryland for three full days of fun, friends, and fandom.
Next, I visited the Dealers Room which had some amazing items. In addition to the usual t-shirts and BBC licensed souvenirs were some wonderful art pieces as well. My favorite was definitely the Doctor Who Leather Journals crafted by Danielle Gunter at Red Falcon. I was also very impressed by the artist Kelsey Wailes who created the beautiful drawing of Tom Baker (which was for sale with his autograph), along with one of the Convention t-shirts.
I was flattered to be asked to review the new Doctor Who Convention, (Re) Generation Who from March 27-29, 2015 in Hunt Valley, MD. I have been teased by friends that I am quite the “con-noisseur”, which deemed me to be perfect for this assignment. I have attended many Doctor Who Conventions over the years including all of the Chicago TARDIS conventions, most of the Gallifrey One Conventions, several Visions Conventions and even a Doctor Who convention in London and Massachusetts. (Amongst other non-Who related Cons as well). Therefore, I took my assignment very seriously.
Empowering Cosplayers to Transform
Studio Cosplay, a Washington DC area-based non-profit, is combining the world of cosplay and makerspaces. Cosplay is the art of making costumes combined with wearing and performing in costume. A makerspace is a community or shared workspace.
In addition to its brand new booth and exciting programming, Dynamite will be offering one-of-a-kind convention exclusives to fans eager to get their hands on the latest and greatest from Dynamite Entertainment. Limited edition black and white variants from Red Sonja: Black Tower #1, and Steampunk Battlestar Galactica: 1880 #1 will be made available for purchase, along with an extremely rare Alex Ross art board variant edition of Justice Inc. #1 and ultra-limited convention exclusive editions of Bob’s Burgers #1, both in black and white and as virgin art, by series artist Tony Gennaro. Convention attendees should stop by the Dynamite Entertainment booth (#2005) to purchase their convention exclusives before they sell-out.
MAGFest, the Music and Gaming Festival, is proud to announce that they will be a site for the 2015 Global Game Jam. The 13th annual MAGFest will be be held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, January 23 to 26, 2015.
