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Cons This Week: May 17th-25th 2012

Extended Forecast: May 25th-Jun 24th 2012

Featured Convention:

DeepSouthCon [tweet this]

Jun 15th-17th 2012 • Embassy Suites Huntsville Downtown • Huntsville , AL 35801 • academic , art , card game , celebrity , collectibles , comics , computer , fan , fan fiction , fantasy , filk , geek , literary , music , science fiction , space , writing ,

The 50th DeepSouthCon! Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold, Artist Guest of Honor: Howard Tayler, Toast Master: Travis "Doc" Taylor, Fan Guests of Honor: Larry Montgomery & David Hulan, Special Media Guest of Honor: Dr. Demento. Also Attending: Lou Anders, Rob Balder, Chris Berman, Danny Birt, Devo Spice, Linda Donahue, David Drake, Bill Fawcett, Steve Goodie,The Great Luke Ski, Les Johnson, Lance Larka, William Ledbetter, Julia Mandala, Nuclear Bubble Wrap, Jody Lynn Nye, Stephanie Osborn, Power Salad, The Reinhardt Legacy Fight Team, Tedd Roberts, Tom Smith, Carla Ulbrich, David Weber, Martin Weisskopf, Toni Weisskopf, Worm Quartet

Cons A to Z: Z is for Zenkaikon and ZONA CON

Zenkaikon

May 11th-12th 2012 • Oaks, PA 19456

anime, board game, cosplay, costume, dance, fan, film, geek, larp, manga, video game,

Zona Con

Nov 20th-22nd 2009 • Orlando, FL 32819

anime, art, celebrity, comics, cosplay, dance, fan, fan fiction, geek, glbt, goth, halloween, horror, karaoke, lan, manga, media, miniatures, music, mystery, technology, zombie,

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