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Cons & Confusion The almost accurate convention listing of the B.T.C.! We try to list every WHO event, and any SF event near Buffalo. updated: Oct 31, 2019 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] 2019 DATE local EVENT NAME WHERE TYPE WEBSITE LINK OCT 25 - NOV 10 Buf "TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL!" Shea's Smith Theatre, 654 Main St, Buffalo NY https://www.sheas.org/smith-theatre/ Based on the 1984 cult classic film, this rock musical is a true underdog story set in the world’s most toxic waste dump…New Jersey. OCT 31 Buf HALLOWEEN AXETRAVAGANZA Hatchets & Hops, 505 Main St, Buffalo Zombie Hunt! https://hatchetsandhops.com/ OCT 31 - NOV 3 L.A. WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION Marriott @ LA Airport HUGE fantasy event https://wfc2019.org/ Tad Williams, Chris McGrath, Margo Lanagan, Beth Meacham, Robert Silverberg OCT 31 - NOV 3 TX WORLD MYSTERY CON-BOUCHERCON Hyatt Regency Dallas, TX HUGE mystery event https://www.bouchercon2019.com/ James Patterson, Charlaine Harris, Sandra Brown, Peter Lovesey, Hank Phillippi Ryan, etc OCT 31- NOV 3 MI YOUMACON 2019 T.C.F. Ctr/Renaissance Ctr/Marriott, Detroit, MI anime/manga/cosplay https://www.youmacon.com/ Tyler Willis, Samantha Inoue-Hart, Jim Foronda, Dameon Clarke, Brianna Knickerbocker, Trae Dorn, Tyson Rinehart, Colleen O'Shaughnessy, Austin Tindle, NOV 1-3 D.C. ANIME USA 2019 Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC anime/manga/cosplay http://animeusa.org/ Cherami Leigh, Keith Silverstein, Daman Mills, Michele Knotz, Faye Mata, Xanthe Huynh, Sara Hodge-Wetherbe, Bryce Papenbrook, Miles Mackenzie NOV 1-3 Iowa ICON 44 Cedar Rapids Marriott regional SF con http://iowa-icon.com/ Pat Murphy, Mystie Hollaman, Jim C Hines NOV 1-3 VA NEKOCON 2019 Hampton Roads Conv Ctr, Hampton, VA anime/manga/cosplay https://www.nekocon.com/ Mela Lee, Paul St Peter, John Gremillion, Kevin T Collns, Ray Chase, Max Mittelman, Robbie Daymond, Charles Dunbar, Hollow Mellow NOV 1-3 D.C. Creation - Supernatural Washington, DC tv series tribute https://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm NOV 1-3 RI RHODE ISLAND COMIC CON R.I. Conv Ctr, Providence RI local comic/media show http://www.ricomiccon.com/ ALEX KINGSTON, CATHERINE TATE, JOHN BARROWMAN, William Shatner, Matt Ryan, Lucie Pohl, Beverly D'Angelo, Tom Berenger, Caroll Spinney, Scott Ian, Sean Pertwee, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Chevy Chase, Dave Bautista, Benedict Wong, Richard Dreyfuss, Patrick Warburton, Lou Ferrigno, Kate Mulgrew, Karl Urban, Caten Matarazzo, James & Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, Mark Paul Gosselaar, Amanda Pays, Anthony Micheal Hall, Corben Bersen, Demolition, Daphne Zuniga, David Mazouz, Donal Logue, Elizabeth Berkley, Etahn Peck, Jaleel White, John Glover, Joonas Suotamo, Natalia Cordova, Robert Patrick NOV 2 Buf FALL ASTRONOMY DAY Downtown Central Library, Buffalo NY 11 am - 3pm https://buffaloastronomy.com/ NOV 2 Buf MOVIES @BURNING BOOKS PARANORMAN' 420 Connecticut St, Buffalo https://burningbooks.com/ NOV 2-3 MD VIKINGS CON 2019 Charles County fairgounds, Waldorf, MD for Vikings TV series https://vikingscon.com/ Clive Standen, Danny Hansen, NOV 3 Buf JAPAN CULTURE DAY Buffalo History Museum & Japanese Gardens, Delaware Park, Buffalo https://www.buffalocherryblossomfestival.org/ NOV 3-10 NYC THE FURRY CRUISE 2019 New York City to Bermuda & back aboard NCL's Nowegian Escape crusie ship http://my.furrycruise.com/ NOV 8-10 Phil PHILCON 2019 Crowne Plaza Htl, Cherry Hill, NJ fan-run SF/Fantasy/Horror con https://philcon.org/ Tim Pratte, Heather Shaw, Stephanie Law, 'This Way To The Egress' NOV 8-10 ME ANI MAINE 2019 Best Western Inn & Conf Ctr, South Portland, ME anime film festival & con together http://www.animaine.org/ Megan Shipman, Greg Ayres, Lauren Landa NOV 8-10 MI GRAND RAPIDS COMIC-CON DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI local comic/media show http://www.grcomiccon.com/ NOV 8-10 MN GALAXYCON MINNEAPOLIS Minn. Conv. Ctr, Minneapolis, MN media/anime/comics https://minneapolis.galaxycon.com/ JUST ADDED: DAVID TENNANT & CATHERINE TATE, John Cusack, Micheal Rooker, Joey Lauren Adams, Rachael Leigh Cook, Pom Klementieff, William Shatner, Walter Keonig, Johnathan Frakes, Dave Bautista, Mike Colter, Rachael Leigh Nick Frost, Amy Jo Johnson, Jason Mewes, Sean Gunn John Weslet Shipp, Barry Bostwick, Ricou Browning, Jason David Frank, Brian O'Halloran, Patricia Quinn, Chris Sarandon, Peter David, Kevin Conroy, NOV 8-10 NV RENO POP CULTURE CON Reno-Sparks Conv Ctr, Reno, NV comics, media & more https://renopopculturecon.com/ John Barrowman, Summer Glau, Gigi Edgley, Ellen Hopkins, Ray Park, Daniel Logan, Justin Cook, David Matranga, Charles Martinet, Monica Rial, Eric Vale NOV 8-10 Bost NEW ENGLAND CRIME BAKE Boston Hilton Htl, Woburn, MA crime novels & tv shows http://crimebake.org/ Ann Cleves, NOV 8-10 TX WIZARD WORLD-AUSTIN Austin Conv Ctr., Austin TX media & comics https://wizardworld.com/comiccon/austin NOV 9-10 L.A. CREATION - VAMPIRE DIARIES/ORIGINALS Burbank, CA TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com NOV 9 Buf DRAWING SUPERHEROES! Downtown Library, Buffalo 1-2 pm art/comics/cartoons https://www.buffalolib.org/ All ages cartoon drawing workshop with illustrator Rob Cadle! https://www.facebook.com/cartoonsbycadle NOV 9 VT VERMONT STEAMPUNK EXPO Champlain Valley Expo Ctr, Essex Junction, VT steampunk/cosplay https://vermontsteampunk.com/ NOV 9 Detr MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE-LIVE! Detroit, MI Live version of MST3K https://mst3klive.com/ NOV 12 OH MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE-LIVE! Toledo, OH Live version of MST3K https://mst3klive.com/ NOV 14 ALL THE TWILIGHT ZONE: 60th ANNIV. Regal on Elmwood & on Transit Documentary & 6 stories .fathomevents.com/events/the-twilight-zone NOV 14-17 WI TESLA CON 2019 Madison Marriott West, Madison, WI steampunk event https://www.teslacon.com/ "TeslaCon is the largest single immersion event for Steampunk fans in North America" This year's setting: Murder On The Orient Express! Doc Phineas, Thomas Dean Willeford, David Lee, James Neathery, NOV 15-16 Chic WINDYCON 46: SPACE OPERA Westin Yorktown Ctr, Lombard, IL fan-run SF con http://www.windycon.org/ Elizabeth Monn, Mitchell Bentley, Geoffrey Landis, Chris Barkley, The Harp Twins, Lee Martindale NOV 15-17 NYC ANIME NYC 2019 Javitts Ctr, Manhatten, NYC, NY big anime/manga/cosplay http://animenyc.com/ Sarah Natochenny, Ray Chase, Zack Davisson, Lisa Ortiz, Michele Knotz, Kristen McGuire, J Micheal Tatum, Miku Ito, Riichiro Inagaki, Rie Kugimiya, NOV 15-17 PA AMAZICON 7 Clarion Hotel, Essington, PA (Phila) local gaming/SF event http://amazicon.net/index.html NOV 16-17 MA SUPERMEGAFEST COMIC CON Sheraton Framingham Htl, Framingham MA media/comics http://supermegafest.com/ Carmen Electra, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Tom Wopat, Nicholas Hammond, Micheal Beck, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Butch Patrick, French Stewart, NOV 16-17 TX CREATION - STRANGER THINGS Dallas, TX TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com NOV 22-24 NYC NEW YORK WINTER CON Resort World Casino, Jamaica, NY (JFK) media/comics/cosplay http://nywintercon.com/ FARSCAPE' reunion (Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, Lani Tupu, Anthony Simcoe, Rockne S O'Bannon) Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, NOV 22-24 KY GALAXYCON LOUISVILLE, Kentucky Intl Conv Ctr, Louisville, KY media & comics https://louisvillesupercon.com/ CHRISTOPHER ECCELSTONE, CATHERINE TATE, Nick Frost, Dave Bautista, John Crusack, Felicia Day, Amanda Bearse, Christy Carlson Romano, Peter David, Bin Furuya, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Kel Mitchell, Rene Auberjonois, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Terry Farrell, Lou Ferrigno, Will Friedle, George Takei Cary Elwes, Summer Glau, Amanda Bearse, Barry Bostwick, Micahel Dorn, Kane Hodder, Gates mcFadden, Graham McTavish, Brent Spiner, Wallace Shawn, Chris Sarandon, Austin St John, Kristy Swanson, Amy Yasbeck, Billy Zane, David Yost, Kirk Thatcher, Steve Whitmire, Clint & Travis McElroy, Paige O Hara, NOV 22-24 FL CREATION - SUPERNATURAL Jacksonville, FL TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com NOV 22-24 CA WIZARD WORLD-BAY AREA Oakland Conv Ctr, Oakland, CA media & comics https://wizardworld.com/comiccon/bay-area NOV 22-24 MI U*CON 2019 Marriott Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, Eagle Crest, MI big time gaming weekend https://www.ucon-gaming.org/ Steve Kenson, James Sheahn, Mike Selinker, Hakan Seyalioglu, Keith Matejka, Contessa NOV 23-24 L.I. AN UNEARTHLY CONVENTION Ramada Plaza Htl, Holtsville, NY DW & Brit Sci-Fi http://www.longislanddoctorwho.com/ SLYVESTER McCOY, PAUL McGANN, DAPHNE ASHBROOK, KATY MANNING, LOUISE JAMESON, FRAZER HINES, John Leeson, John Peel, David J Howe, Sam Stone, NOV 23-24 SC RETRO-TOY CONVENTION Embassy Suites Htl, Greenville, SC TOYS, media, comics, etc https://www.ucon-gaming.org/ Gil Gerard, Felix Silla, Larry Kenney, Gregg Berger, Morgan Lofting, Rock N' Roll Express, 'Pixel Dan' Eardley NOV 26 ALL NEVER SURRENDER: GALAXY QUEST Regal on Elmwood & on Transit 20th Anniv Documentary .fathomevents.com/events/never-surrender NOV 29- Chic CHICAGO TARDIS Westin Lombard Yorktown, Lombard, IL BIG DW con https://www.chicagotardis.com/ DEC 1 PAUL McGANN, KATY MANNING, LOUISE JAMESON, John Leeson, Sophie Hopkins, Vivian Oparah, Jason Haigh Ellery, Richard Ashton, Greg Austin, Tosin Cole, Fady Elsayed, Emma Campbell-Jones, Richard Franklin, Joh Levine, Tony Lee, David J Howe, Sam Stone, Edward Russell, ARTHUR DARVILL NOV 29 - DEC 1 MA NORTHEAST COMIC CON Regency Htl, Boxboro, MA media/comics/cosplay https://necomiccons.com/ Peter Scolari, Nicholle Tom, Charles Shaughnessy, Dana DeLorenzo, Marty Ross, Brianna Denski, Bill Diamond, Will Murray,