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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: Aug 7, 2019 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] 2019 DATE local EVENT NAME WHERE TYPE WEBSITE LINK JULY 26 - AUG. 11 PA PENNSIC WAR XLVIII Cooper's Lake Campground, Slippery Rock PA annual S.C.A. combat http://www.pennsicwar.org/ AUGUST 7 ALL DW: THE END OF TIME 10TH ANNIVERSARY Regal Cinemas, Elmwood or Transit Movie! www.fathomevents.com/events/doctor-who David Tennant's 2-part farewell shown in movie theatres; with an all new interview with DT about his time on DW and work since then. AUGUST 9-10 ONT COLDWATER STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL Coldwater, Ontario steampunk event .facebook.com/events/586033168886061/ AUGUST 9-11 T.O. EARPER HOMESTEAD CON Westin Htl @ Toronto Airport, Toronto Wynonna Earp con https://www.ehconcanada.com/ Melanie Scrofano, Katherine Barrell, Dminique Provost-Chalkley, Emily Andras AUG 9-11 Pitt STEEL CITY CON Monroeville Conv Ctr, Monroeville, PA media & comics https://www.steelcitycon.com/ Gates Mcfadden, Karen Allen, Lea Thompson, George Takei, Ray Park, Ron Perlman, Shawnee Smith, Ray Park, Kelly Hu, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Shirley Jones, Morgan Fairchild, Sean Patrick Flanery, Tobin Bell, Erie Hudson, Steve Guttenberg, Kane Hodder, (Andy Dick & Paul Reubens cancelled) AUG 9-11 NYC LIBERTY CITY ANIME CON Crown Plaza @ Times Squ big anime/cosplay http://libertycityanimecon.com/ Gigi Edgley, Heather Walker, Tyler Walker, Chuck Huber, Brittany Lauda, Matt Shipman, Frenchy & The Punk, Remi Mimura, Wendy Powell, Mason Lieberman AUGUST 9-11 CT TERRIFICON 2019 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT comics & media show https://www.terrificon.com/ JOHN BARROWMAN, George Perez, Jim Steranko, Chris Claremont, Alan David, J Micheal Straczynski, Billy Dee Williams, Val Kilmer, Phil LeMarr, Reb Brown AUGUST 10-11 T.O. BRICKS IN THE SIX Hyatt Regency, Toronto, Ontario LEGO bricktacular http://www.brickassembly.ca/ AUGUST 15-17 Buf WNY LIBRARY BOOK SALE main branch, Lafayette Squ, Buffalo used books & media https://buffalolib.libcal.com/calendar/events/ AUG 15-19 Irel WORLDCON 77 DUBLIN, IRELAND HUGE TRADITIONAL SF https://dublin2019.com/ Diane Duane, Mary & Bill Burns, Ginjer Buchanan, Ian McDonald, Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Steve Jackson AUG 15-18 Pitt PULPFEST 2019 Doubletree by Hilton, Carnberry, PA all pulp magazines http://www.pulpfest.com/ AUGUST 16-18 Det MICHIGAN COMIC CONVENTION Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI media & comics https://michigancomicconvention.com/ Val Kilmer, Matthew Lewis, Walter Koenig, Dylan Sprayberry, Walter Jones, 4 TNMT voices, AUG 16-17 OH MONSTER BASH MOVIE MARATHON Palace Theatre, Canton, OH All movie monsters! monsterbashnews.com/bash-August AUG 16-18 Bost FAN EXPO BOSTON Boston Convention & Exhibition Ctr big media & comics show https://www.fanexpoboston.com ADDED: PETER CAPALDI (Sat & Sun only), Sebastian Stan, Patrick Warburton, 'Boy Meets World' reunion, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Zachery Levi, John Byrne, Jime Lee, Neal Adams, Dan DiDio, Frank Quitely, David Harbour, "Goonies" reunion, Stephen Amell, AUG 16-18 Ohio MATSURICON 2019 Columbus Conv Ctr & Hyatt anime & manga http://www.matsuricon.org/ AUG 16-18 PA FURRYDELPHIA 2019 Valley Forge Radisson, King Of Prussia, PA big furry event https://www.furrydelphia.org/ AUGUST 16-18 Mont OTAKUTHON 2019 Palais De Congres, Montreal, Quebec, CA anime/manga/cosplay https://www.otakuthon.com/2019/home/ Marina Inoue, Rica Matsumoto, Erica Lindbeck, Derek Stephen Prince, Kyle McCarley, Patrick Seitz, Misty Chronexia, Yoshihisa Hirano, AUG 16-18 NJ MONSTER MANIA CON-NJ Crown Plaza Htl, Cheery Hill, NJ (Philly) all horror films http://monstermania.net/ Clive Barker, Robert Englund, Beverly D'Angelo, Vivica A Fox, Ryan Hurst, Nick Frost, Steven Yeun, Devon Sawa, Shawnee Smith, Elden Henson, Tony Todd, Lance Henriksen, Kathy Najimy, Danelle Harris, James Hong, Skeet Ulrich, henry Thomas, Catherine parker, Annabeth Gish, kate Siegal, Ashley Laurence, AUG 17-18 NH RAILWAY TO THE MOON FESTIVAL Mt Washington Cog Railway, Bretten Woods, NH steampunk https://www.railwaytothemoon.com/ Jessica Lucci, Bruce Rosenbaum, Dan Sccsesny, Todd Cahill, Among The Clouds, Citizens of Antiford, AUGUST 17-18 CT MINEFAIRE - HARTFORD Minecraft event https://www.minefaire.com/home AUGUST 17-18 N.S. ANTHRO EAST COAST 2019 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia furry event http://www.anthroeastcoast.ca/ AUGUST 17-18 VA SUPERSTAR ANIME Virginia Beach Conv Ctr, Virginia Beach, VA anime/cosplay http://www.superstaranime.com/ AUG 17-18 L.A. Creation - Lucifer Hyatt Regency @ airport, Los Angeles, CA tv series tribute https://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm AUG 17-18 L.A. POWER-CON 2019 Hilton Htl, Anaheim, CA He-Man & She-Ra event http://www.thepower-con.com/ AUG 22-25 T.O. FAN EXPO 2019 Metro Conv. Ctr big media & comic event fanexpocanada.com/en/home.html ADDED: PETER CAPALDI (Sat & Sun only), Kristin Kreuk, Sean Young, Rainn Wilson, Edward James Olmos, Peter Weller, Jim Lee, Gail Simone, Summer Glau, Jason Momoa, John Byrne, Neal Adams, Zachery Levi, Jeff Goldblum, "Goonies" reunion, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Neal Adams, Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, John Travolta, Mia Farrow, Mark Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, Laraine Newman, Tom Welling, Laura Vandervoort, Michael Rosenbaum, Mary McDonnell, Pamela Anderson, Peter Weller, Sean Astin, Mike Colter, Tyler Hoechlin, (OUT: David Harbour, Patrick Warburton & Ruger Hauer died!) AUG 22-25 Chic WIZARD WORLD - CHICAGO, IL Stephens Conv Ctr, Rosemont, IL comics/media/cosplay https://wizardworld.com/comiccon/chicago Jason Momoa, Ben McKenzie, Morena Baccarin, Melisa Joan Hart, Cary Elwes, Henry Winkler, Chris Sarandon, David Guintole, George Wendt, Matt Ryan, Daniel Cudmore, Dean Cain, Katrina Law, Drew Powell, Teddy Sears, Kevin Conroy, Lou Ferrigno, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Lisa Marie Varon, Kit Steele, Carl Potts, Kelly Hu, Lesley Ann Brandt, Jake Stormoen, Mark Jackson,Phil ortiz, Tom Cook, Kurt Lehner, Christopher Priest, AUGUST 22-25 R.I. NECROMONICON Providence Biltmore Htl, Providence, RI all H P Lovecraft necronomicon-providence.com/welcome/ Peter Cannon, Kenneth Hite, Victor LaValle, Sonya Taaffe, Mooly Tanzer, Dempow Torishima, Paul Tremblay AUGUST 23-25 NY TREKONDEROGA 2019 Silver Bay Resort, Ticonderoga, NY Trek & SF media https://www.startrektour.com/trekonderoga/ Ethan Peck, Terry Farrell, Robin Curtis, David Frankham, Lolita Fatjo, John Paladin AUGUST 23-25 IN INDY FUR CON Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN big furry event https://indyfurcon.com/ AUGUST 23-25 TN BUBBA FEST Knoxville Conv Ctr, Knoxville, TN "A Southern-Fried Comic Con" https://www.bubbafest.com/ Richard Petty, Steven Segal. Dawn Wells, Lee Majors, Chuck Norris, Pamela Anderson, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kane Hodder, Khary Payton, Karen Ashley AUGUST 23-25 TN CREEPYCON 2019 Jacobs building in Chilhowee Park, downtown Knoxville, TN horror event https://creepyconknoxville.com/ Queen Alexandria Gothe, Father Evil, Chalet Brannan W F Bell, Marian Sing, Salome Cabaret, Tinderbox Circus sideshow, 'Fluff' the Bloody Brit, AUGUST 23-25 Phil KEYSTONE COMIC CON Pennsylvania Conv Ctr, Philadelphia, PA media/comics https://www.keystonecomiccon.com/Home/ Nichelle Nicols, Marina Sirtis, Micheal Dorn, LeVar Burton, Kristian Nairn, Katee Sackhoff, John Carpenter, Erin Kellyman, Bonnie Wright, Gina Torres, Jim Steranko, Elias Chatzoudis, James & Oliver Phelps, Jason David Frank, Scott Patterson, Jennifer Hale, Vanessa marshall, Jermey Shada, Steve Blum, AUG 23-25 BC Creation - Supernatural Vancouver, BC tv series tribute https://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm AUGUST 23-25 MA SATURDAY MORNING CON-TOONS Crowne Plaza Htl, Woburn, MA US-style animation http://saturdaymorningcon.com/ AUG 24-25 TN FANFEST / WALKER STALKER Opryland resort, Nashville, TN media & Walking Dead https://www.fanfestevents.com/nashville/ ARTHUR DARVILLE, Katrina Law, Kirk Acevedo, Cooper Andrews, Cailey Fleming, Nadia Hilker, Sarah Wayne Callies, Ryan Hurst, Jennifer Morrison, Jon Bernthal, Chandler Riggs, Ryan Hurtst, Juliana Harkavy, Pom Klementieff, Alanna Masterson, Micheal Cudlitz, Tom Payne, Donal Logue, Giorgia Whigham, AUGUST 24-25 Roch ANIBASH 2019 Seneca Park Longhouse Shelter, Rochester NY anime picnic/con https://anibash.webs.com/ Otashi Idols, Zaka Idols, The D, The Duchy of Syrindale AUGUST 24 WNY SUMMER'S END Wright's Corners Fire Hall, Lockport, NY S.C.A. party http://beaufleuve.aethelmearc.org/SummersEnd2019 AUG 25 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org AUG 29 - SEPT 2 ATL DRAGON CON many locations in Atlanta, GA HUGE media event http://dragoncon.org/ 200+ guests, DAVID TENNANT, FREEMA AGYEMAN, CATHARINE TATE, Matt Ryan, Sean Pertwee & Mark Sheppard listed . Robert J Sawyer among authors AUG 30 - SEPT 2 MO BIG RIVER STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL Hannibal History Museum, Hannibal, MO mostly free event https://www.bigriversteampunkfestival.com/ "The Neo-Vintage Academy for Retro Futurists" AUG 30 - SEPT 1 PA CREATURE FEATURE WEEKEND Wyndham Htl, Gettysburg, PA Media event http://www.creaturefeatureweekend.com/ AUG 30 - SEPT 1 IN INDIANA COMIC CONVENTION Ind Conv Ctr, Inaianapolis, IN media & comics https://indianacomicconvention.com/ John Barrowman, Kate Beckinsale, Creed Bratton, Elodie Yung, Alan Oppenheimer, Caroll Spinney, Neal Adams, Jim Starlin, Adam Baldwin AUG 30 - SEPT 1 MI GRAND CON 2019