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: May 14, 2019 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] 2019 DATE local EVENT NAME WHERE TYPE WEBSITE LINK MAY 16-19 FLA MEGA CON - ORLANDO Orange Cty Conv Ctr, Orlando, FL big comics/media/cosplay megaconorlando.com/en/home.html DAVID TENNANT, BILLIE PIPER, (Fri & Sat only) John Barrowman, Mark Sheppard, Linda Carter, Michael J Fox, Cristopher Lloyd, "Back to Future' reunion; Zachery Levi, Patrick Warburton, Tom Willing, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Rose McIver, Peter Weller, Sean Astin, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric Corey Feldman, 'Boy Meets World' reunion, Pamela Anderson, Stephen Amell, Lana Parrilla, Mike Colter, Neal Adams, Ty Templeton MAY 17-19 BUF NICKEL CITY CON Buffalo Conv Ctr local comics/media/cosplay http://www.nickelcitycon.com/ Jason Faunt, David Naughton, Deborah Foremans, Tony Todd, Tony Moran, S P Flanery, C J Graham, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Marky Ramone, Brian Herring, Alex Vincent, Daeg Faerch, Greg Lamberson, Glenn White, Graham Nolan, Drea DeMatteo, Aida Turturro, Federico Castelluccio, ADDED: Linda Blair, Danny Tamberelli, Michael Maronna, Demolition tag team, many comic artists & writers ALSO: screening of "Valley Girl" with D Forman and "Boondock Saints" with S P Flanery at the North Park Theatre on May 16-17 dropped out: Dean Cain, Michael Cudlitz, Ross Marquand, Brittany Daniel MAY 17-19 DET MOTOR CITY COMIC CON Suburban Collection Showplace, Nove, MI local comic/media https://www.motorcitycomiccon.com/ DAVID TENNANT, BILLIE PIPER, FREEMA AGYEMAN, (all 3 Sunday only!) T Ellis, J Frakes, F Day, N Campbell, L Petty, J Hoag, S Douglas, R Wilson, P Shore MAY 17-19 NYC EAST COAST COMICON Meadowlands Expo Ctr, Secaucus, NJ big comics/media/cosplay http://www.eastcoastcomicon.com/ George Perez, Dr Demento, Butch Patrick, Kevin Altieri, Loren Lester, Diane Pershing MAY 17-19 Chic ANIME CENTRAL Stephens Conv Ctr, Chicago, IL anime & manga http://www.acen.org/ Kenichi Sonoda MAY 17-19 Otta CAN GAMES 2019 Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa, Ont, CDA. gaming con http://cangames.ca/ MAY 18-19 VA TIDEWATER COMICON Virginia Beach Conv Ctr, Virginia Beach, VA media & comics https://tidewatercomicon.com/ Nafessa Williams, Mick Foley, Dante Basco, Khary Payton, J Y Bosch, Samantha Newark, Larry Kenney, Richard Case, Carrol Spinney, Steve Whitmire, etc MAY 23-26 OH ANTHR OHIO 2019 Crown Plaza North, Columbus, OH furry 'Corporate Takeover' http://www.anthrohio.org/Home.aspx Lil Shark, Majira (Kyle) Strawberry, MAY 23-26 AZ PHOENIX FAN FUSION Phoenix Conv Ctr, Phoenix, AZ local media/comics https://phoenixfanfusion.com C Tate, J Barrowman, B D Williams, I Ziering, S Glau, E Wood, M Lewis, C Sarandon, N Adams, S Ireland, B Dunkelman, etc MAY 24-26 T.O. ANIME NORTH Tor Congress Ctr @ airport BIG anime & manga https://www.animenorth.com/live/ Aaron Roberts, Yasumo Kiyono, Samantha Inoue-harte, Junko Iwao, Eric Vale, J Michael Tatum & more Alexis Tipton, Brittney Karbowski, Jamie Marchi, Josh Grelle, W.A.S.U.T.A., Frederick L Schodt, Helen McCarthy, MAY 24-26 D.C. ESCAPE VELOCITY 2019 Marriott Htl, Nat'l. Harbor, MD local sf/media event https://escapevelocity.events/ Dominique Tipper, Gigi Edgley, Alwan Glover, Mark Okrand, MAY 24-27 MI MEDIA WEST CON Ramada Htl, Lansing, MI SF media con, fan run, no paid guests http://www.mediawestcon.org/ MAY 24-27 Balt BALTICON 53 Renaissance Harborplace Htl, Baltimore, MD trad. SF Lit-con https://www.balticon.org/wp53/ Elizabeth Bear, Scott Lynch, Gregory Benford, Charles Vess, Nicky Drayden, & Jack L Chalker as Ghost of Honor MAY 26 Detr MICHIGAN STEAM EXPO Marriott Htl, Pontiac MI steampunk event https://michigansteamexpo.com/ MAY 26 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org MAY 29 - JUNE 2 Buf A.A.U.W. BOOK SALE 2295 Millersport Hwy, Amherst NY HUGE book, video, media sale http://aauw.buffalo.edu MAY 30 - Ohio COLOSSALCON 18 Kalahari Resort, Sandusky, OH anime & gaming http://colossalcon.com/ JUNE 2 Eric Vale, J Michael Tatum, Jeremy Inman, Trina Nishmura, Lindsay Seidel, Tia Ballard, MAY 31 - JUNE 2 Syr OZ-STRAVAGANZA FESTIVAL Dr. West Park, Chittenango, NY 100 aniv of Oz books, FREE! http://www.oz-stravaganza.com/ MAY 31- JUNE 2 VA RICHMOND GALAXYCON Richmond Conv Ctr, Richmond, VA media/anime/comics https://richmond.galaxycon.com/ PETER CAPALDI, DEEP ROY, NICK FROST, John DeLancie, Michael Dorn, Denise Crosby, Alice Cooper, Ernie Hudson, Patricia Quinn, Peter David Karan Ashley, Barry Bostwick, Ricou Browning, Nakia Burrise, Micheal Copon, Carl Craig, Pom Klementieff, Linda Miller, Austin St John, John Wesley Shipp MAY 31- CO DENVER POP CULTURE CON Colorado Conv Ctr, Denver, CO comics & media https://denverpopculturecon.com/ JUNE 2 Michelle Gomez, T Brooks, J Staite, S Glau, G Edgley, T Strong, C Lloyd, D Bautista, M Rooker, S Gunn, T Welling, V Garber, etc MAY 31 - NC DEEP SOUTH CON 57 / CONCAROLINAS Hilton, Charlotte, NC long running SF con https://www.concarolinas.org/ JUNE 2 David Weber, Aaron Rosenberg, Tory Belleci, Library Bards, JUNE 1-2 Chic COMIC CON REVOLUTION Stephens Conv Ctr, Chicago IL comics/media/cosplay comicconrevolution.com/chicago/ Timothy Zahn, Billy Tucci, Mike Zeck, Peter Shinkoda, Tommy Walker, Carlos Ferro, Alex Polinsky, Ming Chen JUNE 1-2 NYC BOOK CON 2019 Javits Conv Ctr, Manhatten, NYC, NY Authors & storytellers https://www.bookcon.com/Home/ Frank Miller, Neal Patrick Harris, Evangeline Lilly, Alyssa Milano, Dan Didio, Danica McKellar, Eoin Colfer, Ira Flatow, JUNE 2 WNY BATAVIA DOWNS COMIC BOOK & CREATORS CON Batavia Downs, Batavia old-school comics facebook.com/events/1146055015544157/ JUNE 6-9 IL METROPOLIS SUPERMAN CELEBRATION entire town of Metropolis, IL all Super all the time https://www.supermancelebration.net/ Helen Slater, Erica Durance, Katerina Law, a mostly free homage to Superman JUNE 7-9 N.F. NIAGARA FALLS COMICCON Scotiabank Conv Ctr, in CANADA comics & media con http://niagarafallscomiccon.com/ Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lloyd, Cary Ewes, Billy Dee Williams, Brent Spiner, Pom Klementieff, Shannon Elizabeth, Amy Jo Johnson, Lance Henriksen Tommy Flanagan, Doug Jones, Jerome Flynn, Kevin Conroy, Brian Austin Green, Amanda Bearse, Julia Montgomery, Ted Raimi, Ted White, Roger L Jackson George Perez, Jim Starlin, Joe Rubenstein, Bob Layton, Allen Bellman, Dale Keown, John Layman, John McCrea, Ken Lasjley, Leonard Kirk, Dan Parent JUNE 7-9 Mass SCARE A CON New England Sheraton Hotel, Framingham, MA big horror con http://scareacon.com/ Cassandra Peterson, Heather Langenkamp, Lisa Wilcox, Amanda Wyss, Felissa Rose, 'Phantasm' reunion JUNE 7-9 PA SCI FI VALLEY CON Blair Cty Con Ctr, Altoona, PA media & comics http://www.scifivalleycon.com/ Mark Pellegrino, David Hayden-Jones, Adam Fergus, Seth Gilliam, Billy West, Roger Bumpass, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Wayne Faucher, John Russo, JUNE 7-9 NJ ANIME NEXT Atlantic City Conv Ctr & Sheraton Anime & manga http://www.animenext.org/ Josh Grelle, Hirokatsu Kihara, Zach Aguilar, Max Mittelman, Mappa JUNE 7-9 IL COGS & CORSETS Eastland Htl & Conf Ctr, Bloomington, IL Steampunk event https://www.cogsandcorsetsil.com/ JUNE 7-9 MI J.A.F.A.X. 2019 DeVos Conv Ctr, Grand Rapids, MI anime & manga http://www.jafax.org/ Steve Blum, Cherami Leigh, Jamie Marchi, Charles Dunbar, Luci Christian JUNE 8 Buf BISON'S STAR WARS NITE Sahlen Field, downtown Buffalo Baseball & Jedi! www.milb.com/buffalo/tickets/promotions JUNE 8 WV TRISTATE COMIC CON Big Sandy Arena, Huntington, WV OH, WV, PA area event http://www.tristatecon.net/ Darryl Banks, Morgan Beem, Tressina Bowling, Jorge Corona, Daixong, Justin Birch, Rob Dumo, Mark Kidwell, Jay Leisten, Tommy Patterson, Ryback, JUNE 8-9 AL CON KASTERBOROUS Holiday Inn, Huntsville, Al regional Dr Who event http://conkasterborous.com/ CANCELLED??? COLIN BAKER, Sean Pertwee SEVERAL WEBSITES REPORT THIS EVENT AS CANCELLED, NO CONFIRMATION FROM THEM YET. JUNE 8-9 L.A. WIZZARD'S GHOSTBUSTER FAN FEST SONY STUDIOS, Culver City, CA all busters, all the time wizardworld.com/comiccon/ghostbusters Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, Ivan Reitman, Ray Parker Jr, Frank Welker, & more JUNE 13-16 Phil WIZARD WORLD Philadelphia, PA comics & media con wizardworld.com Lana Parrilla, Ben McKenzie, Morena Baccarin, Ian Somerhalder, Rebecca Mader, Jared Gilmore, Mehcad Brooks, Jeremy Jordan, Hale Appleman, Stella Maeve, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause, Drew Fuller, Sean Maher, Kenvin Conroy, Lindsay jones, Kara Eberle, Arryb Zech, Barbara Dunkelman Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Owen, JUNE 14-16 ONT YETI CON Blue Mountain Resort, Blue Mtn, Ont (near Georgian Bay) https://www.yeticon.org/ Kamui Cosplay, Nipah Dubs, James Landino, Dr Terra Watt, cosplayers get-away weekend JUNE 14-16 TX CELEBRITY FAN FEST Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX media & comics https://pmxevents.com Jeremy Renner, Paul Bettany, Benedict Wong, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Dolph Lundgren, Walter Koenig, Joe Flannagan, Butch Patrick, Robert Picardo JUNE 15 FLA TIME LORD FEST U of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL local DW/SF event facebook.com/events/2139920752947779/ Elen Thomas (Weeping Angel), Louis Robinson (Pertwee era BBC writer/producer), Ken Spivey JUNE 17 Buf BISON SUPERHERO NITE Sahlen Field, downtown Buffalo Baseball & heroes www.milb.com/buffalo/tickets/promotions JUNE 21-23 Pitt MONSTER BASH EXPO Doubletree Htl (Pittsburgh) Mars, PA All Movie Monsters! www.monsterbashnews.com/bash.html C Munro, M Beswick, V Carlson, C Neame, R Browning, G Stanley, S Moffett, C Hull, B Diamond, T Savini, many more JUNE 21-23 NJ STEAMPUNK CON 2019 Radisson Htl, Piscataway, NJ Steampunk, mostly music http://steampunkcon.com/ Stabbing Westward, Rasputina, The Long Losts, Victor Sierra, Amatory Murder, Walentine Wolfe, Eternal Frontier, Infinitus Mortus, Dust Bowl Faeries JUNE 21-23 TX Creation - Supernatural Dallas, TX tv series tribute https://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm JUNE 21-23 Chic Creation - Stargate Chicago, IL tv series tribute https://www.creationent.com/calendar.htm JUNE 22 Buf BISON'S GAME OF THRONES NITE Sahlen Field, downtown Buffalo baseball & G.O.T.