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 LAST UPDATED: 22 November 2000
CONVENTIONS, EVENTS AND COMIC MARTS: 2000
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VZSciFi takes no responsibility for its accuracy. Conventions have
been known to be cancelled at very short notice and all
information, particularly prices, should be confirmed with the
convention before travelling. Guests
usually appear subject to work commitments.
Additional Links: Convention
News • 2000 Conventions
• 2001 Conventions • 2002 Conventions • 2003 Conventions
Ongoing
UK from 11 October: The Art of Star Wars £10/£6.50 children. Children
under five years free. The National Museum of Photography, Film and
Television in Bradford, Yorkshire, where it runs through April 29,
2001. It will then tour Europe but venues are still being
negotiated.
UK until April: Star Trek Science The Science Museum, London. Further Information: Go
NOVEMBER
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UK: Doctor Who Signing with Carole
Ann Ford, Frazer Hines, Elisabeth Sladen and Sophie Aldred10.30am
onwards 23 November 2000 The Stamp Centre (situated at 79
The Strand, London). A special signing for the release of
two new stamp covers celebrating Doctor Who's 37th
birthday. The first is The Assistants United . The
second cover being launched is a Doctor Who Birthday
Tribute Cover created by book cover artist Chris Achilleos,
who will also be on hand to sign copies.
Copies of Howe's Transcendental Toybox will also
be on sale, and authors David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg
will be present to sign copies and generally chat about
Doctor Who Collectibles.
Fourth Doctor Tom Baker has also promised to come along
(work permitting) to oversee the cutting of a special birthday
cake.
For more information, or to order or reserve copies of the
book and new stamp covers, contact The Stamp Centre on 0800
975 4581 (overseas: 0044 207 836 2341).
Additional Information at Howe's Who: Go
• UK:
Doctor Who Book Signing
12
noon until 4pm on Saturday 25 November 10th
Planet Doctor Who store, 36 Vicarage Field Shopping
Centre, Ripple Road, Barking, Essex. To
celebrate the launch of the book Transcendental Toybox devoted
to Doctor Who merchandise. has been arranged from at the
David Howe and Arnold
T Blumberg
will be there signing copies, and hopefully there will also
be a small display of vintage Doctor Who merchandise.
To reserve copies from the 10th Planet signing, or to check
availability, please email them on tenth.planet@virgin.net.
Additional Information at Howe's Who: Go
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US: Slanted
Fedora 24-26
November
2000 Indianapolis, Indianna. Guests: Claudia Christian,
Bob Krimmer, Peter Woodward
• US: UncommonCon
24-26
November
2000 Dallas,
Texas. Guests: Pat Tallman, Jeffrey Willerth, Jason Carter,
Bill Blair
• US:
Mid-Ohio-Con 2000 24-26
November
2000 Columbus,
Ohio. Guests include: Bill Mumy
• UK: Con-Fiction 24th-27 November, The Imperial Hotel,
Blackpool.Guests: Virginia Hey (Zhaan - Farscape);
Doug Bradley (Pinhead - Hellraiser Movies); Dave
Prowse (Darth Vader - The Star Wars Trilogy) Michael
Sheard (Admiral Ozzel - The Empire Strikes Back)
Robert Llewellyn (Kryten - Red Dwarf).
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UK: Memorabilia
This Weekend!
Fresh
from his recent surprise appearance at Fanderson's Century
21 convention in October, Shane Rimmer (Scott Tracy from
Thunderbirds) will be appearing at the Birmingham
NEC Memorabilia alongside other cult film, television and
football stars such as Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Jack
Douglas, Ingrid Pitt and Nobby Styles in what is being advertised
as "The Biggest Ever Star Signing Event".
The NEC Memorabilia event is one of Europe's largest collectors
fairs for SF, film, television, pop and comics with over
300 dealers tables on each of the two days. Doors open at
9.00am on Saturday, 25 November for early entry ticket holders
and at 11am for everyone else.
The event is open from 10.00am on Sunday, 26 November and
closes at 5.00pm on both days.
Regular tickets are £6.00 per day for adults and £4.00 per
day for children. Saturday early entry tickets are £10.00.
Attendees can pay on the door or book their tickets in advance
by calling the NEC box office on 0121 767 4555.
DECEMBER
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UK: Showmasters SciFi and Collectors Fair 11am -
4.00pm 3 December Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Windmill Lane,
Cheshunt E-mail: Showmasters@off-world.co.uk
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Additional
Resources and Sources
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newsletter is available from this site; SF-Lovers Site Excellent ongoing site with many useful links, including
the invaluable Science Fiction Resources Guide; SMOF.COM presents:
The UK, European and World Science Fiction Convention
Listing UK-based conventions guide; The Zocalo
Today -- edited with aplomb by Sandra Bruckner, this
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since Day One.
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