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Capricon 35 Program is done!
09 years
We are delighted to announce that the Capricon 35 Program is done! We’re going to hit the ground running on Thursday afternoon! You can see the full program here and see a list of participants here.
We also have several special events in the works – as always our entertaining Opening Ceremonies and Midwinter Faire on Thursday, SpaceTime Theater on Friday, concerts by Cheshire Moon and our Music Guest of Honor Alexander James Adams on Saturday, a staged reading from OtherWorld Theater on Saturday, and of course Closing Ceremonies on Sunday – complete with awards and a sneak peak at Capricon 36!
Registration Resolution (R&R) – Do it now!
09 years
Looking for that perfect New Year’s resolution? Make a Recreational Resolution and register for Capricon 35. You’re Rolling in Reasons to attend. And at the stroke of Midnight New Year’s Eve, the cost increases to $55, so why wait?
Here’s the inside scoop on what’s in the works…
Programming is hard at work on scheduling, and is aiming to get the first draft out to participants by the end of this week! We have some great participants confirmed already:
- Award winning authors, including Mary Robinette Kowal, Phyllis Eisenstein, Jody Lynn Nye, and Eric Flint;
- Artists and Musicians, including Hugo Award base designer Deb Kosiba, video game designer Brian Babendererde, and musicians Eric Coleman and Susan Weiner;
- Scientists, including Bill Higgins, John Vittallo, and Henry Spencer;
- Costumers, including Wendy Zdrodowski, Linda Wenzelberger, and Melissa Huston;
- Fans, including Hugo Award winning Fanzine Editor James Bacon, Chicago Nerd Social Club organizer Michi Trota, Just Write Chicago’s coordinator Jennifer Cross, #INeedDiverseGames creator Tanya DePass, and Hugo Award Fan Writer nominee Mark Oshiro;
- And many, many more!
It’s shaping up to be a fantastic program and we’re going to hit the ground running on Thursday afternoon! We also have several special events in the works – as always our entertaining Opening Ceremonies and Midwinter Faire on Thursday, SpaceTime Theater on Friday, concerts by Cheshire Moon and our Music Guest of Honor Alexander James Adams on Saturday, a staged reading from OtherWorld Theater on Saturday, and of course Closing Ceremonies on Sunday – complete with awards and a sneak peak at Capricon 36!
Get your full weekend memberships today! You won’t want to miss a minute of Capricon 35!
Remember: Friends don’t let Friends pay $55.
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Join Capricon 35 now and save!
09 years
Membership rates increase in 2015. Join by December 31, 2014 and insure 4 days of fun for only $50. R&R stands for Rush to Registration!
What Does R & R Mean to You?
09 years
Don’t forget, on January 1, 2015 the cost for four fun-filled days at Capricon goes up to $55. You can secure your all-inclusive four-day badge for $50 if you’re Responsive and Responsible and sign up before the end of the year.
In addition to our guests of honor, we have SpaceTime Theater, an Art Show and Auction which includes emerging artists, tons of gaming in honor of several of our GOHs, an R & R dance, free snacks and so many panels you’ll need to Rewind Reality to attend them all.
For more information and to Rapidly Register online, click here. We look forward to seeing you at Capricon 35 on February 12-15, 2015 at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling. Resistance is Ridiculous (and futile).
Capricon 35 Programming Participant Questionnaire Deadline
09 years
The deadline for the Capricon 35 programming participant questionnaire is rapidly approaching. Your suggestions and participation make our programming exciting.
You’ll find the link on our programming page.
The deadline is Friday, November 21, at 11:59 pm CT.
Margaret Weis added as Gaming GoH at Capricon 35
09 years
Capricon is pleased to announce the addition of Margaret Weis as our Gaming Guest of Honor for Capricon 35.
Margaret Weis is a science fiction and fantasy writer who has penned dozens of novels and short stories; along with Tracy Hickman, Margaret is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance world. In addition to her writing career, Margaret serves as the owner and chief officer of two publishing companies: Sovereign Press, Inc., a game publisher based in Lake Geneva, WI, which now produces the Dragonlance line of game products; and Margaret Weis Productions Ltd., which publishes RPG lines based on several licenses including Firefly, Serenity, and Battlestar Galactica, as well as Ed Greenwood’s new solo venture into roleplaying games, Castlemourn.
Why not buy your registration today?
Capricon 35 GoH announcement
09 years
Due to unavoidable circumstances, Steve Jackson will not be able to join us at Capricon 35. Mr. Jackson is as sad as we are, as he was looking forward to being a Guest of Honor alongside his friend and fellow gamer Matt Forbeck.
As the fates are wont to do, they taketh with one hand and giveth with the other. Capricon 35 is pleased to announce that we have added a guest to our roster of luminaries.
John Bivens, whose work has appeared in the Eisner and Harvey award winning Comic Book “Tatoo”, the DC comic’s ZUDA initiative, and the upcoming Image Comics SF/Fantasy epic “Dark Engine”, will be joining us as our Artist Guest of Honor.
Goat Droppings – October 2014 Edition
010 years
The October 2014 edition of Goat Droppings is here!
Do you wonder what your fannish future has in store? All is revealed in the pages of Goat Droppings! Look into our crystal ball and learn the secrets of:
- Capricon 35 Progress Report
- Euchre Club
- Book Clubs
- Capricon Book Drive
- Joining the Phandemonium Board
And, of course, there’s Out of CON-text.
Click here to download your copy.
Post-Capricon 34 Edition of Goat Droppings
010 years
Capricon 34 was a good time that reaches from the past into the future, when we smile remembering the fun.
But do you find yourself laying awake at night trying to remember who won the Artist’s Challenge? Or Best Party? Well it’s Goat Droppings to the rescue! Here are all the awards, more Out of CON-Text quotes, and important information about Capricon 35. (What does the “R&R” stand for again? “Remote Controls and Rat Creatures”? “Rust and Rebar”? Help us decide!)
Click here to download your copy.
Post Capricon Survey
010 years
Greetings from the future (Or is it the past? (Traveling across the 4th
dimension is confusing)):
By now hopefully you all have had a chance to rest and recuperate after
Capricon. If you’re still making use of the time machine, please
remember to put it back where and when you found it so no one will
notice. We’d like to do something a little different this year, we’d
like to ask your help in making Capricon as enjoyable as possible in the
future. In order to do that we’ve put together a short survey for you to
fill out, to tell us what worked at Capricon this year, what you’d like
to see more of, and some general information about you to help us
understand our membership better. We received some feedback immediately
after Closing Ceremonies, but for those who couldn’t attend, or have
something else to share, this is your chance. If you’d like to
participate, you can do so by taking a short survey.
The information collected will only be
shared with the Capricon Convention Committee and the Phandemonium Board
of Directors, and the survey is anonymous, unless you decide to provide
us with contact information.
If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, or anything
else to do with Capricon for that matter, please feel free to contact me
directly at smof@phandemonium.org.
Thank You,
–Peter Heltzer
Phandemonium Supreme Minister of Fun