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August 14th, 2010 by Davodd

Sneak Peek: PBS documentary ‘Four Days at DragonCon’

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Starting this Labor Day, PBS stations will start airing a slice of fandom with the one-hour documentary, Four Days at DragonCon. Filmed by Atlanta- based documentarians, Jack Walsh and Gordon Ray during the 2009 con, the film is set to debut 9 p.m. (ET) Aug. 28 on WPBA PBS 30 in Atlanta and then roll out nationwide to other PBS member stations in the following months.

Dubbed in the media as “Woodstock for nerds,”  ”the ultimate pop culture convention” and “the South’s sci-fi fantasy Mardi Gras,” this is no small regional sparsely-attended fan convention as Dragon*Con has grown to become the largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention in the world with tens of thousands of attendees taking up more Atlanta hotel space than the 1996 Summer Olympics (true, ComiCon is larger and gets more attention – but it is put on by a large corporation, not volunteer fans – and it shows.)

Below is a sneak preview of “Four Days at DragonCon”

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Westercon 61: July 3-6

Title: Westercon 61
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Description: A Gathering of Fen in the Desert
Start Date: 2008-07-03
End Date: 2008-07-06
WEBSITE: http://www.westercon61.org/

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Hypericon 4: June 27-29

Title: Hypericon 4
Location: Nashville, TN
Description: Days Inn Stadium

http://hypericon.info/

Start Date: 2008-06-27
End Date: 2008-06-29

WEBSITE: http://www.hypericon.info/

June 29th, 2008 by Davodd

Dragon*Con 2008: Aug. 29 – Sep. 1

Title: Dragon*Con
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Description: Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US. Our host hotels for 2008 will again include the familiar surroundings of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta along with the legendary Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Atlanta Hilton. The Hilton is across the street from the Marriott which is connected by a climate-controlled tube-way to the Hyatt. The Marriott is easily the most architecturally unique hotel in the city, if not the entire Southeast. We are pleased to announce the addition of the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel to the list of fabulous hotels hosting Dragon*Con 2008! Dragon*ConTV will be available in all four host hotels.

Start Date: 2008-08-29
End Date: 2008-09-01
Website: http://www.dragoncon.org/index.php

August 26th, 2007 by Davodd

DragonCon Flashback: Best Costumes of 2006 video

OK — in less than a week, the fun in Atlanta will begin with Dragon*Con 2007 – to get you in the mood, here is a clip of some of the best costumes of D*C 2006.

August 25th, 2007 by Davodd

DragonCon: Daily Dragon up and running

dconlogoIt doesn’t start for another six days, but the folk at Atlanta’s DragonCon, the largest fan-run convention in the would have launched the Daily Dragon website.