Vulkon Entertainment has a couple of interesting Cons coming up this summer and late fall. If you live, or are in the Orlando, Florida (USA) area when these are happening, you might want to check them out. First up is the Orlando Sci-Fi Expo running the weekend of July 18-20, 2008. On hand for this one is a great Star Trek lineup of guests that include... 

Seoul, South Korea will play host to this year’s Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (a.k.a. PiFan) set to run July 18-27. On the docket will be 16 different SF/fantasy and horror films coming out of the Korea, the United States, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Some of the films included in the lineup will be “Starstruck,”... 

EUGENE “ROD” RODDENBERRY, JR. TO UNVEIL MEMORIAL TO HIS FATHER IN VULCAN, ALBERTA, CANADA DURING 15TH ANNUAL STAR TREK CONVENTION, JUNE 13-15, 2008 Vulcan, Alberta, Canada – Named after the Roman god of fire nearly a century ago, the Star Trek-obsessed town of Vulcan, Alberta will eagerly welcome Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry Jr., son of Star... 

New York-Tokyo has joined with UNIQLO USA and KONAMI to host a rare and exciting autograph signing session with the legendary video game creator Hideo Kojima on Thursday June 12th, at the UNIQLO Soho Store in lower Manhattan! This special session is to celebrate Konami’s North American Launch of the highly anticipated tactical espionage action... 

Random House Children’s Books has launched an innovative team-based immersive online game called Vroengard Academy, where players can learn to become Dragon Riders. Through a series of fun and challenging trials (mental, magic, and physical), players will be tested with puzzles and clues based on the Inheritance cycle novels by bestselling author... 

The Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas, Neveda at the Las Vegas Hilton welcomes a very special appearance by Peter Jurasik of “Babylon 5″ and “TRON” fame on June 17, 2008. Click on the image below to find out more.  Read More →

“Transformers,” blockbuster film about robot-on-robot action took home the Golden Popcorn trophy for best film at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night, and Johnny Depp won two buckets for best comedic performance and best villain in “Sweeny Todd.” Michael Bay, “Transformer” director was on hand to accept the award... 

This years annual Sand Sculpture Festival was hosted by Pera, Portugal and concluded on May 22nd. Here is just a sampling of the over 60 huge sand sculptures completed by both professional and amateur artists for the event. [Spider-Sand] [Sandy Superheroes] [Sand Vader]  Read More →

DVR ALERT - Bill Shatner will be on the Jay Leno show on June 2 - check local listings for times and stations in your area. On his recent trip to NYC, Bill stopped into the Reel Talk studios. They’ve put the interview up online. Check it out: http://video.reeltalktv.com/player/?id=251397 Bill’s new autobiography, Up Till Now is still dominating... 

The Jones Family reunited on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” Director Steven Spielberg, producer George Lucas and leading man Harrison Ford formed an, Indy triumvirate at the film’s debut in France on Sunday. Pictured from left: Actress & Spielberg’s... 

PHOENIX CON GAMES 2008, June 12-15th at the Mesa Convention Center *GAME REGISTRATION* is now available online. Organizers continue to add games every day, but you can go online and see what they have up so far at  Read More →

ASSIMILATION 2008, Florida’s Newest Science Fiction Fan Event, returns for a second year this June. The convention will host artists, local clubs, media guests, podcasters and writers in a celebration of the sci-fi genre for all ages. Geen Mustard Productions will proudly present ASSIMILATION 2008, a celebration of science fiction, on June 14th, 2008... 

Bill has scheduled 3 book signings for his new autobiography “Up Till Now”: MONDAY MAY 12 Signing starts at 7:30pm 92nd St Y 1393 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10028 (between E91st St & E 92nd St) 212-415-5619 or 5652 WEDNESDAY MAY 14 Signing start at 7pm Barnes & Noble 33 E 17th St New York, NY (at Union Sq) 212-253-0810 SATURDAY... 

Let a child read and learn. Help an adult earn a living. Now that spring cleaning season is here, have you decided what to do with the old prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses that you have stashed in your drawer? If you’re not going to wear them, you could give the glasses to the “Blood Ties Fans Recycle For Sight” campaign to... 

Just a reminder to mark your calendars for the massive book signing, including “Eternal Vigilance” by Gabrielle Faust, this Friday, April 25th! The even is a part of the Nebula Awards and sponsored by BookPeople. This will be one signing you are not going to want to miss! Confirmed Authors Signing: Neal Barrett, Jr., Michael Bey, Jayme... 

Actress Christina Cox from ‘Blood Ties’ and the author Tanya Huff of the books that the popular series is based on have been recently nominated for Constellation Awards. The Constellation Awards are Canada’s Fan Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction Television and Film. “Doctor Who” leads list of nominees for second... 

JACON 2008 will take place at the Orlando Sun Resort the weekend of May 16-18, 2008. This will be JACON’s first year on the newly renovated resort – boasting over 35,000 feet of convention space for anime fans to enjoy the weekend. With this move, JACON is adding new value added events and contests for the attendees. Scheduled to attend are Tara... 

My Dear Friends, My new suspense-comedy feature film ‘Lady Magdalene’s’ is having its Los Angeles-area premiere at the auspicious Backlot Film Festival. I’d love you to join me. During my introduction I’ll be singing one of the two songs I wrote for the movie and following the film will join writer/director/producer J.... 

Story submitted by: Melissa Timko (SoSF Contributor) Free Comic Book Day, Saturday May 3rd, 2008, is the single day, once a year, when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. Of importance to Harry Dresden fans is the news that the Dabel Brothers... 

For One Night Only! You are Cordially Invited to the Los Angeles Premiere of – With Star Trek’s “Uhura” Nichelle Nichols Live And In Person! Ms Nichols will introduce & sing one of the two songs she wrote for Lady Magdalene’s and will join Writer/Producer/Director J. Neil Schulman for Q&A. When: Thursday, April 3rd, 7:00... 

Everybody into horror and suspense are preparing for tomorrow’s World Horror CON being held at Salt Lake City, Utah and running through March 30th. The event has an impressive guest lists including: Dennis Etchison — Author Guest of Honor John Jude Palencar — Artist Guest of Honor Michael R. Collings — Academic Guest of Honor and Simon... 

Sci-fi fans raise awareness for international women’s rights group at third annual global charity screenings of Serenity Joss Whedon’s film “Serenity” will be the centerpiece of the third annual global charity events to benefit Equality Now, a woman’s rights advocacy group. The June 2008 screenings, held by local fan groups in cities... 

The cast and crew of Joss Whedon’s hit TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” were reunited one night only for a panel discussion last night at the William S. Paely Television Festival. On hand were series regulars Sarah Michelle Geller, Seth Green, James Marsters, Amber Benson, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield, and... 

There’s a new Con in town mostly dedicated to Star Trek, but also all other SF venues. It’s called The Wrath of CON and will be held at the Marriott Bay Point Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida (USA). The event takes place from May 30 to June 1, 2008. The Wrath of Con is a three-day celebration of all things sci-fi in a relaxed, non-rushed... 

The Live chat on LIVEVIDEO.com has been rescheduled for Monday March 31, 2008. Bill takes ShatnerVision to the next level and does a full one hour LIVE interactive Video chat that will also include his daughter Lisabeth at 6:00PM Eastern/3:00PM Pacific Time on LiveVideo.com. Here’s what you have to do to participate. Go to LiveVideo.com and... 

George Lucas caught everyone off guard at ShowWest confab in Las Vegas on Thursday by showing up with his newest animated feature film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” Lucas, protected on all sides by a squad of Stormtroopers arrived at the exhibit in the Paris Hotel to make his Warner Bros. film available for purchase by theater owners from... 

“First World” will be screening at OmegaCon this weekend in Birmingham, AL, starting at 12:30 PM on March 15. Additional screenings will be taking place in the United Kingdom the weekend of March 21 at Orbital 2008. Finally, the Mark Lund production will move into Ireland on August 29 for the big weekend celebration at Mecon. “First... 

Join in the next phase of Journeyman March Madness–Fax Day today, Thursday, March 13. Click On This FAX to Enlarge View Send faxes to the networks and ask them to renew or pick up “Journeyman.” Tell the network bosses why you love the show and why it’s garnered so much fan attention. Ask them, like Dan’s wife, to leave... 

On March 14th head to Xfire to chat live with the developers of Manga Fighter, the addictive, free-to-play third-person shooter set in a fantasy toy world. Then from March 14th to 28th log hours on Manga Fighter to participate in the Manic Mayhem Play to Win Contest and Clan Competition! There are 30 chances to win prizes that include in-game and IRL... 

LIMITED SEATING STILL AVAILABLE — Fine Arts Theater Red Carpet Premiere — March 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm (PT) Cawley Entertainment Presents the World Premiere of: “To Serve All My Days: A Night in 1969″ at the Beverly Hills Fine Arts Theatre (8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211) on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm (PT).... 

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