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breakinglight11.livejournal.com

The Chameleon's Dish Theatre is really excited to return to Arisia in 2017, and invite you to the next two shows in the Mrs. Hawking series!

Last year in 2016 we brought you "Mrs. Hawking," and you can watch the video of that performance here. We also debuted our second show, Vivat Regina.

This year in 2017, you can see Vivat Regina along with the debut of our third show, Base Instruments!

MRS. HAWKING part 2 and 3

presented by The Chameleon's Dish Theatre

Vivat Regina
by Phoebe Roberts
Friday, January 13th at 7:30PM

and

Base Instruments
by Phoebe Roberts
Saturday, January 14th at 4PM
Sunday, January 15th at 12PM

In Grand Ballroom B

No knowledge of previous shows is required to enjoy any of of these performances!

arisialj.livejournal.com

The Ig Nobels are once again coming to Arisia, and you can nominate presenters.

The 2017 nominations form is at:
http://www.improbable.com/projects/surveys/arisia2017.html

Discussion of the Ig Nobels and the nominations is over at the "Fans of Arisia" page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/arisiafans/)

Information and history about the the Improbable awards is on their blog: http://www.improbable.com/

arisialj.livejournal.com

Assisted Listening Devices are available for a number of events this Arisia!

To see a list click here: https://goo.gl/FHZJ7P

To request a receiver text: (617)648-6552

arisialj.livejournal.com

Arisia draft schedule is up. http://www.arisia.org/publications

Schedule: http://www.arisia.org/schedule

Featured: http://www.arisia.org/featuredevents

Program Participant Bios: http://www.arisia.org/bios

Find out what interests you!

arisialj.livejournal.com

Who do you know who has strong stage presence, likes science that makes you laugh and then makes you think, and will be at Arisia on Friday, Jan. 15? Nominate them as a presenter for the event on Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes. More information and a nomination form at the link.

http://www.improbable.com/projects/surveys/arisia2016.html

nchanter.livejournal.com

Have a great idea for Arisia 2016? Come to the open brainstorm session on Sunday, July 26th at 2pm at The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in the Stone Room (Lobby Level, down the hall just past the Starbucks). Representatives from programming, events, and the other departments within Arisia will be there to hear and talk with you about your ideas.

Want to become more involved in Arisia? This is a great opportunity to meet with members of the Arisia Leadership Team and talk about the various ways in which you can contribute.

Can't make this session? Contribute panel ideas on the Arisia brainstorm forum Have an idea outside of "traditional" SF/F convention panel format? Send your proposals to proposals@arisia.org

We hope to see you there!

-Kris "

nchanter" Snyder
Arisia 2016 Convention Chair

dee-cee.livejournal.com

Greetings!

As we are getting closer to Arisia '13, I am once again compiling the Family Friendly Guide to Arisia! It will contain Do's and Dont's, a review of policies for children and parents, and some highlights of the con that will appeal to the family, besides Turtle Track and Fast Track.

That's where you come in. If you are throwing a party, or running an event at con that you think is great for the whole family, let me know and I will put it in the guide! Last year we had items such as Tea Parties, the Geeky Belly Dance Show, and Higgins Armory demonstrations.

Look for the guide to be available electronically soon, and the hard copy at Arisia.

Thank you,
Dale Meyer-Curley
Children's Services Division

audioboy.livejournal.com

Hi everyone!

As we have for the past 7 years, The Post-Meridian Radio Players will be performing at Arisia. Until recently, our shows were on Sunday afternoons, bur we switched to Friday nights in 2011. Just about the only downside to that has been less time to publicize the show around the hotel, so I've taken to posting something here a couple weeks prior to the con.

This year, we're going to be performing our radio adaptation of the iconic 1951 sci-fi film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, which we performed as part of our live spring show last year. The show features, along with many PMRP regulars, a very well-known face from numerous past Arisias: that of Blood Drive faceman, John C.F. Hodges, in the role of Klaatu.

The show was very well received last May, and we have hopes that it will garner the same kind of appreciation at Arisia! John's performance was really amazing.

The show begins at 10:00pm on Friday night in Grand Ballroom AB.

arisialj.livejournal.com

Xbox and PS3 and Wii-U oh-my!
Consols for eons gone by!
Games from the past!
Games with Sci-Fi,
Xbox and PS3 and Wii-U oh-my!

Come for some fun in the 1st ever Arisia Electronic Game Room!
On the Harborside, Carlton Room.

arisialj.livejournal.com

We're having an In-character Speed Dating game show at Arisia this year. Come in character and in costume as any being from any story, show, or otherwise that you'd like to be.

Our MC (Scratch) will run this event game-show style, setting up the characters with speed-date style interactions before a live audience. In the end, the applause-o-meter will determine which pair the audience thought did the best. The winning pair of characters will get a free dinner!

If you want to play a part in this game show, go fill out our form here: http://2013.arisia.org/speeddatingGameShow

chainkill.livejournal.com

I am starting a youth swordsmanship program for middle and high school students in Acton, Ma.

I have been teaching swordsmanship at Arisia's fast track program for four years. Every year, a half dozen parents ask me, "Do you run a regular, weekly class?" The answer is now, "Yes."

Registration is available online at SwordsofChivalry.com.

samuraix47.livejournal.com

I made a YouTube playlist of the Saturday Night Dance! I tried to avoid videos that had ads that played before the song so that song could play right away. I think I could not find one video, so i picked an alternate. You can always explore the other versions or mixes on there.

Arisia 2012 DJ Johnny Zed Saturday Night Dance

Current Mood: nerdy
Current Location: Rhode Island
Current Music: Magic Dance - Bowie

olszowka.livejournal.com

Hi,

Some of the videos produced by Arisia tech are now available:

PMRP -- Dr. Who: Starship of Madness: vimeo.com/19342207

Geeky Belly Dancing -- part1: http://vimeo.com/19314749 part2: http://vimeo.com/19342706

We also shot Jude & Derek's wedding and the Masquerade. I expect the wedding will be available shortly. I don't know whether the Masq. will be available on vimeo because it will be available as a DVD.

--PeterO

roozle.livejournal.com

As announced on this LJ and other places, the Carl Brandon Awards for 2008 and 2009 were awarded. It was a highlight of the convention for me to hear from, and when lucky, meet in person, these talented winners.

As I got to find out more about the winning books and stories:
Half World by Hiromi Goto
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
Distances by Vandana Singh
"Ghost Summer" by Tananarive Due
I became excited about reading them. Below, you can read the jury statements about the winners, which were read at the awards ceremony. I hope they will introduce people who were unable to be there to these fascinating books.

( jury statement for Half World )
( jury statement for Liar )
( jury statement for Ghost Summer )
( jury statement for Distances )

traingeek.livejournal.com

The Masquerade is a costume contest and display of creativity by your fellow convention members. Entrants may dress in anything interesting and fun so long as they can motor themselves across the stage and back. You'll find a variety of BEMs (Bug Eyed Monsters!), Transformers, faeries, royals, dragons, cosplayers (anime-inspired costumes), movie and TV characters, and just plain silly people in costume. This is a judged event and is a highlight of Arisia. If you're not competing, come see the fabulous display of creativity by your fellow fen. All entries are judged in three separate categories (Novice, Journeyman, and Craftsman/ Master) to give everyone a fair chance.

Online Masquerade signup is now open!

Full rules and details here (including our Young Fans at the Masquerade AKA Kamikaze Kids segment)

traingeek.livejournal.com

Come join us for a Breakfast Buffet with your favorite Guest of Honor or special guest!

The Breakfast Buffet will be Sunday morning (January 16, 2011) at 11AM.

Tickets for the Breakfast Buffet are $35 and now available on our site.

This will be a great opportunity at the convention to sit down and chat with your choice of a fannish "person of interest," such as one of our Guests of Honor. In total, we plan to have 12 tables of 8 persons each; at each table will be a special guest. We are currently working with Programming to identify and schedule the special participants. As soon as that is done, we will be sending out a notification to all those who have already purchased their banquet tickets so they can identify their top four choices of tables. This is definitely a first-come, first-served event, so buy your ticket early if you want to make sure you get your top choice!

We're pleased to announce our list of special guests at the Breakfast.

Michael Anderson – Art/Entertainment
Kelley Armstrong - Writer GOH, Literature
Bob Eggleton – Art, Media
Eric in the Elevator – Fan, Art/Entertainment, Gaming
Shaenon K. Garrity - Webcomics GOH, Art
Seanan McGuire – Music/Filk, Literature
Hildy Silverman – Literature, Fandom
Josh Simpson - Artist GOH
Cecilia Tan - Literature
Catherynne M. Valente - Literature
Rene Walling - Fan GOH
Frank Wu - Art

For a bios of our guests, please visit our Banquet Bios page.

chaiya.livejournal.com

I saw the org chart updates just now, and am totally psyched and awed by the fabulous events that will be happening this year at the convention.

Dances:

* 8-bit demoscene dance: Val Grimm
* Contra dance: David Silber
* ORDNANCE & Mr Pet: DJ Pet
* Period dance: Jesse Wertheimer
* Time Traveler's Ball: Paul Aldred
* Weird Science Dance (80s dance): DJ Johnny Zed

Gaming (gaming@arisia.org): Puck Dowd
LARPs (larps@arisia.org): Michael McAfee

Live Performances:

* 2010: Our Hideous Future: Unreliable Narrator Theater Group
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sing Along: Teseracte Players of Boston
* Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog: Teseracte Players of Boston
* Dr Who radio play: Post-Meridian Radio Players
* Faebotica, A Musical Event: Renee Staffeld
* Geeky Belly Dance: Katrina Meyer
* Goli: Vessela Stoyanova, Valerie Thompson
* Hallucinating Shakespeare: Michael Anderson
* Higgins Armory demos: Higgins Armory
* Kusntbruder: Steven Hirsch
* Psyche Corp: Genevieve Yang
* Repo the Genetic Opera: Teseracte Players of Boston
* Rocky Horror Picture Show: Teseracte Players of Boston
* Sassafrass and Stranger Ways: Julia Suggs, Susan Weiner
* The Subs: Rebecca Angel

Doesn't that sound fantastic? The biggest problem will be figuring out how to choose between so many awesome things, some of which are bound to be happening at once!

majes (and

jasra), you guys rock. So much. Thanks for making events happen in an organized fashion this year!

(Please note: the org chart lists the organizer or contact person of each event, which is not necessarily the same as the performer(s) in question.)

Current Mood: excited
Current Location: home

crazybone.livejournal.com

On our web site we're offering a small peek at some of the items we have for Arisia 2011.
Here's a brief list of some of the things we have lined up so far (click on the links for specifics):
Dances
Films
Panels
Performances
Writer's Workshop

Check back at this community and at our web site at http://2011.arisia.org/ for the
latest news on what is happening for the upcoming convention.

traingeek.livejournal.com

Calling all high school artists: enter our student art contest!

This is a free contest, open to all secondary school students. Cash prizes ($800 total) will be awarded for the best science fiction or fantasy-themed artwork. There are no entry or exhibition fees, and no "gotcha"s. We simply wish to recognize, celebrate and encourage outstanding student art. Students who wish can also choose to put their art up for sale.

For 2011, the convention theme is Mad Science. Students are free to submit entries using either the convention theme or any other Science Fiction or Fantasy theme for inspiration.

For more information, please see the Student Art Contest letter and entry form or http://2011.arisia.org/StudentArtContest. (submissions due by Dec 27)

chaiya.livejournal.com

Just a couple of quick notes:

We're trying a new event on for size this year -- a breakfast buffet event with GOHs and other Special Guests (including Seanan McGuire, Cat Valente, Hildy Silverman, Frank Wu, and others)! Breakfast price is comparable to prices in the hotel restaurant, with the added bonus of cool conversation! Go to http://2011.arisia.org/buffet for tickets & more info.

Turtle Track (childcare) is currently full. To get on the waiting list, email reg@arisia.org with "Turtle Track" in the subject line. Every year, there are some cancellations, so don't despair if you haven't yet signed up, just do it asap. (Same is true for hotel reservations, actually. Last year, we ended up with a couple of empty rooms in the main hotel, due to cancellations.)

Speaking of hotel reservations: The hotel has turned off the public reservations page while we sort through the Waiting List together. We're working on an alternate solution for getting reservations into their system, but the meantime, please have patience. We expect to have a further update tomorrow night, after more conferring with the hotel.

Current Mood: busy
Current Location: home
Current Music: Beth Colegrove

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Entries tagged with events

This year's Mrs. Hawking steampunk stage shows: Vivat Regina and Base Instruments

The Ig Nobels are once again coming to Arisia

Assisted Listening

Draft schedule is up

Presenters wanted for the Igs at Arisia

Open Brainstorm Session, Sunday, July 26th at 2pm

Family Friendly Parties and Events

PMRP performance on Friday Night

Arisia's 1st Ever Electronic Game Room

In-Character Speed Dating

Swords for Teenagers

DJ Johnny Zed Saturday Night Dance Playlist

I made a YouTube playlist of the Saturday Night Dance! I tried to avoid videos that had ads that played before the song so that song could play right away. I think I could not find one video, so i picked an alternate. You can always explore the other versions or mixes on there.

Videos from Arisia 2011 available

Carl Brandon awards given at Arisia 2011

Signup for the Masquerade!

Breakfast Buffet with cool people!

Psyched for Arisia Events

A Sneak Peek of Arisia 2011

Student Art Contest!

Breakfast Event, Turtle Track, and Hotel Updates

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