From: ckeroack@hamp.hampshire.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.announce,rec.arts.sf.fandom
Subject: 5Con in Amherst, Mass.
Date: 25 Jan 1993 12:49:23 -0500
Organization: Hampshire College
Distribution: world
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	Presenting the western Massachusetts area's friendliest con...
		
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			      March 27th-28th
		      Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.

	       The Famed "5-College Area"'s Spring Convention
		       of Science Fiction and Fantasy
			

Confirmed Guests:

		John deLancie	("Q" from ST:TNG)
                                - one of his only New England appearances!	

		Majel Barrett	("Lwaxana Troi", ST:TNG; the voice of 
				the computer, ST:TNG; "Nurse Chapel", ST:TOS)
				- known throughout fandom as being 
                                  very entertaining, informative and enjoyable
				  at conventions

Unconfirmed Guests:

		Madeleine L'Engle (author, "A Wrinkle In Time")
		Kevin Eastman	(founder of Tundra, co-creator of 
					"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
		Peter David	(known for his work with "The Incredible Hulk")
		Jane Yolen	(author, "Sister Light, Sister Dark")
		Steve Bissette	(editor, "Taboo", artist, "Swamp Thing")


Events include:

		6 gaming slots each day, with games run by some of the 
                 most experienced, friendly, laid-back gamemasters around (read:
 		 no stuffy cardboard-cutout Module-oriented "game"-masters)
		Filking
		Dealer's rooms and tables
		Movies
		Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on a wall-sized projection 
		 screen (limited seating; other TVs will be set up in 
		 suites)
		Panels
		Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrations
		PVCC (PVC fighting club) demonstrations
		Midnight Panel 
		
Plus: 

		A *live* reading from Peter David's "Q-In-Law"
		   by John deLancie and Majel Barrett! (Now how often 
		   are you going to see and hear this *live*?)

		Star Trek: The Next Simulation (the single largest 
		   (and I mean ***large*** - room for ***60*** active players!)
		   plausible multimedia roleplaying game in New England...
		   not to be missed!)

		And other surprises not to be missed! (Well, okay, you 
		   can miss them. We just won't love you anymore.) 


Memberships:

		$15/day, $20/weekend ($25 starting March 1st)
		$10/day, $15/weekend with a 5-College student I.D. 
		      (UMass@Amherst, Amherst, Smith, Mt. Holyoke or Hampshire)
		
		Some events will be able to be attended individually 
		for $5, and if you go to one of these events on Saturday
		night, a Sunday membership is only $10 more.


		Send to the snail-mail address below to confirm ticket 
reservations and please have a photo ID available to pick them up at 
teh registration desk. Also send to the address below if you'd like 
info on setting up a dealer table ($30 per table/per day) or info on 
advertising space. 
		Send to the e-mail address with any questions, or call 
(413) 549-4298.
		If you have any flyers to send along, please do! Just 
make sure they reach us by Friday March 26th....
		
		Hope to see you there!



5Con						Chris Keroack
P.O. Box 1059					Coordinator, 5Con
Hampshire College		                ckeroack@hamp.hampshire.edu
P.O. Box 5001
Amherst, Mass., 01002-5001