Newsgroups: alt.fan.q
Subject: **** CONVENTION *** STAR GUEST - Q !
From: mcsbc3maw@dct.ac.uk
Date: 25 Jan 93 12:08:32 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

>	Presenting the western Massachusetts area's friendliest con...
>		
>			 *************************
>			 *			 *
>			 *	   5Con		 *
>		 	 *			 *
>		 	 *************************
>
>			      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

					Chris
					-ckeroack@hamp.hampshire.edu	

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* 			           5Con 1993				       *
*	March 27th and 28th, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts	       *
* 		Confirmed guests: John deLancie and Majel Barrett	       *
*  	Memberships are $15/day and $20/weekend ($25 starting March 1st)       *
*	   E-mail this account or call (413) 549-4298 for more info	       *
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