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[Oct. 18th, 2010|04:57 pm]
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Dunno if anyone's still paying attention here but just wanted to let everyone know about a couple of upcoming events.
1. RTSFS book group is tomorrow night (Tues., Oct. 19th) at TraLi in Brier Creek, at 7pm. Discussion book is THE FOREVER WAR.
2. Nov. 11th is Speculative Fiction Authors' Night at the Barnes & Noble at New Hope Commons in Durham:
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3065980
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| LARPing Location |
[Dec. 15th, 2008|10:56 am]
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I don't know how active this community is, but I have run into a gaming issue in the Triangle, and I'm hoping someone has a solution. I currently run a Vampire: the Requiem LARP with ~30 players which runs once a month. We are playing in the homes of local players, but we are getting to the point where we're too crowded in the houses we have access to, and need another solution. Is anyone aware of a LARP-friendly college or business in the Triangle? Our specific needs are to have access to the space for 2-3 hours once a month, preferably on a Saturday. We need 6 rooms for private meetings, or enough space to have 6 private meetings without groups being on top of each other. If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance! |
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| Trinoc-coN Photos are up |
[Sep. 25th, 2008|12:22 pm]
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Photos from Trinoc-coN 9 are up:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcory/sets/72157607487096556/
There are 193. I went for comprehensive, rather than "best of."
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| Local SF author Mark Van Name reading on Sept 11 at McIntyre's Books |
[Sep. 5th, 2008|10:36 am]
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(crossposted)
Local author Mark Van Name will be doing a reading on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at McIntyre's Books in Fearrington Village at 7pm.
McIntyre's calendar of events is online here:
http://tinyurl.com/5sfdbm
Mark will be reading from his latest SF novel published by Baen Books, Slanted Jack, which is the sequel to his Compton Crook award-winning novel, One Jump Ahead.
ETA: Mark is also doing a reading/signing on Tuesday the 9th, 7pm, at the Cary B&N, with fantasy authors Lisa Shearin and James Maxey.
Please feel free to forward this.
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| Nebula-winning author Catherine Asaro this weekend in Durham |
[Jul. 22nd, 2008|11:13 am]
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(crossposted)
Mark your calendars and get ready to kick back and relax at Trinoc-coN 9, July 25-27, 2008, at the Crestwood Suites in Durham, NC (near Research Triangle Park):
http://www.trinoc-con.org/
This year's Guest of Honor is Catherine Asaro, award-winning author of the Skolian Saga, "The Veiled Web," "Sunrise Alley," "Alpha," etc. Other guests include Baen Books' Senior Editor Hank Davis,  bud_webster, Allen Wold, and more. A full guest list is available at: http://www.trinoc-con.org/guests.htm.
The Crestwood is an all-suites property near the corner of the intersection of Highways 54 and 55, just off I-40 at exit 278. It's very suited for the more laid-back programming at this year's con, and the rates are *extremely* reasonable: $45/night for a one-bedroom suite, $65/night for a two-bedroom suite. There's even a swimming pool. :)
Call them at 919-361-1234, and mention "Trinoc-coN" to get the discount (if they have trouble with the con's name, I think you can also ask for the "science fiction convention"). You can see the layouts of the one- and two-bedroom suites here: http://www.crestwoodsuites.com/roomtypes.php?p=durham
ETA: The con hotel is now sold out! Here are some numbers for the two closest hotels:
Marriott Courtyard: 919-484-2900
Homestead: 919-544 9991
Register for the con here: http://www.trinoc-con.org/registration.htm - note children under 6 years old get in free.
Pre-reg is open until Wednesday night, tomorrow, 7/23, so you still have time to do that.
Please also note that I'm not officially on con staff this year; I'm helping out by helping to get the word out and by being on some panels and by being a part of the Baen Books contingent -- the other part of the Baen contingent is our senior editor Hank Davis.
Official con questions can go to to these folks: laminahospes, loke_dogg, and pope_j_rod.
I know it's late notice, but I hope some of you will still be able to attend.
BTW, If you've not read any Catherine Asaro before, you can read and download the first novel in the Skolian saga, Primary Inversion, from the Baen Free Library, here:
http://www.webscription.net/p-811-primary-inversion.aspx
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| NC Game Day tomorrow! |
[Jan. 25th, 2008|09:37 am]
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Looking to get your game on? Come out to NC Game Day tomorrow, January 26th, 9am-9pm at the Talley Student Center on NC State University Campus. There will be a board game library, miniature games and role playing games going on all day. Stop by and play!
For directions and scheduled events, check out http://ncgameday.dhorizon.org/ |
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| NC Game Day 15 - Just 2 weeks left! |
[Jan. 14th, 2008|06:27 pm]
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January 26th, 9am - 9pm at Talley Student Center
NC Game Day is back again for another day of gaming goodness. Check out the schedule of events at http://ncgameday.dhorizon.org/ and sign up to preregister or submit your own. Of course you can still just show up on the day of and play the games in our library or bring your own!
See you there! |
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| Advice on Charlotte's ComiCon? |
[Jan. 9th, 2008|02:20 pm]
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greendalek is looking for info on the Charlotte ComiCon to help him decide if he wants to come down and vend his lovely artwork in May. Please respond here if you can give him any useful info. |
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| Xbox 360 |
[Oct. 23rd, 2007|12:12 pm]
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Hello fellow Triangle gamers! Anyone on Xbox Live? I need friends to play Halo 3 with...so come find me. My gamertag is Spiral 24. I am a noob, but a decent noob :)
**cross-posted all over the place. Sorry for any repeats! |
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