Arcana 47
Arcana 47 Update (8/9/2017):
$40 membership rate extended through August 31st.
The deadline for the room block is September 1, 2017.
The hotel will continue to accept reservations after the deadline on a space and rate availability basis.
A sleeping room block does not mean that the rooms will be located next to each other within the hotel, it is merely a rate and availability agreement. The hotel does try its best to place members of a specific group together but it is not guaranteed.
Arcana block rates:
1 bed, $129.99 + 13.63% tax
2 beds, $139.99 + 13.63% tax
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September 29 to October 1, 2017
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September 29-October 1, 2017
William F. Nolan will be the Arcana 47 Guest of Honor.
Guest Editor: Roy C. Booth
Guest Playwright: Cynthia Booth
Special Guests: Jason V. Brock & Sunni Brock
(from I-94, go North on
Lexington Pkwy, then West
on Energy Park Drive)
Hotel info website:
click here ... If contacting the hotel mention Arcana for convention discount
Membership:
$50 At the Door
For further information:
ARCANA
PO Box 8036
Lake Street Station
Minneapolis MN 55408
Eric: 612-721-5959
EHeideman@dhzone.com
Watch this website for ongoing updates!
Comments on this site: arcanacon@comcast.net or audfellow@gmail.com
September 29-October 1, 2017
Guest Editor: William F. Nolan
Guest Editor: Roy C. Booth
Guest Playwright: Cynthia Booth
Special Guests: Jason V . Brock & Sunni Brock
(from I-94, go North on
Lexington Pkwy, then West
on Energy Park Drive)
Hotel info website:
click here ... If contacting the hotel mention Arcana for convention discount
Arcana on Facebook
Arcana Home Page
Wikipedia Article
September 29-October 1, 2017
William F. Nolan will be the Arcana 47 Guest of Honor.
Guest Editor: Roy C. Booth
Guest Playwright: Cynthia Booth
Special Guests: Jason V. Brock & Sunni Brock
(from I-94, go North on
Lexington Pkwy, then West
on Energy Park Drive)
Hotel info website:
click here ... If contacting the hotel mention Arcana for convention discount
Membership:
$30 until August 1st; $40 August 2 through October 15, 2017; $50 At the Door
For further information:
ARCANA
PO Box 8036
Lake Street Station
Minneapolis MN 55408
Eric: 612-721-5959
EHeideman@dhzone.com
Watch this website for ongoing updates!
Comments on this site: arcanacon@comcast.net or audfellow@gmail.com
Arcana on Facebook
Arcana Home Page
Arcana 47 Program Schedule, to September 20, 2017—pretty much complete, but…
* = still open for volunteers (contact Eric, eheideman@dhzone.com
Thursday, September 28, 2017 CE:
6:30-8:00 p.m., DreamHaven Books, 2301 38th St E, Minneapolis. Short
- Readings/Q&A/Reception & Autographings by Arcana 47 Guest Author William
- F. Nolan and Special Guests Jason V. Brock and Sunni K. Brock.
All subsequent Programming items until Sunday's 5:00 p.m. dinner expedition will be by the First floor Lobby of the Best Western Plus--Como Park, 1010 Bandana Blvd W, by Bandana Square, St Paul.
Friday, September 29, 2017 CE
2:00 or 3:00-4:55 p.m., AV Room (Northern Pacific Room). TBA
3:00 p.m. Vendor Room (Dealers & Art; Milwaukee Road) opens
*3:10-3:55 p.m., Mainstage (Soo Line Room). Panel: Old Giants of SF
- Focusing on the work of Murray Leinster (1896-1975), Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), Alfred Bester (1913-1987), and
- Philip K. Dick (1928-1982).
- Eric M. Heideman, mod.; William F. Nolan, Jason V. Brock
4:00 p.m. The Waiting Room (hotel lounge) opens
*4:00-4:55 p.m. Mainstage (Soo Line Room). Panel: Golden, Silver, and
- Bronze Age Minnesota SF Authors
- Our primary focus is on Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988), Gordon R. Dickson (1923-2001), Poul Anderson (1926-2001), and Charles V. De Vet (1911-1997).
- Eric M. Heideman, mod.; William F. Nolan, Jason V. Brock, Dwayne H. Olson
5:00-6:55 p.m., Mainstage. Dinner Break
- Interested persons are welcome to join some of us in a three-block walk or drive to Gabe's by the Park, 991 Lexington Pkwy N.
5:00-6:55 p.m., AV Room. TBA
7:00-7:15 p.m., Mainstage (Soo Line). Opening Ceremonies
- MC Eric M. Heideman introduces Guest Author William F. Nolan, Guest Editor Roy C. Booth, Guest Playwright Cynthia Booth, and Special Guests Sunni K. Brock and Jason V. Brock, each of whom say their hellos.
7:20-8:05 p.m., Mainstage. Guest Author Interview
- William F. Nolan is interviewed by Jason V. Brock.
*8:10-9:00 p.m., Mainstage. Panel: Speculative Playwrighting
- Learn some ot the dos and don'ts of writing and producing speculative theatre. Roy C. Booth, Cynthia Booth, co-mods.
9:00 p.m. Vendor Room closes
9:00 p.m. The Waiting Room closes
*9:05-9:55 p.m., Mainstage. Panel or Discussion: What are You Reading?
- Our traditional look at reading matter, especially though not exclusively of the dark fantastic, especially though not exclusively of recent vintage.
- Roger Lasley, mod.
9:30 p.m.,-late night, Krushenko's (Room 101). Giants Party
- Relax and celebrate your favorite really big critters!
Saturday, September 30, 2017 CE:
10:00 a.m. Vendor Room opens
10:00 a.m.-2:55 p.m., AV Room. TBA
*10:00-10:55 a.m., Mainstage. Panel: Fiction Reading: William F. Nolan
- Our Guest Author reads from his vast and varied body of work..
*11:00-11:55 a.m., Mainstage. Panel: French and German Decadent Writers
- Roger Lasley and Dwayne H. Olson, co-mods.
Noon-12:25 p.m., Vendor Room. Massive Autographing I: William F. Nolan,
- Sunni K. Brock, Jason V. Brock
Noon-12:55 p.m., Mainstage. Giants in Fact, Folklore, Fiction, and Film
- We always do a “Monster of the Year” panel. This time we look at giant guys and gals, from dinosaurs to the Giant of the beanstalk to Bigfoot, King Kong, Godzilla, and on.
- Eric M. Heideman, mod.; Scott F. Wyatt
12:30-12:55 p.m., Vendor Room. Massive Autographing II: Roy C. Booth, Cynthia Booth
*1:00-1:25 p.m., Vendor Room. Massive Autographing III: Steve Fastner, Rich Larson, et al.
1:00-1:55 p.m., Mainstage. Guest Editor and Playwright Interview Roy C. Booth and Cynthia Booth are interviewed by Brian K. Perry
*2:00-2:55 p.m., Mainstage. Panel: Respectfully Submitted for Your Consideration: Rod Serling, 1924-1975
- Includes Serling's small-town childhood, service in WWII, early radio work, pioneer work in critically and popularly admired teleplays; his creation and running of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964); and his later hosting of Night Gallery (1969-1973).
- Jason V. Brock, mod.; William F. Nolan, Eric M. Heideman, Roger Dale Trexler
3:00-3:55 p.m. Mainstage closed for Auction set-up
3:00-3:55 p.m., AV Room. Presentation: The Dark Art of Steve Ditko
- Before he made his mark as the artistic visionary behind two of Marvel's most enduring heroes (Spider-Man & Doctor Strange,) Steve Ditko created some of the most stylish and visually compelling horror comics of the 50's and 60's. Whether it was in his immediately recognizable covers and interiors for This Magazine is Haunted and TheThing, or with his state of the art pen-and-ink and wash work in Creepy and Eerie, Ditko consistently and convincingly rendered demon-plagued worlds, luckless pedestrians, and palpable dread. Steve and Rich show and discuss some of their favorite Ditko imagery, and note the curious arc of Ditko's behind-the-scenes evolution.
- Steve Fastner & Rich Larson, presenters
4:00 p.m. Vendor Room closes
4:00 p.m. The Waiting Room opens
*4:00-6:00 p.m., Mainstage. Minn-Con Auction
- The Minn-Con Auction keeps our parent organization afloat through a blend of books, magazines, DVDs/BluRays, artwork, and miscellaneous items. So much fun it's scary! To donate, see Dwayne or Eric.
- Dwayne H. Olson & ___, Auctioneers; David Christenson, Materials Scrounger; Roger Lasley & ___, Recorders
4:00 p.m.-late night, AV Room. TBA
6:00-7:30 p.m., Mainstage. Dinner Break
7:30-8:25 p.m., Mainstage. Fiction Reading: Roy C. Booth
- Roy not only edits, he writes up a storm!
8:30-9:25 p.m., Mainstage. Panel: Dan Curtis, 1927-2006
- On the producer and director of such memorable televison as Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker, The Night Strangler, Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Turn of the Screw.
- Jason V. Brock, mod.; William F. Nolan
9:00 p.m. The Waiting Room closes
9:30-10:25 p.m., Mainstage. Fiction Reading: Jason V. Brock
- Our versatile Special Guest reads from his work.
9:30 p.m.-late night, Krushenko's. Scary TV Party
- That signpost up ahead…Do not touch your television set.
Sunday, October 1, 2017 CE:
11:00-11:55 a.m., Mainstage. Special Guests Interview
- Jason V. Brock and Sunni K. Brock are interviewed by Greg Larsen.
*Noon-12:55 p.m., Mainstage. Panel: Charles Beaumont, 1929-1967
- Looks at the versatile novelist, short story writer, and screen-and-teleplay author.
- Jason V. Brock, mod.; William F. Nolan, Sunni K. Brock, Brian K. Perry
1:00-1:55 p.m., Mainstage. Reading: Cynthia Booth
- Our Guest Playwright reads from a body of work that includes fiction, poetry, and plays.
*2:00-2:55 p.m., Mainstage. Panel: What are You Viewing?
- Dark fantastic and/or psychological films and TV we've seen in the past year or so, both new and old, from around the world.
- Eric M. Heideman, mod.; Sunni K. Brock, Jason V. Brock, David Christenson
*3:00-3:55 p.m., Mainstage. Panel: Horror in the Comics
- A general survey of horror in the comics, from early comic strips to EC Comics, Warren, Charlton, Marvel, and DC/Vertigo, to the present.
- Eric M. Heideman, mod.; Roy C. Booth, Cynthia Booth, Jason V. Brock, Steve Fastner
4:00-4:30 p.m., Mainstage. Closing Ceremonies
- Eric M. Heideman, MC; William F. Nolan, Roy C. Booth, Cynthia Booth, Jason V. Brock, Sunni K. Brock
- In which our Guests get to say their goodbyes, and our audience do some reminiscing about Arcana through the years. Followed by…
- 4:30-5:00 p.m. Dinner Expedition Prep
- Milling about and fond farewells, followed by…
5:15 p.m. Dinner Reservation at Tavern on Grand
- 656 Grand Ave, St Paul. Our traditional walleye restaurant, open to all. Followed, at the hotel, by…
Undead Dog Party 7:15 p.m.-
- Conversation will also be had by all.
- Gaming will also be available in the Railroad Lobby, and Viewers' Choice will also be had in Krushenko's.
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