I heard about this from The North Orange County Harry Potter Meetup Group: Scholastic has announced that seven lucky U.S. Harry Potter fans, under the age of 21, will be selected in a sweepstakes and flown to London to join J.K. Rowling at a midnight launch event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows leading […]
This event sounds fun if you’re going to be in the Anaheim, Calif., area in early June. What: West Coast Wizard Rockfest Featuring: The Remus LupinsThe Hermione Crookshanks ExperienceThe ParselmouthsSue and the HufflepuffsA Couple of HarrysFirenze and the CentaursDumbledore’s ArmyPotter and the Lightning BoltsThe Gollum HatersThe Bandon BansheesThe Hinky PunksCatchloveLogan. Zon. Acoustic When:Saturday, June 212pm […]
Sorry for the late notice, but I found this in my email just now. Emerson Spartz and Ben Schoen from MuggleNet.com will be signing their New York Times Bestselling book, MuggleNet.com’s What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 tomorrow at the Barnes and Noble in Newport Beach, Calif. This appearance is part of a tour […]
Have you seen Sanctuary yet? Starring Amanda Tapping (Stargate: SG-1) as Helen Magnus (right) and written by Damian Kindler, a veteran science fiction writer and producer, the trailer and first webisode are already available online at www.sanctuaryforall.com (at least that’s what the press release says — I looked on Thursday afternoon and only found the […]
Many are predicting that gas prices in the U.S. will be curbing many people’s travel plans this summer. I just learned of one place that is trying to reduce the impact of rising gas prices on their business and it can benefit genre travelers heading out to Orlando. Here’s the info: VillaDirect (www.villadirect.com), a vacation […]
Ray Bradbury is one of my top three favorite authors of all time. I’ve read most of his work — in fact, I chose him for my book report author in high school, reading all five novels he had written at that time. I’ve been fortunate to hear him speak several times and actually shake […]
Hi everyone. I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. I’ll start with the bad news. The June issue will very probably be a couple of weeks late. I lost one week with the computer crash. Another recovering from the computer crash. And, for the past week I’ve been relegated to the recliner due […]
Have you ever wanted to walk the land that formed the backdrop to Washington Irving’s tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Well now might be a good time. Recently, an $11 million grand estate restoration was completed at Tarrytown House Estate, located just 25 miles north of Manhattan. In celebration, they are offering “an overnight […]
My friend, Michael Hinman (well, actually, I’ve never met him in person. But we email back and forth because write for his website, Airlock Alpha) will be at Oasis 20 this weekend as one of the guests. How cool is that? Of course, he says not to go because of him, because, “I’m a nobody. […]
I got my monthly newsletter from the Museum of Science in Boston today and this little event caught me eye: Machine Science Robot Sumo Competition Saturday, May 19, 1 – 4:30 pmWhat turns an ordinary robot into a Sumo wrestling champion? Find out as the Museum hosts a battle of robots built and programmed by […]