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Welcome to The Genre Traveler! Please sign up using the form to the right so that you'll get all the latest updates to the site. You also might want to sign up for the RSS feed, which you can do via email or your favorite RSS Reader. Opening tomorrow, is an interesting art show featuring the dark and visceral work of Chuck Hodi. Known primarily for his portraits and prolific commission work, Hodi has a collection of darker work inspired by emotional subjects matters such as love, hate, pain, void, decay, life. For a preview of this work that reminds me a lot of HG Giger's work, visit www.hyaenagallery.com/corrosion.html. DETAILS What: Corrosion The Artwork of Chuck Hodi Where: Hyaena 1928 W. Olive Ave. Burbank, CA 91506 When: Sept. 1 -15, 2007 Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept. 1st 8pm to Midnight

The annual Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze and Legend Weekend is coming up in October and features an elaborate display of more than 4,000 hand-carved pumpkins, and an opportunity to see the Headless Horseman make his fabled ride. Read more »

I've already received information for conventions in 2008. For now, I'll post them here. But I hope to have a searchable database of events and venues ready before the end of the year. If you'd like to help speed that project along, visit the Support page. February 21-24, 2008 Total Confusion Mansfield, Mass Holiday Inn Focus: Gaming www.totalcon.com March 21-24, 2008 Orbital 2008 2008 British National Science Fiction Convention London, United Kingdom Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow www.orbital2008.org Read more »

Tammy Teaster is playing "The Black Widow" during the weekend gunfight performances in Ghost Town in the Sky now through September. "The crowds that line the street to watch our performances are crazy about 'The Black Widow.'" says J.B. Buccafusco, the park's Director of Entertainment. "Girls and guys alike are fascinated by watching a villainous female sharp-shooter!" Read more »

The Women in Games International conference will take place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, from 11 am to 5 pm. the keynote speaker will be Dona C. Bailey, creator of the Centipede video game, one of the first video games to incorporate artificial intelligence. She'll be taking a look at where video games have been, where they are now and where she'd like to see them go in the future. Other events will include panels covering why having a diverse development team is good for the bottom line and women and online games. Roundtables will cover attracting women into games, planning a long-term career and more. For more information, check out the official website.