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I can't believe that the New Year and two weeks have passed without a single post from me! Yikes. Worst yet, I've been sitting on info you could have been using. Mea culpa. Anyway, better in at the last minute than never, eh? The following art show ends tomorrow. Go to hyaenagallery.com for more information. The following event is happening this weekend in Orlando, Fla. Go to www.osc.org for more info.

According to Pat O'Brien of The Press-Enterprise, The Eaton Science Fiction Conference will be focusing on Mars when it is held in May 2008. Word is that Ray Bradbury and Frederik Pohl will be there and, if technological details can be worked out, Sir Arthur C. Clarke will talk with them via teleconference from his home in Sri Lanka. In addition to these old-school SF celebrities, other authors scheduled to attend include Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, David Brin, Ben Bova, Geoffrey Landis and Kim Stanley Robinson. Also, attendees will have access to the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Utopian Literature, which has more than 100,000 books, 50,000 comic books and one of the largest anime collections. In addition, the first Eaton Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction will be handed out and UC students can participate in a short-story competition. DETAILS What: Eaton Science Fiction Conference When: May 16-18, 2008 Where: University of California, Riverside (This event marks the first time in almost 10 years that the conference has been at UCR.) Registration Info: Discounted prices are available before April 14. Full Conference: $110 (before)/$125 (after) One Day: $55 (before)/$75 (after) Students: $20 (before)/$25 (after) More Info: eatonconference.ucr.edu

If you love dinosaurs, you won't want to miss this event -- and you have time to book your travel arrangements, too! In March 2008, the Burpee Museum of Natural History will host the Annual Paleofest, where 10 of the world’s best-known dinosaur-hunters and paleontologists will gather to tell dinosaur tales and host interactive workshops with families, professionals and dinosaur lovers of all ages. Other features of the event include the unveiling of Homer's skull. No, not that Homer, but Burpee’s newest dinosaur discovery, a juvenile Triceratops. In addition to the unveiling, it will be revealed why the Homer field site is such an important discovery. Read more »

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be abducted by aliens? Well, you might soon get your chance if Bryan Temmer, a Florida-based computer technician, gets his way. He wants to build an alien-themed amusement park in Roswell, N.M., and one of the attractions will be a thrill ride that simulates an alien abduction. According to KOAT TV7 Albuquerque, Contour Entertainment, a company that has worked closely with Disney, Universal Studios, and Sony, has been contacted by the city to research and provide initial development plans.