Author Archives: Carma Spence

Genre Art at the Hyaena Boutique & Gallery in June

The Hyaena Gallery has some interesting genre fair on display this month. Show:Blood, Bones, & PosiezThe art of Erin Martinez, Suzi Boneshaker, & Queenie. Description:Dreamy, cute and playfully spooky artwork from three up and coming female artists. Opening Reception:Saturday, June 2, 20078pm-midnightFree Show Runs:June 1-15, 2007 Show:Emotional Reasoning – the art of Marie Barr Description:Mixed […]

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Attention Harry Potter Fans Under 21 Years Old!

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 […]

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Harry Potter Fans Rock Out for Charity

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 […]

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ALERT! Book Signing Tomorrow for Southern California Harry Potter Fans

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 […]

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Sanctuary Webisode 2 to Premiere at London MCM Expo

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 […]

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What a Pain in the Gas

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 […]

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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 […]

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