From now through July 15, you can see the creepy mirthful art of Nicolas Caesar & Spinestealer at the Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, Calif. This Saturday, July 7, is the Opening Receptions. This is what he gallery has to say about the artists: Nicolas Caesar is a self-taught artist hailing from Northern CA. Founder of […]
Ray Harryhausen will be signing copies of his book The Art of Ray Harryhausen on Monday, July 23 at Mystery & Imagination in Glendale, Calif. Harryhausen is the master special effects animator behind some of my favorite movies, including The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. He’s […]
Disney Theatrical Productions is holding the world premiere of the stage musical version of its retelling of “The Little Mermaid” fairy-tale in Denver, Colo. The Ellie Caulkins Opera House will hosting the world premiere of the Broadway bound musical July 26 through Sept. 9. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.denvercenter.org. For more […]
The Corsarios Kids Club at Tesoro Manzanillo resorts in Mexico now offers a special pirate-themed camp for kids, aged 7 to 12 years, every Saturday. Activities include games, ghost stories and local legends, marshmallow roasts and treasure hunts around the camp fire. “We wanted kids to get excited about Tesoro’s pirate theme, and what better […]
If you are a fan of the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off Angel or the short-lived Firefly and its movie spin-off Serenity, and you’re going to be a San Diego’s Comic-Con later this month, then please do read on. Joss Whedon, creator of the aforementioned shows, has teamed up with Dark Horse […]
My friends over at HP Fan Tripsâ„¢ have ecured exclusive access to a private party at Waterstone’s West End bookstore July 20 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The party celebrates the release of the final book in JK Rowling’s series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Traditionally, UK Potter fans have had to wait outside in “queue […]
The Mütter Museum has launched a unique free service: the Cell Phone Audio Tour Guide, one of the first of its kind in the Philadelphia region. “The cell phone audio tour is a relatively new idea, and we are so excited to be able to offer this feature free of charge to our visitors,” said […]
Wannado City, America’s first indoor role-playing theme park for kids based in South Florida, has recently opened M-Lab. Created by Motorola, M-Lab emplowers young visitors to discover a career in innovation while touching upon science and technology in a high-tech, highly immersive environment. In a press release, Peter Aloumanis, vice president, Motorola Sales & Services, […]
OK. This isn’t really genre travel, but I thought it would be of interested anyway. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game,” iPulp Fiction Library will publish this classic story exclusively online. First published in the August 1977 issue of Analog, Ender’s Game tells the story of a child prodigy […]
Turning a amusement park ride into a movie can be a tricky endeavor. Take the above named examples, for instance. The first spawned a very popular trilogy (so far), with the latest currently in theaters. The latter didn’t do so well. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the animated 3-D stereoscopic ride, Corkscrew Hill, at […]