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Stormtrooper Red Cross Mission Successful

The 501st Stormtrooper Legion made its donation to the American Red Cross on Friday, Sept. 16th of the money collected at Dragon*Con 2005.  Red Cross Troopers raised an amazing $4005.01 to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  Their gift was well accepted and appreciated. On behalf of the 501st, Floyd Grimm (TK9907, Georgia Garrison) stated, “I want to thank you… Read more →

Record-Breaking Blood Drive

In a record-breaking effort, over the four days of Dragon*Con 2005, LifeSouth collected 267 good units of blood from 309 donors during the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive. Most donors persevered, despite having to wait for an hour or more, displaying their dedication and commitment to the wellbeing of strangers–the victims of Hurricane Katrina. It just goes to show that… Read more →

2005 Stars Seminar

David and Kelli Wallace will be at Dragon*Con 2005. Long-time comic and game industry retailers and specialty retail education professionals, the Wallace’s are co-authors of A Specialty Retailer’s Handbook: Comics and Games and The Manager’s Training Manual. They are currently working on a new book geared toward training the buyer. The Wallace’s have served on the board of directors of… Read more →

Do the Art Crawl

We’re only a few days away from the debut of Dragon*Con’s newest tradition, the ART CRAWL! The ART CRAWL is an independent show of artists and their wares at Dragon*Con. We have everything from fine art to fan art. We have 2D and 3D. We even have a gypsy tarot reader Saturday night! Saturday, the ART CRAWL will be in… Read more →

Hilton Happiness

Welcome to Dragon*Con 2005! As some of you returning to the convention may have noticed, we’ve been having some growing pains in the past few years. So for 2005, the Hilton Atlanta joins the Hyatt Regency and the Marriott Marquis as an official Dragon*Con host hotel.  All three hotels are within easy walking distance of each other.  We hope convention-goers… Read more →