The blood drive opened today 45 minutes ahead of schedule to accommodate the crowd already forming. By 11PM 580 units of blood had been collected! An amazing start to the weekend! Thank you to all who contributed and to all those who will. Please remember to join us at the Ice Cream Social on Sunday night at 8PM on the Skyline level… Read more →
We have big plans for this year’s Charity Auction. During the auction we will have special guest auctioneers from science fiction TV shows, pirate movies, and more! All of the items can be seen at the Charity Auction booth in the Marriott, and we have also posted some of the items online. Come by and see us and come to… Read more →
The Dragon*Con volunteer staff work very hard and are often unappreciated, so when the Daily Dragon received this shout-out request, we found it refreshing and inspiring. We hope you will too: Dragon*Con brings out the best in people, and the worst. I confess I am an example of the latter; regarding the best, I will explain: The setting was Thursday… Read more →
Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants and the narrator of Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls, will join host Dr. Harry Kloor on Saturday, 8:30PM in the Atrium Ballroom (Marriott) for a screening of the upcoming animated film, Quantum Quest. The first 1000 people will receive a special collectible lithograph. Don’t miss it!
You might have heard that there are some renovations being done in the Hyatt. Don’t panic! (Don’t even fret!) Despite the renovations, the Hyatt will be open for Dragon*Con, and the new pedestrian bridge to the Marriott is up, open, and running.
Steampunk, combining the elegance of the Victorian age with futuristic vision, has exploded as a subculture in recent years, generating a host of novels, comics, and movies that explore the “what if” world of a scientifically advanced nineteenth century. Drawing on modern vision and elegance of the era, Steampunk inventors and artists combine anachronistic elements with antique components and inventive… Read more →
Service will be held at the Days Inn Downtown Atlanta on Spring Street. Costumes are welcome and encouraged. Message theme is: “Never Give Up! Never Surrender!” Refreshments served afterward. Come by our fan table for directions or info. Sun, 10AM, Meeting Room on L1 at the Days Inn
If you are cosplaying a character from A Song of Ice and Fire or simply a fan of the series, join us at the “Fire and Ice“ panel, hosted by the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit Track, Sun 11:30AM, Fairlie (Hyatt).
