Dragon*Con 2009 attending artists defied gravity for this year’s charity contributions. Dragon*Con Art Show Directors John and Anne Parise announced the “When Pigs Fly” theme earlier this summer. Paraphrasing the top secret Directors’ missive:
Help Dragon*Con break the world record for “Largest ‘Thriller’ Dance”—the most people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller—on Sun 7PM in the Grand Ballroom A-C of the Sheraton (3rd floor). Stormtroopers, fairies, vampires, pirates, klingons, superheroes, and definitely zombies, welcome*!
Books, bubbles, and mayhem! Join Princess Alethea and the authors and artists that make up her Traveling Sideshow: featuring Leanna Renee Hieber, Janet Lee, Mike Lee, Chris McCormick, and Ada Brown. The first 50 attendees will be given tote bags filled with books, buttons, bracelets, tattoos, and random valuable prizes! This will be no dull reading…come have some fun! Fri… Read more →
Participate in the Dragon*Con Hall Costume Contest, the only Dragon*Con costume contest decided by popular vote! Come in costume to the contest registration table in front of the Centennial Ballrooms in the Hyatt (in the alcove to the right) on Friday and Saturday from 10AM to 5PM to have your picture taken. Children welcome! Pictures will be posted for everyone… Read more →
Last year, the Dragon*Con Blood Drive issued a challenge to the attendees to beat Comic-Con’s donations for that year. And we made history when we were the single largest blood drive ever at a science fiction related convention when 1,165 individuals registered to donate blood, with 938 of them successfully doing so and 75 double red donations using the ALYX… Read more →
Sunless Dawn of Auchendoun will be hosting a World of Warcraft scavenger hunt at Dragon*Con. Be on the lookout for quest givers and hidden items that will be scattered throughout the convention from 10AM to midnight, Friday through Sunday. Quest givers and takers will be clearly marked with giant exclamation marks and question marks over their heads, just like in… Read more →
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution warns that there will be crews surveying sewer lines in downtown Atlanta on the weekdays before and after Labor Day weekend. The work is scheduled to occur from 7AM to 5PM on weekdays now through Sept. 9. The impacted roads are Courtland St., Ellis St., Irwin St., Jackson St., and Peachtree Center Ave. If you’re driving in… Read more →
The PDF version of the 2009 Pocket Program is available for download, either in full or two parts: Full 2009 Pocket Program (7 MB Includes Maps) Pocket Program-Main Section (1.5 MB No Pull-Out Section) Pocket Program-Pullout Section (6.5 MB Includes Maps) The PDF version of the 2009 Schedule Grids are available for download (these are fitted to a standard page… Read more →
