Cascadia News Bytes: April 27th, 2008

A picture gallery of the Victoria Ultimate Hobby & Toy Expo in April.

One last note about Sakura-Con last month. The official videographer of the convention has posted huge collection of videos of all main events here.

The entertainment website Cinemablend.com runs a roughly weekly column devoted towards fandom. This weeks column is about Star Wars.

There's word that an official Harry Potter Exhibition will be making 5 stops in North America in 2009. No word yet on if the Pacific Northwest will be one of the venues for this exhibit.

There's news about turning the old Nuclear Reactor Building on the campus of the University of Washington into a museum. The building is scheduled to be demolished this summer.

Cascadia News Bytes: April 13th, 2008

In late February, it was announced that a new type of anime event would be taking place in Vancouver, Washington. Active Anime was able to track down the founder for an interview here?

Some new toy events taking place in Victoria, BC.

Victoria's Ultimate Hobby & Toy Fair
April 20th, 2008
Victoria, BC Canada
http://www.cherrybombtoys.com/

GottaCon
Feb. 6-8, 2009
Victoria, BC Canada
http://www.gottacon.com/

The mayor of Portland has declared the month of April 2008 as Portland Comics Month.

A Florida newspapers covers the challenges of writing science fiction stories here.

Tickets are now available for the Locus Awards which will be presented at a venue in Seattle June 21, 2008.

Convention Listings for April - June, 2008

Updated: April 27, 2008: Animation Lockdown.

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Stargate SG-1 Atlantis Con: April 3-6, 2008, Memorial Coliseum, Burnaby BC.
Website: http://www.creationent.com/cal/sgvan.htm

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icon: April 11-12, Idaho Falls, ID .
Website: http://goicon.org/icon_apr_2008/

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Portland Comic Book Show: April 13, 2008, Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR.
Website: http://www.portlandcomicbookshow.com/

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Calgary Underground Film Festival: April 15-20, 2008, Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/

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All Fur Fun: April 18-20, 2008, Spokane, WA
Website: http://www.allfurfun.com/

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IPMS Seattle Spring Show - April 19, 2008, Renton Community Center, Renton, WA.
Website: http://www.ipms-seattle.org/Springshow/

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Just A Game Con: April 19-20, 2008, Corvallis OR.
Website: http://home.centurytel.net/GOMC/JAGC.htm

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Victoria's Ultimate Hobby & Toy Fair: April 20, 2008, Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://www.cherrybombtoys.com/

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Jet City Retro: April 26-27, 2008, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.jetcityretro.com/

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Stumptown Comics Fest: April 26-27, 2008, Lloyd Center Doubletree, Portland, OR.
Website: http://www.stumptowncomics.com/

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Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo: April 26-27, 2008, Calgary, AB, Canada
Website: http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

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A Festival For May: May 3-4, 2008, Carnation, WA
Website: http://www.camlann.org/may_fest.htm

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RenFair: May 3-4, 2008, Moscow, ID
Website: http://www.moscowrenfair.org/

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Zompire The Undead Film Festival: May 9-10, 2008, Hollywood Theater Portland, OR
Website: http://www.zompire.com/

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Emerald City ComiCon: May 10-11, 2008, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

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ION 2208 Game Conference: May 13 - 15, 2008, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.ionconference.com/

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Otafest 2008: May 16 - 18, 2008. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Website: http://www.otafest.com/

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Animation LOCKDOWN: May Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://qas.awn.com/index.php?section=1

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Vancouver International Game Summit: May 21 - 22, 2008, Vancouver, BC. Canada.
Website: http://www.vancouvergamesummit.com/

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Vidfest: May 21 - 24, 2008, Vancouver, BC. Canada.
Website: http://2008.vidfest.com/

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MisCon 22: May 23 - 26, 2008, Missoula, MT.
Website: http://www.miscon.org/

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Crypticon Horror Convention: May 23 - 25, 2008, Doubletree Inn & Conference Center, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.crypticonseattle.com/

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The Pirate Gathering: May 23 - 26, 2008 Hillsboro, OR
Website: http://thepirategathering.org/

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CONduit XVIII: May 23 - 25, 2008, Salt Lake City, UT.
Website: http://conduit.sfcon.org/

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Enfilade: May 25 - 27, 2008, Olympia, WA.
Website: http://www.nhmgs.org/conventions.html

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Vancouver Comicon: May 25, 2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada
Website: http://mypage.uniserve.ca/%7Elswong/Comicon.html

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Victoria Toy Show: May 25, 2008, Victoria, BC, Canada
Website: http://members.shaw.ca/dshelton99/

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Shelby's Collectible Toy Show: May 31, 2008, Portland, OR
Website: http://rosecitycollectorsmarket.com/toyshow.html

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Go Play Northwest 2008: May 31-June 1 2008, Seattle WA.
Website: http://goplaynw.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

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Spokane Comicon: June 7, 2008, Spokane, WA
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/spokanecomicon07

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Olympia Comics Festival: June 7, 2008
Website: http://www.olympiacomicsfestival.org

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ConComCon 15: June 13-15, 2008 - Summit Inn on Snoqualmie Pass, WA.
Website: http://www.swoc.org/ccubed/

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Peninsula Model Show: June 21, 2008 - Port Townsend, WA.
Website: http://www.nopms.net/

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Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire: June 26-28, 2008 - Richland, WA
Website: http://home.comcast.net/%7Egreenwood_players/index.htm

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Pondfilk VIII: June 27-30, 2008 - Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://pondfilk.mccorison.com/

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Victoria Pirate Festival: June 27-29, 2008 - Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://www.victoriapiratefestival2008.org/