Galaxy Ranger Fandays September 29th & 30th 2012

If you’re bored and looking to do a little travel, head out to Abilene for the first annual Galaxy Ranger Fandays. Galaxy Ranger, Inc. is based in Ranger, Texas and was formed as a non-profit. The Fandays is the first in their attempts to raise money for Ben Richey Boys Ranch and The Veteran’s Support Organization. For their first outing, it looks to be a promising event. Guest speaker is UFOlogist, Dennis Balthaser who has quite an impressive resume. Anne Lockhart, Bobby Clark, and Tim Taylor of the Hunger Games will be in attendance as well as a few Dallas Favorites.

If you head out that way, take pictures and send me links to share!

North Texas Can’t Stop the Serenity 2012

Sunday September 30, 2012 will find the center of the ‘Verse at 2404 Airport Freeway! Central Park Movie Tavern will be hosting this year’s North Texas Can’t Stop the Serenity event. The event started six years ago to help support Equality Now in their work to protect the rights of women around the world. By screening the Joss Whedon films SERENITY and DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-A-LONG BLOG, proceeds will be raised to help benefit this organization.

A lot has changed for this year’s event, so you’ll want to check out the website to make sure that you don’t miss anything. Firsties, the location has changed.  The event is being held at the Central Park Movie Tavern. It’s located in Bedford which is actually pretty good, because it’s a halfway point for folks from both sides of the Metroplex. Unfortunately, there is a lot of highway construction in the area, so you’ll want to check out the maps to make sure you don’t miss the Tavern.

Second, thanks to the fine folks at Central Park Movie Tavern, there will be another theater which makes it harder to sell out. Meaning, that all you Browncoats will have a spot to watch the show. Each theater will run the same events as the other theater, so you don’t have to worry on missing out on some cool swag!

And last, but not least. After all that has happened in Aurora, Co. this past summer, a lot of thought has been put into safety measures at theaters. That being said, there will be no costume contest and guests are asked to NOT show up in costume. If you do show up in costume, understand that you MAY BE DENIED ENTRANCE. But, there is good news to follow that. Just head over to the North Texas Browncoats website for more.

Be sure and check out these cool photos from the North Texas Can't Stop The Serenity 2009. And if you get the chance to go, take pictures and shoot me a link so that we can all see!

WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines

WONDER WOMEN!  is a feature documentary that looks at the heroic woman through modern history. Using Wonder Woman as an example, it documents the strong female from the early 1940’s to modern popular culture of today. The film will be screened at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Theater on September 29th at 8:45 PM. It is being shown in conjunction with Videofest 25 which runs September 27th through the 30th at the DMA.

 

 

WONDER WOMEN! THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES

Tickets for WONDER WOMEN!

DALLAS VIDEOFEST 25

Last Call For Registration for Dallas–Fort Worth Brain Tumor Walk

This will be the last post for the year for this. I hate having to put it on my hobby blog, but you are my largest audience and thus the biggest (word of) mouth that I have. You will have to register by Wednesday, September 26th, to be able to walk in the event. That doesn’t mean that you can’t continue to donate to the cause.

Tuesday was a day for more MRIs and more let downs, though we still remain optimistic. If you are unfamiliar with my wife’s condition, you can read more here and here. In a nutshell, she has a stage IV brain tumor that is slowly taking up more and more space in her brain. This is what will eventually kill her, although it should have taken her from us two years ago. As of Tuesday, we found that the tumor has grown some more and we now are trying a new chemo and going back on Avastin (sp?). The only problem with Avastin is that it can cause a brain hemorrhage. She has already had a small brain bleed before, but was taken off of Avastin. This time it will be monitored closely, but the benefits seem to outweigh the other options.

So, again, with high hopes, we are on to a new chemo treatment and look forward to the walk on the September 29th. If you can donate, please do. If you cannot, could you please pass this on to others who might. Thank you.

Link: The Dallas-Fort Worth Brain Tumor Walk Page for Carroll Pickering

If you would like to send a donation by check:

Carroll Pickering c/o National Brain Tumor Society Dallas-Fort Worth Brain Tumor Walk 124 Watertown Street, Suite 2D Watertown, MA  02472

FenCon IX September 21st–23rd 2012

FenCon is billed as “a fan-operated science fiction and fantasy literary and filk convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.” I’ve had the pleasure of visiting for the past three years and have enjoyed it immensely every time. I’ve even made a few friends there.

Literary guest of honor is C. J. Cherryh (just like cherry) along with a host of other great guests, including astronaut Dr. Stanley G. Love. There will be an art show, dealers’ room, workshops, panels, a masquerade, and probably some gaming. Check out the website and make plans to join us!

FenCon IX

Whose got plans to attend and who are you looking forward to seeing?