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Darkover 2000 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATIONRegular memberships are $35.00 each until November 1, 2000. After that, and at the door they will be $40.00. Make checks payable to Armida Council (PO Box 7203, Silver Spring, MD 20907). We will sell only 600 regular memberships. If you wish membership confirmation, please include a Self Addressed Stamped Postcard [not an envelope]. Registration begins at 10:00 AM on Friday. HOTELThe Holiday Inn, Timonium in Timonium, Maryland. It has 250 rooms on five floors with four elevators, an indoor pool and hot tub. Room rates are $79.00 a night (plus a 13% room tax). There is no additional charge for up to four people in a room. GUESTSOur Guests of Honor are:
Our Special Guest is:
Our Musical Guests of Honor are:
Other author/artist guests include:
Musical guests include:
HUCKSTERS ROOMOur hucksters room is sold out. It features sales of jewelry, books, artwork, tapes, buttons, bumper stickers, and all manner of other things. ACTIVITIESBesides main programming, alternate programming, videos and workshops, there will be a Huckster's Room, Art Show and Con Suite. We also have filking, a pool, a costume contest FRIDAY NIGHT, a jacuzzi, a Bardic Circle, a Regency Ball, and two art auctions. There will be a track of musical performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including a performance by Clam Chowder on Saturday. Note: you must have a convention membership to attend the concert. ART SHOWThere will be two art auctions, the first on Saturday night and the second on Sunday at 1PM. There is no hanging fee for art at the con, and we take a 10% commission on all sold pieces. For more information about the art show or art auctions, contact our art show director c/o the Darkover PO Box. LABELSPlease check your label. The year on the label is the last year you have paid for. If it does not say 2000 then we do not have you listed as paid for 2000. Please contact us in writing if you feel this is in error. REGENCY BALLThere will be a Regency Ball Saturday afternoon. Regency dress is strongly encouraged, but not required. There will be Regency era dances and classes as well as waltz classes during the day. CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIESWe will have children's activities on Saturday -- stories, games, etc. This is not a babysitting service; children using this service will not be stopped from leaving the programming room. VIDEO ROOMWe will have a video room running Friday evening/night, Saturday late afternoon through early Sunday morning, and Sunday during the day. COSTUME COMPETITIONThere will be a costume competition, run by Marty Gear, on FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAPONS POLICYThe only weapon allowed to be worn publicly during the convention, except as part of the costume competition, will be knives. All knives (and weapons used for the costume competition) must be sheathed and peace strapped at all times. We will enforce this policy, and will ask people who do not obey it to leave the convention. VOLUNTEERSDarkover, like all SF cons, runs on volunteer labor. We need you. We are always in great need of people to help out by guarding doors, setting up art show hangings, work at registration, etc. If you are willing to help out, either contact me, Jaelle, in advance, or at the con. Jaelle can be reached through the Armida Council PO Box (listed below), or (202) 726-4396. -- no calls after 11:15 PM. please -- or by E-mail at jaelle@radix.net CHECK POLICYDue to problems in the past, all returned checks will be charged a $25.00 returned check fee. Visit our website at http://www.darkovercon.com for more information. NOTE: There WILL be a Darkover 2001. |