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Darkover 2004
Membership Information
Regular memberships are $40.00 each until November 1, 2004. After that, and at the door they will be $45.00. Make checks payable to Armida Council (PO Box 7203, Silver Spring, MD 20907. If you wish membership confirmation, please include a Self Addressed Stamped Postcard [not an envelope].
The 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 $84.00 a night (plus a 13% room tax). There is no additional charge for up to four people in a room. You can reserve on line by using the link from our web site, by using the hotel form or by calling (410) 252-7373. Be sure to say you are part of the Darkover convention to get the group rate.
You can make room reservations on the hotel's web site for Darkover Grand Council.
Guests
Our Guest of Honor is: TAMORA PIERCE. Our Artist Guest of Honor is: JENNIFER HILLIARD. Our Special Guest is: KATHERINE KURTZ.
Other author/artist guests include: Debra Doyle, Nancy Janda, Scott MacMillian, James D. MacDonald, Alanna Morland, Diana Paxson, Don Sakers, and Hannah Shapero.
Our Musical Guests of Honor are: CLAM CHOWDER.
Other musical guests include: Bob and Sue Esty, John Huff, Ellen James, Myfanwy, and Ed and Kathy Sobansky.
Huckster's Room
Our hucksters room is sold out! Contact Jaelle at Jaelle@darkovercon.com or Jaelle@radix.net It will open for business Friday 4PM to 8:30PM, Saturday 10AM to 6PM and Sunday 10AM to 4PM. Dealers may start setting up Friday at 11AM.
Activities
Besides main programming, alternate programming, videos, workshops, children's programming and esoteric programming, 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 Show
There 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., or email him at artshow@darkovercon.com., or click here on the menu item for the art show rules.
Costune Competition
There will be a costume competition, run by Marty Gear, on FRIDAY NIGHT.
Labels
Please check your label. The year on the label is the last year you have paid for. If it does not say 2004 then we do not have you listed as paid for 2004. Please contact us in writing or by email if you feel this is in error at members@darkovercon.com.
Information
For further information, contact us at members@darkovercon.com or Jaelle@darkovercon.com jaelle@radix.net or at the PO Box (address below).
Regency Ball
There 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 Activities
We will have some assorted children's activities during the day on Saturday -- stories, games, etc. This is not a babysitting service; children using this service will not be stopped from leaving the programming room.
We will have a video room running Friday evening/night, Saturday late afternoon through early Sunday morning, and Sunday during the day.
Weapons Policy
The 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.
Volunteers
Darkover, 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 by E-mail at Jaelle@darkovercon.com or at Jaelle@radix.net Note: if you do not get a response in two weeks, email again, as the first email did not get through.
Registration Hours
Registration will open Friday morning at 10AM and continue until 9PM Friday night. It will reopen Saturday at 10AM.
Clam Chowder and Children's Hospital
Once again Clam Chowder will be performing (Saturday evening), and there will be the annual B.O.G.S. fund raiser for Children's Hospital.
Con Suites
Once again we will be having two con suites, a non-smoking one, with a smoking one across the hall from it. They will open Friday at 6PM and remain open through Sunday night/morning when we close down after the Dead Banshee party. They will close down for a bit Sunday afternoon before the Dead Banshee party. The con suite will provide coffee, tea and hot chocolate all the time, and soda and munchies during the evenings. The con suite is a great place to hang out, relax and meet people.
Check Policy
Due 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 further information.
NOTE: There WILL be a Darkover 2005
Address
Armida Council
PO Box 7203
Silver Spring, MD 20907