August 7th-9th, the first full weekend in August will bring Fandemonium once again to Idaho, ground zero will be Nampa Civic Center and the three day even will be loaded with events, activities and guests. Anyone familiar with the Red Zone and its sister sites know that we’re dedicated to fantasy, sci-fi and gaming in all forms so we’re putting our money where our mouth is, you’ll find Kasandra and I at our table in artist’s alley interviewing everyone we can get to slow down long enough to talk to us.
Apparently Idaho isn’t the first place people think of when they think of Cons, more fool them! Fandemonium ‘09 is the 6th consecutive annual convention and if you check out their site you’ll see that they haven’t skimped on the details when it comes to set-up.
Just looking at the site I know I’ll go nuts trying to figure out where to go first. I like talking to fellow writers, I have no artistic talent but I love to look at their stuff, I’m an unabashed fan of the Dead Gentlemen, so I’m doomed to run around in the moments I can get away from the table to geek out in my own behalf.
Here’s the current line-up of artists, writers, media and movie makers in the Artist Alley (click the link for descriptions):
Autum Shaw, Kinetic Karma, Matthew McMillan, Ken McConnell, Welcome & Open Divinations, Kikai The Anime Inspired Art Group, Let there be Ludicrousy, Condor Art, New Boise Order, COT Screen Printing, Bear Claw Studios, Cyborge, Under CONstruction Comics (This is Red Zone’s own Staff Artist, KiraD), Steve Willhite, MoNAC, RedZoneGaming.net, Order of the Fallen: Light Saber FX, Farwest Materials, The S1nd1cate, Jan Scott-Frazier, Dead Gentlemen Productions (If you haven’t heard of Dead Gentlemen Productions, or at least the Gamers, or Gamers II, Dorkness Rising, then I fear for your gamer’s sanity! This is must see stuff!), Syan, Tetsumiro & Studio Robb
And here’s the current line-up of businesses in the Dealer’s Booths (click the link for descriptions):
Dealer’s Booths: Outpost 12, Something Wicked, Fantasy Figures and Misc, 34th Fighting Collectibles, Dragons Unlimited, ABU Games, The Costume Shop, Pampered Chef, Pandimensional Designs, Glenn’s Comics, Kat’s Creations, & Hero’s
But then take a look at the events, its packed!
| Friday, Aug. 7th, 2009 | |
| Time—– | Event |
| 10:00am | Welcome to Fandemonium ‘09, Day 1 — Doors Open |
| Cthulhu Egg Hunt by TBA — Outdoor Events | |
| 1:00pm | Dealers Room Opens — Center Banquet |
| 3:00pm | Frozen T-Shirt Contest by Crystal Ince — Outdoor Events |
| 4:00pm | copyRIGHTS for Artists by Kirstie Williams — Special Events |
| 6:00pm | Opening Ceremonies — Main Events |
| Dealers Room Closes — Dealers Room | |
| 8:00pm | S1nd1cate Concert & Dance — Special Events |
| 8:00pm | Transformers: A History by Mandi Condie — Random Events |
| 10:00pm | Disney Sing-A-Long by Crystal Ince — Random Events |
| 10:30pm | Cosplay After Dark 18+ by Devin, Jamie & Kira — Main Events |
| 12:00am | Closed — Join us tomorrow morning Saturday August 8th at 10:00am |
| Saturday, Aug. 8th, 2009 | |
| Time—– | Event |
| 10:00am | Welcome to Fandemonium ‘09, Day 2 — Doors Open |
| Dealers Room Opens — Dealers Room | |
| Saturday Morning Cartoons — Special Events | |
| 11:30am | WebComics 101 Panel by ?, Reed Hawker & Kirstie Williams — Main Events |
| 12:00pm | Costume Contest & Cosplay Sign-Up Closes |
| 1:00pm | Costume Contest & Cosplay Setup *Manditory for Participation* — Main Events |
| 2:00pm | Costume Contest by Chantyrose Duncan & Borneo — Main Events |
| 3:00pm | Cosplay Contest by Chantyrose Duncan & Borneo — Main Events |
| Firefly: Browncoat Revival by Devin SpearWalker — Video1: Live Action | |
| Intermission: TBA — Main Events | |
| 4:00pm | Order of Ares — Outdoor Events |
| 7:00pm | Kinetic Karma Concert — Main Events |
| 8:00pm | FANtastic Dance Auction: Future Guest Fundraiser — Random Games |
| 9:00pm | Maniac Masquerade Dance by DJ James & DJ Jason — Special Events |
| 9:30pm | Middle of Nowhere Anime Club (MoNAC) by Matthew Clokey — Video Room 2: Animated |
| 12:00am | Closed — Join us tomorrow morning Sunday August 9th at 10:00am |
| Sunday, Aug. 9th, 2009 | |
| Time—– | Event |
| 10:00am | Welcome to Fandemonium ‘09, Day 3 — Doors Open |
| Dealers Room Opens — Dealers Room | |
| Writing Panel by Matthew McMillan — Special Events | |
| Naruto-thon by MoNAC — Video2: Animated | |
| 11:00am | Beginners Boffer Sword building workshop by Borneo — Special Events |
| 12:30pm | Costume Armor Making for Beginners by Sarah Adams — Special Events |
| 1:30pm | Fanspiration: Variety Talent Show by Borneo — Main Events |
| 3:00pm | Music Video Contest by Borneo — Special Events |
| 4:30pm | No Pants Party: A dance without pants! by DJ OniGiri — Special Events |
| 5:00pm | Japanese Lolita Fashion Basics by Jeanine Lopett — Random Events |
| 6:00pm | Closing Ceremonies — Main Events |
| 8:00pm | The Doctor Is In: Doctor Who Season Finally — Special Events |
| 9:30pm | Boffer Sword Safety Class *Manditory for Participation* by Borneo — Outdoor Events |
| 10:00pm | Boffer Sword Grand Melee by Borneo — Outdoor Events |
| 12:00am | Closed — See you next year, the first full weekend in August 6-8, 2010 |
There’s a lot more going on…
- Contests: Cosplay After Dark, Cosplay, Costume Contest, Music Video Contest
- Events: Battle Karaoke, Boffer Sword Grand Melee, Fan Film Screening, Fanspiration, Kinetic Karma Concert, Maniac Masquerade Dance, No Pants Party Dance, Pen Battle, The S1nd1cate Concert
- Featurette: Fandom in the Flesh
- Film Screenings: Back Issues, Delphinus Intergalactic Parcel Service, First World – The Revelation of Mankind, Frankenstien Vs. The Creature From Blood Cove, Hellraiser: Prophecy, Kaiju Big Battel: More Better Fighto, No Need For Cosplay, Not 2B Toyed With, Star Wars: Reign Of The Fallen, Swordplay, The Calm, The Dork of the Rings, The Phandom Menace, The Pit and the Pendulum, Z: A Zombie Musical (18+)
- Discussion Panels: Idaho Fandom!?, Safer Sex, WebComics
- Interactive Workshop: How to Make Boffer Swords
- Demonstration: Homemade Vacuum Forming Table
- Tabletop Gaming: Aberrant, Advanved D&D Hybrid Larp, Burn In Hell, Cyberpunk 2020, FRAG, Gloom, GURPS, Hordes & Warmachine, IronClaw, Kobolds Ate My Baby, Magic the Gathering, Munchkin, Nuclear War, SPANC, Tower of Skulls – D&D 3.5, Warhammer 40k, Warmachine/Hordes, World of Darkness, Vampire World of Darkness
- Contests: Reaper Speed Painting
- Video Game Tournaments: Dance Dance Revolution (Double Elimination), Halo 2 (X-box) (Slayer – $100 Cash Prize!), Super Smash Bros Melee (GC) (Blind Fight)
- Guests of Honor: Jan Scott-Frazier (Anime), Steve Willhite (Comics), Ichidan (Acting Troupe), Reed Hawker (Video Game), Order of Ares (Renaissance:1), Kinetic Karma (Music:1), Court Cantrell: MIB 0111 (RPG), Project Silence (Preformance Group), The S1nd1cate (Music:2), SCA: Barony of Arn Hold (Ren:2), Ken McConnell (Author)
You can buy tickets or donate to Fandemonium Online through PayPal (All Access Passes, prices are US$)
3-Day Adult———- $30.00 (Age 13-54)
3-Day Youth/Senior $25.00 (Age 6-12 / 55 & Up)
1-Day Adult———– $18.00 (Age 13-54)
1-Day Youth/Senior $15.00 (Age 6-12 / 55 & Up)
If you can’t go, but would like to support Fandemonium there is a $20 donation button on the page.
I am looking forward to this, we’re working on a few ideas for activities we can do at the Red Zone table, we should have power, and we’re hoping for internet and it it does we’ll be registering people live, but if not we’ll still be reporting and tweeting via cell phone. While we’re proud that the Red Zone has entertained visitors from 30 states and 24 countries to date, we’re proud to be from Idaho!
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Tim Boothby is a gamer of the old school, starting back to when the D&D books were mostly faded mimeograph pages that smelled funny and stained your fingers when you held them and the standard dice exploded when you threw them at the wall. Since then he’s played more than 30 Role Playing Games and designed a few himself. He combined his love of gaming with his appreciation of the internet and journalistic skills to build a small network of gaming-related sites: The Fantasy Artists, Role-Players and Writer’s Guild, Scribe of the Realm and co-founded Red Zone Gaming. 
