25 July 2013

Convention News: July 24: Bronycon & Nightmare Nights



BronyCon is just moments away and they are going to have a live stream up for all of us non-attendees to watch, also, Nightmare Nights in Dallas is announcing it's vendors and artist alley.





Saddle Up for BronyCon @ Home
Are you unable to make it to BronyCon or worried about missing a panel? Don’t miss a thing with BronyCon @ Home!
With the assistance of Everfree Network, BronyCon will be live streaming its Aug. 2-4 event in Baltimore, Md.  This isn’t just a typical live stream though. There will be a total of three concurrent streams showcased on the BronyCon website
All panels that are in the Mane Event Hall, Hall of the Sun and Hall of the Moon will be live streamed. This includes guest panels, premiers and BronyPalooza—BronyCon’s concert with twelve hours of music and 34 musical acts. Furthermore, all streaming will be recorded and posted after the convention. So don’t worry about two panels you want to see conflicting; you can always catch it later!
To watch BronyCon’s events online, go to our website during the scheduled days of the convention. Also, BronyCon wants to know if you are making any special plans or parties around BronyCon @ Home to enjoy with your local brony friends or meet up groups! Tweet all discussion of the streams, plans or pictures of your BronyCon @ Home setup to @BronyCon with the hashtag #BCAtHome!




The Mascot of Nightmare Nights
 Nightmare Nights Announces Foalpapers
Nightmare Nights, held in Dallas from November 8th through the 10th, is proud to announce a Community Guest! If you’re one of the pony folk active on Twitter, chances are you’ve heard of him: The British gent with the classicist bent, Foalpapers! Foaly will be presenting an abstract of his graduate thesis, which deals with Classical themes in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. If you’re embarrassed to tell your family and friends that you’re heading to a Pony Con for the weekend, you can always tell them you’re going to attend a symposium on Classical images and references in modern media!

Nightmare Nights Expands Vendor Space & Opens an Artist Alley
We’re very grateful so many talented artists of all stripes are so looking forward to selling their work to our attendees (and our guests, and each other). However, we were a bit taken aback when our Vendor Room sold out five months before the con. Still, everything’s bigger in Texas, so we just moved it to a larger room! That’s right: we now have an additional supply of vendor tables available for purchase, first-come, first-served. In addition, we’re announcing the opening of our Artist Alley! So, what’s the difference between the Vendor Room and the Artist Alley? We’re glad you asked! The Artist Alley is less expensive, allows tables to be rented by the day, and is open 24 hours a day. The catch is that you cannot erect displays or backdrops behind your table, and you must accept and work on commissions during the convention. Essentially, this gives artists space to work on their commissions until the wee hours, if they so choose. It also helps prevent the Vendor Room from becoming congested as attendees describe the precise color shading of their OCs.

So join us this November in Addison, Texas with the rest of our guests; Andrea Libman, Peter New, Brenda Crichlow, Sabrina Alberghetti, Jim Miller, James Wootton, Mitch Larson, Pixelkitties, and Sophie Cabra for a fantastic all-ages fan event! Check us out at www.NightmareNights.Net




-SEMPER FILLY