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After missing a year due to the host Hotel owner change ConGlomeration is Back!!
ConGlomeration is Louisville’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Convention. Writers,
Artists, Filkers, Costumers and Gamers will find what they need at this convention.
Excellent Room Parties and 24 hour Consuite, Gamming Room, and Movies make ConGlomeration
an excellent entertainment buy. It is in Louisville in April (at the Hotel formerly
known as the Clarion.)
I have a fondness for ConGlomeration because of the consistently high quality of
convention they consistently put together over the years. There are many great memories
associated with this convention for me and it is a bench mark by which I measure
all other Conventions. I will not be missing this convention. As they publish more
data I will update the information here. Who: ConGlomeration What: Louisville’s
Fantasy & Science Fiction Convention When: A Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in
April (Dates to be finalized) Where: The Hotel Formerly known as the Clarion, Louisville
KY Why: No better way to start the Con Season.
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Costuming: While not a strong costuming Con in total quantity of
costumed guests, between the Masquerade and the general applause factor/appreciation
for the costumes that show up you will fill comfortable bringing your costumes.
Historically Conglomeration has brought in some of the best costumers to run their
costuming panels.
Parties: (Most parties check for ID and a con badge) Not surprisingly
Parties are my favorite part of any convention. Room Parties are plentiful both
Friday and Saturday night. Don’t miss the Hobbit Hole Party (run by real Hobbits),
the Ghost Buster’s Party and the Skippy Party (Drinking Skippy the drink is how
a lot of good stories start) Conglomeration is also the birth place of The Annual
Roving Rogues and Wench’s Party.
Con Suite: Conglomeration’s Con Suite is typical for Southern Fandom.
Free soft drinks and friendly staff keeping munchies restocked nonstop through out
the entire convention. They are not huge on real food/meal type food and they do
not serve alcohol. Despite this, they still get a seven because 1) you can’t go
wrong with a chocolate fondue fountain and 2) good coffee and a truck load of Krispy
Kreme donuts make an excellent breakfast. 3) The plentiful supply of roomparties
would make consuite booze redundant and 4) never closing is a huge plus
Programming: Plentiful programming with a respectable number of
topics. Nonstop movies. And really well done Art Show and Auction. They also have
a good children’s track that includes a costuming section where the kids build their
own costume and have their own mini Masquerade. Saturday night at midnight is the
traditional Rocky Horror Picture Show and I hope to run my Con Sociology 101: (How
to Meet People at Cons), and Con Sociology 210: (How to Flirt at Cons) at Conglomeration
in 2010 Gaming: The game room is staffed and open non stop. You will find plenty
of opportunities to play board games, table top/pencil paper RPGs and Several well
attended (and well run) LARPS. I also have noticed a lot of game designers have
play tested their games here. Games are free to play and easy to sign up for. It
is also easy to set up and run a game. Don’t miss the Live Action Frogger
Media Stars / Celebrities: You will find lots of writers and artists
that you will recognize. Conglomeration just started bringing in Actor celebrities
with Walter Koenig in 2008. Personally I think that is a great move on their part.
While I really don’t care about the celabraties I know lots of other people do.
And the celebrities will bring in more people so that is a plus for a con. Value
For Dollar: A modes price for a Badge/admission and a good price at the con hotel
means that you will have plenty of cash left over for the Hukster/Dealer room. That
combined with great room parties and friendly people and lots to do make for a great
value-for-dollar.
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