Difference between revisions of "Capricon"
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[[Capricon 10]] ||February 1990 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] in Lincolnwood, IL ||[[P. C. Hodgell]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Bill Higgins]] | [[Capricon 10]] ||February 1990 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] in Lincolnwood, IL ||[[P. C. Hodgell]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Bill Higgins]] | ||
[[Capricon 11]] ||February 21-24, 1991 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] in Lincolnwood, IL ||[[Ellen Kushner]], [[Beth Meacham]], [[Becky Thomson]] | [[Capricon 11]] ||February 21-24, 1991 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] in Lincolnwood, IL ||[[Ellen Kushner]], [[Beth Meacham]], [[Becky Thomson]] | ||
| − | [[Capricon 12]] ||February 20-23, 1992 || | + | [[Capricon 12]] ||February 20-23, 1992 ||Marriott Lincolnshire Resort in Lincolnshire, IL ||[[Terry Bisson]], [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Paul Park]], [[Steve Scherer]] |
[[Capricon 13]] ||February 18-21, 1993 ||[[Pheasant Run]] in St. Charles, IL ||[[Terry Pratchett]], [[Darlene P. Coltrain]], [[George Laskowski]] | [[Capricon 13]] ||February 18-21, 1993 ||[[Pheasant Run]] in St. Charles, IL ||[[Terry Pratchett]], [[Darlene P. Coltrain]], [[George Laskowski]] | ||
[[Capricon 14]] ||February 1994 ||[[Wyndham Hamilton]] in Itasca, IL ||[[Connie Willis]], [[Mary Lynn Skirvin]], [[David Dyer-Bennet]] | [[Capricon 14]] ||February 1994 ||[[Wyndham Hamilton]] in Itasca, IL ||[[Connie Willis]], [[Mary Lynn Skirvin]], [[David Dyer-Bennet]] | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 13 March 2021
A Chicago area regional convention founded in 1980 and held annually since then. It is traditionally a four-day convention, running from Thursday through Sunday in February. Membership is consistently just below 1,000. Phandemonium is the corporate parent.
One standard feature of Capricons is the "Phineas T. Track," more recently called the "Lake Wobegon Track." This is an entire hoax track of programming, usually indicated by taking place in a fictional room of the hotel with a dead panelist, a fictional panelist, and a living panelist.
Capricon's mascot is Capricious the Goat, who appears on most of its advertising and program books and gave the name to the at-con newsletter, Goat Droppings. At the con, one concom member is tasked to wear a Capricious the Goat costume during various events.
Capricon was founded with the explicit aim of feuding with Windycon, but hostility between the two conventions gradually subsided. A number of fans now work on both, and hardly anyone remembers that they were originally supposed to be inimical.
Goat Droppings -- Capricon blog page
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