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| − | '''MWC''' is a [[relaxacon]] — ''the'' relaxacon — which has been run each year since 1949 by the [[ | + | '''MWC''' is a [[relaxacon]] — ''the'' relaxacon — which has been run each year since 1949 by the [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]] on the last full weekend in June. (The first few Midwestcons were known as the '''Nth Indian Lake Convention''' or '''Inlacon''' after the site at which they were held.) |
| − | Although it has always been held in or near [[Cincinnati]] and hosted by the CFG, Midwestcon is considered to be a [[focal point]] for [[Midwest fandom]], and regular members take as proprietary an interest in it as [[West Coast]] [[fen]] do in [[Westercon]] or [[Southern fandom]] in [[DeepSouthCon]], a fact not always appreciated by Cinti fans. | + | Although it has always been held in or near [[Cincinnati]] and hosted by the [[CFG]], Midwestcon is considered to be a [[focal point]] for [[Midwest fandom]], and regular members take as proprietary an interest in it as [[West Coast]] [[fen]] do in [[Westercon]] or [[Southern fandom]] in [[DeepSouthCon]], a fact not always appreciated by Cinti fans. |
| − | Midwestcon has long been a destination for [[smofs]], and you are apt to see many more ex-[[Worldcon]] [[conchair|chairs]] there than at almost any other [[con]] short of Worldcon itself. And woe betide the Worldcon [[bid]] that doesn't throw a [[bid party]] at Midwestcon. | + | Midwestcon has long been a destination for [[smofs]], and you are apt to see many more ex-[[Worldcon]] [[conchair|chairs]] there than at almost any other [[con]] short of [[Worldcon]] itself. And woe betide the Worldcon [[bid]] that doesn't throw a [[bid party]] at Midwestcon. |
[[Bob Tucker]] was the perennial [[toastmaster]] for many years, even when there was no [[banquet]]. | [[Bob Tucker]] was the perennial [[toastmaster]] for many years, even when there was no [[banquet]]. | ||
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Name || Date || Location || Notes | Name || Date || Location || Notes | ||
| − | [[Midwestcon 0]] || September | + | [[Midwestcon 0]] || September 9–11, 1949 || Near Indian Lake in [[Ohio]] || Sometimes called "Midwestcon Zero," it was "an impromptu gathering hastily arranged at the end of [[Cinvention]]" and no one knew that it would turn into a continuing [[convention]]. |
[[Midwestcon 1]] || May 20–21, 1950 || [[Bellefontaine, OH]] || The first [[relaxacon]] ever, anywhere. | [[Midwestcon 1]] || May 20–21, 1950 || [[Bellefontaine, OH]] || The first [[relaxacon]] ever, anywhere. | ||
| − | [[Midwestcon 2]] || May | + | [[Midwestcon 2]] || May 19–20, 1951 || [[Russells Point, OH]] || Attendees included [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Hal Shapiro]], [[Randall Garrett]], [[Dean Grennell]], [[Howard DeVore]], [[Don Ford]], [[Margaret Ford]]. |
| − | [[Midwestcon 3]] || May | + | [[Midwestcon 3]] || May 10–11, 1952 || [[Russells Point, OH]] || |
| − | [[Midwestcon 4]] || May | + | [[Midwestcon 4]] || May 16–17, 1953 || [[Russells Point, OH]] || The hotel turned away [[Bev Clark]], an [[Indiana]] [[fan]], because because of a Jim Crow policy. [[Randall Garrett]] was caught in a compromising situation by the hoteliers. [[Harlan Ellison]] led [[7th Fandom]]’s uprising. |
[[Midwestcon 5]] || May 22-23, 1954 || [[Bellefontaine, OH]] || [[Bob Bloch]] was [[MC]]. This is the con where the [[door]] was broken. | [[Midwestcon 5]] || May 22-23, 1954 || [[Bellefontaine, OH]] || [[Bob Bloch]] was [[MC]]. This is the con where the [[door]] was broken. | ||
[[Midwestcon 6]] || June 11-12, 1955 || [[Bellefontaine, OH]] || | [[Midwestcon 6]] || June 11-12, 1955 || [[Bellefontaine, OH]] || | ||
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[[Midwestcon 9]] || June 28-29, 1958 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || [[First Fandom]], the [[club]], founded. | [[Midwestcon 9]] || June 28-29, 1958 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || [[First Fandom]], the [[club]], founded. | ||
[[Midwestcon X]] || June 27-28, 1959 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || | [[Midwestcon X]] || June 27-28, 1959 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || | ||
| − | [[Midwestcon 11]] || June 1960 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || | + | [[Midwestcon 11]] || June 24–26, 1960 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || |
[[Midwestcon 12]] || June 23-25, 1961 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || | [[Midwestcon 12]] || June 23-25, 1961 || [[Sharonville, OH]] || | ||
[[Midwestcon 13]] || June 1962 || || | [[Midwestcon 13]] || June 1962 || || | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 19 October 2021
MWC is a relaxacon — the relaxacon — which has been run each year since 1949 by the Cincinnati Fantasy Group on the last full weekend in June. (The first few Midwestcons were known as the Nth Indian Lake Convention or Inlacon after the site at which they were held.)
Although it has always been held in or near Cincinnati and hosted by the CFG, Midwestcon is considered to be a focal point for Midwest fandom, and regular members take as proprietary an interest in it as West Coast fen do in Westercon or Southern fandom in DeepSouthCon, a fact not always appreciated by Cinti fans.
Midwestcon has long been a destination for smofs, and you are apt to see many more ex-Worldcon chairs there than at almost any other con short of Worldcon itself. And woe betide the Worldcon bid that doesn't throw a bid party at Midwestcon.
Bob Tucker was the perennial toastmaster for many years, even when there was no banquet.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| A weekend affair in the early summer, so far held in Ohio... originally at Beatley's on Indian Lake, later at Bellefontaine, and finally at a giant motel in Cincinnati. Don Ford and Doc Barrett covered themselves with much egoboo by organizing this gathering at which program is kept to a minimum and fangabbing runs rife. It was forced to move its site to Bellefontaine after a rather crude affair in 1954 (the blame for which was laid on the 7th Fandomites, with what justice your Herodotus has been unable to determine), then to Cincinnati when the gathering became too big for Bellfontaine's facilities. It has thus far been an annual event to be sought by all knowing fans.
from Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement ca. 1960: The locations were out of order. The first was in Bellefontaine, in 1950; when it became plain that it was to become more than a small gathering of friends in Doc Barrett's living room, larger facilities were sought and found at Beatley's on Indian Lake. In 1954 the convention moved to Bellefontaine, where the door was broken in 1955. in 1956 -- and up to date, -- they've been at the North Plaza Motel in Cincinnati. The organizers of the Midwestcon include not only Doc Barrett and Don Ford, but Stan Skirvin, Lou Tabakow, and Roy Lavender. Dale Tarr later filled the gap vacated by Lavender. |
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Inlacon The Midwestcon at its earliest location, at Beatley's Hotel on Indian Lake, Ohio. |
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