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| − | + | A [[Chicago]]-area [[local convention]] founded in 1980 by [[fans]] dissatisfied with [[Windycon]] and held annually since then. It is [[tradition]]ally a four-day convention, running from Thursday through Sunday in February. Membership is consistently just below 1,000. [[Skylarks from Space]] was the original corporate parent. [[Phandemonium]] took over in the mid-90s. | |
| − | + | 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 [[fiction]]al room of the hotel with a dead [[panelist]], a fictional panelist, and a living panelist. It caused much consternation when this practice was adopted for one of the [[Chicago Worldcons]] and took unaccustomed fans by surprise. | |
| − | {{link | website= | + | 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. |
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| + | Capricon was founded with the explicit aim of [[feuding]] with [[Windycon]]’s management, [[ISFiC]], 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. | ||
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| + | See also: [[List of Chicago Conventions]]. | ||
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| + | * {{link | website=https://capricon.org/blog/|text=Goat Droppings}} (Capricon blog). | ||
| + | * [https://www.capricon.org/ Website.] | ||
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| − | Convention || Date || Location || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Date || Venue || Location || [[GoHs]], Notes |
| − | [[Capricon 1]] ||February 20-22, 1981 || Holiday Inn | + | [[Capricon 1]] || February 20-22, 1981 || Holiday Inn || [[Evanston, IL]] || [[Wilson Tucker]], [[Terry Carr]], [[J. R. Holmes]], [[Mary Jane Holmes]] |
| − | [[Capricon 2]] ||February 26-28, 1982 ||) | Radisson Hotel | + | [[Capricon 2]] || February 26-28, 1982 || ) | Radisson Hotel || [[Chicago]] || [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Mike Stein]] |
| − | [[Capricon 3]] ||February 1983 ||Radisson Hotel | + | [[Capricon 3]] || February 1983 || Radisson Hotel || Chicago || [[Stephen R. Donaldson]], [[Otlie Foglio]], [[Phil Foglio]] |
| − | [[Capricon 4]] ||February 1984 ||[[Continental Hotel]] | + | [[Capricon 4]] || February 1984 || [[Continental Hotel]] || Chicago || [[Paul O. Williams]], [[Jeff Duntemann]] |
| − | [[Capricon 5]] ||February 22-24, 1985 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] | + | [[Capricon 5]] || February 22-24, 1985 || [[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] || Lincolnwood, IL || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Darlene P. Coltrain]] |
| − | [[Capricon 6]] ||February 28-March 2, 1986 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] | + | [[Capricon 6]] || February 28-March 2, 1986 || [[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] || Lincolnwood, IL || [[David R. Palmer]], [[Tim Allen]] |
| − | [[Capricon 7]] ||February 1987 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] | + | [[Capricon 7]] || February 1987 || [[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] || Lincolnwood, IL || [[Jerry Oltion]], [[Stephen Hickman]]. [[Joan Hanke-Woods]] |
| − | [[Capricon 8]] ||February 1988 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton]] | + | [[Capricon 8]] || February 1988 || [[Arlington Park Hilton]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Lawrence Watt-Evans]], [[Kay Reynolds]], [[Kathleen Meyer]] |
| − | [[Capricon 9]] ||February 1989 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] | + | [[Capricon 9]] || February 1989 || [[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] || Lincolnwood, IL || [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Ken Fletcher]] |
| − | [[Capricon 10]] ||February 1990 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] | + | [[Capricon 10]] || February 1990 || [[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] || Lincolnwood, IL || [[P. C. Hodgell]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Bill Higgins]] |
| − | [[Capricon 11]] ||February 21-24, 1991 ||[[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] | + | [[Capricon 11]] || February 21-24, 1991 || [[Purple Hotel | Lincolnwood Hyatt]] || Lincolnwood, IL || [[Ellen Kushner]], [[Beth Meacham]], [[Becky Thomson]] |
| − | [[Capricon 12]] ||February 20-23, 1992 ||Marriott Lincolnshire Resort | + | [[Capricon 12]] || February 20-23, 1992 || Marriott Lincolnshire Resort || Lincolnshire, IL || [[Terry Bisson]], [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Paul Park]], [[Steve Scherer]] |
| − | [[Capricon 13]] ||February 18-21, 1993 ||Pheasant Run | + | [[Capricon 13]] || February 18-21, 1993 || Pheasant Run || St. Charles, IL || [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Darlene P. Coltrain]], [[George Laskowski]] |
| − | [[Capricon 14]] ||February | + | [[Capricon 14]] || February 1994 || [[Wyndham Hamilton]] || Itasca, IL || [[Connie Willis]], [[Mary Lynn Skirvin]], [[David Dyer-Bennet]] |
| − | [[Capricon 15]] ||February 16-19, 1995 ||[[Wyndham Hamilton]] | + | [[Capricon 15]] || February 16-19, 1995 || [[Wyndham Hamilton]] || Itasca, IL || [[Nancy Kress]], [[Sue Blom]], [[Lucy Synk]] |
| − | [[Capricon 16]] ||February 8-11, 1996 ||[[Wyndham Hamilton]] | + | [[Capricon 16]] || February 8-11, 1996 || [[Wyndham Hamilton]] || Itasca, IL || [[Sean Stewart]], [[Scott Gustafson]], [[Michael Stein]] |
| − | [[Capricon 17]] ||February 20-23, 1997 ||Hyatt Oak Brook | + | [[Capricon 17]] || February 20-23, 1997 || Hyatt Oak Brook || [[Oak Brook, IL]] || [[Robert J. Sawyer]]. Chair: [[Doug Winkler]] |
| − | [[Capricon 18]] ||February 5-8, 1998 ||Holiday Inn O'Hare | + | [[Capricon 18]] || February 5-8, 1998 || Holiday Inn O'Hare || [[Rosemont, IL]] || [[Josepha Sherman]], [[Steve Hockensmith]] |
| − | [[Capricon 19]] ||February 11-14, 1999 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton]] | + | [[Capricon 19]] || February 11-14, 1999 || [[Arlington Park Hilton]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[David Weber]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Phoenix]] |
| − | [[Capricon 20]] ||January 27-30, 2000 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton]] | + | [[Capricon 20]] || January 27-30, 2000 || [[Arlington Park Hilton]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Larry Niven]], [[Chris Luchini]], [[Joseph Stockman]] |
| − | [[Capricon 21]] ||February 8-11, 2001 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton]] | + | [[Capricon 21]] || February 8-11, 2001 || [[Arlington Park Hilton]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Allen Steele]], [[Geri Sullivan]] |
| − | [[Capricon 22]] ||February 7-10, 2002 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 22]] || February 7-10, 2002 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Dr. Demento]], [[James Ernest]], [[Kaja Foglio]], [[David Abzug]] |
| − | [[Capricon 23]] ||February 6-9, 2003 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 23]] || February 6-9, 2003 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Tim Powers]], [[Amy K. Brown]], [[Bill Roper]] |
| − | [[Capricon 24]] ||January 29-February 1, 2004 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 24]] || January 29-February 1, 2004 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Spider Robinson]], [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Kimberly Reck]], [[Bryan Palaszewski]] |
| − | [[Capricon 25]] ||February 10-14, 2005 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 25]] || February 10-14, 2005 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[James P. Hogan]], [[Shaenon K. Garity]], [[John Morse]] |
| − | [[Capricon 26]] ||February 9-12, 2006 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 26]] || February 9-12, 2006 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Peter S. Beagle]], [[Bryan Palaszewski]], [[Kat Eggleston]], [[Michael Longcor]], [[Mary Crowell]], [[Nick Pollotta]], [[Jody Lynn Nye]], [[Bill Fawcett]], [[Phyllis Eisenstein]] |
| − | [[Capricon 27]] ||February 8-11, 2007 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 27]] || February 8-11, 2007 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Erin McKee]], [[Cat Faber]], [[Peter S. Beagle]], [[Bryan Palaszewski]] |
| − | [[Capricon 28]] ||February 14-17, 2008 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[Capricon 28]] || February 14-17, 2008 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || Arlington Heights, IL || [[Mike Resnick]], [[John Baur]], [[Mark Summers]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Michael Longcor]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Tori Baur]], [[Tom Smith]], [[Bill Sutton]], [[Brenda Sutton]], [[Bryan Palaszewski]] |
| − | [[Capricon 29]] ||February 19-22, 2009 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 29]] || February 19-22, 2009 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, || [[Sharon Shinn]], [[Gary Lippincott]], [[Christian McGuire]], [[Barry Childs-Helton]], [[Sally Childs-Helton]], [[Bryan Palaszewski]] |
| − | [[Capricon 30]] ||February 11-14, 2010 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 30]] || February 11-14, 2010 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Spider Robinson]], [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Lucy Synk]], [[Alice Bentley]] |
| − | [[Capricon 31]] ||February 10-13,2011 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 31]] || February 10-13,2011 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, IL || [[John Scalzi]], [[John Picacio]], [[Janice Gelb]], [[Stephen Boucher]] |
| − | [[Capricon 32]] ||February 9-12, 2012 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 32]] || February 9-12, 2012 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, IL || [[Cory Doctorow]], Les McClaine, [[Steven H Silver]], Javier Grillo-Marxuach |
| − | [[Capricon 33]] ||February 7-10, 2013 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 33]] || February 7-10, 2013 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, IL || [[Daniel H. Wilson]], [[Karen Ann Hollingsworth]], [[Helen Montgomery]] |
| − | [[Capricon 34]] ||February 6-9, 2014 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 34]] || February 6-9, 2014 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, IL || [[S. M. Stirling]], [[Tom Peters]], [[Tadao Tomomatsu]], [[Jan Stirling]], Silent Nightmare, [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]] |
| − | [[Capricon 35]] ||February 12-15, 2015 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 35]] || February 12-15, 2015 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, IL || Matt Forbeck, [[Alexander James Adams]], John Bivens, John Anealio, Patrick Hester, [[Elizabeth Huffman]], and [[Margaret Weis]] |
| − | [[Capricon 36]] ||February 11-14, 2016 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 36]] || February 11-14, 2016 || Westin Chicago North Shore || Wheeling, IL || [[Scott Lynch]], [[Eric Wilkerson]], [[Mark Oshiro]], [[Stacey Gordon]], [[Wendy Zdrodowski]], and "Mae the Bellydancer" |
| − | [[Capricon 37]] ||February 16-19, 2017 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 37]] || February 16-19, 2017 || Westin Chicago North Shore || [[Wheeling, IL]] || [[Beth Revis]], Nilah Macgruder, and [[Meg Frank]] |
| − | [[Capricon 38]] ||February 15-18, 2018 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 38]] || February 15-18, 2018 || Westin Chicago North Shore || [[Wheeling, IL]] || [[Timothy Zahn]], [[Sarah Wilkinson]], [[Dave McCarty]], Monica Valentinelli, and [[Matt M. McElroy]] |
| − | [[Capricon 39]] ||February 14-17, 2019 ||Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 39]] || February 14-17, 2019 || Westin Chicago North Shore || [[Wheeling, IL]] || [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Doug Rice]], Carrie Dahlby, [[Matt M. McElroy]] |
| − | [[Capricon 40]] || February 13–16, 2020|| Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 40]] || February 13–16, 2020 || Westin Chicago North Shore || [[Wheeling, IL]] || [[Tobias Buckell]], Trungles, [[Lil Sams]] |
| − | [[Capricon 41]]|| February 4–7, 2021 (virtual)|| <s>Westin Chicago North Shore | + | [[Capricon 41]] || February 4–7, 2021 (virtual) || <s>Westin Chicago North Shore</s> || <s>[[Wheeling, IL]]</s> Online || [[Aliette de Bodard]], Brandon O’Brien, John Jennings, [[Michi Trota]], Dr. Cacophonie Tamayo. Held online due to [[Covid-19]] |
| − | [[Capricon 42]] || February 3-7, 2022||Sheraton Grand Chicago|| [[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[ | + | [[Capricon 42]] || February 3-7, 2022 || Sheraton Grand Chicago || [[Chicago, IL]] || [[Catherynne M. Valente]], Gene Ha, Tanya DePass. A partly virtual con. |
| + | [[Capricon 43]] || February 3-5, 2023 || Sheraton Grand Chicago || [[Chicago, IL]] ||[[Steven Brust]], [[Moshe Yudkowsky]], Christine Mitzuk | ||
| + | [[Capricon 44]] || February 1-4, 2024 || Sheraton Grand Chicago || [[Chicago, IL]] || [[K. Tempest Bradford]], [[Ariela Housman]], [[Catherine Lundoff]], [[Victor Jason Raymond]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 19 August 2023
(Did you mean the Japanese Natcon?)
A Chicago-area local convention founded in 1980 by fans dissatisfied with Windycon 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. Skylarks from Space was the original corporate parent. Phandemonium took over in the mid-90s.
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. It caused much consternation when this practice was adopted for one of the Chicago Worldcons and took unaccustomed fans by surprise.
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’s management, ISFiC, 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.
See also: List of Chicago Conventions.
- Goat Droppings (Capricon blog).
- Website.
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