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'''''Filk Waif''''' is a term honoring the first waif, [[Mary Ellen Wessels]], whom two of the [[concom]] members brought to FilKONtario at their expense because she couldn't afford it. Having been done once, it became a [[Tradition]] to bring someone to the convention each year. | '''''Filk Waif''''' is a term honoring the first waif, [[Mary Ellen Wessels]], whom two of the [[concom]] members brought to FilKONtario at their expense because she couldn't afford it. Having been done once, it became a [[Tradition]] to bring someone to the convention each year. | ||
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<s>[[FilKONtario 31]]</s> [[FilKONtari-NO 2]] (virtual) ||<s>March 19–21, 2021</s> April 9-11, 2021 || [[Vanessa Cardui]], [[W. Randy Hoffman]], [[Eli Bar-Yahalom]] | <s>[[FilKONtario 31]]</s> [[FilKONtari-NO 2]] (virtual) ||<s>March 19–21, 2021</s> April 9-11, 2021 || [[Vanessa Cardui]], [[W. Randy Hoffman]], [[Eli Bar-Yahalom]] | ||
[[FilKONtario 2022]] (aka '''FK-NO 3''') (virtual) || April 1-3, 2022 || ?? | [[FilKONtario 2022]] (aka '''FK-NO 3''') (virtual) || April 1-3, 2022 || ?? | ||
| + | [[FilKONtario, The Lost Years]] || August 12-14, 2022 || [[Stone Dragons]], [[Vanessa Cardui]], [[W. Randy Hoffman]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:14, 30 June 2022
FilKONtario (AKA FKO) is a filk convention held in the Mississauga/Toronto area each spring since 1991. It is sponsored by the Filk Society of Upper Canada.
The first FilKONtario was held in April 1991. Since 1995 it has sponsored the Filk Hall of Fame, and new inductees are announced at the convention banquet.
Filk Waif is a term honoring the first waif, Mary Ellen Wessels, whom two of the concom members brought to FilKONtario at their expense because she couldn't afford it. Having been done once, it became a Tradition to bring someone to the convention each year.
The Board and Committee have announced that the August 2022 FilKONtario, called "FilKONtario: The Lost Years," will be the last unless people are found to form a new Board.
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| Website | 1991— |
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