First Night

First Night was the Big Evening Event for the opening night of Noreascon Four in 2004. The idea, proposed by Priscilla Olson, was to do something a lot like Boston's First Night celebration on New Year's Eve: There are events big and small all over downtown Boston and people wander from event to event enjoying themselves.

John Pomeranz was the first head of First Night and, when he had to drop out, it was taken over by Leslie Turek with staff:

Leslie wrote an interesting Debriefing of First Night.

Events and Groups:

• Bob Devney and a number of others: FIRST Night TIMES
• Science Fiction Oral History Association: A Hugo Ring Toss
• CasCadiaCon: A fish toss game
• Fast Forward: Science Fiction Concentration
• WSFA: A mock election, complete with posters and speeches
• Interaction: AA Tombola (lottery) booth
• Nippon in 2007 bid: Demonstrations of origami and ikebana (Japanese flower arranging)
• Arisia: A bouncy castle
• Society for Creative Anachronism: Medieval games and dances
• Dave Cantor and others: Blackjack tables
• Gaming Department: Simple games
• Persis Thorndike: Children's Costuming Corner
• Artist Demos
• Performers from the Mended Drum
• Guy Lillian: DUFF/TAFF reception
• Larry Schroeder, Sue Schroeder, the SCA: Ankh-Morpork Ball
• GoH autograph session
• Jugglers
• Phoenix Swords: sword-fighting demonstrations
• Bill Brang; a magician
• face painters
• a caricature artist
• David Grubbs teaching how to juggle
• Tom Farrell brought a theremin

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Show

2004

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