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Dallas Comic Con 2011
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2011 08:03
- Written by Christopher Lai
The Dallas Comic Con, takes place May 21 - 22, 2011 in the 300,000 square foot Irving Convention Center is a huge show in a new venue.
The premier guest list include actors Leonard Nimoy and Carrie Fisher, and legendary artists Stan Lee and John Romita Jr.
Ben Stevens, with C2 Ventures hosting the event, explains the growth of the convention: "We’ve come a long way, developing a very large fan base that literally had us bursting at the seams. Some of our recent shows were so crowded, it was difficult to walk the hallways. This larger venue will solve that problem while allowing us to bring in more guests, vendors and special events."
Digital Hollywood - Spring in LA
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- Published on Sunday, 01 May 2011 10:00
- Written by FFestivalTraveler Staff
Digital Hollywood (Spring Edition) is going on May 2 - 5, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel, 
Marina del Rey, California.
Pre-Day Events are being held on Monday, May 2nd. Among the Strategic Sessions are:
- Valuing Entertainment Content: Movies, Television and Games
- The Facebook Factor – A Discussion of Facebook as an Entertainment Product and Communications Platform
- The New Hollywood Equation – Content Owners, New Platforms, Agents & Commerce
- Smartphone and Tablet Apps as the Next Platform for Communication, Information, Entertainment and Commerce
- Social Television – The Merger of Content, Social Interaction and the Video Platforms
"The Brew that is True" at SCAA Coffee & Tea Show
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:00
- Written by Lynne Shannon
The 23rd Annual Exposition of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) is 
being held April 28 - May 1, 2011 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
The Event is preceded by a Symposium on April 26-27, at the Hilton-Americas Hotel in Houston.
The SCAA Exposition is one of the nation’s leading specialty coffee and tea industry trade shows, designed to be the coffee professionals‛ one stop shop for everything needed to succeed in the coffee industry.
Opening Ceremonies are the official beginning of the Event, which varies every year and can be industry speakers, video and entertainment from the Portrait Country, or all of the above and more.
Texas Frightmare Weekend
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:00
- Written by FFestivalTraveler Staff
The fifth annual Texas Frightmare Weekend (TFW) comes to the Sheraton Gr
and Hotel, Dallas, Texas from April 29 - May 1, 2011, the Southwest's premier horror convention and film festival.
TFW attendees have the exclusive first chance to grab the new issue 2 days early when Rue Morgue premieres issue #111 at the event. Rue Morgue founder/president Rodrigo Gudiño and art designer Gary Pullin will be on hand to sign them for no additional charge.
