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The BayCon 2022 Variety Show: “This is Me”

Accompanying the Masquerade is the traditional BayCon 2022 Variety Show. This year’s theme is “THIS IS ME“. Come share your talent or whatever you’ve got on stage! The deadline for sign ups is June 30, 2022. Sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/xE7LBCpmwdxvmnBy6

Send any inquiries regarding your performance or requirements to masquerade@baycon.org.

Reminder: Group acts must be masked while on stage. Solo acts or family groups can unmask when performing but must wear masks prior to and immediately after exiting the stage. Thank you for your cooperation!

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BayCon 2022 Member T-Shirts on Sale

BayCon 2022: The Sun Rises are now available for purchase! You can purchase them through our online shop.

Celebrate BayCon 2022 by wearing your shirt to the convention and as a keepsake to remember the awesome weekend! The T-Shirts feature artwork from our amazing Artist Guest of Honor Galen Dara.

There are several T-Shirt styles and colors to select from. Price will vary depending on type of fabric and any size larger than XL my increase the cost. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery.

Please note: This merchandise will not be available in the dealers room at BayCon. It is online *only*.

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BayCon 2022 Schedule is Live

At long last, the Programming Ninjas have come out of hiding to give us a full look at the awesome weekend of programming they have planned. And it’s a doozy!

You can view the BayCon 2022 program in any of the following ways:

Using either the website or the mobile app, you can customize the schedule of events to the programming items you want to attend or be reminded about. Bios for our panelists are also available in the app or online.

Please be aware that programming adjustments will most certainly occur, so keep checking back for program change announcements and new programming items. Can’t wait to see you in July!

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Program Book “Shout Outs”

Hello BayCon Members!

Have something special you’d like other members to see? Maybe a positive message to the community or a thank you to someone or a team that has helped you out?

Consider placing a Shout Out in the BayCon Program Book. Every members gets a book when they arrive, and will see your Shout Out as they flip through it’s pages. We’re offering Shout Outs as a business card-sized ad (3.5″x2″) at the fan rate ($45). Please email Publications if you are interested!

The deadline for Shout Outs or ads for the Program Book is 6/13. You can find our ad rates and specifications here.

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More VIP Memberships Released!

BayCon 2022 is pleased to announce that we have additional VIP memberships for sale before the convention.

A VIP membership includes the following convention perks:

  • Breakfast with the Guests of Honor and Toastmaster (your choice of Saturday or Sunday in a private dining area)
  • Exclusive swag (VIP T-Shirt/tote bag with unique art from Artist Guest of Honor Galen Dara, BayCon VIP ribbon)
  • Special Program Book Cover signed by the Guests of Honor and Toastmaster
  • Priority Seating at Premiere Events (Opening Ceremonies, Meet the Guests, Masquerade, etc.)
  • Early Access to Meet the Guests
  • Priority Sign Ups for Small Gatherings with GoH, Interviews, and other limited events.

The current cost of the VIP membership is $400, or $325 if you want to upgrade from an existing membership.

You can purchase a VIP membership here.

Grab one while you can–we expect them to go quickly!

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BayCon 2022 Welcomes Featured Guest Tananarive Due

BayCon 2022: The Sun Rises is happy to share our latest Featured Guest: Tananarive Due!

TANANARIVE DUE (tah-nah-nah-REEVE doo) is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. She is an executive producer on Shudder’s groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. She and her husband/collaborator Steven Barnes wrote “A Small Town” for Season 2 of “The Twilight Zone” on CBS All Access/Paramount+. A leading voice in black speculative fiction for more than 20 years, Due has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a British Fantasy Award, and her writing has been included in best-of-the-year anthologies. Her books include Ghost Summer: Stories, My Soul to Keep, and The Good House. She and her late mother, civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due, co-authored Freedom in the Family: a Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights. She is married to author Steven Barnes, with whom she collaborates on screenplays. They live with their son, Jason, and two cats.

You can find out more at https://www.tananarivedue.com/