Events

Boskone features a variety of special events each year. Boskone will feature events for each of our guests that will range from interviews, demonstrations, and presentations.

Friday at 8:00pm in Harbor I:

Title: Opening Ceremony: Meet the Guests
Blurb: Welcome to Boskone 63, New England’s longest-running convention for fans and creators of science fiction, fantasy, and horror! Whether you are attending for the first time or the sixty-third time, stop by this special session to meet this year’s guests.

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Friday at 8:30pm in Harbor I:

Title: Boskone 63 Awards Ceremony
Blurb: Join us for the New England Science Fiction Association’s Award Ceremony, at which we present our annual Skylark and Gaughan awards. The Skylark Award honors the work and personal qualities of an exceptional contributor to science fiction. The Gaughan Award is presented to a talented up-and-coming/emerging speculative artist. We’ll also be announcing the winner of the NESFA Short Story Contest!

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Friday at 8:30am in Marina I:

Title: You Spin Me Right Round: 80s Alternative Dance Party
Blurb: DJ Kevin Cafferty spins through a night of post-punk, new wave, darkwave, and synth-driven classics that defined the underground dance floor in the 80s, featuring classic cuts from Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure, and more! Wearing all black is optional, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt.

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Friday at 9:30pm in Harbor I:

Title: Hallucinating Shakespeare
Blurb: Hallucinating Shakespeare is a series of ecstatic rants on the Plays, no holds bar’d. Michael Anderson runs a fast-moving sound and light show with:

• Stage malfunction in Richard III
• Five ways to do the Witches
• The top ten one-line characters in the Plays
• Baseball chatter in iambic pentameter
• Voice mail in the Canon
and much more.

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Saturday 10am in Harbor I:

Title: Elvis in Chaos
Blurb: Fast-paced multi-media extravaganza with Michael Anderson! Hilarious TedTalks on: Elvis and the Butterfly Effect, strategic suicide in the Many Worlds Interpretation, the Top 5 best gods of all-time, the politics of the Oreo cookie, subatomic Baseball, and the auditory origins of the Black Death. Fun fun fun, whatever your frame of reference!

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Saturday 6pm in Harbor I:

Title: Mrs. Hawking: Home Rule Live Show
Blurb: After four years in New York, Mrs. Hawking’s former protege Mary Swann has returned to London in 1892 with her husband and young daughter. After all this time apart, Mrs. Hawking has been aching to reconnect. However, Mary has spent that time growing into an independent hero in her own right, and she cannot go back to the way things were. As they work together to solve a case that explodes into a dangerous conspiracy, they must also find a way to forgive one another and forge a new relationship.

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Saturday 9:30pm in Harbor I:

Title: PMRP – Man Who Could Work Miracles
Blurb: The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a science-fiction comedy by Ron Butler, based on the original short story by H. G. Wells. Due to an ill-advised pub wager, mild-mannered skeptic George Fotheringay discovers that he has the ability to work miracles! Chaos ensues as George tries to figure out what to do with his newfound powers.
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Sunday 10am in Harbor I:

Title: Concert: Sassafrass
Blurb: Sassafras returns after a multi-year absence bringing their songs of Norse Gods and other things. Their complex harmonies will thrill you.