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Friday, April 21 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm
StarFest Meet and Greet

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Come meet our guests face to face and to get to know them a bit at the start of the convention. You’ll enjoy desserts, coffee and nonalcoholic beverages while you have the opportunity to chat in a relaxed atmosphere.  Door prizes and fun guaranteed. All our guests have been invited to come subject to flight arrivals and last minute schedule changes.

A convention membership (that includes Friday) is required to attend this event. 

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Speakers
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Hale Appleman

Eliot Waugh, The Magicians
Hale Appleman made his film debut in Chad Lowe’s feature Beautiful Ohio opposite William Hurt. Additionally, Appleman starred in the 2007 film Teeth. On stage, Appleman starred in Jeff Buckley's The Last Goodbye, directed by Alex Timbers at the Old Globe in San Diego; the New... Read More →
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Rene Auberjonois

Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space 9
René Murat Auberjonois was born in New York City, but the family moved to Paris, and it is there that  René  decided that he wanted to become an actor.  His family moved back to New York, and René was fortunate to have been brought up surrounded by artistic and creative people... Read More →
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Dr. Kenneth Carpenter

NASA Space Scientist
Dr. Kenneth Carpenter is currently the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html) Operations Project Scientist and the Ground Systems Scientist for WFIRST at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He previousl... Read More →
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Russell Emanuel

Occupants, Feature Filmmaker
Originally from San Francisco, Russ Emanuel grew up in both Japan and the United States, garnering an international viewpoint of the world throughout his childhood. After graduating from the University of Southern California to study Cinema-Television, International Relations and... Read More →
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Jodelle Ferland

Five, Dark Matter
Jodelle Ferland’s blossoming career spans well over a decade, with over 60 film and television credits. She is currently starring in SyFy’s latest space epic Dark Matter as the mysterious Five. In 2010, Jodelle joined the Twilight cast and was seen in Eclipse playing... Read More →
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Christian Kane

Jake Stone - Eliot Spencer, The Librarians - Leverage
If “90% of life is showing up,” then Christian Kane is living right. The talented star has made the iconic Woody Allen quote his motto, and his successful multi-faceted career is proof positive that his commitment to creating his own path is the best way to land on top. Today... Read More →
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Walter Koenig

Pavel Chekov, Star Trek
I remember the first time I saw Walter Koenig on Star Trek. The year was 1969, and the episode was  "Turnabout Intruder". He was young, had a "Beatles" haircut and just the best accent.  I was already hooked on the show, and now they were adding another diverse character for the... Read More →
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Carolyn Collins Petersen

Science Writer - Documentarian, Loch Ness Productions
Carolyn Collins Petersen is CEO of Loch Ness Productions (www.lochnessproductions.com), a fulldome production company. She is an award-winning science writer, with more than three dozen documentaries to her credit. Her latest book is Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes... Read More →
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Mike Quinn

Nien Nunb, Star Wars
Mike is currently enjoying almost four decades in the entertainment industry as puppeteer, animator, actor, producer and director. At 16 years of age Mike was chosen and mentored by Jim Henson to work as a Muppet Performer on many Muppet film and television projects including The... Read More →

Authors/Artists
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Dayton Ward

Novelist - Writer
Dayton Ward is a New York Times bestselling author or co-author of more than thirty novels and novellas, often working with his best friend, Kevin Dilmore. His short fiction has appeared in more than twenty anthologies, and he’s written for magazines such as Kansas City Voices... Read More →
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Kevin Dilmore

Author - Writer
As a journalist for more than 25 years, Kevin Dilmore has contributed to publications including the Village Voice, Amazing Stories, Hallmark and Star Trek Communicator magazines as well as web sites including Hallmark.com and Star Trek.com. His essays on popular culture topics... Read More →


Friday April 21, 2017 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
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