MediaWest*Con 37 – May 26-29, 2017MediaWest*Con is the annual gathering of SF/Media fandom, held each Memorial Day Weekend in Lansing Michigan.MediaWest*Con is sponsored by T’Kuhtian Press as a celebration of the diversity of SF/Media fandom, run by fans, for fans, and is staffed entirely by volunteers. MediaWest*Con traditionally features the Art Show and Auction, Fanzine Reading Room. Fannish Videos, Masquerade, Dealers’ Room, SF/Media Fan Fund, Fan Quality Awards, a Con Suite (AKA Hospitality Suite) and a Party Suite, and many, many panels on a wide variety of topics representing many areas of interest. Programming is determined by member input and participation; a form for suggesting topics will be included in a future Progress Report. Programming is intended for an adult audience; we do not censor adult themes in panel topics or in the Art Show. We have no official guests. The name MediaWest*Con is a service mark of MediaWest*Con. A long time ago, from a galaxy far, far away, came a film that changed fandom as we know it forever. MediaWest*Con 37 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, so grab your lightsaber, pack up the droids, hop in the landspeeder and May The Fen Be With You! Once again, MediaWest*Con 37 was held in Lansing, Michigan on Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-29, 2017. As always, programming was determined by member input and participation. Fandoms represented in panels at MW*C 37 included 12 Monkeys, Agents of SHIELD, animation, Arrow, Avengers, Big Bang Theory, Captain America, Class, Colony, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Dark Matter, Designated Survivor, Doctor Strange, Doctor Who, Elementary, fanfic, filk, Flash, furries, Game of Thrones, Godzilla, Grimm, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter, iZombie, Librarians, Lucifer, Magicians, My Little Pony, NCIS, Once Upon a Time, Orphan Black, Pern, Real Ghostbusters, Sherlock, slash, Sleepy Hollow, Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars, Supergirl, 'zines, and more! MW*C 37 Program BookProgram GridProgress Report 1Progress Report 2Post-Con Progress Report   MediaWest*Con 37 MasqueradeJudges: Mark Cogan, Sophia Kelly Shultz , Seth Bonder Best In Show On The Homefront -- Becky Wurm Clark  Best Original Arrangement by a Costumer Galadriel's Cape of Lament – Brenda Gasahl  The Lorax Award The Coral Reef – Malaya Armstrong-Bruce  The Most Earnest Attempt to Sing Award Plagerism – Bob Dawe  The Dancing Badger Award Sorted This Way – Margie Martinson  The Drop Back and Punt Award Cheeto Wolfote – Babs Wolf  The Unexpected Camouflage Award Ex's and Oh's – Roxy Raccoon  The Edna Mode Award for Best Use of a Cape The Real Reason Why Director Krennic Wore That Cape – Courtney Kraft  Best Newscast by a Woodland Creature Award Foxy Paw'l Harvey News & Comment – Rocket T. Coyote  Art Show Awardsby popular voteBest in Show: Chris by Karen River Best in Con Theme: Princess by Karen River Best in SF: Rocket & Groot by Mike Cole Best in Fantasy: Amber Dragon by Theresa Mather Best in Humor/Cartoon: (TIE) They Had Cookies by Mike Cole Deadpooh by Mike Cole Best Portrait: Chris by Karen River Best in 3-D/Jewelry/Glass/Ceramic: (TIE) Tiger Bride by Sophia Kelly Schultz Covering All the Bases by 3D Bud Best in Fabric/Needlework: Cap & Bucky Apron by Ann Wortham Best Critter: (TIE) Mystery by Karen River Spirit Guide -- Mouse by Karen River Best in Cop/Investigator/Spy: Baker Street by Karen River Best in Horror: Alien by Mike Cole Best in Animated: TV Night by Babs Wolf 2 Cute 2 Live: Rocket & Groot by Mike Cole Best Other (Doesn't fit above categories): Tiger Bride by Sophia Kelly Schultz Personal Favorite: Chris by Karen River Door Decoration Awards Best in Show Facets of Fandom Room 136, Linnese and Nathan D.  1st Place Eulogy for a Princess Room 151, Elaine Tripp  2nd Place Maui Room 283, Tammi Alexander  3rd Place What Did Cowley Say? Room 155, Kris Washburn  Best Reboot Well That's Just Typical Room 161, Doctor Beth  Member Favorite My God... It's Full of Stars Room 159, Richard Sacks-Wilner & Linda James Thanks to all who participated, and to Kath Moonshine, who has been coordinating the Door Decoration Contest. However, she is ready to pass the mantle onto the next volunteer, so please let us know if you are interested. Fannish VideoThere were no entries for the Fannish Video contest, so there were no awards.SF/Media Fan FundThere were no nominations, so there was no 2017 Fan Fund recipient. The impromptu cast of a "table read" performance of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Death Star Scott Clark, Becky Wurm Clark, Spenser Coates, Armand Benooni, Dave Gold and Victoria Gold. Second performance was Scott Clark and Spenser Coates Thanks to Becky, Dave, Spenser, Victoria and the Facebook-free Armand for their madcap performances. And a special, enormous heartfelt "thank you" to the musical playwright Curt Bright for giving me his permission to do his musical at MediaWest*Con, when I asked him a year and a half ago -- today was the first chance to make that a reality, and our singalong audience had a total blast! I could've probably sold a dozen of your show tees and soundtrack CDs today! -- Scott Clark  (L to R): Devin Sputnik Burke, Carla Rodriguez, Armand Benooni, Spenser Coates (upside down), Will Frank, David Gold, Linda James, Becky Wurm Clark, Scott Clark.  Ice Cream Shiva for Peter Cooper  "Dead Dog" Panel More to come! If you have photos of MW*C 37 events, please send them to us for possible inclusion. Thanks! This
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