If you are looking for a destination convention this year, I recommend you check out the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. The three-day film festival has been bringing fans together for seventeen years, who flock in from all over the country. Hollywood celebrities sign autographs and pose for photos with fans. Over 200 vendor tables provide a wealth of treasures. The event even provides a platform for museum curators, authors and film preservationists to give us slide show presentations on varied subjects.
This year's event is scheduled September 15 to 17, 2022.
The following photos were taken by Martha Guptill, Bill Guptill, Al Stone, Mark Gross and myself from previous years and a fond look back at some of the event's memorable moments. If you have never been to the event, I hope these photos entice you to attend.
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| In the background is Russ Tamblyn and George Chakiris from West Side Story. In the front is Karolyn Grimes, known as little Zuzu in the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life. |
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| A sample of what can be found on the 200+ vendor tables. |
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| Autograph lines stretch outside the hotel for the most popular celebrities. |
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| Kristy McNichol posing with a fan at the show. |
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| Kent McCord from television's Adam-12 signing autographs for fans throughout the weekend. |
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| Stefanie Powers and Robert Wagner spend the weekend signing autographs and posing for photos with fans all weekend. |
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| The WKRP in Cincinnati cast reunion with Jan Smithers and Howard Hesseman. |
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| The autograph lines can be long. Sometimes the event has what is referred to as "time passes." This gives attendees the advantage to enjoy the show throughout the weekend and not stand in line all day. |
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| Groucho Marx, The Lone Ranger and the Snow Miser. Fans like to dress in cosplay during the weekend. |
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| Gene Carpenter is one of the many vendors selling vintage collectibles. His specialty is first issues of old comic books. |
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| The third of only three times the entire cast of The Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man together to meet fans. Most of the celebrities go up on stage during the weekend and for an hour they answer questions from the audience. (Left to right) Richard Anderson, Lindsay Wagner and Lee Majors. |
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| A cinematic movie monster in person. Ricou Browning, who was The Creature from the Black Lagoon, signing autographs for fans. |
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