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MarsCon 2004
March 5 - 7
Airport Hilton
Bloomington, MN

Parties happen throughout MarsCon weekend, and this time you will find them grouped together on the eleventh floor, close to the Con Suite. Most parties have a science fiction or fantasy theme, but parties can also be in celebration of happy events such as birthdays or weddings. Look for the following parties...

MarsCon Parties List:

1100 - Con Suite: Shockwave Radio Theater's 25th Anniversary Party (Saturday night)
1102 - Fairie Tale Trailer Bash!: Fairie tale characters from the 'hood are a little trashier than you've ever seen them before. "Rap"unzel, Little Red Riding 'Hood, Snow White, and other characters will share the karaoke machine and treats with you.
1103 - MISFITS Party
1104 - Somewhere Between Tatooine and Gallifrey
1105 - Pirate Party, hosted by Kahless' Raiders: Join us, matey, to splice the mainbrace or perhaps eat some grub. Ye are warned a pirate doesn't just give away something without wanting something in return. Be it coin, possessions, or perhaps, well just leave that to your imaginations. Or even maybe you will leave with some of the pirate's treasure. This is where the world is yours to take; all you have to do is be bold enough to take it! Treasure and adventure await you aboard the ship where the only rules are there aren't any. Waking up with the wind to our backs and a bonnie lass on each arm, it's a Pirates life for we. We are Pirates on a constant search for booty, savvy...
1106 - Valleycon Party
1107 - USS Nokomis Party
1108 - Medlab Doctor's Lounge, hosted by DreamStitcher: Child-friendly, dry Babylon 5 theme party. The DreamStitcher party room will be available as the COSTUME EMERGENCY ROOM. I will have costuming supplies on hand, for such things as ripped seams, lost buttons, etc. with a hot glue gun on stand by, should anyone need it. I know last minute costume crisis are prevalent, and most people don't bring along needed supplies and tools, such as needle nose pliers, and stitch witch. The emergency help will be available whenever I am in the room, but people could certainly have me paged or tracked down, and I will be glad to help. There will be no charge, (unless a LOT of materials are used up) but a donation jar will be present, proceeds going to the MN Leukemia Society.
1110 - Be Gentle-It's Our First Time, hosted by Anime Detour
1111 - Delvian Seek: We're doing a salute to TV shows, including Farscape, Stargate, Buffy, Angel and pretty much anything else we can think of.
1112 - Twin Cities Scapers: Friday: You are cordially invited to join the Twin Cities Scapers in raucous celebration of the return of Farscape! Festivities commemorating the victory of the "little guy" will include a bountiful feast of earthbound favorites, Farscape music videos and a few special games in which you can win some of the wonders of Farscape!

Saturday:You are cordially invited to join the Twin Cities Scapers as they continue their raucous celebration of the return of Farscape! Festivities commemorating the victory of the "little guy" will include a bountiful feast of earthbound delights, Farscape music videos, DRD races and a game in which you may be able to win your very own DRD! As an additional treat, on Saturday, there will be some of the greatest Farscape episodes shown in the Twin Cities Scapers party room. Please be sure to stop by our table on Saturday to check on the screening times!
1113 - He's Dead, Jim!: Join the crews of the USS Behr'AK and Federation Strike Fleet in a Star Fleet Sick Bay. On Friday, the Behr'AK hosts with fun, food, and a reminder that laughter is the best medicine! On Saturday FSF hosts with a night of Star Trek, games, and R&R. Join us both nights. The Doctor is in!
1114 - Cosmic Tulip Lounge: Tiny Tim, 60s psychedelic, and sci fi. The Cosmic Tulip Lounge has it all. Join me for pizza, killer punch and karaoke. I will even be serving the infamous "Nuclear Cherries." "Pop a cherry" and get a gift. I will have pop for those who do not drink. But for those who wish to partake of punch and cherries, please bring a photo ID as I will card.
1115 - Wardroom, hosted by IKV WarHammer
1116 - K*L*A*S*H - Klingon Lite Assault Space Hospital, hosted by IKV RakeHell: [Webmaster's note: substitute Klingon trefoils for the asterisks.]
1119 - Krushenko's: A Party for Readers, hosted by Second Foundation, a Twin Cities SF book-discussion group. (Sunday night, 8pm-1am)
1121 & 1122 - World Defense Force
1123 - WorldCon Bid Party
1125 - All Flesh Must Be Devoured
1126 - D-Notice: The introduction to the world of progress of SLA Industries. This is a 100% dry party room.
1127 - Odyssey Con Party
1128 - MNSTF Party
1200 - Krushenko's: Party hosted by Tales of the Unanticipated, a Twin Cities speculative fiction magazine. (Friday night, 9pm-2am)

Diversicon Party, hosted by Twin Cities multicultural SF convention to be held August 13-15. (Saturday night, 9pm-2am)

Throwing a party at MarsCon is a great way to promote your club or convention, drum up a few extra participants for your events, contribute to the frenzy & festivities of the weekend, and (best-of-all) make new friends. Anyone attending MarsCon, individuals as well as fan clubs or groups, can throw a room party at the convention. You just need a room, a little imagination, and the desire to share your hospitality with others. We are always looking for new, fun parties... and your party would likely be a welcome addition to MarsCon. (But at this late date the 11th floor is filled -- we can still accomodate parties on the 12th floor along with Kurshenko's.) If you need more information about what throwing a party entails, or if you want to share your party ideas with someone before you commit to throwing a party, please feel free to contact us any time. We would be happy to discuss party planning with you.

MarsCon 2002 party photo Party floor rooms are $119 + tax per day and must be booked through MarsCon. Party rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Party hosts are responsible for both Friday and Saturday night for their room. If your group can only afford one night, please try checking the Roomshare/Rideshare message board. You may be able to arrange something with another group so that both of you can throw a party. The more parties, the merrier!

You may reserve your party room(s) by filling out and sending the convenient form below. If you prefer, you may email the information requested below to [deactivated -- see current year for a working email address] .

Party Room Request

Due to groups canceling their parties at the last minute, the MarsCon Hotel Director has implemented the following procedure to confirm hotel party rooms for 2004:

Once the completed form is received, you will be contacted and assigned a hotel room number. Once you receive this number, it is YOUR responsibility to call the Airport Hilton and reserve the assigned room with a credit card. If you do not, we (MarsCon) cannot hold a party room for your group.

Name of Group hosting the party:
Number of nights you will need the hotel room:	2 3 4
Dates you'll need the party room:
Party Theme:

Name of contact person:
Contact phone number:
Contact email address:

Room preference: Smoking Non-smoking

Will you need additional sleeping rooms for your group? Yes No
If yes, how many? Smoking Non-smoking

Will you need furnature removed from the party room? There is an additional fee of $50 for this service:
Yes No

Do you want to enter your party into the Party Room Contest?
Yes No

Do you want your party room adjacent to a particular group? If you do, please state the name of the group:

Do you want your party room not placed next to a particular group? If so, please state the name of the group:
(your request will be kept confidential)

Add any questions or additional requests here:

Some of the rooms on the parties floor have connecting doors, so if you'd prefer two rooms which connect or a room which connects with another group's party, just let us know. A map of the parties floor will be posted later.