ShadowGram Online Dark Shadows News Updates List Marcy Robin's Cyberspace "Dark Shadows" News Update List An Internet Publication of SHADOWGRAM < ShadowGram@aol.com > Number 168. April 21, 2007. ********************************************* Hello, Dark Shadows Fan, ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news. *** JONATHAN FRID GUESTS AT THE 2007 DS FESTIVAL CONVENTION THE DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL presents a special convention on August 17-18, 2007, at the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown, NY, celebrating Jonathan Frid's 40th Anniversary of his first appearance as Barnabas Collins. Jonathan Frid will appear in person at the event, presenting a dramatic program on stage as well as hosting a selection of his favorite moments from DS and a question-and-answer session with the audience. Jonathan also will attend a Saturday night, August 18, banquet at the hotel, at which he will personalize a unique, commemorative autographed photograph of Barnabas for each banquet attendee. The celebration marks Jonathan Frid's first appearance at a Dark Shadows event in over a decade! The Festival also will host a Friday, August 17, day trip to the nearby Lyndhurst Estate, site of Collinwood from the 1970 and 1971 MGM motion pictures "House Of Dark Shadows" and "Night Of Dark Shadows." Friday evening at the hotel will welcome several other DS stars in person. Full and ongoing details will be announced shortly on this SG Online Updates List and in the upcoming SG #110 and subsequent SG print issues. (Subscription information for the published SG Newsletters is later in this Update.) A U.S. postal mailing will be sent soon to all fans who send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to: Dark Shadows, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040. I nformation also will be posted soon at www.darkshadowsfestival.com. Fans also are invited to visit Jonathan's official website now at www.jonathanfrid.com Please do not send any payments to the Festival until the schedule and prices are announced by SG and the Fest. It is highly recommended that all fans who plan to intend this convention make hotel room reservations immediately, by calling the direct Westchester Marriott Hotel Reservations Line at 1-800-882-1042. Be certain to mention "Dark Shadows" to receive the special discounted sleeping room rate of only $129.00 (+ tax) per night. This rate is only available for three nights starting Thursday, August 15 and ending Sunday, August 18. The Westchester Marriott Hotel is at 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. 914-631-2200. It is approximately 25 miles (45 minutes) north of Manhattan on the eastern shore of the Hudson River at the Tappan-Zee Bridge. The hotel is accessible by air, train, and driving. Closest major airports: JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. Main highways: US-87, US-95, US 287, Route 9, and Route 119. *** All fans attending the Fest event are invited and encouraged to share their photos and reports with SG. Your sharing helps each SG published issue be as complete as possible. Please send all materials to SG's e- or postal- mail addresses below. A Contributor's Copy issue is given in thanks for major input. *** Subscription information for the SG print issues follows. Subscriptions & Renewals: US & Canada First Class Mail: $12.00 for 4 issues or $24.00 for 8 issues Overseas Air Mail: US $ 20.00 for 4 issues or US $40.00 for 8 issues Please send check/money order to: Marcy Robin P.O. Box 1766 Temple City, CA 91780-7766 You can pay online for your subscription/renewal using PayPal and ShadowGram@aol.com Thank you. Marcy Robin ShadowGram Editor / Publisher Marcy Robin, P.O. 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