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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:03:31 -0800
From: Al Rosensmyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Entry to Phenomena Reports (need update!)
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THE INTERNATIONAL FORTEAN ORGANIZATION (INFO) presents<br>
FortFest '08 ?Beyond Belief?!<br>
*American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM), Baltimore,MD<br>
47th Conference on Anomalous Phenomena, March 29-30<br>
www.forteans.com<br>
SATURDAY, March 29, at AVAM, 9:30 A.M.-6:30 P.M. MC Larry Arnold:<br>
LECTURE PROGRAM IN THE NEW JIM ROUSE VISIONARY CENTER, 3RD FLOOR<br>
<br>
Budd Hopkins with a startling all-new talk on ?The UFO Abduction Phenomenon and
the new Paradigm?. Budd is an award-winning (Guggenheim fellowship) painter
with pieces in major museums including the Guggenheim and the Whitney and the
author of Missing Time, Intruders and Sight Unseen: Science, UFO Invisibility
& Transgenic Beings. <br>
<br>
Linda Godfrey, a teacher and journalist, author of Weird Wisconsin, on her
compelling books An American Werewolf and The Beast of Bray Road, chilling true
life stories from the dark corner of cryptozoology!<br>
<br>
Orion Foxwood, Elder in Romano-Celtic Traditional Craft, primary founder of
the Alliance of the Old Religion,<br>
is an Elder teacher of the Faery Seership Tradition. Orion is the author of The
Faery Teachings and will talk on his upcoming book (Samuel Weiser) The Tree of
Enchantment, Ancient Lore and Practices of the Faery Tradition.<br>
<br>
Phyllis Benjamin, journalist, producer/artist/poet, President of the
International Fortean Organization (INFO) and Chair of over twenty years of
FortFest, FortNite, FortScape Conferences and FortFest Seminars at Sea on <br>
? Synchronicity or Supernatural, Another Miracle on 34th Street??<br>
<br>
George Haas with an all-new exo-archaeology talk on the fascinating link
between the sculptures of pre-Columbian Meso-America and Mesopotamia with a set
of corresponding structures found in the Cydonia region of Mars. George is a
sculptor and the author of the Cydonia Codex, Reflections from Mars. Was there
life on Mars?<br>
<br>
Dr. Bob Hieronimus, charismatic talk radio host of 21st Century Radio, author
of Founding Fathers, Secret Societies: Freemasons, Illuminati, Rosicrucians and
the Decoding of the Great Seal on ?In Goddesses We Trust? from his latest book
on religion and hidden symbology in America. He will be signing his latest
book United Symbolism of America: Meanings in America's Most Familiar Art,
Architecture and Logos (New Page Books, March 2008).<br>
<br>
Dr. Peter Westbrook, historian of sacred science, author Divine Harmony: Life
and Teachings of Pythagoras with a talk and a segment of his documentary
Perennial Philosophy for Spaceship Earth featuring an interview with Huston
Smith, renown author of Religions of the World , and his experience with
Buddhism, Sufism, Hinduism plus Smith?s work with Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary
and entheogenic plants within a shamanic tradition.<br>
<br>
Plus: Optional Italian Buffet Luncheon in house
(Noon),***Phenomenal-I-Would-Almost-Sell-My-Mother-To-Pay-For-Books Sale of
Books,Tapes and Periodicals!***Informal Friday, Sat. & Sun. Night Socials and
Pub Crawls. Sat. Includes a FREE PASS ($12 value) to AVAM?s extraordinary new
show ?All Faiths Beautiful?! <br>
<br>
March 30, 2008, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. (moderator Alvin Holm)<br>
SUNDAY SEMINARS AT THE DAYS INN (HARBOR ROOM) INNER HARBOR,BALTIMORE<br>
George Hansen, rescheduled from 2007 Ice Storm at FortFest, from the
Psychophysical Research Laboratories at Princeton, NJ , author of The Trickster
and the Paranormal, with new observations.<br>
William Fellows, NOAA quantum physicist, New Look at Madam Blavatsky and
Theosophical Science.<br>
Barbara Lane, Ph.d., hypnotherapist, on ?Jesus? Past Lives According to Edgar
Cayce? and a regression ?Divine drama: the lives of a Master and your own role
in the spiritual history of the Earth through time travel?.<br>
Dave Drake, author of over 110 best-selling SciFi books, on ?Science Fiction
and Fiction?s Debt to Charles Fort?.<br>
Phyllis Benjamin on ?Is the Tomb of Jesus in Kashmir?? <br>
Jim Grapek, filmmaker from Associated Producers, with Zeitgeist, and a film
challenging belief systems.
*Reservations suggested for all events! <br>
*RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <br>
Registration Form <br>
<br>
( ) Saturday Lecture Program, $75 before March 15, $85 after. <br>
includes Lectures, Book Sale, Ticket to AVAM plus socials, pub
crawls!<br>
***$25 Student rate for Saturday Lecture Program, rsvp if humanly possible!<br>
<br>
( ) Saturday Optional Italian Buffet Lunch, $16<br>
Pay by March 15!<br>
<br>
( ) Sunday Seminar, Days Inn Inner Harbor, $45 before March 15, $55
after.<br>
Note: Limited seating on Sunday, first preference given to 2-Day
FortFest<br>
Combo-Mombo Pass holders. Reserve early! <br>
<br>
( ) Sunday Optional Deli Lunch Buffet, $20. Pay by March 15!<br>
<br>
( ) FORTFEST COMBO-MAMBO, $99 before March 15, $125 after! <br>
Includes Saturday Lectures and Saturday Ticket to AVAM?s new shows<br>
plus Sunday Seminars and Socials <br>
(does not include optionals such as meals, parking, taxi).<br>
<br>
*RESERVATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR HOTEL BEFORE March 5! <br>
$149 single or double accommodations (King bed room has pull-out sofa) includes
newspaper, restaurant/lounge fitness center, 3 blocks to harbor, free
high-speed wireless, available for Friday,Saturday, and Sunday night from Days
Inn Inner Harbor, 100 Hopkins Place, Baltimore, MD 21201. 410)576-1000 or
www.MapQuest.com. <br>
Room Reservations call (410)576-1000, Mon.-Fri. Ask for the "FortFest 2008
Group Rate" from Reservations. Valet Parking available or on-street lots. <br>
Southwest Airlines. Jet Blue or TranAir offer low rates from the Northeast,
Florida, LAX,SFO or Chicago. Buses and Amtrak offer low rates from the
Northeast to Baltimore.Hotel is a short cab ride from either the Baltimore
Amtrak or Bus Station. SHUTTLES available from BWI Airport.<br>
<br>
( ) Sorry, I cannot attend. Please accept my tax-deductible contributions
towards your work.<br>
<br>
E-mail questions? Contact us at fortfest99 at yahoo.com <br>
* See our web site for past conferences at www.forteans.com<br>
RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST FOR ALL EVENTS-PLEASE RESERVE EARLY!<br>
Make all checks payable to INFO and return to FortFest Chair, P.O. Box 50088,
Baltimore, MD 21211.<br>
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The International Fortean Organization (INFO) is a non-profit, educational
corporation, a 501.c.3, donations are tax-deductible! <br>
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Al Rosensmyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Baltimore, MD USA - Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 14:03:30 (PST)
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