Dallas All-Con 2008
March 9, 2008
, 2008
Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol) from Battlestar Galactic headlines Dallas All-Con 2008, March 7-9 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison. Joining Aaron are Sean Crawford (Yak Face) and Tim Dry (J'Quille the Whiphid), both from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Tonya Kay (Creature) from Who Wants To Be a Super Hero and Burton Gilliam (Blazing Saddles, Back to the Future III, Paper Moon, Fletch, etc.) round out the celebrity line-up.
All-Con is a three-day fan celebration. Other events revolve around Anime/Cosplay, Renaissance, Roller Derby, Science Fiction, Art, Comic Books, Plastic Modeling, and costuming.
Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- Chili's Grill & Bar: 11 am - 11 pm: $2.25 (16 oz) & $3.25 (23 oz) domestic drafts, $3.99 margaritas, $2.50 wells, $3 house wine
- The Quarter Bar and Grill: 11 am - ?: $12 domestic buckets, $3 wells, 1/2 price pizzas (during NFL football only)
- Truluck's: 5 pm - 10 pm: half-price cocktails and 25% off all bottles of wine / 5 pm - 10 pm: half-price food from the lounge menu
- Addison Point: During games: $6.50 domestic pitchers and $2 wells
- BlackFinn Restaurant and Bar: 3 pm - 8 pm: $3 Captain Morgan, $5 Don Julio / 4 pm - 7 pm: $3.95 bar appetizer menu, $5 martini
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