WHY SHOULD I PRE-REGISTER? CAN'T I PAY AT THE DOOR?
Yes, you can pay at the door. The price at the door is a little bit higher than if you
pre-register.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ATTEND?
Daily admission is $15.00 per person.
Weekend admission is $45.00 per person (three days times $15).
Children under the age of 10 are free (or if they pass for 10 years olds).
--- Pay before July 1 and it's only $10 per day ($30 weekend). ----
WHAT DO I GET FOR MY ADMISSION?
You get access to all of the events, the dealer room, the movie room . . . everything.
The evening dinner buffet banquet Saturday evening is $35.00 per person, and includes an all-you-can eat buffet plus stage performances. And the chance to sit at a table with a movie star! The cost of the dinner banquet is $30.00 if paid in advance.
WHY DO YOU CHARGE AN ADMISSION FEE TO ATTEND?
It costs money to run a convention. We have to fly the stars out from Canada, England and California, rental fees for use of the hotel, and so on. We have scouted the East Coast and can assure you that the price we charge is extremely reasonable. Compared to many other conventions that charge $20, $25 per day (and one that charges $85 per day), we are offering a bargain. (We have yet to find any convention that offers free admission.)
MOVIE STARS SIGN AUTOGRAPHS. WHAT TIME DO THEY SIGN?
Thursday and Friday 10 to 5 Saturday 10 to 4
WILL THERE BE MORE MOVIE AND TV STARS?
There probably will be. Many movie stars cannot guarantee an appearance this early in the year, but they will confirm during the summer and maybe a couple will just show up at the convention with no pre-advance notice. Be prepared for additional guests to be added to the lineup anytime. We do post photos of the stars that confirm in advance.
IF I PLAN TO STAY FOR THE NIGHT, SHOULD I CALL AND RESERVE MY HOTEL ROOM IN ADVANCE?
Definately, yes. Last year the hotel and three motels around the area were sold out. If you procrastinate you may find yourself trying to find a motel or hotel room to stay. A list of the motels and hotels all within sight distance can be found on the directions page. Attendees last year got sneaky and booked their hotel room before last year's event was over. There are discount prices for hotel rooms and even food vouchers and other promos for people who register early. We do not operate the hotels and motels in the area so we cannot assist with finding a room. All we can do is give you phone numbers to the hotels and motels in the area.
IF YOU ARE USING MAPQUEST or GPS
Address of the hotel is 980 Hospitality Way, Aberdeen, Maryland 21001
Hotel phone number 410-273-6300
HOW DO I SEND MY ADMISSION FEES?
Two ways.
1. By mail, simply make check or money order payable to:
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention (or MANC as some people put it)
Po Box 52
Whiteford, MD 21160
2. By phone, call 443 - 286 - 6821 and ask for Martin. If you have to leave a message, make sure you leave it clearly. Don't mumble and please repeat your phone number twice. (Remember that cell phone reception isn't the greatest.)
We do accept all major credit cards for admission and dinner fees.
We do accept Paypal (Paypal buttons at the bottom of this page for your convenience).
Either way you register, be sure to include the name of the party or parties attending the convention, and which day or days you or they plan to attend. And if you plan to attend the Saturday night banquet buffet with live stage performances, be sure to let us know! If you mail your admission, include a phone number or e-mail address just in case we need to contact you.
WILL I RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION IN THE MAIL?
Yes. We mail or e-mail a confirmation to everyone who pre-pays their admission.
If you pre-pay admission and do not get a confirmation (the post office has been known to lose a confirmation in the mail), do not sweat. You're still registered. You can always call or e-mail and ask for us to mail a reprint of your confirmation.
CAN I GET A COPY OF A MOVIE YOU ARE SHOWING?
We do our best to play films that are considered rare, hard-to-find and in many cases "lost" films. People who have attended our event love the fact that we do this. We want to make it worth your time and travel. After all, why would you want to see the same stuff you can see on TV today or go out and rent on DVD?
We do receive MANY phone calls from people every year asking for us to make a copy of a film so they don't have to travel to the event. We will not do this because it defeats the purpose of why we play rare films. So if you desperately want to see a film, attend the event. Our movie schedule is not a mail order catalog. In some cases the films we screen are from 16mm reels provided by volunteers so mailing a copy at someone request isn't possible anyway.
DO YOU PLAY REQUESTS?
We sure do. About fifty percent of the films we screen this year were asked for by attendees last year. If there is a movie or TV show you want to see, and we can get clearance from the owner, we will offer it at next year's event. The same goes for movie stars. Any TV and movie star you would like to see? Simply tell us and we'll see what we can do. We like to hear from our attendees.
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