Fur-Xoticon
Fur-Xoticon was a furry convention which was held in West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Its chairman/owner was Krank the Crux.[1]
2016[edit]
The first Fur-Xoticon was a "James Bond themed Furry con", which took place over May 27-29, 2016, at the Clarion Hotel & Aqua Lagoon Water Park in West Springfield.[2] The schedule and vendors were posted on May 11, 2016.[3]
The guests of honor were Sheppy Momma, Logarth Sheppy, Kyle McCarthy and Seth Drake.[4] Beauty of the Bass was originally also announced as a guest.[citation needed]
Fur-Xoticon saw 137 attendees,[5] $1,137.43 was raised for the convention's charity, Sweetpea F.O.R. Animals.[5]
2017[edit]
Fur-Xoticon 2017 took place over May 26-28, 2017,[6] again at the Clarion Hotel and Aqua Lagoon Water Park in West Springfield.[6] The theme of the convention was "Mutation Nation":[6]
Come explore the wastes with us in this post-modern dystopian themed convention. Beware the freaks, ghouls, and zombies as you navigate these barren lands and bandit camps in search of the only civilization left in this society! |
Fur-Xoticon 2017's guest of honor was Craz.[7]
The convention saw 180 attendees, and $2,583 was raised for the charity, Sweetpea F.O.R. Animals.[8]
Cancellation[edit]
Fur-Xoticon 2018 was originally scheduled for May 25-27,[9] but it subsequently announced that the convention would be skipping 2018 with a view of returning in 2019.[10] Later still, the organiser announced that the event had been closed "until further notice" as "life has consumed my future plans for the foreseeable future".[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Krank's profile on Fur Affinity. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ↑ http://fur-xoticon.com/ Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ http://osdclan.com/fur-xoticon/ Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ http://fur-xoticon.com/guests-of-honour Retrieved Jan 14, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Announcement on the Fur-Xoticon page on Facebook. Dated May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Fur-Xoticon 2017 website. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Guest of Honor on the Fur-Xoticon 2017 website. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Fur-Xoticon account on Twitter. Dated May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Fur-Xoticon account on Twitter. Dated June 3, 2017. Retrieved Janaury 14, 2018.
- ↑ Tweet on Krank the Crux's account on Twitter. Dated July 25, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ↑ Tweet on Krank the Crux's account on Twitter. Dated November 8, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Fur-Xoticon official website (defunct; archive of October 9, 2017, on archive.org)
- Fur-Xoticon on Facebook
- Fur-Xoticon on Twitter