The Chicago Fandom Meetup Mashup is meeting for a night of fun with a cross-section of Chicago fandom including door prize give-aways.   Last month’s event had 81 attendees from many local meetup groups and groups represented this year will include:

The Chicago Horror Meetup – They may just turn you into a zombie! The horror group will be showing you how to do good makeup effects, just in time for Halloween!
The Chicago Boardgames Meetup – Play some fun, fast-paced games.
ChiSciFi.net – Talk about anything and everything Science Fiction & Fantasy related, or pretty much anything geeky at all!
The Chicago Browncoats – Talk about all things in the Joss ‘verse.
The Chicago Boardgames Design Group – Check out some innovative new games that can’t be found anywhere else!
RPG Chicago – Cast some spells, slay some zombies!
The Empire of Chivalry and Steel Meetup – Learn about historical Medieval re-creations.
The AnimeChicago Meetup – All things Anime in Chicago, bringing out the Otaku in you!
The NE Illinois J.R.R. Tolkien/Lord of the Rings Meetup – Celebrate everything Tolkien!

When: Monday, October 5, 2009 – 7:30pm-10:00pm

Where: Mystic Celt – 3443 N. Southport, Chicago, IL

RSVP and More Information: http://www.meetup.com/chicago-sci-fi-fantasy-group/calendar/11264423/

The Reactor Convention is back, after a one year hiatus, to celebrate music, movies, animation, and comics.  There is a full line-up of guests and programming to keep you busy over the three days of the convention.

When: September 18-20, 2009

Where: Wyndham O’Hare Hotel  - 6810 N.Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Tickets: Available at the door
3-Day – $50
Friday Only – $25
Saturday Only – $30
Sunday Only – $20