Dum-Dum 2015

“Tarzan”, “John Carter” (Warlord of Mars) and members of Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB) family, along with ERB comic strip writers & artists, authors of ERB related books; and Burroughs Bibliophiles are all coming to Andrews Memorial Town Hall, 54 East Main Street, Clinton, CT – August 20-23, 2015 – to celebrate Burroughs’ genius. A movie marathon; panel discussions; a Tarzan yell competition (judged by members of ERB’s family); a video tribute to Denny Miller; an auction of ERB memorabilia; and vendors galore will all be there. And the public is invited – FOR FREE. The public may also dine at the banquet, at the Clinton Country Club -- for the same fee as the Bibliophiles. There, the guest of honor and banquet speaker will be Tony Award winner Bill Berloni talking about training animals for performance. And the 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award will be given, posthumously, to Denny Miller. The Burroughs Bibliophiles is a nonprofit 501c(3) literary society which is devoted to the study of - and promotion of interest in - the works, fictional characters and life of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs is best known for his creation of “Tarzan” and of the heroic Mars adventurer & warlord, “John Carter” -- although he produced works in other genres as well. He has been openly acknowledged by Ray Bradbury, George Lucas and James Cameron, among others, as have greatly influenced their work. Founded in 1960, just ten years after Burroughs’ death, the Burroughs Bibliophiles sponsor an annual convention known as a “Dum Dum”. The2015 Dum Dum is being organized by Peggy Adler and will be hosted by Peggy Adler and Harry Swaun, in their hometown of Clinton. For more information about this Dum Dum, a registration form and other info is available at www.ERBzine.com/dumdum, www.tarzan.com/meets, www.pulpcomingattractions.com & www.authorsguild.net/services/events. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult DUM DUM SCHEDULE: Thursday, August 20: Noon - 6:00 pm, Vendor & Registration Check-in and Huckster room set-up, (Green Room) Tarzan Yell Competition Sign-up (Green Room) 2:00 pm, Book Barn @ Niantic Dinner on your own (see Econ. Dev. Commission [EDC] Restaurant Guide) 6:30 pm, Outdoor “Beatles Forever” Concert at Vece Gazebo, 75 East Main Street (free) (In case of rain the concert will be in Andrews Memorial Town Hall’s Auditorium) (Sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce) 7:30 pm, “The Many Faces of Tarzan” (1989) [by permission of Tom Lavagnino] (Auditorium) 8:45 pm, Burroughs Bibliophile Board Meeting (Rose Room) Friday, August 21: Breakfast, on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Huckster Room open in the Green Room 9:00 am, Registration Check-in Tarzan Yell Competition Sign-up (Green Room) 9:00 am, "Tarzan Finds a Son" (1939) Johnny Weissmuller * (Auditorium) 10:30 am, "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" (1949), Lex Barker [by permission of ERB, Inc.] (Auditorium) 12:00 pm, Lunch on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 1:00 pm, "Tarzan" TV Series (1967), Ron Ely (Auditorium) * “The Perils of Charity Jones” [Parts 1 & 2] (guest starring Julie Harris) 3:00 pm, "Tarzan" (1999), Disney Animated Feature (Auditorium) * 4:30 pm, "Tarzan's Many Genres" ( Books, Comics, Radio, Stage, Screen (live action & animation and TV). Panel moderator: Scott Tracy Griffin; panelists include: Will Murray,Joe DeVito, et al. (Auditorium) 6:00 pm, Dinner on our own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 7:30 pm, Video Tribute to Denny Miller Saturday, August 22: Breakfast on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Huckster Room open in the Green Room 9:00 am, “John Carter” (2012) (Auditorium) 11:15 am, ERB’s influence on modern Sci-Fi Panel discussion will be moderated by Scott Tracy Griffin (Auditorium) 12:00 pm, Lunch on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 1:00 pm, Tarzan Yell Competition - Emcee will be Clinton’s own Dennis Donovan (Auditorium) 2:00 pm, “The Search for Sandy” [by permission of Bill Berloni] (Auditorium) 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Public Auction of ERB memorabilia (Rose Room) (Bill Ross auctioneer “extraordinairre”) 6:00 pm, Cash Bar & Banquet (Clinton Country Club) > 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award, posthumously, to Denny Miller > Guest of Honor: Bill Berloni, Tony Award Winning Animal Trainer [Stage (i.e. “Annie”), screen & television] Training Animals to Perform - Then & Now Sunday, August 23 8:30 am, Farewell Breakfast at the Clinton Town Beach's picnic pavilion, with the food (Dutch Treat) from the beach's Hazy Daze concession. * In Partnership with the Henry Carter Hull Library of Clinton, CT ROSE ROOM PRESENTATIONS to run concurrently with the schedule above: Friday, August 21st: 10:00am: Jim Gerlach: Grosset & Dunlap and Edgar Rice Burroughs (aka G&D and ERB) ….. Past & Present. 11:00am: Alexander Simmons, author, Tarzan Sunday Newspaper Strip & Archie: Tarzan, Love for a Darker Land 1:00pm: Michael R. Hudson: Publisher, Jungle Tales of Tarzan 2:00pm: Diana Leto’s Comic Con workshop for kids Saturday, August 22nd: 9:00am, William Patrick (Will) Murray: Author, Doc Savage; and Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don 10:00am, Joe DeVito: The creation of his Centennial Tarzan statue and his painting for Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don, by William Patrick (Will) Murray