A SCINTILLATION OF SCIONS V
Watson's Tin Box is pleased to announce that plans are underway for
A Scintillation of Scions V!
This next gathering of Sherlockians/Holmesians/Watsonians from all around the U.S. will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, in the Lakeshore Room of the
Comfort Suites at Laurel Lakes, Maryland.
For registration details go to www.scintillation.org
Early Registration for A Scintillation of Scions will open on October 5, 2011.
Plan to join us for Scintillation V next June!
A Scintillation of Scions V!
This next gathering of Sherlockians/Holmesians/Watsonians from all around the U.S. will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, in the Lakeshore Room of the
Comfort Suites at Laurel Lakes, Maryland.
For registration details go to www.scintillation.org
Early Registration for A Scintillation of Scions will open on October 5, 2011.
Plan to join us for Scintillation V next June!
SPEAKERS AND DEALERS NEEDED for A Scintillation of V!
Email Jacquelynn Morris at scintillation.of.scions@gmail.com
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See below for Scintillation IV, which was held on August 13, 2011.
Aren't you sorry you missed it? Join us in June 2012 for Scintillation V!
BREAKING NEWS!! ATTENTA! ATTENTA! ATTENTA!
For the second year in a row Watson's Tin Box member, Russ Hultgren, has made arrangements with NAXOS Audiobooks to offer a set of The Complete Sherlock Holmes audiobook (retail value $250) for our Scintillation Raffle! Tickets will be on sale at the Scintillation for $10 each; imagine being able to have this amazing collection for the price of a $10 raffle ticket!
Even the price of the ticket and at-door registration ($45) is still far below the retail cost of the collection, so if you haven't registered yet consider enjoying a day of Sherlockiana AND the chance to win The Complete Sherlock Holmes!
A Scintillation of Scions humbly thanks Russ Hultgren and NAXOS Audiobooks for this
generous donation!
Even the price of the ticket and at-door registration ($45) is still far below the retail cost of the collection, so if you haven't registered yet consider enjoying a day of Sherlockiana AND the chance to win The Complete Sherlock Holmes!
A Scintillation of Scions humbly thanks Russ Hultgren and NAXOS Audiobooks for this
generous donation!
A Scintillation of Scions IV--August 13, 2011
Watson's Tin Box is proud to present A Scintillation of Scions IV on August 13, 2011. This year's event promises to be our best ever!
Our program will include the following speakers:
The Scintillation will be at the Owen Brown Community Center in Columbia, Maryland from 11 am to 4 pm and will include presentations, skits, music, a dealers' room, a traditional English afternoon tea, and time to socialize with Sherlockians from all over the U.S. We will also have on display a few of the legendary Evidence Boxes collected and compiled by our dear friend and Tin Box founder, the late Paul Churchill. Paul's family generously donated the Evidence Boxes, one for nearly every story in the Canon, to Watson's Tin Box for display and safekeeping. This is a rare occasion to view items both genuine and "genuine faux" from several of the stories.
See below for downloadable Registration Form.
Our program will include the following speakers:
- Gary and Lorraine Reibert--The Agra Treasurers, Dayton, Ohio
- Les Moskowitz--Watson's Tin Box, Ellicott City, Maryland
- Robert Pohle, PSI--Due to an unexpected conflict, Mr. Pohle will be unable to join us.
- Margaret McMahon--The Naval Treaty, Annapolis, Maryland
- Vince Wright--The Illustrious Clients, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bob Cairo--The Agra Treasurers, Dayton, Ohio
- Steve Doyle, BSI--The Illustrious Clients, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Scintillation will be at the Owen Brown Community Center in Columbia, Maryland from 11 am to 4 pm and will include presentations, skits, music, a dealers' room, a traditional English afternoon tea, and time to socialize with Sherlockians from all over the U.S. We will also have on display a few of the legendary Evidence Boxes collected and compiled by our dear friend and Tin Box founder, the late Paul Churchill. Paul's family generously donated the Evidence Boxes, one for nearly every story in the Canon, to Watson's Tin Box for display and safekeeping. This is a rare occasion to view items both genuine and "genuine faux" from several of the stories.
See below for downloadable Registration Form.
- Regular Registration--Postmarked and received up to and including July 24, 2011--$35
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
For Scintillation Weekend we have arranged for discounted group admission and a CSI Lab on fingerprints and impressions at the National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, August 14, 2011, at 10 am.
***This is a separate admission price. There will be a limited number of slots open under this arrangement; museum admission MUST be included with Scintillation registration received by July 24, 2011. NO EXCEPTIONS***
UPDATE: Museum registrations are limited and are filling up rapidly. Don't miss out!
***This is a separate admission price. There will be a limited number of slots open under this arrangement; museum admission MUST be included with Scintillation registration received by July 24, 2011. NO EXCEPTIONS***
UPDATE: Museum registrations are limited and are filling up rapidly. Don't miss out!
- Museum admission and CSI Lab, per person--$15 ($25 value)
DEALERS WANTED: We still have one table available to
rent at $25. Dealers will be able to register for the
Scintillation for $17.50, half off Regular Registration.
"Excellent, Watson! You scintillate today."
The first Scintillation of Scions, a Sherlockian symposium, was in August 2008, and we presented our third annual event in August 2010. The vision for the Scintillation was to provide a family reunion of Sherlockians in an environment that would include both scholarship and frivolity, and which would encourage Sherlockians from everywhere to socialize and get to know each other. To that end, along with presentations and diversions, the Scintillation has always included a traditional English afternoon tea, honoring the Anglophile in each of us by providing a relaxing atmosphere of camaraderie.
In addition, we have established a tradition of including in our event inexperienced Sherlockian speakers as well as experienced ones in order to allow the newbies a chance to "get their [Sherlockian] feet wet." This continues in the longtime tradition of Watson's Tin Box--to support and encourage Sherlockians of all ages. One of the founders of Watson's Tin Box, Steve Clarkson, was a mentor to young Sherlock Holmes fans in the 1960s and 1970s; that tradition has been honored by Andrew Solberg through an annual Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest for seventh grade students in Howard County, Maryland. The Scintillation is our attempt to offer an opportunity for adult Sherlockians to pursue their fascination of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson through papers and presentations.
We all have so much to offer each other in our pursuit of all things Sherlockian and Watsonian; A Scintillation of Scions strives to offer an opportunity for all to "play the game for the game's own sake.'
