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on the web www.thebargaineeronline.com The Bargaineer September 19, 2014 Page 9 By LISA HARLOW Special to the Bargaineer HUNT VALLEY If you are a fan of vintage films, television and radio, the Mid- Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is right up your alley. Set for Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 18-20, at the Hunt Valley Wyndham, the ninth annual event features autograph signings with celebrities, more than 200 vendors with retro merchandise and collectibles, seminars, movie screenings, contests, shows and more. Fans of the 007 franchise are in for a special treat, as not one, but two James Bond stars are special guests. Attendees will be able to get autographs and pose for pictures with George Lazenby, an Australian model turned actor who played James Bond in Her Secret Although Lazenby starred as Bond only once, the movie has been named by some critics as one of the top five Bond films ever made.

Joining Lazenby is Lana Wood, Natalie younger sister and Bond girl Plenty in the 1971 Bond film Are Throughout her career, Wood appeared in numerous films and more than 300 television shows, including and and Also on hand at the three- day convention will be Piper Laurie, who signed on in 1950 with Universal Studios and starred along side leading men such as Ronald Reagan, Donald Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Tyrone Power, Vincent Price, and Rory Calhoun. Laurie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Paul girlfriend in the classic 1961 film, (1961) and received a supporting actress nomination for her role as Margaret White, the mother in the 1976 thriller Child star Veronica Cartwright, who later transitioned into adult roles, will also appear. Cartwright played a semi-regular role in It To as Violet Rutherford, who gave Beaver his first kiss. She was Jemima Boone, daughter, during the first two years of and she played Cathy Brenner in Alfred 1963 thriller She later appeared in two science fiction classics, of the Body and Actress and singer Connie Stevens, best known for her role as in the hit television series and other TV and film work was one of the teen idols of the 1960s and rounds out the celebrities at the conference. Attendees will also be entertained by nostalgic acts such as the Abbott and Costello Tribute Show and the Gotham Radio Players, who will perform an old- time radio re-enactment complete with scripts, sound effects and music.

In addition, two 15-minute radio broadcasts from the 1933 radio serial will be re-created using the original radio scripts. Guests can also try out for a role on stage in an old-time radio reenactment. Seminars at the conference will include a discussion on film noire from Columbia Pictures; the early history of Steampunk, the popular science fiction genre; and the history of the Christmas classic the Red-Nosed All attendees will receive a free 52-page program guide for the conference. attendance continues to grow steadily every year, but this year we anticipate a much larger growth because the event is being promoted heavily on Facebook, social media, and television said Martin Grams, the show organizer. come from as far away as Finland, Belgium, Canada, England, and the West During the convention, there will be a charity auction to raise money for children with treatable cancer at St.

Jude Re- search Hospital. Numerous items donated by celebrities and attendees will be on display all day Friday, and at 4:30 p.m., the items will be available for sale to the winning bidders. One hundred percent of the money raised will go to St. According to Grams, one of Elizabeth last autographed photos auctioned the year following her death fetched $360 for St. a record for the auction.

Many of the films screened during the convention star the celebrity guests. These include: Her Secret Alfred Prince Who Was a Twilight Obsolete and it to and In addition, they will air shows such as Danny Kaye Comedy Film Shorts, Ter- rytoons, W.C. a and Costello Meet the and Meets the Beginning at midnight each night, the conference will also present continuous horror movies over night through the morning. For a complete schedule of movies, seminars and shows, and any other information, please visit www. midatlanticnostalgiacon- vention.com.

Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention features stars of yesteryear COURTESY OF MID-ATLANTIC NOSTALGIA CONVENTION This Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is this weekend and will feature 007 himself, George Lazenby. COURTESY OF MID-ATLANTIC NOSTALGIA CONVENTION Lana Wood, the actress who played Bond girl Plenty in the 1971 film Are will be one of many celebrities who will be at this Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention to sign autographs and meet with fans..