There are several fan events, parties, festivals and general frolicking scheduled for lovers of retro futurism this month.

Clare Kramer (aka Glory from season 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is celebrating her birthday at Dragon*Con this year, and you are invited!

It was supposed to be a Trekkie dream come true. It became a meltdown called The Con of Wrath. Help document this fading chapter of fan history.

The absolutely best media event in the area effect of SDCC was the COCOMoCA: Museum of Conan O’Brien Art. Otherwise known to fans as The Museum of the Flaming C. They had the best freebies, too.

There are many great fan events in San Diego this week, from offsite parties to actual gaming and non-SDCC comic conventions. Plus great geek plays like Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog – Live.