Dum-Dum 2010
Chicago, IL ~ August 19-22


Best Western Chicago-Hillside, 4400 Frontage Road, Hillside, Illinois,
is the site of the 2010 Dum-Dum.

The 2010 Dum-Dum, organized by The Muckers, the Chicago chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles, will be held over four days, Aug. 19 to 22, 2010, at the Best Western Chicago-Hillside, 4400 Frontage Road, in Hillside, Illinois, a near western suburb of Chicago.

The new, LOWER hotel room rate is $89 plus taxes. The membership rate is yet to be announced. Check www.panthanpress.com/muckers  for updates on the convention and to provide feedback on the bulletin board.

The Best Western offers free shuttle service to and from only O'Hare Airport for its guests. Ask the hotel for more information when you make your reservation.

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GUESTS OF HONOUR

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George McWhorter, curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection at the Ekstrom Library of the University of Louisville, has accepted the Muckers' offer to be Special Guest of Honour.  Thomas Floyd is the Artist Guest of Honour.

Guest of Honour, Stephen D. Korshak, author of Grand Master of Fantasy: The Paintings of J. Allen St. John and From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul will make a presentation at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the art of J. Allen St. John.

As part of your convention package, the Muckers are producing a special edition of The Mucker and The Return of the Mucker. Thomas Floyd will design the cover for this commemorative edition as well as the convention logo.

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EVENTS

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THURSDAY: Mucker Jeopardy will run at 11 a.m. followed by Stephen D. Korshak's presentation at 2:30 p.m. on the art of J. Allen St. John. The barbecue starts at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY: On Friday, we will board buses at 1 p.m. and head to Oak Park to see the homes of Edgar Rice Burroughs. At 4:30, the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest will offer a tour of the new site of its museum, archives and research center in a historic former firehouse that will feature expanded and more interactive space for its Edgar Rice Burroughs exhibit. A reception will follow.

SATURDAY: Saturday programs will feature the annual Burroughs Bibliophiles auction at 2 p.m. and the banquet in the hotel at 6:30.

SUNDAY: The farewell breakfast, on your own, will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Sunday in the hotel restaurant. Activities will end with a back-yard party at 1 p.m. at the home of a member's home in nearby Brookfield. 

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Former firehouse that will be transformed into a museum, archives and research center for the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. Built in 1898 at Lake Street and Lombard Avenue, it is the oldest public building in Oak Park.

The dealers' room will be open for 17 hours during the convention and include 8-foot-long tables. On Thursday, the room will open at 9 a.m., with setup starting at 7 o'clock, and close at 5 p.m. Friday hours will be 8 a.m. to noon, closing for the trip to Oak Park. Saturday hours will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with breakdown followed by the auction. Contact Ken Manson at krmanson@earthlink.net for information on dealers' tables.

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Members of the Chicago Muckers 2010 Dum-Dum Committee are Joan Bledig, Dave Gorecki, Jim Hadac, Ray Le Beau, Jeff Long, Ken Manson, Greg Phillips, and Jerry Spannraft.