THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Proceeds to benefit Paul Popadak Kick Cancer To The Curb & The Animal Aid Society of Hampton, VA. Where: The Boxwood Inn Bed and Breakfast
10 Elmhurst Street
Newport News, Virginia 23603
Date: Saturday April 19, 2014
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Cost: FREE and open to the public
*Speakers and special guests include: Pat Bussard - author, photographer, and
medium; Pamela Kinney - author and actress; J. Michael Moore - author and historian; the members of Twisted Paranormal Society; the members of All Seeing Paranormal Society; and the members of Sisters of Salem Society of Paranormal Research. Psychic Readings: Pat Bussard and Sherry Baier
Food: For purchase on site the day of the event and prepared by The Boxwood Inn's own Chef Josh
Raffles: For prizes, gift certificates, and a FREE night at the Boxwood Inn! Kid Friendly: Face painting and caricature artists on site
*Paranormal groups from all over Virginia and surrounding states will be represented to answer your questions, explain equipment, share stories, compare investigative techniques, etc
*Virginia authors will be present selling books, answering questions, and sharing stories
*Vendors will be on site promoting and selling everything paranormal
. . and much more!
*If you are a paranormal group, vendor, or are interested in reserving a vendor/group spot at the ParaCon at the Boxwood Inn 2014 event, you are welcomed to contact Scott or Tim at their email addresses or phone listed on this site. This is an invite/approval only event for paranormal groups, vendors, etc. Spaces are $25. You must be registered and confirmed by February 15th to have your group included on the t-shirt and by March 29th to be guaranteed a spot. Please don't hesitate to call to be included in this inaugural event.
************ SPECIAL EVENT ************
*****Dinner and Paranormal Investigation*****
Following the paracon there will be a special formal dinner (no need to dress up) and paranormal investigation of the Boxwood Inn!!! This is limited to only 15 guests!!! Details listed below:
Cost: $45 per person; 15 person limit!!! Sit Down Dinner and History of the Boxwood Inn: 7pm - 8:45pm
Investigation: 9pm - 2am
Dinner menu: TBA Soon
History given by Kathryn Hulick, owner of the Boxwood Inn
Investigation led by 7 CiTiES PARANORMAL
GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDING:
7 Cities Paranormal
Twisted Paranormal Society
All Seeing Paranormal Society
RTL Paranormal
Sisters of Salem Society of Paranormal Research
Pinelands Paranormal
Middle Peninsula Paranormal Investigators
Tidewater Paranormal
PARA Hampton Roads
Virginia Paranormal Investigations
Ghost Seekers Paranormal
Chelsea Raine - author/actress "Twisted Dream Dead Moon" and cast members from the movie
Mystic Paranormal
Ferry Plantation House
Richmond Paranormal Society
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS:
Pat Bussard: Psychic medium, author, and photographer
Pat Bussard is a gifted psychic medium, as well as an author, columnist, photographer and paranormal investigator. Pat has the gift of mediumship. She is also clairvoyant, clairaudient, claircognizant and clairsentient. She is currently conducting gallery readings at the Star Museum in Abingdon, Virginia. She was recently the special guest of Southeast Virginia Paranormal Investigations (SVPI), (http://www.virginia-paranormal.com/events.html) where she read for guests who had traveled to St. Albans Sanatorium for a night of haunted investigations. Pat and her daughters, Stephanie and Megan, speak at numerous paranormal conferences around the country. She recently presented with Stephanie at ScareFest in Lexington, KY, http://scarefestcon.com/paranormal/. In addition, Pat has published her new book (Foreword written by Rosemary Ellen Guiley), Thirty True Tales of the Weird, Unusual and Macabre, which is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, as well as other outlets. She is currently working on her second book, Southern Spirits: The Ghosts of St. Albans Sanatorium, which is slated for publication at the end of 2014. Pat recently completed an audiobook, Unlocking Your Psychic Potential, for those who want to improve or discover their psychic talent. She is currently working on her second audiobook, a compilation of guided meditations designed to help place the mind into an alpha state. It is in alpha that we can often maximize our psychic abilities. She continues to contribute articles about all things preternatural for Paranormal Magazine and Phenomena, and she has had stories published in a number of other non-fiction paranormal magazines. “Investigating Rhodes Hall”, was one of the cover stories for the July 2013 edition of Phenomena Magazine, http://www.phenomenamagazine.co.uk/. Pat is also an avid photographer. Her photographs have appeared in and on the covers of such diverse magazines as Ghost Voices Magazine, Midnight Screaming, Twisted Dreams and the prestigious literary magazine, The Pedestal. She currently has two gallery exhibits of her work on display. Her gothic inspired photography can be viewed at the 606 State Street Gallery in Bristol, TN and at the Art Gallery at The Booth Center, Grundy, Virginia. You can find out more about her and view her photography at: www.patbussard.com. She founded the paranormal team, The Ghost Writers. The team has investigated locations of haunted repute all over America. Pamela K. Kinney
Pamela K. Kinney is a published author of horror, science fiction, fantasy, poetry, and four nonfiction ghost books published by Schiffer Publishing, Haunted Richmond, Virginia, Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations, and Haunted Richmond II. She is working on Haunted Petersburg and Ghosts of the Tri-Cities Area now. Latest fiction includes two short horror stories, "Donating" in Inhuman Magazine, Issue 5 December 2011 and "Bottled Spirits" (a Predator and Editor 2012 winner) in BuzzyMag.com June 2012, plus “Azathoth is Here" reprinted by Innsmouth Press in Innsmouth Magazine: Collected Issues 1-4 in Kindle and ePub formats. And of course, she has her horror and dark fantasy tales collected in print and download, Spectre Nightmares and Visitations, published by Under the Moon. In 2013 her short dark fantasy tale, “Devil in the Details” was included in Harboring Secrets anthology, published by Cherokee McGhee Publishing. Her short story, “Let Demon Dos Lie” will be released in Southern Haunts 2: Devils in the Darkness anthology in March 2014. Under the pseudonym, Sapphire Phelan, she has published erotic and sweet paranormal/fantasy/science fiction romance along with a couple of erotic horror stories. Her erotic urban fantasy, Being Familiar With a Witch is a Prism 2010 Awards winner and a Epic Awards 2010 finalist. The sequel to Being Familiar With a Witch, A Familiar Tangle With Hell was released June 2011 from Phaze Books. Both eBooks were combined into one print book, The Witch and the Familiar, released April 24, 2012. She also has done acting on stage and in films. And is a Master Costumer, costuming since 1972. She even does paranormal investigating, including for DVDs, Paranormal World Seekers, filmed by AVA Productions. She is also casting director for High Mountain Films’ The 19th, and wrote a horror screenplay, “Crawlspace Creep” that is now with a production company, hopefully to be filmed soon. She admits she can always be found at her desk and on her computer, writing. And yes, the house, husband, and even the cats sometimes suffer for it! Find out more about Pamela K. Kinney at http://FantasticDreams.50megs.com/ and about Sapphire Phelan at http://www.SapphirePhelan.com./
PRESENTATION SUBJECT MATTER:
Pat Bussard Presents:
"Unlocking Your Psychic Ability"
Psychic Medium, author, and photographer Pat Bussard will give you the keys needed to unlock your psychic potential. Discover the number one issue that stands between you and a true psychic awakening. The answer may surprise you! Learn exercises that will assist you in developing your psychic muscles. Hear stories about how your presenter discovered and nurtured her own talents of mediumship, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, claircognizance and astral projection/remote viewing. Make plans to attend this fast-paced, informative and fun presentation! Kinney Presents:
"Investigating Ghosts for Books and Film"
Twisted Paranormal Society Presents:
"The Presence of Spirits"
All Seeing Paranormal Society Presents:
"Why History is Important to the Paranormal"
&
"Paranormal Theory"
