BOOK HOTEL:
HOTEL:
Gold Canyon Resort , 6100 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, AZ 85218.
HOTEL RATE: Bungalow/Casitas: $120.00/nt King, $140.00/nt double beds + tax. Spa Casitas with jacuzzis and suites with kitchenettes and laundry also available--inquire about pricing.
HOW TO BOOK HOTEL: Book directly with Nicole Walker in Group Sales - Phone: 480-671-5524. Mention Nancy Drew Sleuths Convention.
DEADLINE TO BOOK HOTEL: Feb.19, 2012 - We only have 40 Casitas in our block which are a mix of single/double/spa/suites so book early to guarantee what you want!
AIRPORT SHUTTLE INFO:
For those flying into the Phoenix airport, check out
Super Shuttle. The airport is just a reasonable 35 minutes from Gold Canyon Resort. If you're flying into Mesa/Gateway airport, it's about 20 minutes from Gold Canyon Resort.
For those driving or renting cars, parking at the hotel is free and they do have Valet parking as well. Cancellation policy on rooms booked is 48 hours in advance.
RESORT EXTRAS: Gold Canyon Resorts has 2 golf courses and also a full service spa for those interested. Please inquire when booking about rates. We'll post more info here on these services in the future.
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SLEUTH CON LOCALES:
Goldfield Ghost Town, Lost Dutchman State Park, Dolly Steamboat, Rockin' R Ranch, Series Book Hunting, The Poison Pen Bookstore, Collection Tours, optional golfing, and The Lost Dutchman Mine Lore/Superstitions.
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SLEUTH CON HIGHLIGHTS:
DATES: March 19 - March 25, 2012
LOCATION: Gold Canyon, AZ (Scottsdale/Mesa/Queen Creek/Phoenix too)
THEMES: All Boys' and Girls' Series Books + Series Books set in Arizona and those with a Western/Ranch theme. (See list below)
Tentative Schedule:
Mon. Mar. 19 - Meet & Greet Cocktail Party - 7:30PM at Gold Canyon Resort, Poolside.
Tues. Mar. 20 - Book Hunting/Collection Tours. Lunch at Jenn's/Collection Tour/Activity, Bookhunting, Souvenir Shopping, Cocktails/Hearty Hors d'oeuvres at Sleuth Judy's, Poison Pen Bookstore Event & Dessert to Die For.
Wed. Mar. 21 - Follow in your favorite series book character's footsteps on our Western/Superstitions Day. Goldfield Ghost Town, Horseback/Wagon rides, Lost Dutchman Park Activity, Dolly Steamboat cruise at Canyon Lake, Rockin' R Ranch Western Dinner/Stage Show.
Thurs. Mar. 22 - Mystery Weekend Begins! 9am to 3pm presentations and activities. Role Play packets handed out at evening mystery weekend meet & greet. Clues Skits at scheduled times. You will be sleuthing in character as one of many series book characters to team up with Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys, and many of your other favorite series book characters to solve a baffling mystery that will play out over the course of the weekend.
Fri. Mar. 23 - 9am to 3pm presentations and activities. Optional Series Book theme events, Clues skits at scheduled times. Optional Dancing Class.
Sat. Mar. 24 - 9am to 3pm presentations and activities. Mystery Banquet with gift exchange and costume contest. Mystery winds to a close and is solved with prizes to be given out.
Sun. Mar. 25 - Breakfast at hotel restaurant at 9:00am - farewells until Boston: May 2013.
A Few Clues To The Mystery:
2012 Will find us celebrating Sleuth Con - our all-series book convention. We are combining this event with our annual Nancy Drew convention. If you collect or want to learn about series books like the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Ken Holt, Rick Brant, Dana Girls, Vicki Barr, Trixie Belden, Cherry Ames, Judy Bolton, Ruth Fielding, Penny Parker and many other similar series, there will be presentations and panels on these books that you can attend during our convention--Sleuth Con--and AZ/Western activities to commemorate the various series books set in Arizona or those with a Western/ranch theme.
Tues/Wed. Tours: We will be busing around on Tues./Wed. and touring about the Apache Junction/Superstition Mountains area. We'll visit a Ghost Town and work in some lore about the Lost Dutchman mine, with lots of western activities as well plus some book hunting and parties. Our busing on each day will begin in the morning and run through the evening so be prepared for a long--but lots of fun--couple of days!
Thurs-Sat. Activities: Ever wanted to attend one of those murder mystery weekends, where you sleuth to solve a mystery? Join some festive characters like Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Trixie Belden and others plus a cast of sinister characters as we work to solve a baffling mystery around Gold Canyon Resort. This will play out beginning Thurs. evening and culminate on Sat. evening at the mystery dinner banquet. Prizes will be awarded. We will have am/early afternoon presentations and activities on a variety of topics and optional activities in the afternoon and evenings mixed in with scheduled clues skits that relate to the mystery to be solved. Optional activities include a dancing class, book discussions/trivia contests, and more to be listed here in the near future!
Convention Day: Our final convention day on Sat. will benefit the Phoenix Library. Every year we host a raffle for prizes that benefits in part the local libraries.
Thurs. - Sat. Speakers & Panels: TBA shortly...
Mystery Dinner: Our mystery dinner will be a western theme to go along with the western setting of our theme books. Come as your favorite series book character or villain!
Series Book Gift Exchange: If you want to participate in our series book gift exchange we have two tables--1 for handcrafted gifts and 1 for store bought gifts. Storebought items must be series book items. Handcrafted gifts must feature series book imagery/etc. Gifts are wrapped anonymously and left on the appropriate table.
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HOW TO REGISTER:
HOW TO REGISTER:
OUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED! If you are able to come and want to inquire as to space, please e-mail me. We may be able to fit you in but some space is limited at this time!
AZ LOCALS: If you would like to attend on Thurs, Friday, or Saturday for the portion open to the public from 9am to 3pm each day, our presenations on various Nancy Drew and series book topics, meet fans, shop our Nancy Drew merchandise boutique, check out vintage books, and win prizes in our charity raffle to benefit the local library, you may e-mail me to purchase tickets and inquire.
Registrants help pay for the convention costs including but not limited to: transportation and driver gratuities, any provided meals noted, tours provided and entry fees,
equipment/room rentals, decorations, printing costs, advertising, goody bag supplies, and DVDs/shipping.
If there is an activity or set of activities you cannot do or wish not to, contact us via e-mail for an adjusted total on what to pay for your registration.
REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES:
Depending on whether you attend the whole week or weekend: Monday evening meet & greet cocktail party, goody bags and packets, commemorative booklet, all day/evening private charter bus transportation on Tuesday and Wednesday, tickets for Goldfield Ghost Town, Dolly Steamboat cruise, Rockin R' Ranch chuckwagon dinner show, Lunch at Jenn's, Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres at Judy's, mystery weekend, 3 days of convention presentations and activities, Saturday evening mystery dinner banquet, and DVDs of event/shipping. Optional add-ins (add these in on your registration forms): Horseback Riding and Nancy Drew Craft Activities.
MEALS: The only meals & snacks included in the registration are Snack Bags at Mon. Meet/Greet, Tues. evening Western Dinner at Rockin R' Ranch, Wed. Lunch at Jenn's, Wed. Evening Cocktails/Hors D'oeuvres at Judy's, Saturday evening mystery banquet dinner.
OTHER DINING OPTIONS: Rooms have refrigerators and some have microwaves(request a room with a microwave if you want one), Suites have kitchenettes too. For your convenience, we'll be making a grocery store stop Tues. evening for anyone interested in stocking up their casita. For those coming after Tuesday, there's a grocery store near the resort. The resort has 2 restaurants on property and next to the resort is a deli/BBQ place plus there are restaurants just down the road within driving distance. Each morning the resort has a $9.95pp breakfast buffet that's comes highly recommended.
REGISTRATION FEE: Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. There are 2 fees listed: one for
official Sleuth Members and one for non-members.
Join us officially and pay the member rate! To join, you may just add the $10.00 lifetime member fee per each registration for those joining. NEW: For members attending, spouses/partners/family members attending with you may also pay the member rate.
For those just attending the mystery weekend, we have a special rate for you and
that includes the weekend activities and convention plus the goody bag/DVDs/program as noted above in the registration fee
description.
REGISTRATION FEES:
ATTENDING MOST/ALL OF THE WHOLE WEEK: 385.00 MEMBERS // 395.00 NON-MEMBERS
ATTENDING THURS &/OR FRI PLUS SAT: 260.00 MEMBERS // 270.00 NON-MEMBERS
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Feb. 1, 2012.
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***For Absentee Registration, you have 2 options noted below. You will receive our goody bag and our DVDs of the convention with presentations from our speakers. Includes shipping. *** (IMAGE SHOWN OF BAG IS A SAMPLE OF BAG/GOODIES FROM OUR 2010 EVENT)
