Calendar of Celebrity Autograph Signings for August 2011

As a service to our fellow autograph collectors out there, Collector's Shangri-La provides a monthly calendar of selected celebrity autograph signings through our blog at: http://collectorsshangrila.blogspot.com/

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Confessions of a Prairie Bitch Book Signed by Alison Arngrim

8/1/11 7:00 PM at Book Soup - Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA. Alison Arngrim, star of the TV show "Little House on the Prairie", signing her book Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

8/1/11 7:00 PM Vroman's Bookstore - East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA.
Denise Richards, star of the films "Starship Troopers" and "Wild Things", signing her book The Real Girl Next Door

8/2/11 7:00 PM at Malaprop's Books - Haywood Street. Asheville, NC.
8/9/11 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Union Square. New York, NY.
Roseanne Cash, country musician, signing her book Composed



Not Bad for a Human Signed by Lance Henriksen and Joe Maddrey

Near Dark Photo Signed by Lance Henriksen

8/6/11 6:15 PM at the Egyptian Theater - Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA.
Lance Henriksen, star of the "Alien" film franchise and the TV show "Millenium", signing his book Not Bad For A Human

8/6/11 Noon at Barnes & Noble - Crocker Park Blvd. Westlake, OH. 8/13/11 Noon at Barnes & Noble - Midtown Parkway. Jacksonville, FL.
Stephen "Steve-O" Glover, star of MTV's "Jackass". signing his book Professional Idiot: A Memoir

8/9/11 5:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - 86th & Lexington Ave. New York, NY.
Tom Wopat, singer and star of the 1980s TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard", signing his book Consider It Swung

8/9/11 8:00 PM at the 92nd Street Y. Lexington Avenue. New York, NY.
8/10/11 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Union Square. New York, NY.
8/15/11 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
8/16/11 7:00 PM Vroman's Bookstore - East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA.
8/18/11 12:00 PM at Book Passage - Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA.
Jane Fonda, Academy Award winning actress, activist, and fitness guru, signing her book Prime Time: Love; Health; Sex; Fitness; Friendship; Spirit



Terminator Anthology Limited Edition Print

Signed by Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Michael Biehn, Kristana Loken

Buck Rogers Photo Signed by Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Gil Gerard

Coffy Photo Signed by Pam Grier

8/11/11 - 8/14/11 Wizard World Comic Con, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center - Chicago, IL.

Guests schedued to appear include: Bruce Campbell, Charisma Carpenter, Christopher Lloyd, Cindy Morgan, Edward Furlong, Lou Ferrigno, Erin Gray, LeVar Burton, Pam Grier, Peter Tork, Patrick Stewart, and more.

Star Trek Cast Photo Signed by Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig


8/11/11 - 8/14/11 Official Star Trek Convention, Rio Suites Hotel - Las Vegas, NV.

Guests schedued to appear include: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, George Takei, John Cho, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, Yvonne Craig, Lee Meriwether, Felix Silla, and more.



Star Trek Photo Signed by William Shatner

 8/13/11 7:00 PM at Book Passage - Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA.

Andrew McCarthy, "brat pack" actor and travel writer, in conversation with Don George.



The Big Fight Signed by Sugar Ray Leonard

8/13/11 2:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - South Coast Drive. Costa Mesa, CA.

Sugar Ray Leonard, boxer and Olympic Gold Medalist, signing his book The Big Fight

8/17/11 7:00 PM at Book Passage - Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA.
Penn Jillette, illusionist and half of the legendary team Penn & Teller, signing his book God, No!



Pictures Deluxe Limited Edition
with Silver Gelatin Print Signed by Jeff Bridges

8/18/11 6:30 PM at Barnes & Noble - Fifth Avenue. New York, NY.
Jeff Bridges, Academy Award-winning star of "Crazy Heart" and "The Big Lebowski", signing his book Jeff Bridges

I Am Nancy DVD Signed by Heather Langenkamp and Arlene Marechal

8/21/11 2:00 PM at Dark Delicacies - Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA.
Heather Langenkamp, star of the Wes Craven horror film franchise "Nightmare on Elm Street", signing her DVD I Am Nancy

8/21/11 Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, the Shrine Auditorium- Los Angeles, CA.

Guests schedued to appear include: David Hedison, William Smith, Judy Strangis, Reb Brown, Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, and more.

8/27/11 - 8/28/11 Collectormania, Braehead Arena, Braehead Shopping Centre - Glasgow, UK.

Guests schedued to appear include: Michael Winslow, Adrian Rawlins, Wolf Kahler, Kahn Bonfils, Barbera Nedeljakova, and more.

8/31/11 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.

Soleil Moon Frye, star of the 1980s TV show "Punky Brewster," signing her book Happy Chaos

Information sometimes changes. Before showing up, please contact the event location to verify accuracy, and let us know if there are any errors in our listing. Thanks!


Thanks to the following resouces for schedule information: American Cinematheque, Barnes and Noble, Book Ends, Books & Books, Book Passage, Book Soup, Celebrity Signings & Events, Collectormania, Creation Entertainment, LA Comic and Sci-Fi Con, Malaprop's, Powells, Vroman's Bookstore, Wizard World

Collector's Shangri-La Launches Low-Cost Appraisal and Authentication Service

For many years collectors, investors, and dealers around the world have turned to Collector's Shangri-La for appraisals, grading, and authentication. The proprietor of Collector's Shangri-La, Kevin Segall, has over 25 years experience working with signed photographs, rare books, comics, fine art, manuscripts, and pop culture memorabilia.

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Current Celebrity Autograph Giveaways and Contests

Here at Collector's Shangri-La, we do our best to hunt out the most interesting celebrity autograph sweepstakes and giveaways, so you don't have to! Here are a few recent ones you may want to enter:

Autographed Stargate: Atlantis Script

Win Stargate Atlantis on Blu-ray and an autographed script!
To celebrate this week's release of Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series on Blu-ray (Region 1 – North America), GateWorld.net is giving away one copy of the box set plus an SGA script autographed by the entire Season Five cast.

Greyson Chance Autographed CD Giveaway

Enter for your chance to win a signed copy of Greyson’s debut album as well as a signed poster!

Fender Strat Autographed by George Thorogood

Giveaway: Win a George Thorogood Signed Guitar
Grab a free Fender Strat, autographed by blues-rock legend George Thorogood!


Ted Williams Autographed Baseball Sweepstakes
FanBro.com is giving away a baseball autographed by the late baseball Hall of Famer!

Tim Burton's Ed Wood Autographed by Martin Landau


Win a Career Retrospective Book Signed by Tim Burton

Simply sign up for the Collector's Shangri-La Newsletter or "follow" the CollectorsShangri-La Blog before 8/1/2011 for a chance to win! Published to accompany a major career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art which is currently on view at LACMA, this book considers Burton's career as an artist and filmmaker.

TV Land Legend Sherwood Schwartz Dies: Created Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch

Sherwood Schwartz died peacefully in his sleep today of natural causes, surrounded by his family. He was 94 years old. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mildred Schwartz and their four children: Donald, Lloyd, Ross, and Hope. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the television series Gilligan's Island (1964 - 1967) on CBS and The Brady Bunch (1969 - 1974) on ABC.

Brady, Brady, Brady Book Signed by Sherwood Schwartz and Lloyd J. Schwartz

Official TV Land Convention Autographed Progam - Signed by 17 including Schwartz

 

Gilligan's Island Autographed Limited Edition Lithograph

Brady Bunch Limited Edition Lithograph - Autographed by 6

2011 San Diego Comic-Con Autograph Signings

The International Comic-Con is less than two weeks away, and it's so overwhelming these days that you really have to plan your strategy ahead of time for autograph signings. Hopefully the information posted here should help you out.

Located upstairs in the Sails Pavilion, the Autograph Area is the place to go for a special memento from a variety of artists, authors, and actors from every era of popular culture. Some are signing right after their spotlight panel, so check the program grid daily.

Fans interested in attending signings should review the schedules posted, then plan to visit the Sails Pavilion at the time of each drawing. All fans present at the appointed time will receive numbered tickets that feature a distinct sticker. Then a randomized drawing will determine which fans receive wristbands granting access to each autograph line.


SAMPLING OF SIGNINGS FROM WARNER BROS.:

Thursday, July 21

Batman: Arkham City
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 9:00 a.m.
Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 10:00 a.m.

 

Signed Batman items at Collector's Shangri-La

Mortal Kombat
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 10:00 a.m.
Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545) 11:45 a.m.

Game of Thrones (HBO)
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion): 11:00 a.m.
Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 4:30 p.m.

Friday, July 22

The Big Bang Theory
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 9:00 a.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 11:00 a.m.

Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion): 10:00 a.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 12:30 p.m.

ThunderCats
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 11:00 a.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 12:45 p.m.

Childrens Hospital
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 12:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 2:45 p.m.

True Blood (HBO)
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 1:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 3:30 p.m.

MAD
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 3:30 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 5:15 p.m.

Collectibly MAD Deluxe Limited Edition Autographed by Bill Gaines and Grant Geissman

Saturday, July 23

Chuck
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 9:00 a.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 12:15 p.m.

Batman: Year One
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 10:00 a.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 11:00 a.m.

The Vampire Diaries
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 11:00 a.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 1:00 p.m.

Alcatraz
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 12:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 2:30 p.m.

Person of Interest
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 1:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 3:15 p.m.

Nikita
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 2:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 3:30 p.m.

Fringe
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 3:00 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 5:15 p.m.

The Secret Circle
Ticket Distribution (Sails Pavilion #9): 3:45 p.m.
Autograph Signing (Warner Bros. Booth, #4545): 4:30 p.m.


MORE FANTASTIC AUTOGRAPH OPPORTUNITIES:

Thursday, July 21

2:00-3:00 Bill Plympton: Independently Animated— Two-time Oscar nominee Bill Plympton (Mutant Aliens, I Married a Strange Person) celebrates the release of the new Rizzoli Press book Independently Animated: Bill Plympton, about the life and art of the King of Indie Animation. Also, Bill will discuss the recent release of his animated feature Idiots and Angels on DVD, screen some of his recent short films, and present a sneak peek at what he's working on next, including The Flying House, a remastering of a classic Winsor McCay film. Everyone who attends will receive a free Bill Plympton autographed drawing! Room 25ABC

Friday, July 22

8:00-9:00 ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining from the Woods to the Web— Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining as they examine the changing landscape of fan fiction, social media, and the web. Moderator and cast member Taryn Southern (Battle: Los Angeles) chats with creators Paula Rhodes (A Good Knight's Quest) and Stephanie Thorpe (Gold: Night of the Zombie King) about their initial Twitter inspiration, their crowdsourcing campaign, and the overwhelming fan response. Wendy and Richard Pini (ElfQuest creators) will be sharing exclusive, never-before-seen ElfQuest art and news from the eagerly anticipated Final Quest. Meet cast members Cathy Baron (In Time), Jamie Blair (What's Trending), Traycee King (He's Just Not That Into You), Casey McKinnon (A Comicbook Orange), Shannon Nelson (Drop Dead Gorgeous), Taryn O'Neill (Compulsions), Jessica Rose (Lonelygirl15), and Shanrah Wakefield (Oz Girl). One lucky audience member will win a pair of Pini-autographed elf ears from the production! Room 4

ElfQuest Books Signed by Wendy and Richard Pini

Saturday, July 23

4:30-6:00 Spotlight on Walter and Louise Simonson— Comic-Con special guests Walter & Louse Simonson recount their various adventures through the comics landscape both together and apart, at Marvel, DC, Warren, and several points in between. Plus, Walter will be giving away an autographed copy of the newly released Walter Simonson's The Mighty Thor: Artist's Edition to one random fan in attendance. Moderated by IDW special projects editor Scott Dunbier. Room 5AB

SPECIAL GUESTS FOR THE 2011 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON:

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_guests.php

» Sergio Aragonés » Jean Bails » Ed Benes » Anina Bennett » Jordi Bernet » Yves "Balak" Bigerel » Joyce Brabner » Patricia Briggs » Chester Brown » Ernie Chan » Jo Chen » Seymour Chwast » Alan Davis » Dick DeBartolo » Tony DeZuniga » Eric Drooker » Mark Evanier

» Joyce Farmer » David Finch » Dave Gibbons » Paul Guinan » Kim Harrison » Jonathan Hickman » John Higgins » Charlie Huston » Jamal Igle » Joëlle Jones » Sherrilyn Kenyon » Peter Kuper » Richard Kyle » Paul Levitz » Richard A. and Patricia Lupoff » Patrick McDonnell » Rebecca Moesta

» Christopher Moore » Grant Morrison » Alex Niño » Jerry Robinson » Bill Schelly » Jeff Smith » Frank Stack » Steranko » Cameron Stewart » Dave Stewart » J. Michael Straczynski » Mark Tatulli » Roy Thomas » Maggie Thompson » Peter J. Tomasi » Scott Westerfeld » Ashley Wood

Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies: Lifted Taboos on Addiction and Cancer

Former U.S. First Lady Betty Ford, an outspoken advocate for women's rights and the founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse, died last night at the age of 93.

Betty Ford was a champion for women's rights - openly discussing premarital sex and abortion. She was also diagnosed with breast cancer while at the White House, and became an advocate for breast cancer research and awareness. After her husband's term as President, Betty Ford admitted and sought treatment for an addiction to alcohol and painkillers.  She founded the Betty Ford Center in 1982, still one of the best treatment centers for substance abuse.

 

Politics Today Magazine Signed by Gerald Ford and Betty Ford

Celebrity July 4th Parade

As a pop culture fan, it sure pays to live in West Los Angeles! Not only did our local Independence Day parade in Pacific Palisades feature the expected marching bands and politicians (like Mayor Villaraigosa), but we had a pretty cool celebrity turnout this year, too:





Actor Jeffrey Tambor as Parade Grand Marshal

 


Sugar Ray Leonard as honorary Palisades Mayor

   

The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring

Signed by Sugar Ray Leonard




cars from the Transformers movie franchise



 

INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND SALE EXTENDED - 10% OFF!

In case you missed it, we're extending our Independence Day sale through Wednesday.  We're offering 10% off all autographs and collectibles at:

http://CollectorsShangri-La.com with the coupon code JULY4

sale extended through Wednesday, July 6, 2011