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— Sci-Fi Talk Official (@scifitalk) September 1, 2021

NOW AVAILABLE! All admission passes, autographs, photo ops and more are back on sale for the Salute to Xena Convention in Los Angeles on its NEW DATE: November 18-20, 2022 at the same venue, the Hyatt Regency LAX!

Lucy Lawless, Renée O’Connor, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst, Jacqueline Kim, Brittney Powell, Victoria Pratt, Musetta Vander, Paris Jefferson, Alexandra Tydings, Jacqueline Kim and Ted Raimi are confirmed to attend. Check the website as we get more confirmations!

For full convention information, including appearance days and available tickets, please visit the website!

REMINDER: We notified ticketholders for the Xena 2021 Convention, via the email address used at the time of purchase, about the NEW 2022 DATE and that the deadline to request a refund was AUGUST 20, 2021. If you did not request a refund by then, your admission passes and a la carte photo op and autograph purchases were automatically transferred to the new date. You will receive new tickets for the 2022 date as your 2021 tickets will no longer be valid. If you requested a refund, and have not received it yet, please allow up to 8 weeks from the deadline date for your request to be processed. If you have any questions, please contact us at customer.service@creationent.com.

We look forward to seeing our fellow Xenites next year!

Renee has announced, in addition to her directing Disney's Beauty and the Beast in Redondo Beach and San Pedro, she will be on Instagram Live with @encoresouthbay Artistic Producer Daniel Nakawatase.

Tune in on September 24 at noon PST on https://instagram.com/realreneeoconnor

Tickets for Beauty and the Beast are available for all shows at www.EncoreSouthBay.org

Ticket Information

October 1 - 3, 2021: Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center

October 9 & 10, 2021 Warner Grand Theatre / San Pedro

Covid Vaccination Restrictions apply see site for details

encoresouthbay.org/events.html

My goodness, that was one heck of a ride for 4 days! I'm beyond stoked with the results as is The Starship Foundation and Renee O'Connor / House of Bards Theatre Company. The bidding wars were FIERCE (I love bidding wars, as long as I'm not in them) and I almost fell off my chair (in excitement) at the numbers coming up on screen.

One of my favourite quotes is from Helen Keller:

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

What can you say about this incredible fandom that we don't all know? 26 years of an incredible fandom, 15 years of amazing support for the AUSXIP Charity Auction and the outcome is ABSOFRIGGINLUTELY gobsmackingly jaw dropping. It takes a village.

Hyperbole? Nope...look at the numbers of the total amount raised (does not include donations / rounding up): $24,355.64

Breakdown of the figures:

The Starship Foundation: $15,851.64
The House of Bards Theatre Company: $8504.00

That, my friends, is one hell of a lot of money in 4 days.

and now for Renee's message of support for the Xenaverse, AUSXIP and the auction posted on her Official Real Renee O'Connor instagram account

Thank you Xenaverse for your continued philanthropy. You have been changing lives, including mine, for over 20 years.
Thank you to the organizers from @ausxip, especially Mary D and Anne who have been on the administrative side of this giant undertaking, including collecting and storing donations!
And Xenites, thank you for your response for the House of Bards Theatre Company, which has been sadly dormant, since its premiere production of Macbeth. Our production of Macbeth closed and the pandemic began. This donation is an important step for me to reintroduce what is possible for presenting Shakespeare and classical works to our community.
@houseofbardstheatreco

Thank you again, Mary D and all who bid on the donations. Can’t wait to see who won my Sunflower painting!! ??????
@ausxipmaryd

BATTLE ON!!!

Mary

The following note was posted by Renee on her official Instagram account

If you know and love Dayna, have enjoyed her work on several films and television shows, or shared her training/inspirational workshops please help us get her looked after as soon as possible and with the best care.

Please share this link:

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/stunt-woman-dayna-grant-brain-surgery

World renowned Stuntwoman Dayna Grant (Wonder Woman, Mad Max, Snow White, Xena, Ash vs Evil Dead) recently sustained a head injury while on set filming for an upcoming series/film.

After experiencing symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury Dayna was sent for Neuroimaging CT and MRI scans. Unfortunately receiving the devastating diagnosis of an 8mm Aneurysm and upper spinal (neck) injuries.
Surgeons recommend immediate surgery. As is often the way with these things Insurance and liability are a maze of red tape and potentially life threatening delay through the Public Health system.

Immediate, private Surgery costs $NZ60,000.

We would like to give Dayna’s friends, film Whanau (family) including the Stunt community and fans of her work around the world the opportunity to help.
Dayna is not only a World class stunt woman, but a mother of 3 (her youngest, Ryder is 7) and pioneer for the arts within her community. She runs a stunt school based in New Zealand and works with youth.

Thank you in advance for your contribution!
Renee

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/stunt-woman-dayna-grant-brain-surgery