Photos of our Commodore/Amiga exhibit area are now up at

http://retro-link.blogspot.com/2013/06/commodore-and-more-at-2013-maker-...

For a look at some of the really big exhibits at Maker Faire, go to

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/gonzo/the-biggest...

Also, Commodore hacker Jeri Ellsworth had an exhibit at Maker Faire with a few new prototypes, her new castAR (Augmented Reality) glasses, and her new start-up company website at  read more »

Read about what the organizer had to say. Go to

http://www.c4expo.org/

It's not too late to sign-up for the June 1 SC3 Arcade Party to be held in Santa Ana, California. Join the many arcade and videogame enthusiasts at the arcade party's new location, "The Last Arcade on the Planet!" Play the arcade machines, play the game consoles and home computers, eat delicious food, mingle with the crowd! The party officially opens at 6 p.m.. For more information and to send your RSVP for attendance, go to

http://www.sc3videogames.com

Come and try out a modded C64 DTV system and an Amiga 2000 or Amiga 1200 system.

If you should be in the San Francisco area May 18-19, you are invited to the Bay Area 2013 Maker Faire at the San Mateo Events Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr., San Mateo, California. Join the thousands and thousands of people who attend this annual event. Maker Faire runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.  read more »

Due to renovations at the Las Vegas Club Hotel, the Commodore Vegas Expo is being moved to the sister hotel across the street, the Plaza Hotel & Casino, 1 Main St., Las Vegas, Nevada. We will be in Ballroom 8, the third floor. To look at the floor plan, go to the bottom of the page at

http://www.plazahotelcasino.com/pdf/sales_kit.pdf

For more information, go to

http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Back on July 12, 2007, after the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, Commodore Gaming had a party to celebrate their Commodore Gaming PCs that had just come out. Not only did they show off their gaming PCs, but they also exhibited a C64 and PET which the partygoers could use.

For the party, they invited several C= luminaries -- Seth "Naughtyboy" Sternberger of 8 Bit Weapon performed his music, and CBM engineer Bil Herd and engineer Jeri Ellsworth spoke. "Commodore Gaming Party 2007" can be found at

http://blip.tv/episode/6567339  read more »

Thanks to Larry Anderson, the website for the July 27-28 Commodore Vegas Expo v9 in now live and running. Go to

http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

and see what's going on. Remember that it's a work in progress, and changes will come to it as the show nears.

The CommVEx forum at http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=6

The first Commodore show of the year, the Netherlands Commodore Show,
is this Saturday, February 16, at the Trefpunt, Kerkweg 21 in Maarssen, the Netherlands, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Enjoy the Commodore and Amiga computers (and the MSX, Atari, and Sinclair computers, too). The club day includes a hands-on soldering workshop and presentation.

For a map of the area, go to

http://commodore-gg.hobby.nl/events/commodore-msx-atari-sinclair-en-amig...

Protovision has updates for you! Here are the headlines:

PROTOVISION NEWS

* Metal Dust Download
* New Protovision Member

NEWS FROM THE C64 SCENE

* WinVICE emulates SCPU
* Mouse Game SpaceChem Nano

Please find the detailed news at the Protovision homepage.

http://www.protovision-online.com/

The photos of our Fresno Commodore User Group SX-64 celebration are at

http://retro-link.blogspot.com/2013/01/fcug-celebrates-sx-64-30th-annive...

Also, Dick Estel has posted his photos of the event at

http://www.dickestel.com/images/fcug298.jpg
http://www.dickestel.com/images/fcug291.jpg
http://www.dickestel.com/images/fcug292.jpg
http://www.dickestel.com/images/fcug296.jpg
( which are all part of http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm )

For more reports and photos from other groups around the world, go to
http://c64.berrydejager.com

The first photos of the Fresno Commodore User Group event are at

http://retro-link.blogspot.com/2013/01/fcug-celebrates-sx-64-30th-annive...

Photos from the combined Portland Commodore User Group and Puget Sound Commodore User Group event are at

http://pdxcug.org/blog.asp

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Commodore SX-64, there will be international get-togethers going on tomorrow, January 20 (and for the rest of the month of January). Here are the user groups/users who will be invading coffee shops and restaurants with their SX-64's:

Dutch users gathering in Amsterdam
Fresno Commodore User Group
Portland Commodore User Group
Puget Sound Commodore User Group
Toronto PET User Group
Central Texas Amiga Computer Society
users in France  read more »

The last Commodore show of the year, the Netherlands Commodore Show, comes your way this Saturday, December 15. As usual, it's held at Kerkweg 21 in Maarssen, the Netherlands, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. As usual, it will be a day of things to do on Commodore and Amiga computers, and there will be MSX, Atari, and Sinclair, too. As usual, there will be a raffle and large flea market. As usual in December, the Innovation Awards will be handed out to the people who have been significant in the Commodore/Amiga community.

For a map of the area, go to  read more »

Protovision has updates for you! Here are the headlines:

PROTOVISION NEWS

* Newcomer Status

NEWS FROM THE C64 SCENE

* New Game: Space Lords Centaurus released
* New PTV mentions

Please find the detailed news at the Protovision homepage.
http://www.protovision-online.com/

The Netherlands Commodore Show is back for the autumn on Saturday, October 20, at the Trefpunt, Kerkweg 21 in Maarssen, the Netherlands from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Enjoy the company of a hundred or so attendees who will be looking over the Commodore, Amiga, and even the MSX, Atari, and Sinclair computers at the show. The emphasis of the show this time -- all kinds of C64s built in different shapes and sizes with all kinds of crazy peripherals! The most beautiful C64 demos will be shown also!

http://commodore-gg.hobby.nl/