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Merchant Bazaar

Beginning around noon, Convergence attendees will be treated to a marvellous selection of gothic merchants from around the world. New York City is renowned for its diversity of gothic merchants, offering nearly everything imaginable, ranging from fashion to music to objets d'art. Rest assured that many of these local sellers will be present along with Net.Goth vendors from virtually everywhere.

Cloisters Picnic

The afternoon will feature a trip uptown en masse to The Cloisters, New York's perfectly reconstructed medieval monastery and museum. Looming over Fort Tryon Park, the building is an enchanting escape from the modern world, with stunning labyrinthine passages, alcoves, enclosed gardens, stone caskets, crucifixes, relics, armor, tapestries, stained glass windows, and much more. The entire location rests on a small plateau covered in green fields and forests, making it very easy to forget altogether that one is in a city. With the proximity of the monastery, it evokes the legendary spirit of a bygone age. A picnic with medieval performers will be arranged in the surrounding park as smaller groups tour the galleries within. Don't forget your black frisbees (pardon the anachronism, it's just too much fun). For images of our Spokesperson at The Cloisters, view Carrin's Cloisters Photos. For images of recent net.goth picnics, check out the following links: Cloisters Picnic, and Previous Years.

The alt.gothic.fashion Swap

The glory, the beauty, the joy of new clothing. Now add to that a room full of goth boys and girls madly swapping and you have the AGF Clothing Swap. In the grand tradition of the three that went before, the AGF Clothing Swap will be held at the official hotel. People new to the clothing swap are more than welcome to attend, as are underagers and non AGF people. In other words, this is an event for everyone. In past years this event has been a great success of everyone swapping clothes and accessories. This year the committee adds a new dimension by offering pre-planned space and time. Being that the event will be an official one, there will be no problems with time conflicts. The swap will be free and a sign up will be required before the swap for organizational purposes. Then, of course, it's free reign to haggle and bounce as the treasures roll in. ;-)

Performances at Irving Plaza

Irving Plaza is an ideal performance space, with stellar sound and lighting, a capacity of one thousand plus, and such physical beauty that it may be a sin just to look at it. It is also the most well-established venue in Manhattan for medium-to-large gothic and industrial performances, including Projektfest, Peter Murphy, Frontline Assembly, Love & Rockets, and the Cure. Irving Plaza is an all-ages venue.

There will be over two hours of dance time at this event, in addition to DJ'ed music before and between bands. People who love live music can enjoy the shows early in the evening, while people who prefer to dance to DJ tunes can swirl like mad banshees into the wee hours.

Following the recommendations of numerous Convergence sages and personages, we will not be listing any prospective or tentatively confirmed bands within the proposal. We can reassure all readers that, should New York City be elected for Convergence 7, the performances will be measure up to the best standards of Convergences past.

PVC Pajama Party

This will be a late-night event following the performances at Irving Plaza. What happens at a pajama party thrown by Net.Goths? A great deal of debauchery, as this quasi-official event will prove. Further details TBA.