ISSUE 318
Hello everyone! Welcome once again to Furry Weekly, your one stop for anything and everything about the furry fandom! Thanks for checking out issue #318!
We’ve got our usual announcements to get through, and we want to keep your attention on the Recruiting section as we continue looking for more people to join our team! We hope you’ll read on, but if you want to just get to today’s content, just scroll down to the Content Lineup!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCHEDULE CHANGE
As of March 30, we are posting our issues bi-weekly. That means we are posting an issue one week, and not posting another one until two weeks from then. So one week we post, and another we don’t, and so on. This is to help us have more full issues as we work to get our staffing back in order. Some of our current writers are doing several segments, and getting them done in one week can be challenging. So we want to ease some of their stress while also taking the weeks we don’t publish to try and bring in new people into the team.
We appreciate your patience with our publishing schedule, we know it’s been pretty inconsistent since 2025 started, but we’re working to get back to bringing you issues full of content every week!
RECRUITING
These are the roles we are looking to fill:
- Furry of the Week Host
- Art Corner Co-Host
- Writing Showcase Host
- Convention Calendar Host
- Art 101 Host
- Writing 101 Host
- Fursuit Designing Tips Host
- Photography 101 Co-Host
- Radical Raffles Host
- Available Artists Co-Host
- Content Artist
- Content Migrator
- Editor
You can reach out to Yeshua, or Carkas if you’re interested in helping out, or have any questions. If you want a description of the roles, check out this document! If you have any suggestions for other roles or things we could bring into Furry Weekly, please let us know as well, we’d be happy to hear your ideas! All in all, we still need lots of help in general, so please do consider joining us or sharing with other friends in the fandom if you can! We’d really appreciate it!
SEND US YOUR STUFF
Our goal here at Furry Weekly is to showcase the creativity the fandom has to offer, and if you haven’t noticed, most of our segments center around featuring folks in the community! So we want to remind you that you can submit your content to us! We actually have two new ways for you to send us your stuff:
Email us: Email us at furryweeklysubmissions@gmail.com! You can submit your work (e.g. artwork, writing, quote, original species), tell us you are interested in appearing in a segment like Furry of the Week, Fursuit Focus, or Character Interview, or suggest someone to be featured in one of these segments.
Fill out our form: Check out this Google Forms link and fill it out based on the content you want to submit!
Remember that if you either email us or fill out our Submissions Form, you’re giving us permission to feature you or your work here on the magazine! We will always link back to you if you or your work appears on Furry Weekly!
READER SURVEY
We’re always looking out for what you, our readers, have to say about Furry Weekly! Like we said above, our goal is to showcase a little bit of everything in the fandom, especially giving a small spotlight to all kinds of creators and folks in the community. So we want to know what you think about what we’re doing now as well as what you might want to see from a furry magazine. So whether you’re an avid follower of Furry Weekly, or maybe you just found us, we want to hear what you like, what you don’t like, and what you would like us to do in the future! That’s why we have a short survey on this topic. We would seriously appreciate it if you took just a few minutes to take it and give us your feedback! You can do this multiple times as well! The link is below!
Click here to take our reader survey!
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That’s all for our usual announcements; thanks if you read through it all! Now it’s time for today’s content, so we hope you enjoy! Let us know what you liked the most, too! There are tons of ways to contact us, but you can also reach us on our social media! We’re @FurryWeekly on both X/Twitter and Instagram.
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SEGMENT LINEUP
[✔] Furry of the Week
[✔] Art Corner
[❌] Writing Showcase
[✔] Fursuit Focus
[❌] Species Spotlight
[✔] Animal of the Week
[❌] Streamer Highlight
[❌] Art 101
[❌] Writing 101
[❌] Fursuit Designing Tips
[❌] Photography 101
[✔] Available Artists
[❌] Radical Raffles
[❌] Character Interview
[✔] Convention Calendar
[✔] Furry Quote
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FURRY OF THE WEEK
Hello and happy belated Easter, everyone! I hope all of you had a blessed holiday. This is Danielle (LycanRaptor) once again coming back to shine some more positivity onto you from the furry community. We have another special feature for you this week!
Before we put the spotlight on this week’s feature, I wish to remind all of you that we’re still looking to recruit more hosts for this segment. If you like spreading positivity, then this might be for you! Feel free to message our boss, Yeshua, or our HR, Carkas, if you’re interested in hosting Furry of the Week.
Do you like video games? Come check out what Pixel did as a charity campaign for Gamers Outreach!
Gamers Outreach is a non-profit organization restoring a sense of joy and normalcy in the lives of hospitalized kids. Each year, millions of children and their families receive medical care inside hospitals. For many, the process can be scary and isolating. During hospitalization, kids lose access to friends, school, and moments that typically define childhood. Gamers Outreach believes the world is better when kids can play, and gamers have the power to help. Pixel does just that by helping kiddos level up through her charity campaign.
Unfortunately, the charity campaign is already over. However, Pixel raised close to $3k for them so far from eight campaigns. That’s amazing! Gamers around the world also raised more than $1.7 million on Tiltify. That’s incredible! Pixel will be doing their Summer Slam, Spooktacular, and Christmas events later this year too, so feel free to be on the lookout when she streams on Twitch.
Congratulations for being Furry of the Week, Pixel! Thank you very much for your kind contributions towards Gamers Outreach!
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That is all for this edition of Furry of the Week. We’re always on the lookout for candidates to feature for their amazing contributions to the community.
Have someone that you’d like to nominate for Furry of the Week? Feel free to fill out this form with your nominee. You can also submit content by emailing furryweeklysubmissions@gmail.com.
Tune in next time for another mystery Furry of the Week! In the meantime, please enjoy the rest of this week’s Furry Weekly issue, and I’ll see you guys again. Bye for now!
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ART CORNER
Me again! Hiya, it's Horsesnoot, ya’ll can call me Pony! ( I main the Horse to Pony slider.) As we dive in, keep in mind we are still looking for other people to help us write our segments. Sounds like fun? Please reach out to Yeshua or Carkas about the remaining positions!
By The Phone
A casual piece from Swift! With a pixel style, a fashionable fennec fursona, and comfortable clothes to browse along equally great art. This piece grants the everyday joys in making, or just seeing cool stuff. Cel-shading, expressive posing and a moment to make you smile. Swift even has a few comics to read if you want to see more of their art! Highly recommend them.
JUST ADD WATER (Nostalgia edition)
A detailed redraw for the new year! Punk always demonstrates an eye-catching scene. From a small piece to a bold, detailed show, it is always a joy to add to something you love! One of the first, give a round of applause to the memories you carry forward.
A fun greeting
This full-body, rendered piece gives a new look at the new character, V! A canine with a soft palette and pretty markings. Plus, the pose and expressions bring out so much personality. This is a lovely art style with a lot to appreciate. Can't wait to see what shenanigans this new character gets up to. A round of applause to the artist!
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Thanks for checking out today’s artwork! Remember to check out the artists if you liked what you saw from them! In case you missed it, each artist’s link is in their review above!
If you want your artwork to be featured here, you can send me or my co-host Purple, a message! You can also email us at furryweeklysubmissions@gmail.com or fill out our form to send us your art! Thanks for reading!
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FURSUIT FOCUS
Howdy y’all! I’m Chegg, your newest co-host for Furry Weekly, and it’s an honor to welcome you back to another issue of Fursuit Focus! Today, I will be covering a fursuiter who shares the same head maker as my suit! Just as a reminder if you or someone you know would like to be featured in an edition of Fursuit Focus, be sure to reach out to either myself, or check out the other ways to reach out to us at the end of the segment!
Without further ado let me introduce you to… Daisy!
Daisy is one of the cutest fursuits you’ll see! This English Lop Bunny gives off a comforting and warm aura; from the rust and sweet potato fur that make up the hair, to her gigantic blue eyes that are blooming with tiny daisies if you look close enough! The simplistic design and mix of white fur with splashes of butterscotch and amber also look fantastic, and of course there’s the thumpers and her big ol ears. This leads to the crown, which towers above the other features: the daisy that’s growing atop her head! Definitely one of her most beautiful and creative design aspects. Daisy is so thankful that both @bhunnies_burrow and @liquidmercurysuits had a paw bringing Daisy to life.
Whether it’s a convention, furmeet, in public with friends, or just to take some pretty suit photos, Daisy is always ready to go out and fursuit! From the moment she gets home from work, Daisy is all set to film and take pictures. However, there is one activity Daisy would love to do in fursuit! The timeless eighties tradition of roller skating! Just the aesthetic on the inside is perfect for some retro inspired outfits and photoshoots, but of course there’s also the option of getting out on the rink and skating. While there may be some concerns about visibility and such, she reassures: “... at the same time I have a giant helmet of foam on my head, and a whole lot of visibility! Daisy’s is all eyes and ears!”
Daisy is always making time to meet up with friends and fursuit in public, going out bowling or different spots in her town and just hanging out. One of her favorite fursuit memories was while out in public by a creek near her house. A little girl and her family rode by on bikes, leading to a wholesome interaction:
“She had the biggest smile on her face. She and her big sister came up to me. The little girl was too young for me to understand, but her big sister translated for her. She said ‘you remind her of the red panda from turning red. It’s her favourite movie!’ I thought it was the cutest thing ever. She even gave me a hug! It was adorable.”
I can definitely say it’s funny when your sona is mistaken for a popular character, and while it could get annoying after one too many times, it’s great that Daisy could make that little girl smile! “It makes me really happy when I have pleasant public suiting experiences like that with people who understand that fursuiting is all just fun!”
A walk down memory lane to the start of Daisy’s fursuiting journey doesn’t take us too far back. Officially joining the furry fandom back in 2022, she would actually start suiting a year later in 2023 – when she started with a dino mask she made herself named Vaporwave! Soon after, she made her sona Daisy.
“When I designed Daisy, I realized pretty quickly that I was obsessed with her. I designed her to look a bit like myself. I love her so much and I wanted her to be real!! It took me a very long time to decide on a maker though. I was on a hunt for a particular style. When I discovered Bhunnie’s work, and saw her personal suit of Persephone, I thought she was the cutest thing ever and decided to put my full trust into her as a brand new maker! No regrets!! I was very lucky to grab her first commission slot, and got the first bunny out of the burrow!”
In March of 2024, Daisy's partial would start being created by @bhunnies_burrow and her excitement grew! She would frequently post updates on her Instagram whenever the maker would send progress photos. Daisy’s partial came in August later that year. She began recording TikToks and taking photos with Daisy, and not long after, as of 2025, Daisy is now a full suit! The body was commissioned and completed this year by a close personal friend of hers!
Ever since she joined the fandom, Daisy has made so many lifelong friends and memories with so many more to come given all the meets and conventions she plans to go to, but Daisy would like to leave a few words with some of y’all who maybe want to start suiting but don’t know where to start or perhaps scared:
“My biggest suggestion is if you’re looking to get into fursuiting, support beginner makers! It’s your best bet for commissioning a suit on a budget, and by commissioning these makers it gives them a chance to learn and grow into the popular makers you know and love. Everyone has to start somewhere! And I also highly suggest that anyone who hasn’t made a suit before give it a try! Because it’s a lot of fun, and it’s the absolute cheapest way to get a suit.”
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That’s all for this week's issue of Fursuit Focus! Thank you so much for reading, and definitely follow Daisy to see more of her fursuiting journey!
And just a reminder that if you would like to see highlighted here Fursuit Focus, maybe even yourself, you can email us at furryweeklysubmissions@gmail.com, submit a form, or reach out to me, Chegg, or my co-host Artemis!
Thank you all so much again for reading, and until next time, take care!
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ANIMAL OF THE WEEK
Hello animal enthusiasts, and welcome to another edition of Animal of the Week! This is Danielle (LycanRaptor) once again popping in as a guest appearance.
Animal of the Week is a segment where we highlight a real or, on a rare occasion, fictional animal. We try to do symbolic adoptions when possible, but our goal is to donate additional funds to various wildlife causes, rehabilitation programs, and scientific research for lesser-known species. Join in on the fun adventure and support these amazing animals with us!
This week, we’re raising concern about de-extinction!
Sadly, scientists predict that we could lose 50 percent of all species on earth by 2050. Extinction can happen naturally due to climate change and disease or from human activities such as habitat destruction, overhunting, and pollution. Once a species is extinct, it’s gone forever, unless science, like de-extinction, finds a way to bring it back. De-extinction, also known as resurrection biology or species revivalism, is the process of reviving extinct species using genetic engineering, selective breeding, or cloning. Scientists aim to bring back these extinct species by editing the DNA of closely related living species.
Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology and genetic engineering company, is working to de-extinct several extinct animals, including the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine; see photo below), the northern white rhinoceros, and the dodo. Recently, they were able to bring back dire wolves. If you’re interested in seeing their first howls in over 10,000 years, feel free to take a look at their YouTube video here.
While de-extinction holds promise for biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, it also raises ethical, ecological, and technical concerns. In the context of the recently created dire wolves, studying their genomes is heading in the right direction, but unfortunately science doesn’t have the full genome of them yet. For now, we have dire wolf-inspired animals. As Colossal Biosciences focuses on their future species projects for de-extinction, it’s also essential that current endangered species continue to be protected under the Endangered Species Act and laws similar to it.
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A huge thank you goes out to the animal ambassadors and Animal of the Week supporters who have helped make the world a little bit better for wildlife.
If you wish to help support us, you can find Zed’s Patreon for this passion project here. They are currently the main segment host of Animal of the Week. You can also find adoptables, free to use bases, and pay to use bases by Zed on their website.
As Coyote Peterson from Brave Wilderness says, stay wild, and we’ll see you on the next species adventure!
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AVAILABLE ARTISTS
Hello fellow furs! Dozu here to bring you some of the best artists the fandom has to offer!
Before we get started, I wish to let all of you know that we’re looking to recruit more hosts for this segment. If you’re a connoisseur of furry art, then this might be for you! Feel free to message our boss, Yeshua, or our HR, Carkas, if you’re interested in hosting Available Artists.
Let’s rock ‘n’ roll!
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We start with @montesmithart, a Tumblr artist who specializes in colors and patterns like mermaid scales, block gradients, feathers, and regular scales! Their style, while cartoony, retains a sense of proportions that make the characters look almost semi-realistic despite the simple shapes used.
One of the highlights of their art is their work with patterns; they can do magnificent block gradients, stacking shades of one color on top of the other with shapes like drips or scales and then layer other patterns on top like stars or spots without making the design look too cluttered, and instead look balanced and complex.
To find this lovely artist’s commission information you can visit their Toyhouse page to see everything they offer for sale. Don’t be afraid to bring complex characters!
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Next up is @binkabees.bsky.social, an adorable artist who works with a sweet chibi style that is bound to make even the most serious characters look cute.
They focus on defined shapes, bold colors and a mix of soft and cell shading that adds dimension to the simpler shapes of the lineart and colors. While they can work with anthro characters, they specialize in feral characters, so if you have a Warrior Cats or Eeveelution OC, this artist is right up your alley!
Binka’s commission information can be easily found here on Vgen where they also have some examples of simple animation to commission.
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Lastly, we have @lovinglypromise, a pony artist who creates stunning illustrations, replicating and elevating the G4 MLP FIM style to give it a more fan-created look rather than the “marketable toy” look the original designs tend to have.
Lovingly says: “I only create artwork that is in the My Little Pony G4 Style and can turn any human, furry, or creature into pony species! I offer everything from Full Scenic Illustrations, Reference Sheets, Redesigns of MLP OCs, Custom Cutie Marks, and Profile Pictures.”
In order to commission Lovingly, you must first read their Terms of Service which you can find on their Trello. They take commissions through Vgen and you can check out all their social media by visiting their brand new Carrd page!
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That is all I got for today. We’re always on the lookout for amazing artists to put in the spotlight, so do contact us if you’re interested!
Looking to recommend yourself or others for this segment? Feel free to fill out this form if interested. You can also submit content by emailing furryweeklysubmissions@gmail.com, or you can directly message me on any of my platforms.
Thank you for reading and checking out these amazing artists. Keep being fang-tastic creators!
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CONVENTION CALENDAR
What’s up everyone? I’m Yeshua, and I’m back to take you through the Convention Calendar segment for May! Before starting though, I want to remind you that we are looking for a new host for this segment. If you like reading about furry events happening all over the world, this could be for you! Just reach out to me or Carkas if you’re interested in writing this segment each month.
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May kicks off with Furgeddaboutit! This is a brand new event that was announced late 2024, so the wait for its debut wasn’t too long! Taking place in New Jersey, this event looks to build a solid furry convention in the area. It’ll be at the DoubleTree Suites in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey from May 2-4! For a first-year convention, there’s a lot planned! A Dealers Den, DJs on Friday and Saturday, fursuiting games and photo opportunities, panels, and more! The schedule for the convention is out so go check it out if you wanna see everything that’s planned! For the first edition of the con, the guests of honor are three well-known figures in the New Jersey furry scene: Gadget and Gizmo, and Jay the Gryphon! From what I can tell, registration is still open as of March 21, and I believe it will be through the convention days, but double check if you do plan on going! According to the website, it’s $50 to attend!
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Furry Weekend Atlanta returns to the Marriott Marquis downtown from May 8-11! As one of the top five largest conventions, FWA is gearing up for another fun weekend! This has actually become one of my regular conventions so I’ve been keeping an eye on the schedule, and it’s jam-packed once again! Artist’s Alley and a Vendor Hall, a ton of panels, raves and dances, an insane video and board game room, and a lot more is making a return! One of my personal favorite places at the con is the Pool Toy Party! It’s a large area with several rooms with low lighting, chill music, and pool toys and inflatables! I bet it’s particularly interesting for pool toy enthusiasts, but even for folks like me who aren’t, it’s just a chill place to go relax alone or with friends!
Something else that’s huge this year for FWA is two guests you may recognize! Jonah Scott and Ben Diskin will be at the convention! In the furry fandom they’re best known for voicing Legoshi and Jack from Beastars, and Ben Diskin also voiced Haida in Aggretsuko! There’s just too much that will be happening at FWA – so much in fact I really need to plan my own schedule because so many things I want to go to are happening at almost the same time! If you’re going, I hope you don’t have that same struggle, but be sure to look at the schedule and make your plans!
Registration should be open through the days of the con; it’ll be $100 to attend the full weekend. You can also get day passes which will cost $75 for Thursday and Sunday – that means the individual day, not both – and $90 for Friday and Saturday – same deal as with Thursday and Sunday. Check out FWA’s registration information if you want to make some last-minute plans!
Website | Bluesky | Discord | Telegram | FurAffinity | X/Twitter | YouTube | Mastodon |
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Taking a trip all the way to New Zealand we’ll find the classic version of a long-running event there! FurcoNZ Camp 2025 is happening at the Forest Lakes Camping and Conference Centre just north of Ōtaki from May 8-11! As you can imagine, this event is more focused on the outdoors, but there’s plenty of stuff that will probably remind you of a traditional furry convention, like panels, fursuiting activities, and even a Dealers Den! The full schedule is out now so be sure to give it a look! It is worth noting that the main rooming options are either sold out or closed, but according to the website you can still register for day passes. If you do plan to go this year, definitely read the registration information. If you can’t make it this year, be sure to look out for next year’s registration! Plus, FurcoNZ is bringing back its hotel convention that debuted last year! It’s set for November 21-23 so we’ll talk about it in October! If you want to go, though, it’s a good idea to check out the info for the event ahead of time!
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We’re back in North America as Canada gets ready for a brand new furry event! Calfurry is making its debut from May 16-18 at The Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre! This convention looks to bring a memorable experience for furries in and around the city of Calgary and the Alberta province, boasting classic convention staples like a dance competition, floor wars, a marketplace full of vendors, and a lot more! The schedule for the event is also available, and it looks like Calfurry wants to start with a bang! There’s a lot of categories for the kinds of events that will be happening, ranging from meet and greets, fursuiting, gaming, arts, crafts and writing, and more! Aside from the benefit of being together with fellow furries, I think a lot of people could find at least a few things that will interest them on the schedule! Pre-registration for the main option – which is $90 for all three days – closes May 1 so don’t wait if you still want to make it! There will also be day passes if you just want to check out this new convention, or if you can’t stay the full time! Whatever the case, be sure to read over the registration information for Calfurry!
Website | Bluesky | X/Twitter | Telegram | Discord | Instagram
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Kemoket is back for another year at the Osaka Nanto ATC Hall in Osaka, Japan! Happening on May 18, Kemoket is a convention centered around kemono themes that include animals, beastmen, dragons, mascots, and more! The main focus of Kemoket is showing off and selling doujinshi – which are self-published books like manga and visual novels. On the convention’s website there’s also a section about a costume exchange area, which is for interacting and taking pictures with costumes, which seems to include fursuits since there’s one part that says “About the fursuit area,” but there are some requirements and details to participate this way. Overall, this seems to be a particularly interesting convention for furry kemono fans, but with a heavy focus on kemono literature plus some room for fursuiting. Of course, the information is in Japanese, and it is worth noting that the convention does not plan to offer any information in English, only Japanese. So while it’s not impossible to attend these events, it’ll probably be much easier if you know Japanese or have someone who does to help you out!
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On the west coast of the United States, one of the biggest furry conventions of the region is back in Portland, Oregon. Furlandia is happening from May 23-25 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel! You can expect a lot of major furry activities like dances with live DJs, a dance competition, fursuit parade, and of course a lot of artists and dealers to buy from! The schedule is being finalized so there’s a chance it’s out by the time you read this, but be sure to check out the con’s website and socials to keep up! You can still get pre-registration until May 1 for $55! If you want to pay for registration at the con, it’ll be $65 for the whole weekend, and day passes are also available. As usual, I recommend reading the convention’s registration information so you can find everything you need to know!
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Now we’re going overseas for ConFuzzled, one of Europe’s most popular furry events! If you don’t believe me, you may when I tell you that registration is actually sold out! If this is an event you think you want to go to, I definitely recommend you keep a close eye on registration for next year, but read on to get an idea for what you could expect! The UK’s largest furry convention will be from May 23-27 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole in Birmingham! While it doesn’t seem like the full schedule is out quite yet, CFz has a handy Major Events Scheduling page giving a decent outline of the biggest events that are planned, including dance competitions, fursuit photoshoots, art shows, a VR portal, club nights, and more!
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Back in the United States, another west coast event! Galactic Camp is back, apparently as a multi-day event for the first time after being a one-day event! Alameda, California will be invaded by furries from May 24-26 as they take over the USS Hornet Air, Sea & Space Museum – which is an aircraft carrier! Aside from the incredibly unique venue, this event is pretty straightforward with what it offers: music from DJs and bands, theme bars, panels, and more programming! Pre-registration expired on April 15, but it seems like you can still grab the general admission for $100. Don’t forget to check out the registration info along with the hotel info – since convention staff will be the only ones to sleep on the aircraft carrier!
Website | X/Twitter | Facebook | Telegram (announcements) | Telegram (chat)
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We’re back in Europe for Mephit Mini Con! The 26th edition of this convention is from May 29 to June 1 at Freusburg Castle in Freusburg, Germany! From the event’s website, neither a set schedule or list of events seems to be available, but from the information that is listed, you can expect some panels, an artist alley along with an art show, and chances to play indoor and outdoor games with fellow furries! From what I can tell, it’s 260 euros to attend for the full event, and day passes are not available. It’s also worth mentioning that the main language of the event is German!
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The last event we’re highlighting takes us back to Japan for Kemono Square! It’s happening May 31 at the Shizuoka Granship in Shizuoka! The idea of this event is to bring furries together for a fun day full of activities! One of the staples of this event is spending time in the outdoor square with the Granship building in the background; this is a massive open space where fursuiters are encouraged to get photos, videos, and just have fun! Some of the other events planned include a gift exchange project, a photo booth, a chance to be served coffee by Loki, and more! This promises to be a relaxed, fun day for any furries who go! According to the website, it’s five thousand yen for fursuiters, and three thousand yen for regular attendees.
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That’s all for May’s furry events! Two of our staff members will be at FWA and Furlandia: me Yeshua and Artemis respectively! We both have fursuits and badges, so feel free to say hi if you see us! We’d love to meet you and hear if you read Furry Weekly! Plus, Artemis is hosting a paper dragons panel where you can make a hand puppet dragon, so catch her there if you want!
If you have any feedback about this segment or maybe you want to see us write about a specific event, just send me a message on one of my socials! Remember that although we only cover some of the bigger events happening throughout the world, smaller furry meets and events take place all the time! I always recommend you try to look into your own local furry scene! You just might find some furs close to you!
Thanks for reading Con Calendar today, especially if you’ve read this far! I hope this information was useful for you! If you’re going to any of the events we covered, let us know on our socials, and have fun and be safe! Until next time!
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FURRY QUOTE
Howdy, all! Tide here again. Did you get a chance to try my challenge from last edition? Tell me how it went! Today, I wanted to start with a question. When was the last time that you ran away from something? I selected a quote from Nelson Mandela to specifically tackle this very question.
”May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears.”
It often seems to me that it is human nature to live in fear. Fear of change. Fear of that which we don’t understand. History has shown time and again what happens when people make choices based in fear. The death of innocent women persecuted as witches, the abuse and murder of queer people and people of color, but what if we tried to consciously make choices based in hope? “I hope they are a nice person”, “I hope the job gives me a chance”. I can fully admit that my instinct is to run away from my problems. When things go wrong, however slight, I automatically assume the worst. I do the exact opposite of what Nelson Mandela says. This segment is as much a reminder to you as it is to me that although it is often so much easier to act on fear rather than act on hope, it is usually not the best.
Let’s think for a moment. Trying to act on hope may be scarier, but what’s the worst thing that could happen by acting on hope? In the vast majority of cases the worst case scenario of hope is exactly the same as the best case scenario of acting on fear, the only difference being that by acting on hope you gave yourself a chance. This applies in so many different facets of life. Jobs that perhaps you are not fully qualified for. By acting in fear you do not bother to apply. By acting based on hope you give yourself a chance at a job that might lead exactly where you want. Friendships. Maybe you hurt someone and want to just give up. By acting in fear you lose a friend. By acting in hope and taking accountability you give yourself the possibility that you will salvage it. “May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears”. If we can learn to truly internalize that we are not only setting ourselves up for happier lives, but more successful ones too.
Of course it is far easier said than done to act on hope. However, as with most skills in life, it is something to be trained. If you have a genuine desire to try to make your life better, practicing making choices based on hope is a good place to start. It is not going to be easy. You will make mistakes and make choices reflective of fear and that is ok, it will take time, and I think you will find it to be far more rewarding and fulfilling than you might expect.
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That’s it for this week’s Furry Quote. This week I want to challenge you to do something that from a perspective of fear would make no sense. Maybe that is applying for a job you aren’t even qualified for or trying to get closer to someone you like. Go into it with the mindset of hope. Try your best. Think of how things could work out, and how incredible that would be if they did.
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Thanks for stopping by, and until next time.
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