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Starfest
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(contracted; show full) Movie audience. The first convention guests included: Writer [[David Gerrold]], Actor [[Mark Lenard]], and Actress [[Grace Lee Whitney]]. Stephen Walker, brought his Computer Skills and joined the convention staff after the fifth convention. About that time Starcon Denver gained enough popularity that it spawned a second convention called StarFest Denver. For many years Starcon Denver was held in September every year and Starfest Denver was held in April. After more than twenty years of running in paralle
l, both Starcon Denver and Starfest Denver and in 2002, the convention went to just one convention a year- Starfest Denver in April. Through it all, Kevin Atkins has acted as Master of Ceremonies since the beginning.<ref>Interview,Sandy Moore, "StarFest: 40 Years in Fandom"</ref>

==Convention highlights==
In 1977, attendees were the first in the country to see a preview of a soon-to-be released science fiction film, ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''.

(contracted; show full){{Cite news|first=Joshua |last=Green |work=The Atlantic Monthly |title=Inbred Jed Returns! |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/10/04/inbred-jed-returns/39085/ |date=April 16, 2010}}-->

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.starland.com}}

[[Category:American science fiction conventions]]
[[Category:Festivals established in 1977]]
[[Category:Festivals in Colorado]]