GENERAL HOSPITAL Invites Fans Stars to Celebrate at First Official Convention

Television's most passionate fans will gather to celebrate the longest running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest American soap in American TV history, "General Hospital," MARCH 11-12, 2017, at the beautifully renovated Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Hotel Convention Center.

The venue will house all the convention activities and also serve as a convenient and friendly place for fans from around the globe to meet each other and discuss the latest goings on with the series' characters and storylines.

On hand to meet fans, sign autographs and do professional photo ops will be "General Hospital" stars hosted by Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) and Matt Cohen (Griffin Munro). They will be joined by (in alphabetical order) Vinessa Antoine (Jordan Ashford), Rebecca Budig (Hayden Barnes), Leslie Charleson (Monica Quartermaine), Dirk Cheetwood (Max Giambetti) Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos), Michael Easton (Hamilton Finn), Anthony Montgomery (Andre Maddox) Sonya Eddy (Epiphany Johnson), Kathleen Gati (Liesl Obrecht), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane Miller), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber) Roger Howarth (Franco), Wally Kurth (Ned Ashton), Chloe Lanier (Nelle Hayes), Ryan Paevey (Nathan West) Brooklyn Silzer (Emma Drake), Michelle Stafford (Nina Clay), Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones) James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine), Donnell Turner (Curtis Ashford), Maura West (Ava Jerome), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri), Jackie Zeman (Bobbie Spencer) and many more to come.

Executive Producer Frank Valentini said, "We have the greatest fans in the world and it's our goal to get together with them in an all-immersive, all-'General Hospital' weekend of fun, sharing stories, laughter and celebration of the show we all love so much."

Erin Ferries, Senior VP of Creation Entertainment, the show producer of the event, was quoted as saying, "It's an honor for our company to be involved with providing fans a memorable weekend as we celebrate the incredible success of the series and the following that has made it all possible. We can't wait!"

Part of the fun of the weekend will include question and answer panels, meet and greets, games and contests, set-piece elements, photo ops, a red carpet posing area and official merchandise. Popular local classic-rock band DropZone will serve as our house band on stage during the weekend and also serve as the anchor for Saturday Night's music concert party, featuring some of the guest celebrities in song or karaoke. Unlike other fan events, everyone who attends and purchases a ticket will be guaranteed a seat in the main theatre to see all the guests and events.

One of the highlights of the weekend will no doubt be the opportunity for a limited number of attendees to actually tour the "General Hospital" sets on Saturday Morning. Complimentary bus transportation will be provided from the hotel lobby for those participating. 150 Gold Weekend Patrons will take this unprecedented tour in groups of 50, narrated by a knowledgeable tour guide.

Full information on the gathering is now at www.creationent.com/general_hospital. Fans are invited to join the free email bulletin service to keep up to date about new guests and events, as well as ticket information.

About Creation Entertainment

Creation Entertainment was founded in 1971 by two teenage sci-fi fans in New York. Inventing the concept of "traveling" fan conventions, Creation has presented over 2,500 gatherings for passionate viewers of genre television and film often working hand in hand with the studios involved in the making of these franchise properties. Creation has promoted official events for Star Trek, Star Wars, Twilight, Stargate, Xena, Terminator, The X-Files, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries, amongst many others. Creation events have often been the portal through which fans gained knowledge and contacts to pursue their own professional careers. Concurrent with promotion of live events, Creation also is a licensee of many studios for the production of souvenir merchandise based on popular genre programs. Creation Entertainment's website and social media reach is featured at www.creationent.com.

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