My name is Zeno, and I have an important announcement to share. I would like to introduce myself as the 2021 Con-Chair for Painted Desert Fur Con!!!! I have lived in Phoenix for 23 years now, and for the last 14 or so I've been a part of the fandom. I am a Russian blue house cat with some tabby markings. I love our fandom and have found so many close and dear friends. I am not an artist, nor am I a fursuit creator, but I love both art and fursuits. The amount of creativity we as a fandom have is phenomenal. The fandom means so much to me that I have a hard time describing it. To me, the fandom feels like what a family should feel like: Safe and nurturing with a bit of fighting among siblings. I have grown so much as part of this community. I wanted to find a way to give back - and that's w...

Painted Desert Fur Con 2021 Announcement and Updates Greetings! Based on the current city of Phoenix guidelines, Painted Desert Fur Con will officially be hosted December 31st, 2021 through January 2nd, 2022.Per federal guidelines, the state of Arizona, and the city of Phoenix, it was deemed that large public gatherings will be safe to host this coming December, given the projected guidelines. Arizona has limited COVID-19 restrictions and preventions, but Corgi Events will have their own safety measures in place. We are contractually obligated based on the above to host our event; however, this is subject to change as guidelines change.In regards to Painted Desert Fur Con registration: All paid PDFC registrations for postponed events will automatically carry over to the new dates, at the s...