For those of us around the midwest area, there is an upcoming retro games show in Tulsa, on August 9. http://www.ovge.com/ After I went to the Midwest Gaming Classic in Wisconsin earlier this year, I can say that they are a blast to go to, and meet up with other people. I know of a few members that are here in the area (Funk Buddy comes to mind) and it might be fun to get together at this event.
There's a chance that I might be able to go to this. I'll keep it on my radar and see how things are closer to the time of the event.