Avalon (disambiguation)

Avalon is a legendary island in or near Britain.Avalon may also refer to:

Books

*"Avalon" (novel), a novel by Anya Seton
*The The AvALon Collection, a series of fantasy books by Rachel Roberts
*"Avalon High", a novel by Meg Cabot
*Avalon Series, a series of novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley
**"The Mists of Avalon", the first book in the series

Cinema

*"Avalon" (1990 film), a film directed by Barry Levinson
*"Avalon" (2001 film), a Japanese/Polish film directed by Mamoru Oshii

Comics

*"Avalon" (webcomic), a webcomic written by Josh Phillips
*Avalon (DC comics), a fictional planet in the 30th century of the DC Universe
*Avalon (Marvel Comics), a fictional island in the Otherworld dimension in the Marvel Universe

Games

*"Avalon The 3D Adventure Movie", a computer game released on the ZX Spectrum by Hewson in the 1980s
*"Avalon" (video game), an upcoming PlayStation 3 video game
*Avalon Hill, a company that made board games and role-playing games

Graveyards

*Avalon graveyard, in Soweto, South Africa

Music

*Avalon (band), a contemporary Christian music group
*"Avalon" (Avalon album), their 1996 self-titled album
*"Avalon" (Anthony Green album), his 2008 solo debut album
*The Avalon Boys, a 1930s musical group
*"Avalon" (album), a 1982 album by British group Roxy Music
*"Sky of Avalon - Prologue to the Symphonic Legends", a 1996 concept album by Uli Jon Roth
*"Avalon" (1921 song), a 1921 song attributed to Al Jolson
*Avalon Guitars, a guitar manufacturer
*Avalon Records, a record label
*"Avalon", a song by Sigur Rós from their album Ágætis byrjun
*Avalon Los Angeles CA 24/06/06, a live 2 disc recording by Sasha (DJ)
*"Avalon", a song by Juliet Richardson, remixed by David Guetta

Organizations

*The Avalon Foundation, founded by Ailsa Mellon-Bruce in 1940 and later merged into the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Schools

* Avalon school, in St. Paul, Minnesota
* The Avalon School, a private school in Mongomery County, Maryland
* Avalon Public School in Ottawa, Ontario Canada

People

*Frankie Avalon, an American singer and actor popular during the 1950s and 1960s
*Arthur Avalon, a pseudonym of Sir John Woodroffe, one of the first Westerners to take an interest in Tantra and other Indian philosophies

Places

*Avalonia or Avalon terrane, an ancient microcontinent

Australia

*Avalon, New South Wales
*Avalon, Victoria
*Avalon Airport, Victoria

Canada

*Avalon (Cumberland), a neighborhood in the City of Ottawa
*Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
*Isthmus of Avalon, Newfoundland
*Avalon (electoral district), Newfoundland
*Avalon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a neighbourhood in the city of Saskatoon

France

*Avalon, France
*Avallon, Burgundy

New Zealand

*Avalon, New Zealand

United States

*Avalon, California, the only city on Santa Catalina Island
*Avalon, Georgia
*Avalon, Mississippi
*Avalon, New Jersey, a barrier island resort community
*Avalon, Pennsylvania

Technology

*Avalon (DSRV), a U.S. Navy deep submergence rescue vehicle
*Avalon Project, a digital library of documents held by the Yale Law School
*Avalon is the codename for Windows Presentation Foundation, a user interface API designed by Microsoft

Television

*"Avalon" (Stargate SG-1), the first two episodes of the ninth season of "Stargate SG-1"

Theaters

* The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
* Avalon Theater (Brooklyn), Brooklyn, New York
* Avalon Theater (Catalina), Los Angeles, California
* Avalon Theatre, Easton, Maryland

Vehicles

*Toyota Avalon, a sedan car