LOS ANGELES: Fans of NBC's The Office will descend upon Scranton, PA, for a weekend of activities, thanks to a grassroots effort by the citizens of the former coal-mining town-turned Dunderhead hot spot.

The Office Convention,” to be held Oct. 26-28, is “a good opportunity for the show itself to get attention,” said Tim Holmes, event co-organizer and director of the community newspaper group at Scranton-based Times Shamrock Communications. But it will also “show producers of the show, NBC, and the ...