Archon 29 Programming Schedule

Registration (Gateway Center)

Thursday 5pm-10pm
Friday 9am-Midnight
Saturday 9am-Midnight
Sunday 10am-2pm
(after-hours registration in Holiday Inn Con HQ, room 441)

Con Suite (Holiday Inn)

Thursday 5pm thru Sunday 4pm

Art Show (Gateway Center)

Thursday 5pm-10pm (Artists Reception 8pm-10pm)
Friday 10am-8pm
Saturday 10am-4:30pm
Sunday 10am-Noon (sales & buyer pickup/checkout)
Sunday Noon -3pm (Artist Checkout)
(check schedule outside the art room for times of special events)

Dealers Room (Gateway Center)

Friday 2pm-8pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-2pm

Gaming (Holiday Inn)

Thursday 6pm thru Sunday 3pm

Gaming (Gateway Center)

Thursday 5pm-Midnight
Friday 9am-Midnight
Saturday 10am-Midnight
Sunday 10am-3pm

Video 1 & 2 (Holiday Inn)

Thursday 7pm thru Sunday 4pm

Video 3 (Gateway Center)

Thursday 7pm-Midnight
Friday 9am-Midnight
Saturday 9am-Midnight
Sunday 10am-3pm

Noon     GC - Great Rivers A    Art Show Opens For Setup

 5:00pm  GC - Great Rivers A    Art Show Opens

               GC - Main Lobby   Registration Opens

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Opens

 6:00pm  GC - Illini A    (Costuming/GoH) Meet the Costuming GoH: Janet Wilson Anderson

               GC - Illini B   (Fan) Collecting Gaming Cards: Doug Ferguson, Chris Tenney, David Deen

               GC - Marquette B   Video Room 3 Opens (to Midnite)

 7:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Young Adult) Round Robin Reading & Discussion - Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 14; After Reading Aloud, Discuss Whether It Was Cheating (2 hours): Henry Melton(M), John Sies, Donna Bakke, Ted Smith

               GC - Illini A   Y-Not Comics - Understanding E-Comix - A Brief History Of The E-Comix World: Matthew Weitkamp(M), Ethan Gray, Sara Gray, "Ask Roach"

               GC - Illini B   (Writing) So, You Wrote A Book - Getting Started In Publishing In The New Millennium: Rebecca Meluch(M), Cindy Appel, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, Caitlin Moriarity, Warren Lapine

               GC - Marquette A   (Costuming) CostumeCon 25 Open Meeting (2 hours): St. Louis Costuming Guild (SLCG)

               GC - Mississippian   Opening Ceremonies

               HI - Calhoun   Everything's Been Done - How To Come Up With Original Ideas: Michales Warwick Joy(M), Rachael Mayo, Sandra SanTara, Elizabeth Barrette, Cullen Bunn, Joey Froehlich

 8:00pm  GC - Great Rivers A    (Art) Artist's Reception (2 hours): Everyone welcome

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming) Surviving in Costume: Chris Roth(M), Daren Bost, Robert Norton, Carl Mami

               GC - Illini B   (Media) "Who's On Again - A Discussion Of The New Doctor: Steve Swope, Mike Evans, Jenny Evans, Robert Levy, Mike Dugan

               GC - Mississippian   (Fan) Play - The Kryptonite Caper

               HI - Calhoun   (Art) Why Do I Draw?: John Sies, Brent Chumley, Rachael Mayo, John Perkins

 9:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Art) "Art Show" Art vs. "Publishing" Art: Mike Cole(M), Kim Fritts, Mitch Foust, David Deen, Rebecca McDannold, Lucy Synk

               GC - Great Rivers A   (Art) Stephen Hickman Looks At The Archon 29 Art Show - A Guided Tour (sign up in Art Show; limit 10): Stephen Hickman

               GC - Illini B   (Fan) Another Experiment in Terror! Karaoke Returns To Archon (3 hours): Chris Brady

               GC - Marquette A   (GoH) Meet Toni Weisskopf - An Interview By Keith Stokes: Toni Weisskopf, Keith Stokes

               HI - Ballrooms C, D   Dance (all night)

               HI - Ballrooms C, D   SLCG Rock 'n Roll Party (in the dance)

               HI - Executive 1   Open Filking (all night)

10:00pm  GC - Cahokian    Relax, We're Only Here For The Bheer - Fandom's Favorite Beverage & How It Made Us Who We Are Today: Ruth Souther(M), John Novak, Doug Ferguson, Rebecca Meluch, Jim Bakke, Bobbi Meserole

               GC - Great Rivers A   Art Show Closes

               GC - Marquette A   Paranormal - The Other SF/Fantasy - Preconceptions About The Romance Genre: Susan Squires(M), H.R. Knight, Leigh Wyndfield

               GC - Mississippian   (Filk/GoH) "Pink Tennies and All": Eric Coleman

11:00pm  GC - Marquette A    Reading - What Rough Beast: H.R. Knight

               GC - Mississippian   (Filk/GoH) Filk Mayhem Concert: Eric Coleman, Tom Smith

 9:00am  GC - Center Hall A    Dealers Room Opens To Dealers For Setup

               GC - LaSalle   Rehearsal - Road To Madagascar: Trans Iowa Canal Company

               GC - Main Lobby   Registration Opens

10:00am  GC - Great Rivers A    Art Show Opens (come visit with the artists working in the show area)

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Creating Characters Thru Movement: Janet Wilson Anderson

               GC - Marquette B   Video Room 3 Opens (to Midnite)

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Opens

11:00am  GC - Illini A    Looking At The Phenomenon Knows As "Anime'": Brian Lan(M), Gary Littlejohn, Peter Bradley, Richard White

               GC - Illini B   (Young Adult) Blogging - Tell Us About Your Blog, Learn About Ours

               GC - Marquette A   (Costuming) Creative Process In Costuming Round-Table: SLCG

Noon     GC - Illini A    (Costuming) Workmanship vs. Presentation: Bruce Mai, Nora Mai, Pierre Pettinger, Sandy Pettinger

               GC - Illini B   (Young Adult) Anime'

               GC - Marquette A   (GoH) Gunpowder In Space - Military SF: Bill Baldwin(M), Rebecca Meluch, Jody Lynn Nye, James C. Bassett

               GC - Mississippian   Paranormal - The SF Of The Romance Genre - Crossing Genres: Robin Owens(M), Rae Morgan, Elizabeth Donald, Leigh Wyndfield, Haley Elizabeth Garwood

 1:00pm  GC - Illini A    (Costuming) Working With Wire: Nora Mai

               GC - Illini B   (Costuming) Working With Unusual Materials: Bruce Mai, Steve Swope

               GC - Marquette A   (Writing) Home Grown SF&F - St. Louis Area Writers: Cindy Appel, Marella Sands, Ryu Cope, Lloyd Kropp, Mark Tiedemann

               GC - Mississippian   Harry Potter - How Will It End?: Donald Mead(M), Sandra C. Morrese, Barri Bumgarner, Elizabeth Donald

               HI - Calhoun   "There Once Was A Girl From St. Lou..."; Poetry Really Belongs In SF & Fantasy: Joey Froehlich(M), Elizabeth Barrette, Ryu Cope

               HI - Hospitality   Ladies of the Red Dragons - SF's Only Red Hat Society (open meeting): Open to all

 2:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Make & Take - Cut And Glue Together Your Own Paper Toys To Take Home

               GC - Center Hall A   Dealers Room Opens

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Headpieces: Janet Wilson Anderson

               GC - Illini B   (Fan) Crazy 8's - Stories About Archon At Henry VIII: Florence Achenbach, Mike "Missouri" Smith, Judi Cook

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): K.D. Wentworth, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, Bill Clemente

               GC - LaSalle   (Media/GoH) Q&A: Joanna Cassidy

               GC - Marquette A   (Art) Home Grown SF&F - St. Louis Area Artists: John Kaufmann, Mike Cole, Ron Lizorty, Kim Fritts, Jon Stadter

               GC - Mississippian   (GoH) Overlooked And Underappreciated Authors You Should Know But May Not: M.R. Sellars(M), Stephen Hickman, Glen Cook, Jim Bakke

               HI - Calhoun   Miniatures Painting

               HI - Hospitality   A Laying On Of Hands - Massage & You, Part 1 (2 hours): Michael Baugh

               HI - Lawn   Serrada Escrima Martial Arts Demonstration (farily unknown, fairly brutal form of Filipino stick fighting): Master Brendan Neal, Ryu Cope

 2:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    Autographs (1/2 hour): Rae Morgan, Melissa Tatum, Richard White, Mark Tiedemann

 3:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Reading From Harry Potter: Steve Bolhafner

               GC - Great Rivers A   (Art) Live Model Drawing - Bring Your Pencils & Sketch Pads, We'll Provide The Model

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming) Costuming Mistakes: Pierre Pettinger, Sandy Pettinger

               GC - Illini B   (Young Adult/GoH) Fantasy Is More Than Harry Potter: Jody Lynn Nye, Lynn Stranathan

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Autographs (1/2 hour): Ryu Cope, Cindy Appel, Rebecca Meluch

               GC - LaSalle   Play - Road To Madagascar (2 hours): Trans Iowa Canal Company

               GC - Marquette A   Creating Characters For Screen vs. Page: Steven Antczak, James C. Bassett, Ryu Cope, Gwen Cope

               GC - Mississippian   On The Wrong Side Of Uncle Sam: Elonka Dunin, Barri Bumgarner

               HI - Calhoun   Punny You Should Ask: Mike "Missouri" Smith, John Brooks, jan howard finder (the Wombat), Mike Cole

 3:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): Ruth Souther, Elizabeth Barrette, Bill Fawcett, Donald Mead

 4:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Drawing Aliens & Fantasy Creatures: John Kaufmann

               GC - Great Rivers A   (Art) Humor & Parody - Cartooning in SF & Fantasy: Mike Cole, Jon Stadter, John Sies

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Shape & Structure: Janet Wilson Anderson

               GC - Illini B   Reading: Mark Tiedemann

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): James C. Bassett, Jody Lynn Nye, Selina Rosen

               GC - Marquette A   The Fantasy Phenomenon - Use Of Telepathy & Other Phenomenon In Fantasy: Robin Owens, M.R. Sellars, Cullen Bunn

               GC - Mississippian   (Media) Comics On The Big Screen - Why Doesn't It Always Work Right?: Susan Baugh(M), Sean Parrack, Sam Maronie, Tom Meserole, Keith Berdak, Mike Oliveri

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming) RPG Super Heroes & The Forces of Boredom

               HI - Calhoun   (Writing/Art) Creating A Comic Book - Where Do You Start?: Caitlin Moriarity, Jen Schumacher, Dev Hanke

               HI - Hospitality   Esperanto & SF: Jeff Wilson

 4:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    Autographs (1/2 hour): Lloyd Kropp, Susan Squires, H.R. Knight, Joey Froehlich

 5:00pm  GC - Great Rivers A    (Art) 3D Art: Butch Honeck(M), Ron Lizorty, Kim Fritts

               GC - Great Rivers A   (Art) Stephen Hickman Looks At The Archon 29 Art Show - A Guided Tour For Artists (sign up in Art Show; limit 10): Stephen Hickman

               GC - Illini A   (Writing) Doing Your Homework - Research Techniques For Writers: Susan Squires, Susan Baugh, Richard White, Bill Clemente

               GC - Illini B   Fan Fiction - Turning Your Favorite Characters Into Your Own Fantasy: Cindi Gille-Rowley

               GC - LaSalle   (Fan/Filk/GoH) Fannish Drinking Songs & Other Silly Stuff: Tom Smith, Eric Coleman

               GC - Marquette A   (Writing/GoH) Marketing Your Books: K.D. Wentworth(M), Rae Morgan, Leigh Wyndfield, Haley Elizabeth Garwood

               GC - Mississippian   (Media) Buffy, Angel, & Joss Whedon - Will There Be A Movie?: Linda Wyatt(M), Sherri Dean, Elizabeth Donald, Doug Ferguson

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming) So You Want To Publish Your RPG: Hex Games Staff

               HI - Calhoun   Miniatures Artists Reception (1 1/2 hours)

               HI - Hospitality   (Young Adult) Make & Take - Build A Wooden Model To Take Home (limited to 12)

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Closes; Contestant's Reception Starts In Calhoun (1 1/2 hours)

 6:00pm  GC - Great Rivers A    (Art) Creating A Creature Head - A Sculpting Demo: Ron Lizorty

               GC - Illini A   Let Loose The Grumpy Old Ladies - The Annual Menopause Panel: Jenny Evans, Michelle Zellich, Cheryl Medley, Donna Bakke

               GC - Illini B   (Young Adult) Patronizing Youth - Your Chance To Speak Up - Share Your Opinion With Someone Who Might Make A Difference: Henry Melton(M)

               GC - Mississippian   (Media) The Obligatory Star Trek Panel: Cindy Appel(M), John Novak, Doug Ferguson, Mike Cole, Sam Maronie, Judi Cook

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming) DGA Games Presents Heroes Of Might & Magic IV - Introducing The DGA Games Company: DGA Games Staff

 7:00pm  GC - Illini A    The Burning Man Festival - Video: Tom Seymour, Ted Smith

               GC - Illini B   Reading - Winner of Archon's 1st Annual Amateur SF&Fantasy Writing Contest

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Banquet/Dinner Theater, "Dead Again" (2 hours; tickets only): Mike "Missouri" Smith, Florence Achenbach

               GC - Marquette A   Charity Auction (2 hours)

               GC - Mississippian   (Gaming) LARP Meeting: All LARP staff & participants

 8:00pm  GC - Center Hall A    Dealers Room Closes

               GC - Great Rivers A   Art Show Closes

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming) Furry Costuming: Chris Roth, Robert Norton, Daren Bost

               GC - Illini B   (Costuming) Anime' Costuming With The Experts: Jeff Morris, Mary Morris, Carl Mami

               GC - Mississippian   Weaponry In SF - How To Make It Look And Work Like It Should: Joseph P. Martino(M), Steve Lopata, Michales Warwick Joy, Elonka Dunin, Dev Hanke, Ted Smith, David Deen

 9:00pm  GC - Cahokian    Karaoke (3 hours): Chris Brady, Open to all

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming) Star Wars Costuming: Nancy Mildebrandt, Steve Swope, Cathy Swope, Aurora Celeste

               GC - Illini B   (Media) Cult Movies We All Love To Hate: John Brooks, Mike McFadden, Barri Bumgarner, Tom Meserole, John Sies, Bill Baldwin, Patricia McFadden

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (GoH) Guest of Honor Speeches & Award Presentations: Everyone welcome

               GC - Marquette A   Open DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) (3 hours): Open to all

               GC - Mississippian   (GoH) Sex & Science Fiction - How Far Can You Go?: Rae Morgan(M), Elizabeth Donald, Robin Owens, Jen Schumacher, Elizabeth Barrette

               HI - Ballrooms C, D   Fat Friday Dance (all night)

               HI - Calhoun   (Gaming) LARP (all night): LARP staff & participants

               HI - Executive 1   Open Filking (all night)

10:00pm  GC - Illini A    Native American Beliefs & Totem Animals: Chris Roth, Robert Norton, Daren Bost, Sandra SanTara

               GC - Illini B   (Art) The Art Of Horror - Bringing Nightmares To Light: John Perkins(M), Sherri Dean

               GC - Mississippian   (Writing) Aesthetics Of Horror Fiction - How Do We Write Fear?: H.R. Knight, Thomas M.K. Stratmann, M.R. Sellars, Mike Oliveri, Barri Bumgarner, James C. Bassett

11:00pm  GC - Illini A    "And The Gypsy Said, Read Your Cards?" - A Look At Tarot - Slide Show & Hands-On Demos: Jeannette Roth

               GC - Illini B   "Excuse Me Ambassador, I Just Dropped My Dildo!" - What Does It Take To Cement The Bond Between Cultures? Come Discuss Potential Entanglements Of Intimate Diplomacy: Elizabeth Barrette

               GC - Mississippian   Undead & Still Kicking - Horror Is Not Dead Yet!: H.R. Knight, M.R. Sellars, Melissa Tatum, Thomas M.K. Stratmann

Midnite  HI - Randolph    (Gaming) What Is It About Gaming That Keeps Us Up All Night? Interactive Discussion: Jason Carter(M)

               HI - Video 1   Pirates Of The Caribbean "Interactive" Movie (~2 hours): Open to all

 9:00am  GC - Main Lobby    Registration Opens

10:00am  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Pretzel Art - Create A Masterpiece With Pretzels & Other Edible Goodies

               GC - Center Hall A   Dealers Room Opens

               GC - Great Rivers A   Art Show Opens (come visit with the artists working in the show area)

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Scaling Up From 2D To 3D: Janet Wilson Anderson, Zelda Gilbert

               GC - Illini B   Anime' Music Video Workshop (limited space): Gary Littlejohn

               GC - LaSalle   (Writing/GoH) Writers Of The Future Contest Former Winner & Current Editor Discusses The Past & Future Of The Contest: K.D. Wentworth, Carolyn Ives Gilman

               GC - Marquette A   Serenity - It Opened Last Night - Now You Get To Talk About It In Minute Detail: Matt Ackerman, Erin McFadden

               GC - Marquette B   Video Room 3 Opens (to Midnite)

               GC - Mississippian   What I Did On My Summer Vacation In Middle-Earth In Jan '04 - 15 Days Of Film Locales With 18 Other Nutters (slide show, 2 hours): jan howard finder (the Wombat)

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming) Girl Gamers - Interactive Panel Where Avid Female Role-player & GM Of All-Girl RP Group and _her_ GM Discuss Tips & Tricks For Convincing & Keeping Newbies

               HI - Hospitality   (Fan/GoH) Roger Tener's 10am Panel - An Archon Tradition Returns; Share Coffee & Donuts With This Year's Guest Host: Keith Stokes

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Gwen Cope

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Opens

10:30am  HI - Lobby    Reading (1/2 hour): Mike Brotherton

11:00am  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Make & Take - Victorian Paper Toys To Cut Out & Glue

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Moving From Novice To Master: Janet Wilson Anderson, Zelda Gilbert, Susan Eisenhour

               GC - Illini B   Making Mediocre Movies Into Good TV - Why Do Stargate, Buffy, & Others Look Better On The Small Screen?: Elizabeth Donald, Marella Sands, Mike Cole, Sam Maronie, Patricia McFadden

               GC - LaSalle   European Renaissance Dancing - Intro To Fun & Simple Dances Of The 16th Century (Participatory Class): Alice Buzzard

               GC - Marquette A   (GoH) What's New At Baen Books (slide show, door prizes; 2 hours): Toni Weisskopf

               GC - Marquette B   Anime' Music Video Contest Screening & Judging (2 hours)

               HI - Ballroom D   Elizabethan Rapier - Intro To Single Rapier Of Vincintio Sasiolo (hands-on class, equipment provided): T.J. Harmon, Dan Harzy

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Ruth Souther

Noon     GC - Cahokian    (Children) Create Your Robo War Car For The Big Fight

               GC - Great Rivers A   (Art) Live Model Drawing - Bring Your Pencils & Sketch Pads

               GC - Illini A   Fiction With An Agenda: Richard White(M), Bill Clemente, Lynn Stranathan, Donna Bakke

               GC - Illini B   (Art) Lost Wax Casting (slide show): Butch Honeck

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): Stephen Hickman, Jody Lynn Nye, Lucy Synk, Mike Oliveri, Thomas M.K. Stratmann

               GC - LaSalle   Play - The Dragon's Keep - Part Improv Stage Show & Part Live-Action RPG (think Mad TV meets Lord of the Rings, with audience participation), 2 hours: Dragon's Keep

               GC - Mississippian   (GoH) How Is SCA Combat Different From Real Combat?: Hank Reinhardt, T.J. Harmon, Dan Harzy, Ted Kocott

               HI - Ballroom D   Chain Mail - Making Chain Mail Armor & Jewelry (lecture with demo's): Mike Fuchs

               HI - Calhoun   (Media) Are There Any Real SF Chick Flicks?: Patricia McFadden(M), Donna Bakke, Allison Stein, Rachael Mayo, Erin McFadden

               HI - Hospitality   Build Disney's Haunted Castle - Paper Sculpture To Glue Together; To Be Auctioned Off For Charity At End Of Con (continuous): All ages welcome

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Joey Froehlich

12:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): K.D. Wentworth, Elizabeth Donald, Lloyd Kropp, Melissa Tatum, Vic Milan

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): James C. Bassett

 1:00pm  GC - Illini A    (GoH) Fairytale Characters Reoccuring In Modern Fantasy: Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Clemente, Tricia Overkamp, Sherri Dean

               GC - Illini B   The Lost World - A Nostalgic Look At Forgotten Writers Of The Pulp Era & The Golden Age Of SF: Lloyd Kropp, John Brooks

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Autographs (1/2 hour): Marella Sands, Mark Tiedemann, Susan Squires, H.R. Knight

               GC - Lawn   (Children) RoboWars Junior Contest

               GC - Marquette A   (Art/GoH) Stephen Hickman by Stephen Hickman (slide show, 2 hours): Stephen Hickman

               GC - Mississippian   Using Lunar Materials & In-Situ Fabrication: David Heck

               HI - Ballroom D   Spanish Rapier - Intro To Renaissance Spanish Rapier (hands-on class, equipment provided): David Williams

               HI - Calhoun   "Have You Ever Kissed A Girl?" - Fandom In The Movies & TV: Les Haven(M), Steve Lopata, David Deen, John Sies

               HI - Hospitality   A Laying On Of Hands - Massage & You, Part 2 (2 hours): Michael Baugh

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Richard White

 1:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    Autographs (1/2 hour): M.R. Sellars, Ruth Souther, Bill Clemente, Cindy Appel, Rae Morgan

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Barri Bumgarner

 2:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Instant Costuming

               GC - Great Rivers A   (Art) What Did Dinosaurs _Really_ Look Like?: Keith Berdak, Lucy Synk

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Glitz & Glitter: Janet Wilson Anderson, Zelda Gilbert, Julia Hyll

               GC - Illini B   (Costuming) Harry Potter Costuming: Cindi Gille-Rowley, Dana Hinterleitner

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Autographs (1/2 hour): Richard White, Barri Bumgarner, Sandra C. Morrese, Elizabeth Barrette, Selina Rosen

               GC - LaSalle   (GoH) Sword Use & Demonstration, & Q&A (2 hours; may move to GC Lawn for 2nd hour): Hank Reinhardt

               GC - Mississippian   (Media) Future Oscar Winners For Technical Merit In...: Tom Seymour, Ted Smith, Jeffrey Lewis

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming/GoH) Troll Lord Games Q&A: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault

               HI - Calhoun   (Writing/GoH) Why Do I Write?: K.D. Wentworth, Sandra C. Morrese, Vic Milan, Mike Oliveri, Donald Mead, Mike Brotherton

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Sherri Dean

 2:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): Bill Fawcett, Ryu Cope, Allison Stein, Glen Cook, Michales Warwick Joy

               HI - Lobby   Reading (1/2 hour): Lloyd Kropp

 3:00pm  GC - Great Rivers A    (Art) How To Bid At An Art Show Auction: jan howard finder (the Wombat)(M), Les Haven, Rich Zellich, Peter Bradley, Brent Chumley

               GC - Illini A   (Costuming/GoH) Accessorizing Costumes: Janet Wilson Anderson, Zelda Gilbert, Margaret Blakesley

               GC - Illini B   (Costuming) Historical Reenactment: Henry Osier

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Autographs (1/2 hour): Leigh Wyndfield, Elonka Dunin, Donald Mead, SHerri Dean, Caitlin Moriarity

               GC - Main Hallway   (Children) Children's Masquerade

               GC - Marquette A   (GoH) Taking Off The Apron - Women's Contribution To SF &Fantasy: Cindy Appel(M), Marella Sands, Toni Weisskopf, Robin Owens, Selina Rosen

               GC - Mississippian   Sci-Fi Trivia Game Show With Fabulous Prizes: Byron Kerman

               HI - Ballroom D   Disaster Preparation With The Zombie Squad - Learn Basic Steps To Prepare For A Natural Disaster Such As An Earthquake, Hurricane, Or A Zombie Apocalypse (slide show): Zombie Squad

               HI - Calhoun   Books I Always Thought Would Make Great Movies: Carl Mami, Tom Meserole, Sean Parrack, Bill Baldwin

               HI - Hospitality   (Young Adult) Make & Take - Build A Wooden Model To Take Home (limited To 12 participants)

               HI - Lobby   (GoH) Reading (1/2 hour): Jody Lynn Nye

 3:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    Autographs (1/2 hour): James C. Bassett, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, Hery Melton, Mike Brotherton

               HI - Lobby   (GoH) Reading (1/2 hour): K.D. Wentworth

 4:00pm  GC - Illini A    (Costuming) Wearing The Kilt: Karen McFerran, Geoffrey Pruitt

               GC - Illini B   It's One, Two, Three Strikes You're Out - Baseball In Fantasy & SF: Dev Hanke(M), John Novak, Chris Tenney

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): Toni Weisskopf, Stephen Antczak, Bill Baldwin, Cullen Bunn, Robin Owens

               GC - LaSalle   (Media/GoH) Q & A: Marc Singer, Joanna Cassidy, Melody Anderson

               GC - Lawn   "Snowball" Fight - Free-For-All "Snowball" Fight With Wadded-Up Newspaper "Snowballs": All ages welcome

               GC - Marquette A   (Young Adult) DDR Tournament (3 hours): All young adults (ages 11-16) welcome

               GC - Mississippian   (Writing) Talking Back To Your Brain - Using Recent Physiology Discoveries To Improve Your Story & Avoid Writers Block: Susan Squires(M), H.R. Knight

               HI - Ballroom D   "When You Wish..." - How Has Disney Changed The Way We See Fantasy?: Donna Bakke(M), Judi Cook, Rebecca McDannold, Ryu Cope, Joey Froehlich, John Kaufmann

               HI - Calhoun   History Of The Internet: Rich Zellich(M), Steve Lopata, Tom Meserole, Mike Brotherton

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Closes For Judging; Judging Setup Starts

 4:30pm  GC - Great Rivers A    Art Show Closes To Prepare For 5pm Auction

 5:00pm  GC - Great Rivers A    (Art) Art Auction Begins (open until 1 hour after auction ends to pay for/pick up items won; may also pay/pick up 10am-Noon on Sunday)

               GC - Illini A   (Writing/GoH) How To Get Out Of The Slush Pile And Get Published: Bill Fawcett(M), K.D. Wentworth, Susan Squires

               GC - Illini B   (Young Adult/GoH) "My Precious" - Tolkien For Teens: Stephen Hickman, Keith Stokes, John Kaufmann

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (Costuming) Closed For Masquerade Green Room

               GC - LaSalle   (Costuming) Closed For Masquerade Green Room

               GC - Lawn   (Children) "Snowball" Fight - Free-For-All "Snowball" Fight With Wadded-Up Newspaper "Snowballs"

               GC - Mississippian   Small Press Publishing: Selina Rosen(M), Mark Tiedemann, Rae Morgan, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, James C. Bassett, Barri Bumgarner, Michales Warwick Joy

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming) Role Playing Wizards - Join The Staff Of Hex Games As They Discuss Why Game Wizards Are What They Are: Hex Games Staff

               HI - Calhoun   Fannish Wills & Estate Planning: Jim Knappenberger

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Judging (1 1/2 hours)

 6:00pm  GC - Center Hall A    Dealers Room Closes

               GC - Illini A   Rocket Ships To Warp Drive - Discussion Of The Impact Of Science On SF: Joseph P. Martino, Mike Brotherton, Mark Tiedemann

               GC - Illini B   (GoH) Vampires & Werewolves & Zombies, Oh My!: Tom Seymour(M), Sherri Dean, Susan Squires, Elizabeth Donald, Melissa Tatum

               GC - Mississippian   (Media/GoH) The Obligatory Star Wars Panel, Parts 1-6: Les Haven(M), Sandra C. Morrese, Patricia McFadden, K.D. Wentworth, Tom Seymour

               HI - Ballroom D   (Gaming/GoH) Game Design 101 - Interactive Discussion: Stephen Chenault(M), Jonathan Bjork, Steve Johnson

 7:00pm  GC - Illini A    "Eye To The Sky" - A Hubble Telescope Presentation (slide show): Mike Brotherton

               GC - Illini B   (Filk/GoH) Let's Write A Filk Song: Eric Coleman, Tom Smith

               GC - Marquette A   How & Where To Collect Anime' Cels/Care & Feeding Of Anime' Cels: Richard White

               GC - Mississippian   Yard Dog Press Road Show: Selina Rosen, Melissa Tatum, Sherri Dean, Mark Tiedemann, Keith Berdak, Allison Stein

 8:00pm  GC - Center Hall B    Grande Masquerade

               GC - Illini A   (Writing) "It Was A Dark And Stormy Night" - Getting Your First Story Published, A Personal Experience: Mike Oliveri(M), Ruth Souther, Donald Mead, Cullen Bunn, Glen Cook

               GC - Illini B   (Art) It's Not Your Grandpa's Comic Book - Graphic Novels: Mitch Foust, Paul Daly, Jen Schumacher, Caitlin Moriarity

 9:00pm  GC - Illini A    (Writing) The Children Of The Night - Why Are We Still Afraid Of The Dark?: Steven Antczak, Rae Morgan, Judi Cook

               GC - Illini B   "Made You Look!" - Graphic Design For Your Publication: James C. Bassett(M), Melissa Tatum, Ryu Cope, Mike Cole, Peter Bradley

               HI - Ballrooms C, D   (Filk) The Great Luke Ski Special Concert (some time during the dance): Luke Ski

               HI - Ballrooms C, D   Dance

               HI - Calhoun   (Gaming) LARP (all night): LARP staff & participants

               HI - Executive 1   Open Filking (all night)

10:00pm  GC - Illini A    (Writing) Research Makes It Work: Henry Melton

11:00pm  HI - Pool    (Gaming) Knome Services

 9:00am  GC - Main Lobby    Registration Opens

10:00am  GC - Center Hall A    Dealers Room Opens

               GC - Great Rivers A   Art Show Opens For Sunday post-auction direct sales & purchased art pickup (to Noon)

               GC - Illini A   (Young Adult/Costuming) Beginner's Costuming - Copying Movie Costumes (PowerPoint?): Aurora Celeste

               GC - Illini B   Fan Subs - Do They Harm The Anime' Industry In America?: Gary Littlejohn

               GC - LaSalle   (GoH) Best Buddy Story Ever Written? A Look At Tolkien's Influence In Today's Fiction: Stephen Hickman(M), Keith Stokes, Dev Hanke, Jody Lynn Nye, Mike McFadden, Sandra C. Morrese, Vic Milan

               GC - Lawn   (Children) It _Is_ Rocket Science!! What Do You Get When You Add Propulsion To A 2-Liter Soda Bottle? (2 hours): Jon Stadter, Steve Bolhafner, Tom Seymour

               GC - Marquette A   (Art) Anime' Fan Art - How To Get Taken Seriously In Art Shows: Nick Minor(M), Mike Cole, Allison Stein, Rachael Mayo, John Kaufmann

               HI - Ballroom D   Armoring - Tools & Methods For Making Steel Armor (lecture & demo.): Eric Kuehn

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Opens For Pickup; ALL PIECES MUST BE PICKED UP BY 2PM

11:00am  GC - Illini A    What A Fool Believes - Religion, Politics, & SF: Lloyd Kropp(M), Steven Antczak, Joseph P. Martino, Rebecca Meluch, Tom Meserole, Vic Milan

               GC - Illini B   Cosplay Meetup - Come Face-To-Face With Your Chatroom & Blog Buddies

               GC - LaSalle   (Media/GoH) Meet The Guest, Q&A: Marc Singer

               GC - Marquette A   Post Masquerade Show & Tell (computer/video, 2 hours)

               GC - Mississippian   Kryptos & The DaVinci Code: Elonka Dunin

               HI - Ballroom D   Basic German Longsword - Intro To The German Longsword In The German Culture (hands-on class; equipment provided): Ted Kocott

Noon     GC - Great Rivers A    Art Show Sales/Pickup Closes; Artist Checkout Opens (to 3pm)

               GC - Illini A   Alternative Publishing - Self Publication, E-books, Etc.: Elizabeth Donald(M), Ruth Souther, Leigh Wyndfield, Warren Lapine

               GC - Illini B   (Young Adult) Reading - Riddles In The Dark [scary] (10 years & older; persons over 99 will need a signed release from their doctor): jan howard finder (the Wombat)

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Autographs (1/2 hour): Tom Seymour, Ted Smith, Susan Squires, Elonka Dunin

               GC - LaSalle   (Media/GoH) Meet The Guest, Q&A: Melody Anderson

               GC - Mississippian   (Media/GoH) Genre TV - All The SF That's Fit To Show (And Some That's Not): Susan Baugh(M), Melissa Tatum, Linda Wyatt, Jody Lynn Nye, Sherri Dean, Jim Bakke, Donna Bakke, Judi Cook

               HI - Ballroom D   16th Century Cut & Thrust Sword - Intro To Single Sword Of Achillie Morozzo (hands-on class; equipment provided): T.J. Harmon, Dan Harzy

               HI - Calhoun   (GoH) What If - History Is Written By The Winners - Real vs. Alternate History: Bill Fawcett(M), Toni Weisskopf, Hank Reinhardt

               HI - Hospitality   A Laying On Of Hands - Massage & You, Part 3 (1 hour): Michael Baugh

12:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    Autographs (1/2 hour): M.R. Sellars, Michales Warwick Joy, Bill Baldwin, Steven Antczak, Rachael Mayo

 1:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Paper Toys To Make & Take - Cut & Glue Your Own Paper Toys

               GC - Illini A   Celestial Intervention Agency (CIA) Dr.Who Club Meeting, & Discussion Of British TV - Open Meeting: Everyone welcome

               GC - Illini B   (GoH) Can Science Fiction Be Too Intellectual?: Mark Tiedemann(M), Keith Stokes, John Brooks, Michales Warwick Joy, Vic Milan, Mike McFadden

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   Autographs (1/2 hour): Sandra C. Morrese, Lucy Synk, Lloyd Kropp, Rebecca Meluch

               GC - LaSalle   (Filk) The Great Luke Ski In Concert: Luke Ski

               GC - Lawn   (Young Adult) "Snowball Fight" - Free-For-All "Snowball" Fight Using Wadded-Up Newspaper "Snowballs"

               GC - Marquette A   (Costuming) St. Louis Costumers Guild (SLCG) Open Meeting (2 hours)

               GC - Mississippian   Archon 31 - The 9th Occasional NASFiC - What Is It? What Would You Like It To Be?: Les Haven(M), Steve Norris, Michelle Zellich, Rich Zellich

               HI - Ballroom D   (Volunteers) Volunteers' "Thank You" Party With The Pro's & Committee (up to 2 hours): All volunteers and all pro's/guests

               HI - Calhoun   Looking At Technology Past, Present, & Future: Mike Oliveri, Tom Meserole, Steve Lopata

               HI - Lawn   SCA Fighter Practice: Open to all

 1:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): Stephen Hickman, K.D. Wentworth, Jody Lynn Nye, John Sies

 2:00pm  GC - Cahokian    (Children) Pretzel Art - Create A Masterpiece With Pretzels And Other Edible Goodies

               GC - Center Hall A   Dealers Room Closes

               GC - Illini A   St. Louis Science Fiction Society (StLSFS) Meeting - St. Louis' Oldest Club Invites You To An Open Meeting (everyone welcome): Michelle Zellich

               GC - LaSalle Lobby   (GoH) Autographs (1/2 hour): Bill Fawcett, Toni Weisskopf, Hank Reinhardt, Vic Milan

               GC - LaSalle   (Filk/GoH) Sharing The Stage: Eric Coleman, Tom Smith, Luke Ski

               GC - Mississippian   Dialogue Of The Pro's - A Participatory Reading Of Dialogue From Selected Books: Florence Achenbach, Mike "Missouri" Smith

               HI - Monroe   Miniatures Contest Closes

 2:30pm  GC - LaSalle Lobby    Autographs (1/2 hour): Cullen Bunn, Joey Froehlich, Mark Tiedemann, Henry Melton, Caitlin Moriarity

 3:00pm  GC - Illini A    "Talk To The Hand" - The Archon 29 Bitch Session: Michelle Zellich, Steve Norris, Rich Zellich

               GC - Illini B   Manga, Anime' Clubs, Meetups, & Cons - Find Out What's Out There & How You Can Get Involved: Brian Lan(M), Jen Schumacher, Kurt Simmons

               GC - LaSalle   (Media) Creating The Look Of Science Fiction & Fantasy On Screen: Sean Parrack, Jeffrey Lewis, Ted Smith, Tom Seymour, Ryu Cope, Gwen Cope

               GC - Marquette A   Firefly - Is It The Next Star Trek?: L.es Haven(M), Erin McFadden, Matt Ackerman

 4:00pm  GC - LaSalle    Closing Ceremonies (th-th-th-that's all folks)

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Last update: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 by Rich Zellich