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Complete (Tentative) Schedule

MisCon 25

Rummage Sale (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 12:00 - 3:00 PM, (Fireside)
Pros and Guests: Sharon McDaniel

Donate your Type I Phaser, or buy someone else's!

Early Bird Round Table (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, (Small Programming Upstairs)
Pros and Guests: CthulhuBob Lovely

Gather with the early Geeks and discuss what books you're reading, shows you're watching, games you're playing, etc.

Gizmo Make and Take (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, (Gaming 3)
Pros and Guests: Jim Johnson

Ever wanted to scratch build a ray gun, chrono-manipulator, or dimensional rift-atron? Well, this is your chance. All materials are provided but feel free to bring your own old paper towel rolls, dish liquid caps and non-functioning VCRs.

Build a Gaming Scenario on the Spot (Gaming)

Fri, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Justin Farrington, Marc Johnson, CthulhuBob Lovely, Greg Schneider

The GM panelists will create a scenario during the convention. They will then run them during MisCon 25

Fencing Basics (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, (Picnic Area)
Pros and Guests: Tod Glenn

Tod Glenn teaches the basics of Fencing. The stabby kind, ya goof, not the "Stay off'n my lawn" kind.

Spouses of Geeks Unite! (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, (Small Programming Upstairs)
Pros and Guests:

A place for significant others of con geeks to congregate with others who don't necessarily love fandom.

Meet Carol Berg (Writing)

Fri, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Carol Berg, CthulhuBob Lovely

Come meet Carol Berg, MisCon 25's Author Guest of Honor.

Meet Tiffany Toland (Art)

Fri, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: CthulhuBob Lovely, Tiffany Toland

Come meet Meet Tiffany Toland, MisCon 25's Artist Guest of Honor.

Writer's Workshop Meet and Greet (Writing)

Fri, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, (Small Programming Upstairs)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba, Carol Berg, Margaret Bonham, Patricia Briggs, M.J. Engh, Diana Pharaoh Francis, James Glass, Andrea Howe, Vicki Mitchell, Kevin Noel Olson

Participants and Critiquing Authors get together to meet and discuss how the workshop works. Open to anyone interested in the Writer's Workshop.

Science Fiction Jeopardy (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, (Fireside)
Pros and Guests: Inge Saenz, Nat Saenz

Test your knowledge of Klingon mating rituals and Midichlorian life-cycles, crushing other nerds with your mighty knowledge of abstruse geekery.

Meet Kass McGann (Costuming)

Fri, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Carol Berg, CthulhuBob Lovely

Come meet Meet Kass McGann, MisCon 25's Costuming Guest of Honor.

Opening Ceremonies (Schedule and Programming)

Fri, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Realms of Avalon , Justin Barba, Carol Berg, Margaret Bonham, Chuck Bordell, Kristina Brakebush, Patricia Briggs, John Bromley, Heidi Carstens, John Dalmas, Ben Donnelly, M.J. Engh, Justin Farrington, Sarah Fleming-Lovely, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Gail Glass, James Glass, John Goff, DJ HAuLi, Andrea Howe, Jim Johnson, CthulhuBob Lovely, Jerry Lynde, Laurie Martin, Michael McClintock, Sharon McDaniel, Gene Mealey, Vicki Mitchell, Kevin Noel Olson, The SCA, Greg Schneider, Keith Seyffarth, Lee Shinabery, Tiffany Toland, Josh Wagner, Robin Walker, William R. Warren, Lisa Williams, Ray Worley, Parris ja Young

Attend our opening ceremonies and find out what's in store for you this year.

Silver Age Masquerade Ball. (Miscellaneous)

Fri, 8:00 - 2:00 AM, (Joker's South)
Pros and Guests: DJ HAuLi

Dig out your pocketwatches, oil your gears and cinch up your corsets. It's time for a masked ball worthy of your dandiest fineries.

Fresh Air Medieval & Renaissance Weapons 101 (Miscellaneous)

Sat, 11:00 - 12:00 PM, (Picnic Area)
Pros and Guests: Gene Mealey

Baron Antoine of the Society for Creative Anachronisms shows you how people in the Dark Ages killed each other.

SCA Fighting Demo (Miscellaneous)

Sat, 12:00 - 2:00 PM, (Picnic Area)
Pros and Guests: The SCA

Sword and Shield, Cloak and Dagger. Come see firsthand how our medieval ancestors fought and died on the field of honor and how you too can learn to wield the weapons of ancient and honorable combat.

Belly Dance (Miscellaneous)

Sat, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, (Picnic Area)
Pros and Guests: Laurie Martin, The Sultana Dancers

The Sultana Troupe will demonstrate their skills, and share their expertise with anyone interested in Belly Dance. If it's cold and raining, uh, we'll figure out something.

501st Legion Q&A (Costuming)

Sat, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, (Fireside)
Pros and Guests: 501st Legion

The 501st will discuss their costumes and field questions from the audience. Then shoot you.

Green Screen (Miscellaneous)

Sat, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, (Boardroom)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba, Jonathan Crummett, CthulhuBob Lovely

Come stand before the Green Screen and have your picture taken. Later we'll modify it into a great piece of custom art.

Alternative Medicine (Miscellaneous)

Sat, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, (Fireside)
Pros and Guests: Gail Glass, Inge Saenz

This is an opportunity to learn about various alternatives for achieving and maintaining wellness.

Arguing About Punctuation, (Writing)

Sat, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, (Gaming 3)
Pros and Guests: Patricia Briggs, John Dalmas, M.J. Engh, Andrea Howe

Patty Briggs, John Dalmas, M.J. Engh, and Andrea Howe politely discuss theories of punctuation.

Costume Contest Prep (Costuming)

Sat, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Kass McGann, Lisa Williams

Costume Contest Participants and Judges (Only) will prepare for the Costume Contest, which will begin at 8:00.

Writers Of The Future (Writing)

Sat, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, (Boardroom)
Pros and Guests: James Glass

James Glass will share what he learned as the winner of the Writers of the Future contest.

Costume Contest (Costuming)

Sat, 8:00 - 9:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Gail Glass, Laurie Martin, Kass McGann, Lisa Williams

MisCon's Costume Contest! Participants will show off their costumes to our panel of judges and the audience.

Sandbaggers Game Club Annual Miscon Party (Miscellaneous)

Sat, 8:00 - 2:00 AM, (Sandbaggers Game Club Room)
Pros and Guests:

The Sandbaggers present various concoctions and elixirs of madness.
A couple of tables will be available for shorter group games to mix it up with new friends and acquaintances.

2nd Annual MisCon Drag Show (Costuming)

Sat, 9:00 - 11:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Mistress Amanda

Geeky Queens (the "Drag" kind, not the "married to the King" kind) strut their stuff.

Writer's Workshop Wrap Up (Writing)

Sun, 11:00 - 12:00 PM, (Gaming 3)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba

Writer's Workshop Participants Only. This is an opportunity for the submitters to the Writer's Workshop to meet after the workshop and discuss one another's submissions and critiques without the critiquing authors.

Barbeque (ConCom)

Sun, 2:00 - 6:00 PM, (Picnic Area)
Pros and Guests: Realms of Avalon , Justin Barba, John Bromley, CthulhuBob Lovely

Join us in the Picnic Area for some BBQ and great entertainment, featuring Filk by Eben Brooks, and medieval lawn games with the Realms of Avalon folks!

Art Auction Prep. (Art)

Sun, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Heidi Carstens

Art Auction Preparation. The room is closed as the Art Chaair prepares for the MisCon Art Auction.

Art Auction (Art)

Sun, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: Justin Barba, Heidi Carstens, CthulhuBob Lovely, Tiffany Toland, William R. Warren

Come bid on your favorite piece from the Art Show.

What's New In Science (Science)

Sun, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, (Gaming 3)
Pros and Guests: James Glass

James Glass will discuss science news, including research done by by Evgenii Narimanov and Alexander Kildishev of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Autograph Opportunity (Miscellaneous)

Mon, 10:00 - 3:00 PM, (Fireside)
Pros and Guests:

Our GoHs and Pros will be available to sign their work for you, and generally provide autographs. This will be an informal, free-flow even until nearly 3:00.

Closing Ceremonies (Art)

Mon, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, (Upstairs Programming)
Pros and Guests: CthulhuBob Lovely

Come see CthulhuBob cry for joy and catch a sneak peek at what’s in store for you next year at MisCon 26, the 25th to 28th of May, 2012.

Discuss Panels and Programming in the MisCon forums.