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Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Gala

Dancing in the Gears! Steampunk Ball

Balticon Sunday Night Short Film Festival

The Balticon Blood Drive in cooperation with The Heinlein Society

BSFS Books for Kids seeks book donations all year round! Drop off books appropriate for ages 11 to 18 at the Volunteers' Desk and we'll see that they find their way to a Baltimore City School library!

Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman - Appearance Schedule

Artist Guest of Honor Rick Sternbach - Appearance Schedule

Special Guest Nnedi Okorafor - Appearance Schedule

Music Guest of Honor Ada Palmer - Appearance Schedule

2012 Compton Crook Award author T. C. McCarthy - Appearance Schedule

Heinlein Award Winners Yoji Kondo and Allen Steele - Appearance Schedules

Special Events Schedule

Book and Podcast Launch Schedule

Concerts and Other Musical Opportunities Schedule

Kaffeeklatsche Schedule

LARP Schedule

Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman's Appearance Schedule

Friday, May 24, 2013


5:00 PM	Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman Autographing with 2012 and 2013 Compton Crook Award authors	Maryland Foyer (1 hour)


6:00 PM	Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman will be attending the SFWA Gala	Maryland Foyer (1 hour)


8:00 PM	Opening Ceremonies and Compton Crook and Heinlein Awards	Valley Ballroom (1 hour)

Doors open for seating at 7:30 pm. Staff and eligible volunteers, please remember to sign up by 7:00 pm (at the volunteer desk) for preferred seating.Welcome to Balticon 47! We'll introduce our guests and talk some about the con. This year we're awarding the 31st Compton Crook Award. We'll also be hosting the Robert A. Heinlein award ceremony!


9:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Guests Reception	Con Suite (2 hours)

Meet, mix and mingle with Guests of Honor and Program Participants in the Balticon 47 Con Suite

Saturday, May 25, 2013


10:00 AM	F-8. How To Get The Future We All Want (And Avoid The Futures We Don't Want)	Salon A (Panel, 50 mins)


11:30 AM	A-1. The Art of Rick Sternbach	Valley Ball Room (attending)


1:00 PM	SE-7. Joe Haldeman -- Guest of Honor Presentation	Valley Ballroom (1 hour)


3:30 PM	Autographing with Allen Steele Rick Sternbach	Maryland Foyer (30 minutes)

Sunday, May 26, 2013


11:00 AM	Intermivew and Reading by Joe Haldeman	Garden Room (50 minutes)

Carl Cipra chats with GoH Joe Haldeman, then Joe will be reading from his favorite works.


1:50 PM	R-26. Poetry Contest Readings	Belmont Room (50 minutes)

Joe and Gay Haldeman will be offering Readings of the Poetry Contest's winning poems.


4:00 PM	R-67. Xenoarchaeology Road Show	Salon A (50 minutes)

Moderator: Mark L. Van Name Panelists: Joe Haldeman, Mur Lafferty, T.C. McCarthy/p>

What will future archaeologists make of common 20th century household objects? Our panelists take their best guesses.

Monday May 28, 2013


12:00 Noon	Kaffeeklatsche	McCormick Suite (50 minutes)

Moderator: Adrienne Reynolds

Beverage, munchies and conversation with Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman his wife, Gay.

Kaffeeklatsches

Monday May 28, 2013

Come and kibitz with our authors and special guests. The sign up sheets for Monday morning Kaffeeklatsches are at our Information Desk, located outside the Dealer's Room. Each group has limited seating, so sign up right right away!


9:00 AM	K-3. Kaffeeklatsche with Allen Steele	McCormick Suite (50 minutes)


10:00 AM	K-2. Kaffeeklatsche with T. C. McCarthy	McCormick Suite (50 minutes)


11:00 AM	K-4. Kaffeeklatsche with Nnedi Okorafor	McCormick Suite (50 minutes)


12:00 Noon	K-1. Kaffeeklatsche with Joe and Gay Haldeman	McCormick Suite (50 minutes)


1:00 PM	K-5. Kaffeeklatsche with 2013 CCA author	McC ormick Suite (50 minutes)


2:00 PM	K-6. Musical Kaffeeklatsche with Ada Palmer	McCormick Suite (50 minutes)

Come have a cuppa and share some conversation and favorite songs with Music Guest of Honor Ada Palmer.

Artist Guest of Honor Rick Sternbach's Appearance Schedule

Friday, May 24, 2013


Random Moments	Autographing	Valley Foyer (50 minutes)

Between panels and presentations, stop by Rick's Artists' Alley table right next to the Art Show entrance, chat, have your BSFan autographed and/or buy a piece of art.


4:00 PM	Art and Education	Salon C (50 minutes)

Artists discuss art education as it exists and how it could better support creativity and talent.


8:00 PM	Opening Ceremonies, Compton Crook Award and Heinlein Award	Valley Ballroom (1 Hour)

Doors open for seating at 7:30 pm. Staff and eligible volunteers, please remember to sign up by 7:00 pm (at the volunteer desk) for preferred seating. Welcome to Balticon 47! We'll introduce our guests and talk some about the con. This year we're awarding the 31st Compton Crook Award. We'll also be hosting the Robert A. Heinlein award ceremony.


9:00 PM	SE-4A. Friday Face Time: Meet the Artists Reception	(Art Show)

Mix and mingle with the Art Guest of Honor, Art Show and Artist Alley Exhibitors and Balticon 47 Art Program Participants.

Saturday, May 25, 2013


Random Moments	Autographing	(Valley Foyer)

Between his panels and presentations, stop by Rick's Artists' Alley table right next to the Art Show entrance, chat, have your BSFan autographed and/or buy a piece of art.


11:30 AM	The Art of Rick Sternbach SE-6. Artist Guest of Honor Presentation	Valley Ballroom

Rick presents highlights of forty years of science fiction, astronomical, and space hardware art and models. Traditional drawing and painting tools have been joined by computer graphics and 3-D printing since Rick began working in 1973, illustrating the works of well known science fiction authors and planetary scientists. A move to California in 1977 resulted in work in television and feature films, including the COSMOS miniseries and the Star Trek franchise.

Sunday, May 26, 2013


Random Moments	Autographing	(Valley Foyer)

Between his panels and presentations, stop by Rick's Artists' Alley table right next to the Art Show entrance, chat, have your BSFan autographed and/or buy a piece of art.


10:00 AM	A�10. Reboot A Creative Career	(Salon C)

All writers and artists suffer from burnout at some point in their career. What do you do when you no longer feel like making stories or drawing pictures? Take a break? Quit entirely? Move onto something new? What brings back the creative fire when you feel like a pile of dead ashes? (On a related topic � how do you keep working when you�ve had a catastrophe in your life?)


12:30 PM	A-15. Brown Bag Lunch with the Artist Guest of Honor	(Salon C)

Bring your own lunch and enjoy lunch and conversation with Art GoH Rick Sternbach.


2:00 PM	SE-16. Art Auction	Garden Room

Our Art Guest of Honor may be attending the Art auction.

Special Guest Nnedi Okorafor's Appearance Schedule

Friday, May 24, 2013


8:00 PM	Opening Ceremonies, Compton Crook Award and Heinlein Award	Valley Ballroom

Doors open for seating at 7:30 pm. Staff and eligible volunteers, please remember to sign up by 7:00 pm (at the volunteer desk) for preferred seating. Welcome to Balticon 47! We'll introduce our guests and talk some about the con. This year we're awarding the 31st Compton Crook Award. We'll also be hosting the Robert A. Heinlein award ceremony.


9:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Guests Reception	Con Suite

Meet, mix and mingle with Guests of Honor and Program Participants in the Balticon 47 Con Suite

Saturday, May 25, 2013


11:00 AM	SE-11. Reading by Nnedi Okorafor	Garden Room

Nnedi Okorafor reads from her favorite works.


2:00 PM	Nnedi Okorafor and 2013 Compton Crook author Autographing	Maryland Foyer

Sunday, May 26, 2013


4:30 PM	SE-11. Nnedi Okorafor Presentation	Valley Ballroom

Presentation by Special Guest Nnedi Okorafor

Music Guest of Honor Ada Palmer's Appearance Schedule

Friday, May 24, 2013


7:00 PM	M-1. Fannish Musicals and Song Cycles	Valley Ballroom

There is a long history of musicals (usually parodies of existing shows) and song cycles both in filk and in fandom at large. Our panelists review their favorites and discuss the challenges in parodying an entire musical or developing a song cycle.


8:00 PM	SE-1. Opening Ceremonies, Compton Crook Award and Heinlein Award	Valley Ballroom

Doors open for seating at 7:30 pm. Staff and eligible volunteers, please remember to sign up by 7:00 pm (at the volunteer desk) for preferred seating. Welcome to Balticon 47! We'll introduce our guests and talk some about the con. This year we're awarding the 31st Compton Crook Award. We'll also be hosting the Robert A. Heinlein award ceremony.


9:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Guests Reception	Con Suite

Meet, mix and mingle with Guests of Honor and Program Participants in the Balticon 47 Con Suite.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Sunday, May 26, 2013


2:00 PM	SE-10. Sundown: Whispers of Ragnarok	Valley Ballroom

Sassafrass performs on stage, for the first time, their Norse Mythology story song-cycle, staged as a play with costumes and characters. Their completed set of Norse myth songs is woven together into a narrative tracing the rise and fall of the Norse cosmos, focused on the death of Baldur and the strife between Odin and Loki which leads to Ragnarok. The play will be narrated and the stories presented by cast members representing the two major authors of our surviving Icelandic myth primary sources: Snorri Sturlson, author of the Prose Edda, and the Seeress who narrates the V�lusp� or Seeress�s Prophecy, one of the core sections of the anonymous Poetic Edda.


7:00 PM	M-2. Acapella/Vocal Harmony Workshop	(Salon C/D)

Monday May 28, 2013


1:00 PM	K-5. Kaffeeklatsche with Music GoH	(McCormick Suite)

Speakers: Ada Palmer

Come have a cuppa and some conversation with Music Guest of Honor Ada Palmer (and perhaps some of the members of Sassafrass)

Compton Crook Guest T. C. McCarthy's Appearance Schedule

Friday, May 24, 2013


5:00 PM	Autographing with 2012 Crook Award author T. C. McCarthy	Maryland Foyer


8:00 PM	SE-1. Opening Ceremonies, Compton Crook Award and Heinlein Award	Valley Ballroom

Doors open for seating at 7:30 pm. Staff and eligible volunteers, please remember to sign up by 7:00 pm (at the volunteer desk) for preferred seating. Welcome to Balticon 47! We'll introduce our guests and talk some about the con. This year we're awarding the 31st Compton Crook Award. We'll also be hosting the Robert A. Heinlein award ceremony.


9:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Guests Reception	Con Suite

Meet, mix and mingle with Guests of Honor and Program Participants in the Balticon 47 Con Suite.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Sunday, May 26, 2013


12:00 Noon	SE-17. Liars Panel	Garden Room

Each panelist, including the moderator, answers all the questions. All answers must be the truth--except three. No one other than the answering panelist knows if the answers are true or lies. After each one, anyone in the audience can challenge the answering panelist. Multiple people can challenge; the more, the better. After there are no more challengers, the panelist tells whether the answer was truth or a lie. If it was true, every challenger puts a dollar in a bucket that runners pass. If it was a lie, the panelist puts $10 in the bucket. All proceeds go to support the literacy program, BSFS Books for Kids.


2:00 PM	R-67. Xenoarchaeology Road Show	Salon A

Moderator: Mark L. Van Name Panelists: Joe Haldeman, Mur Lafferty, T.C. McCarthy, TBA

What will future archaeologists make of common 20th century household objects? Our panelists take their best guesses.

Monday May 28, 2013


9:00 AM	Kaffeeklatsche with T. C. McCarthy	(McCormick Suite)

Baltcion 47 Special Events Schedule

Friday, May 24, 2013


5:00 PM	SE-18. SFWA Gala	Frankie and Vinnie's (1 hour, 50 minutes

Master of Ceremonies: Catherine Asaro

The area chapter of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American (SFWA) is holding their semi-annual Gala at Balticon. SFWA is a professional organization for authors of science fiction, fantasy and related genres. Esteemed past members include Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffrey, Ray Ray Bradbury, and Andre Norton.


5:00 PM	Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman Autographing with 2012 and 2013 Compton Crook Award authors	Maryland Foyer (1 hour)

Limit of 3 books per person.(If time permits, you may return to the end of the line to get 3 more books signed.)


8:00 PM	Balticon 47 Opening Ceremonies, 31st Compton Crook Award ceremony, and 2013 Heinlein Award ceremony.	Valley Ballroom (1 hour)

Master of Ceremonies: Mark Van Name


9:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Guests Reception	Con Suite (2 hours)

Take us up on an opportunity to mix and mingle with program participants and the Guests of Honor. All program participants and Balticon members are invited to attend.


9:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Artists	(Art Show) (1 hour, 30 minutes)

Meet, mix and mingle with Balticon 47's Artist Guest of Honor, Art Program Participants and Art Show and Artists' Alley exhibitors in the Art Show Exhibit area.

The Balticon Sunday Night Short Film Festival sponsors the sixth annual Balticon Film Premier with a dynamite triple offering! One premier on Friday, one Sunday morning and the third Sunday afternoon! And if that's not enough, the Friday premier is followed by an awesome Encore!! See items FM-2. Shotgun Mythos (Friday, 9 PM), FM-9. Life Tracker (Sunday, 4 PM), FM-3. 95ers: Echoes (Sunday, 9 AM), and FM-12. Ninjas Vs Monsters (Friday, 10:30 PM)in Filmmaking Program for details. in Filmmaking Program for details.


Friday 9:00 PM Garden Room	Sunday 4:00 PM Garden Room	Sunday 9:00 AM Garden Room


And if that's not enough, the Friday premier is followed by an awesome Encore!! See FM-12. Ninjas Vs Monsters for details (Friday, 10:30 PM, Garden Room).


9:00 PM	Friday Film Premier: Shotgun Mythos	Garden Room (1 hour, 20 minutes)

Presenters: Clint Gaige, Marcus Lawrence, Robbie Poetzman, Nate Nelson

Director Clint Gaige and crew present the east coast premier of Shotgun Mythos (www.shotgunmythos.com), a gritty marriage of sci-fi and crime-noir. Drawing on Biblical references, Classical mythology and Celtic folklore, Shotgun Mythos introduces us to a world where the fairy tales are real and never intended for children. A brief Q&A follows.


10:00 PM	Friday Face Time: Meet the Scientists	Parlor 1041 (1 hour, 30 minutes)

Meet, mix and mingle with Baltcon 47's Science Guest of Honor and Science Program Participants. There will be cheesecake.


10:00 PM	Dancing in the Gears Steampunk Ball	Valley Ballroom

At Attention! All aeronauts, aethernauts, lady and gentleman adventurers, mad scientists, inventors, and other Steampunks and neo-Victorians! Join us at 10 pm Friday night at for a time-traveling formal evening at the Steampunk Ball! Become part of the living clockwork of Victorian and Victorian-inspired set dances and spin madly with your partner to romantic waltzes and lively polkas. No previous experience is needed; all dances will be taught by dance mistress Susan de Guardiola. Music will be an eclectic mix of modern and nineteenth century. Steampunk, neo-Victorian, or Victorian costume encouraged and admired but not required. Airships and time machines should be parked outside the ballroom. No sabers, ray guns, or clanks permitted on the dance floor.


10:30 PM	Friday Film Encore: Ninjas Vs Monsters	Garden Room

Presenters: Daniel Ross and Justin Timpane (Runtime 90 minutes)

The Ninjas and their friends find themselves pitted against the most evil and memorable monsters of them all - Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Werewolf, and MORE! Loaded with martial arts action, bloody horror, gun play, magic, comedy, pop-culture references, and a tightly woven twist-filled plot.

The Ninjas Vs gang gave us a sneak preview of the rough cut of Ninjas Vs Monsters last year. This year they are here to show us the final cut of the third installment in their Ninjas vs trilogy and to talk about their current and upcoming projects!


12:00 Midnight	Midnight Dance Party (Fri/Sat overnight — thru 2:00 AM Saturday)	Valley Ballroom

FOR YOUNG FANS AGES 13 TO 25 ONLY. Dance to the music of DJ Talis Thorndike. Ages 13 to 25. (Also listed as item D-2. in Dance Program and as item T-8. in Teen Program.)

Saturday, May 25, 2013


10:00 AM	Costume Friendly Tech Workshop	Valley Ballroom

Costumers and masquerade competitors, come get some tips from the tech crew and learn how to get the most out of what they can do for you!


10:00 AM	2012 and 2013 Compton Crook Award Winners — Readings (25 minutes)	(Pimlico)


11:00 AM	Reading by Special Guest Nnedi Okorafor	Garden Room


11:30 AM	The Art of Rick Sternbach Presentation by Artist Guest of Honor	Valley Ballroom


12:30 PM	The Baen Books Travelling Show	Garden Room

Slide show presenting original art and finished covers for both current and upcoming Baen books. Attendees will learn what goes into designing a cover and how covers evolve, as well as getting a sneak peak of upcoming releases. Free books are other goodies will be given out! (Also listed as event P-14 in Literary: Publishing Program.)


1:00 PM	Presentation by Guest of Honor Joe Haldeman	(Valley Ballroom


2:00 PM	Presentation by 2013 Robert A. Heinlein Award conferee Allen Steele	Garden Room


3:30 PM	Medieval Dance	Garden Room

Balticon will again feature a Medieval Dance on Saturday afternoon. Patches will teach an array of English Country (Playford and Arbeau), Italian Renaissance, and SCA dances. All levels are welcome from beginners to experienced. Live music will be provided by Maugorn and friends. Musicians interested in sitting in with the band should contact filk AT balticon DOT org and sheet music can be provided in advance.


9:00 PM	Balticon 47 Masquerade	Valley Ballroom

Balticon's Masquerade Costume Exhibition and Competition is well-known as one of the best of it's kind in the U.S.A. While the judges are conferring, please stay in your seat for The Bobby Gear Memorial Charity Auction at Balticon and help us raise money for BSFS Books for Kids. Doors open for seating at 8:30 PM. Staff and eligible volunteers sign up at the Volunteer Desk no later than 7:30 PM for Preferred Seating.


11:30 PM	Science Fiction Dance — Machines of Living Death	Valley Ball Room

Dance to the rocking sounds of Robbie Whiplash and the live (mostly) band Machines of Living Death (aka MOLD).

Sunday, May 26, 2013


9:00 AM	FM-9. Sunday Morning Film Premier — 95ers: Echoes	Garden Room

Presenters: James Durham

The Maryland Premier of the Indie Film "95ers": An FBI agent with time-bending powers must fight sinister forces from the future to save her loved ones from being erased from existence.


11:00 AM	Reading by Joe Haldeman	Garden Room

GoH Joe Haldeman reading from his favorite works.


12:00 Noon	SE-17. Liars Panel	Garden Room


12:30 PM	SE-9. Creating Superscience�	Valley Ballroom

Presenter: Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

The Science Program moves to the main tent. How physics and math intersect to create supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory (Also listed as S-19 in Science Program)


2:00 PM	SE-10. Sundown: Whispers of Ragnarok (2 hours)	Valley Ballroom

Performed by: Ada Palmer and Sassafrass


2:00 PM	Art Auction and BSFS Books for Kids Auction		Garden Room


4:00 PM	FM-9. Sunday Film Premier II — Life Tracker	Garden Room

Writer/director Joe McClean brings us the Maryland premier of Life Tracker (www.lifetrackermovie.com) , which follows a group of friends dealing with the ramifications of a new genetic technology that can predict a human's biological future, and how having that knowledge wrecks havoc on their friendships. It stars Matt Dallas ('Kyke' from the Sci-Fi show Kyke XY), Rebecca Marshall (Saw 3D: The Final Chapter), and Barry Finnegan (How to Make a David Lynch Film). The executive producer is NBA great Baron Davis.


4:00 PM	Yoji Kondo's 80th Birthday Party	Frankie and Vinnie's

Today is Yoji Kondo (Eric Kotani)'s 80th birthday party. Come to the Con Suite and help him celebrate!


4:30 PM	SE-11. Special Guest Nnedi Okorafor Presentation	Valley Ballroom


6:00 PM	SE-21. The Avengers... And Shwarma After	Valley Ballroom

The Usual Suspects, who brought you P for Producer and Monty Sauron's Flying Nazgul, return to the stage to take a crack at last Summer's blockbuster movie, The Avengers. Ethan Wilson stars as intrepid MI5 agent John Steed, who, with his lovely, cat-suited partner Mrs. Emma Peel (Renfield) takes on the forces of... oh... wait. The good Avengers movie? Right. Come see it. Super-Hero costume drama has never been more... uh... Suspect. Yeah. Suspect.


8:00 PM	SE-24. Sunday Night Short Film Festival	Valley Ballroom

Balticon's annual competitive short film festival. Our focus is on science fact, science fiction, fantasy and horror live action and animation projects under 52 minutes run time. Winners are determined by audience ratings. Please be sure to pick up your ballot on the way in. Films which are not appropriate for all ages (i.e. would in our opinion be rated at minimum PG-13) will be screened after 9:00 pm. Doors open for seating at 7:45 pm.


9:30 PM	SE-23. Swing Dance	Garden Room

Dance Masters: Iver Cooper and Lee Morey

Put your dancing shoes on and step to a more modern beat. For those new to swing dancing, Iver Cooper will use half the floor to teach basic steps for the first half, then the whole floor opens up for open dancing. Note: Smooth-soled shoes are recommended.

Monday May 28, 2013


10:00 AM	FTV-11. Film Festival Winners and Coming Attractions	Garden Room

If you missed the Sunday Night Short Film Festival, this is your chance to come and see the Directors Choice and Audience Choice Live Action and Animated Film Winners. The screening of the winners will be followed by Coming Attractions - Lance Oszko spends hours trolling the internet and talking to film distributors to find entertaining trailers to share with us for soon to be released independent and commercial films from around the world.

Book Launch Events

Join publishers, editors and authors as they celebrate the release of their latest works. (See the map on the back of your program grid for room locations - the Garden Room and Parlor 1041 are on the lobby level and Parlor 3041 is on the 3rd floor. Look for directional signs on white grids in the hallways.)

Saturday, May 25, 2013


12:00 PM	NM-18 I should Be Writing Livecast	Derby

Moderator: Mur Lafferty
Speaker: Myke Cole

Mur Lafferty's I Should Be Writing Podcast comes live to Balticon where she will dispense helpful writing advice and have a party for the release of her book A Shambling Guide to New York.


8:00 PM	NM-47 Garaaga's Children: Ama and Storyteller Chronicles: The Horde Release Party	Chesapeake

Moderator: Patrick Scaffido
Speaker: Paul Cooley

Authors Paul E. Cooley and Patrick Scaffido have new podcast releases that will probably melt your face and kill your brain. They invite you to be a part of their celebration as they release new work to consume the public. Body Count TBD.

Sunday, May 26, 2013


5:30 PM	BL-2. Sakers & Scott Book Launch and Tea

Moderators: Don Sakers and Melissa Scott

Come have some nibbles and a nice cup of tea, relax, and hear about three new releases from Melissa Scott and Don Sakers. The Eighth Succession (clone paranormal geniuses against the Galactic Empire); Steel Blues (curses & murder at a Depression-era air race); and Death By Silver (magical murder in a London that never was). Door prizes!


7:00 PM	BL-5. The Dark Quest Books Mega-Launch	Frankie and Vinnie's

Moderator: Danielle Ackley-McPhail; Authors: Danny Birt, Jack Campbell, James Chambers, Myke Cole, Joy Copeland, Keith R.A. DeCandido, John L. French, Elektra Hammond, Eric V. Hardenbrook, C. J. Henderson, Jonah Knight, Neal Levin, C. Ellett Logan, Jeffrey Lyman, Mike McPhail, Bernie Mojes, Christine Norris, KT Pinto, James Daniel Ross, Maria V. Snyder, B. K. Stevens, Jim Stratton, Patrick Thomas, Robert E. Waters, Phoebe Wray, Jeff Young


11:00 PM	NM-74 Words of the Gun	Derby

Moderator: Justin Macumber
Speaker: Doc Coleman

Join authors Doc Coleman and Justin Macumber as they read excerpts from the upcoming shared world anthology The Way of the Gun. Enter a world where the west was won with Bushido and Bullets.

Concerts and Other Musical Opportunities

Friday, May 24, 2013


9:00 PM	Concert: Sarah Pinsker	(Salon C-D)


11:00 PM	Friday Night Open Filk (Overnight)	(Salon C-D)

Friday Night Open Filk continues until 4:00 AM Saturday morning

Saturday, May 25, 2013


7:00 PM	Concert: Maugorn	Garden Room


8:00 PM	Concert: Danny Birt	Garden Room


9:30 PM	Ditched by Kate	Garden Room


10:30 PM	Saturday Night Open Filk — 5 hours of it!	Garden Room

Sunday, May 26, 2013


12:00 Noon	S-20. Songs of Space and Sky Dr. Seti	Salon A


2:00 PM	SE-10. Sundown: Whispers of Ragnarok Ada Palmer and Sassafrass	Valley Ballroom


8:00 PM	Concert: Partners in K'Rhyme	(Salons C/D)


9:00 PM	Concert: Merav Hoffman	Garden Room


11:590 PM	Concert: Paranormal Songs with Jonah Knight	Con Suite


10:00 PM	Sunday Night Open Filk until 3:00 AM	Garden Room

Monday May 28, 2013


2:30 PM	Concert: Gorgeous Gary and Friends	Garden Room


3:30 PM	M-10. Dead Dog Jam/Filk	Garden Room

LARP (Live Action Role Playing) Schedule


All Weekend	Live Action Role Playing (LARP)	(Various Locations)

LARP Registration is $10 per person (covers the cost of materials). All skill level of players welcomed! "Come for the fun...Stay for the mayhem!" The LARP details and description can be found on the Exhibits and Functions page.

Friday, May 24, 2013


5:00 PM	Until 9:00 PM LARP Registration	(Across from Progam Participant Check-In)

Saturday, May 25, 2013


9:00 AM	Until 10:45 PM LARP Registration	(Across from Progam Participant Check-In)


11:00 AM	LARP Opening Ceremonies	(Pimlico Room)


1:00 PM	LARP play	(Con Suite — at the back)

Sunday, May 26, 2013


10:00 AM	LARP play	(Con Suite — at the back)

Monday, May 27, 2013


10:00 AM	LARP Closing Ceremonies	(Pimlico Room)

Y'all come back now. There's more coming!

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