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Friday, January 16
 

5:00pm EST

Costume Clash Game: Compete in Teams for MarsBucks!
Compete in teams to construct the best costume in one hour from a bag of surprise materials. The winning team splits $30-$40 MarsBucks (depending on participation).
Speakers
TK

Friday January 16, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Costuming

6:00pm EST

The Well-Dressed Puppet workshop
Puppet Kits available to first arrivals ($5 donation encouraged), or bring your own puppet to dress in ideas from Cher Lambeth's book "The Well-Dressed Puppet."
Speakers
avatar for Cher Lambeth

Friday January 16, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Workshop

8:00pm EST

Valentine Wolfe in Concert
Speakers
VW

Friday January 16, 2015 8:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Concert

10:00pm EST

Urban Fantasy Roundtable--David B. Coe, Margaret McGraw
Join in an open discussion of urban fantasy favorites like The Dresden Files and underappreciated gems.
Speakers
avatar for David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson
avatar for Margaret McGraw

Margaret McGraw

Editor/Author
Margaret S. McGraw is co-editor of the Predators in Petticoats anthology (Black Cat White Cat Books, 2020), as well as two anthologies about the wildest West that never was: Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier (Falstaff Books, 2017) and The Weird Wild West (eSpec Books, 2015... Read More →

Friday January 16, 2015 10:00pm - 11:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Roundtable
 
Saturday, January 17
 

10:00am EST

Star Trek Roundtable
Do you love the new movies, or do they make you miss the old Trek? Which TV series was the best? Where should Trek go next? Come prepared to discuss these questions and more.
Speakers
BG
BH
TK

Saturday January 17, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Star Trek

11:00am EST

25 Years of Dr. Who
A discussion of the best moments from the last 25 years of SF's beloved, longest-running series.
Moderators
TK

Speakers
AP
AW

Saturday January 17, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Panel, Dr. Who

12:00pm EST

Guardians of the Galaxy Roundtable
Where did Star Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and the rest come from? Where should they go next? If you loved the movie, come join the discussion.
Speakers
avatar for John Desmarais

John Desmarais

Committee Member
When you’re the child of over educated parents and grow up in a family of voracious readers, your destiny lies along the path to Geekdom – and a lonely path it can be. The grand revelation occurred shortly after graduating from high school with the first excursion to an actual... Read More →
JC

Saturday January 17, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Movies

1:00pm EST

Reel World Challenges: Adapting Films from Fiction
Have you ever wondered why so many great books never get made into movies? Get the writer and the fan perspective on the challenges of turning fiction into film. They'll look at both the creative challenges and those created by industry practices.
Moderators
avatar for Will McIntosh

Speakers
avatar for John Desmarais

John Desmarais

Committee Member
When you’re the child of over educated parents and grow up in a family of voracious readers, your destiny lies along the path to Geekdom – and a lonely path it can be. The grand revelation occurred shortly after graduating from high school with the first excursion to an actual... Read More →
LJ

Saturday January 17, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Panel, Movies

2:00pm EST

25 Years of Trivia Game
How much do you remember about the last 25 years? Bring a team or join one in the Restaurant Annex as we test your knowledge in this fun, interactive hour. The winning team will split $40 in MarsBucks.
Speakers
NH

Saturday January 17, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Game

3:00pm EST

The Cleric's Guide to Smiting: Gamer Humor with Tangent Artists
Tangent Artists read from their new book, guaranteed to raise a laugh for RPG fans or anyone who loves the geek life.
Speakers
TA

Saturday January 17, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Panel, Comics

4:00pm EST

Tweens 'n Teens Scavenger Hunt Wrap-up
All teams must bring their devices with photos and objects to the Restaurant Annex by 4:15 to see which team gets the highest score and takes home MarsBucks.
Speakers
NH

Saturday January 17, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Family, Game

5:00pm EST

Artists' Roundtable
Join our artist guests of honor and others for an open forum discussion about anything related to art: the creative side, the business side, or the technical side.
Moderators
GC

Speakers
MM
JW
JW

Saturday January 17, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Art

6:00pm EST

Match Guest Game
Modeled on the classic Match Game, join in as our guests fill in the blanks in funny SF/fantasy sentences. Match the most answers, and you'll take away $30 in MarsBucks. It's easy to play and guaranteed to produce some laughs.
Moderators
NH

Speakers
avatar for Michael Khandelwal
avatar for Alethea Kontis
avatar for Mikey Mason

Mikey Mason

Mikey Mason (She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever) is a full-time standup comedian whose work has been featured on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, DrDemento.com, Nerdist.com, MTV Geek News, SyFy’s Blastr.com, Time Magazine’s Techland, and on theFuMP.com. He has made multiple appearances... Read More →
avatar for Margaret McGraw

Margaret McGraw

Editor/Author
Margaret S. McGraw is co-editor of the Predators in Petticoats anthology (Black Cat White Cat Books, 2020), as well as two anthologies about the wildest West that never was: Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier (Falstaff Books, 2017) and The Weird Wild West (eSpec Books, 2015... Read More →
SS
avatar for Chuck Turnitsa

Chuck Turnitsa

MarsCon Progenitor
In the waning days of summer, of the year 1965, the third of three massive scout ships – hailing from an obscure little stellar empire past the Crab nebula – reached her destination. The first two ships were lost. One fell victim to curious new radiation unique to our part of... Read More →

Saturday January 17, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Game

11:00pm EST

Cards Against Humanity Tournament (Over-18 Only)
Back by popular demand, a tournament of the game that makes you blush… or should. The laughs just keep coming as we work from many tables of players to one. Bring card sets if you have them. The winner takes away $30 in MarsBucks.
Saturday January 17, 2015 11:00pm - Sunday January 18, 2015 1:00am EST
Restaurant Annex
  Adult, Game
 
Sunday, January 18
 

11:00am EST

Sketch-a-Thon
Back by popular demand! You shout out wacky ideas and watch three artists bring them to life before your eyes!
Speakers
MM
JW
JW

Sunday January 18, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event, Art

12:00pm EST

William Shakespeare's Star Wars Read-In
We'll divvy up the parts and get all thespian for two hours of fun where the Bard meets the Force. Bring a copy of the book by Ian Doescher if you have one.
Speakers
NH

Sunday January 18, 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Restaurant Annex
  Interactive Event
 
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