Friday 29 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

12:00 PM

International Costumers Guild Archives Roadshow

1 hour 50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

Bruce Mai (Participant)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

2:00 PM

Dressed to Impress: What Masquerade Judges Look For

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Linda Wyatt, MillenniCon (Participant)

Mr James Fipps, jf costume creations (Moderator)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

3:00 PM

How to Draw for Costumers/Costuming/Cosplay

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

Karen Heim (Participant)

You don’t have to be an artist to draw your own original designs or render recreations to better understand them. Tips for using croquis or crea...

5:00 PM

Costumes Are Clothing!

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Hanna G. aka HanniGarbz (Moderator)

Al of Nwyfre Cosplay (Participant)

The first rule of cosplay: Costumes are clothing! Chat with some seasoned cosplayers about finding a place for pockets, sitting down in...

7:00 PM

You Are Not Alone: Cosplay as Therapy

50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Marz Stardust (Moderator)

Alex Tom (Participant)

Panelists Marz Stardust and Alex Tom share their stories about how cosplay and the cosplay community has helped them overcome anxiety, deal wi...

8:00 PM

Lord of the Rings Murder Mystery Demo

1 hour 50 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Wardric of Arnor was not a powerful man. He was a blacksmith, working to support his beautiful wife. In ages past, he was a lord in his land, but t...

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Accessories!: Fleshing Out the Details of Your Costume

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Mr James Fipps, jf costume creations (Moderator)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

11:00 AM

Cat Herding 101

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

Susan Eisenhour (Participant)

12:00 PM

Cosplay on a Budget

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Mr James Fipps, jf costume creations (Moderator)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

Donald Price (Participant)

1:00 PM

How to Turn a 2-D Image Into a 3-D Costume

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Moderator)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

Mr James Fipps, jf costume creations (Participant)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

2:00 PM

Masquerade Presentation Tips

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Participant)

Linda Wyatt, MillenniCon (Participant)

3:00 PM

Costuming History

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Bruce Mai (Participant)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

4:00 PM

Fitting Skills for Costuming Every Body

50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Ariana Bauer, Cosplay Sewing School (Moderator)

We all have different bodies with different designs but yet it seems like most sewing patterns are designed for specific body types. Learn how to a...

5:00 PM

The Dark Universe: New Universal Monster Movies

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Participant)

Joey Froehlich (Participant)

This year welcomed the first film from The Dark Universe - the franchise that will eventually offer us remakes of our most beloved classic Universa...

6:00 PM

Problems and Questions From Young Writers

50 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Christine Amsden (Moderator)

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Participant)

Lloyd Kropp, Retired from University (Participant)

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Participant)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Participant)

7:00 PM

I, Robot: Artificial Intelligence

50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Lettie Prell (Moderator)

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Participant)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Participant)

Cindy A. Matthews (Participant)

8:00 PM

When RPG Designs Go Rogue: How QAGS 3E Became Cinemechanix

50 minutes, 8:00 PM - 8:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Steve Johnson, Hex Games (Moderator)

QAGS Second Edition has been delighting con-goers for over a decade, but a few years ago the Hex Games crew decided that it was time for some up...

9:00 PM

Goodbye to Generic Game Systems, Hello Adaptability

50 minutes, 9:00 PM - 9:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Steve Johnson, Hex Games (Moderator)

For years, setting-neutral RPG systems have been called “Generic,” and that’s a pretty good name for them. By attempting to offer a one-size fit...

Sunday 1 October, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Paint, Glue, and Other Stinky Stuff

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Mr James Fipps, jf costume creations (Moderator)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

11:00 AM

Care & Feeding of Your Costumes

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

12:00 PM

Author Readings with Benjamin C. Kinney, and Jimmy D. Gillentine

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Benjamin C. Kinney (Participant)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

1:00 PM

Author Readings with Mark Tiedemann and Tex Thompson

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Mr Mark Tiedemann (Participant)

Tex Thompson, WORD - Writers Organizations 'Round Dallas (Participant)

2:00 PM

Author Readings with David Benem and Setsu Uzume

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

David Benem (Participant)

Mx. Setsu Uzume, PodCastle (Participant)

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Sessions

Friday 29 September, 2017

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Sunday 1 October, 2017