10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 14 hours
- Feature
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 13 hours
- Feature
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 12 hours
- Feature
- End of the Line: When TV Shows Finish Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- What do we do when we finish a series? Which series should we start with next? How do we handle the horrible endings that become of our favorite sh...
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Reboot, Reboot, Reboot!! Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have we run out of original ideas? Or are we so stuck in the past that we wish to relive it? Let's talk about what reboots have worked and what hav...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- A Second Chance in Comic Books Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- James Bond Anniversaries! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- This year is the anniversary of the movies On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker, Licence to Kill, and The World is Not Enough. How different ...
- Panel
- The Importance of Being Right Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Creative Streaming for Twitch Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- As a Twitch Affiliate and live streamer since April 2016 I am a seasoned streamer, streaming over 20 hours weekly I know everything from Stream Set...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- That’s The Way It Should Have Been Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Cardboard Minecraft Armor Contest Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Do you like MineCraft? Do you think you can craft that diamond armor in real life? Come make ...
- Panel
- Still Worthy: The Evolution of the Cinematic Thor Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Creating With a Deadline Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Costuming on the Cheap Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing With a Deadline Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- How to Find a Good Editor Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Does Science Fiction Still Inspire People? Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dealers Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Views of the Afterlife Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- TV shows like The Good Place and Lucifer present nuanced and fresh ideas about the afterlife. Discuss these ideas and other unusual views of the af...
- Panel
- Live Action Duck Hunt Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Are you an expert marksman? Come show off your skills with a nerf gun and try and shoot as many ducks as you can. Be careful though, our dog will j...
- Panel
- Were We Wrong About Star Trek: Discovery? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Viability of Being an Artist Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Posing for Photography Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Showing off your costume or cosplay can be an extension of your skills. Find out ways to get comfortable in front of the camera, and how to find a ...
- Panel
- Writing Alternate History: If This, Then What?!? Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- What if they’d killed Hitler in one of the assassination attempts? What if Hannibal and his elephants had frozen in the Alps, and never made it to ...
- Panel
- The Annual Mad Scientists' Tea Party DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- Ahead Full Steam! Wear your best Steampunk finery or grubby engine room attire and refresh yourself with an assortment of exotic teas, tasty nibble...
- Event
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Is 1984 The Most '80s Year in Movies Ever? Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Animal Traits Straight Out of Science Fiction Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Why Do Stories of Children Captivate Us? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dr. Slime's Mad Labratory Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Best 2000s and '90s SF TV Shows Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with William Hodgson Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Focus on Fit: Stretch and Body Con Costuming Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Fitting for stretch and body con designs is different than in non-stretch fabrics. Learn how to get better results with stretch fabrics through tip...
- Panel
- Collaboration with Other Authors Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- SLUGs LARP: Alpha Complex Pre-Game Meeting Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Welcome to Alpha Complex, humanity's safe refuge from the great (REDACTED) that befell the Earth (CLASSIFIED) years ago. Administered flawlessly by...
- Game
- Opening Ceremonies Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Event
- Live Action Angry Birds Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Filk Concert: Magical Wanderings Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Filk Concert
- Masquerade Tech Rehearsal Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 5 hours
- Admin
- Diversity and Comics Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- King Kong – The 8th Wonder of the World Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- End of an Era: The Big Bang Theory Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- How to Create A Superhero Universe from Scratch Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Filk Concert: Suspicious Women Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- The Suspicious Women are Cat Greenberg and Valerie Ritchie of The Unusual Suspects, performing songs of space, mermaids, survival, wonder and more....
- Filk Concert
- Artist Reception Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 2 hours
- Join our Artist Guest of Honor, Mitch Bentley, and fellow professional artists for one of the highlights of the weekend. (2 hours or until food run...
- Event
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Animation 101 Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ever wanted to make your own anime or cartoon but not sure where to start? Animation Professor/ Animator, Neko Pilarcik-Tellez, will give you an ov...
- Panel
- Archon's Got Talent Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 8:00 PM - 9:50 PM | 1 hour 50 minutes
- So you think you can sing? Come join us for a fun time and your favorite songs. There will be no judges, just come enjoy yourself and pick out your...
- Panel
- After the Bombs Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- An overview of post-apocalyptic cinema focusing mainly on the 1980s. The presentation will be an introduction to the genre and a rundown of influen...
- Panel
- Publish Your Book (Without Spending a Fortune!) Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Curse of Mary Sue Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Deborah Millitello, Thomas Stratman, and Donna J.W. Munro Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Hallway Costume Contest DoubleTree - Collinsville - Lobby Foyer
- 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- If you would like to enter the contest, come in costume to our photo area in the foyer of the DoubleTree on Friday night between 8:00pm and 10:30pm...
- Event
- The Heroine's Journey: From Woe to Whoa DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- A brief look at how women's role in speculative fiction has changed since Urban Fantasy began to now. From character archetypes, roles, and journey...
- Panel
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Filk Concert: Cheshire Moon Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Gunshot Wounds and You Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Are you a author who wishes to make the immediate treatment of a gunshot wound believable in their story? Are you a concerned citizen who wants to ...
- Panel
- Trending: Geek Life Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- How Has the Internet Changed Fandom? Gateway Center - Illini A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Annual Mad Poet Reading: Season of the Pumpkin Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Sex with a Twist Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dance DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
- Filk Concert: Ars Arcanum Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 30 minutes
- A musical journey into the underworld! Collinsville’s own Ars Arcanum will perform selections from their upcoming hard rock concept album, which fo...
- Filk Concert
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Open Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 10:00 PM - 5:00 AM | 7 hours
- Event
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- Sat 5, 12:00 AM - Sun 6, 12:00 AM | 1 day
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 15 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- The Men Who Sold the Worlds: Designing and Selling New RPG Systems/Modules Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- From its earliest days, tabletop gaming has been infused with the DIY spirit. Today, there are more ways than ever to create, promote, and sell new...
- Panel
- My Fandom is the Best Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dealers Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 8 hours
- Feature
- Problematic Characters Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Boffer Sword Making Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- St. Louis Legend - Vincent Price Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Conveying Emotions Through Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Most Difficult Thing About Cosplay Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Have you ever felt discouraged or frustrated while cosplaying? You are not alone. Don't miss this dynamic conversation with Iso Rivers as she share...
- Panel
- Preparing for Cosplay Competition Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Come hear Casey Renee's tips on competing in costume/Cosplay contests, her experiences competing and winning in Cosplay competitions (7 awards unde...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Sela Carsen Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Jules Verne, A Writers Guide to Imagination and Exploration DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Follow Jules Verne on his journeys. Poe and Dumas were his inspiration as to style, but the science, imagination, adventure, and camaraderie wer...
- Panel
- Audiobooks for Authors on a Budget DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- It's easier than you think to join publishing's fastest growing segment! Learn how to find the perfect narrator/producer and ways to promote you...
- Panel
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM | 4 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Sound Check and Tech Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Admin
- Role-playing Game Self-publishing 101 Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever wanted to publish your own tabletop role-playing game? This seminar will teach you the basics of self-publishing your own RPG. Topics...
- Panel
- NewSpace: Commercial Space in the Modern Era Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Commercial companies have supported NASA from the beginning of the Space Age. Now NewSpace companies ARE the Space Age. Find out how NewSpace will ...
- Panel
- The Work Of AGoH Mitchell Bentley Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Boffer Sword Fighting Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Avengers: End Game, or The Movie to End All Movies Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Film Screening: The Last in Line Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- Twelve seasoned men and women are on the run. They find brief sanctuary in a barn in the middle of an Ardenian forest. Surrounded by enemies on all...
- Panel
- The Wonderful World of Prismacolor Pencils Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- After almost 30 years of using Prismacolors. artist Rodeny Eaton shares his many decades of experience in the medium, from beginner to seasoned vet...
- Panel
- The Emergence of Cosplay Over Costuming Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Pumping Iron: Writing Exercises Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Donna J.W. Munro Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- The Expanse: Finishing the Series DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Superheroes: Modern Myths? DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Filk Concert: MoFilker (Coupled with Performance Seminar) Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Writing Mental Illness Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Will the Robots Rebel? Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Charity Auction Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 3 hours
- Event
- Reading with GoH James S.A. Corey (Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham) Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Duct Tape Armor and Instant Costuming Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Let's Go See the Wizard! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dragons! Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Making Costumes for Kids Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Do you struggle to find resources to create costumes for kids? Learn tips and trick for working with patterns for kids and how to translate adult p...
- Panel
- Writing and Publishing Tools, Tips, and Tricks Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Angie Fox and Jimmy D. Gillentine Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Is Fanfiction Infringement? DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Science Fiction vs. Fantasy DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Mandatory Masquerade Meeting Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Admin
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Performance Seminar Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Will provide a basic understanding of what you need to do and how you need to do it when you are&n...
- Panel
- LARPing 101 Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Do you like playing video games, table top games, and/or hanging out with friends? Not sure what LARPing is or if it's the thing for you? Come to t...
- Panel
- 43 New Discoveries Since Archon 42 Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Our annual update on the top 43 discoveries in physics, astronomy, and mathematics for the past year. Witness the ideas, photos, and concepts that ...
- Panel
- The Past is the Present Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Nostalgia is becoming a huge selling point for a lot of companies right now. Disney is remaking the animated classics, clothing stores are reintrod...
- Panel
- The Third Annual Greater Archon Children's Costume Extravaganza!!! (Trademark Pending) & Teen's Cosplay Contest Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Come show off your costume! Directly after the Children's costume extravaganza, the Teen's Cosplay Contest (ages 13 - 17) will be held. Come sign u...
- Panel
- Phase 4 of the MCU Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Bright Colors! Gateway Center - Illini A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Making and Wearing Corsetry Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Searching for Markets and Writing to Them Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Tracy Morris Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Young Adult Books: Not Just For Teens Anymore (or Ever?) DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- You've walked past the teen section so many times, and you see book titles that you're almost interested in. But are you too old to enjoy such fant...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- One Shot Performances Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Don't have a full set together but have a single you'd like to perform in public? Sign up for a One-Shot Performance!
- Filk Concert
- How to Effectively Research Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Science Fiction in Comics Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Expanse: Season 4 Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Say No To The Crud Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- When to Finish Your Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Bought vs. Made Costumes Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Devil's in the...: Adding Depth to Your World with Detail Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Brian Katcher and Richard White Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Small Press and Self Published Works, How Do You Find The Good Stuff? DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- You can find hundreds of e-books for a dollar or even free on Amazon and other platforms. Conventions are full of authors selling their own books i...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Filk Concert: Cathy McManamon Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Build-A-Campaign Workshop: How to Create an Epic RPG Storyline Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- As a GM, would you like to see your players become personally invested in an adventure beyond simply racking up experience points and collecting tr...
- Panel
- Mistakes, We’ve Made A Few Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Evolution of the Book in Human History Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Warsong Grid Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Capture the Flag! Two opposing teams of three try to bring their opponent’s flag to their own base...
- Panel
- Star Trek - The Motion Picture That Almost Wasn't Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Sassy and Smart Women of SFF Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with John Kaufmann Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Focus on Fit: Fitting the Bust Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Learn tips and tricks to help you get a better fit around your bust. Whether you need to enlarge or reduce - learn simple ways to modify patterns a...
- Panel
- Short Story Writing For Beginners Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Sela Carsen, Meg Elison, and Ethan Nahté Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Panels 101 DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Filk Concert: Court and Country Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- No Prep GMing: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Random Tables Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- How to run tabletop role-playing game sessions without spending hours of prep time. Tricks and tips for allowing exciting adventures to unfold at t...
- Panel
- Women in Spaceflight: Mercury 13 and Beyond Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Mercury 13 refers to a lost-in-history rogue initiative organized by a NASA consultant, Dr. Lovelace, to see if women could be astronauts. The “Mer...
- Panel
- Autograph Session and Special Screening with GoH James S.A. Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Mystery Sock Theatre 300 Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Growing Star Trek Universe -- A Good or Bad Thing? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Star Trek has taken a new turn with the announcement of Picard. Come share your thoughts on the recent Star Trek iterations and the franchise's fut...
- Panel
- Mixing It Up! Creating with Mixed Media Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- As You Know, Bob… Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- An Overview of the Scrivener Writing Environment Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- This presentation by long-time Scrivener user and successful author Dave Schroeder provides anyone interested in the Scrivener Writing Environment ...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Mark Tiedemann, R.J. Carter, and Deborah Millitello Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- The Great Women Authors in Science Fiction and Fantasy DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Escape from Archon - An Interactive Puzzle Panel DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Plutonians are furious. They have heard that upstart Earthlings have downgraded their planet and they want revenge. They have traveled to our w...
- Game
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Art Auction Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- All artwork with at least three bids goes to auction! The Art Show will remain open for one hour after the auction closes to allow for pick up by b...
- Event
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Filk Concert: Random Fractions Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- The Arsenal of Madness: Tips & Tricks for Gamemasters Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- On game night, your role as the gamemaster is equal parts improv performer, statistical analyst, storyteller, and diplomat — all at once, all on th...
- Panel
- The Likelihood of Aliens Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Have You Been Hypnotized? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Propulsion with the Challenger Learning Center Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The End of Star Wars Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Creating Dynamic Compositions Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Defining and Developing Voice Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Same ol' Trope and Dance Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Tracy Morris and Rich Horton Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- LGBTQ+ Representation in Fandom DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- World Building: Starting From Scratch Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Campfire Stories Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Lego My Monster Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The History of Fandom Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- My Inspiration Gateway Center - Illini A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing Realistic Fight Scenes Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing Speculative Fiction for Children - Picture Books to Young Adult Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with RJ Carter, Marella Sands, and Jan Gephardt Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Compare and Contrast: Books vs. Movies DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Let Your Fangs Down! Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- PlotQuest: The Challenges and Triumphs of Making an Interactive Animated Series Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Part web series, part interactive fiction, PlotQuest invites the audience to shape the narrative of this animated story by voting on what we animat...
- Panel
- Creating Beasts and Birds in Science Fiction & Fantasy Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing for Comic Books Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- LARP: Secrets of Copperwynd Manor DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM | 4 hours 30 minutes
- Steampunk LARP: Tinkers, scientists, detectives, warlords, and supernatural creatures from the Victorian Era must work together or in competition t...
- Game
7:20 PM
7:20 PM
- Masquerade Overflow Room Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 7:20 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours 40 minutes
- Feature
- Masquerade & Masquerade Overflow Seating Begins Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 7:20 PM - 8:00 PM | 40 minutes
- Admin
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- The Archon Masquerade Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Creating Book Covers Gateway Center - Illini A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- After Masquerade Jam Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- How to Survive as a Professional Illustrator Gateway Center - Illini A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dance DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Open Filk Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 10:00 PM - 11:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Event
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show Annual Screening Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- Event
- Geek Trivia Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- Test your knowledge of everyone favorite geeky subjects. The geek trivia team is once again bringing you the best pop culture trivia in the city. G...
- Game
11:30 PM
11:30 PM
- Open Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:30 PM - 5:00 AM | 5 hours 30 minutes
- Event
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 18 hours
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Lesser Known or Forgotten Gems Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- When One Story Becomes Many Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dealers Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Your Holy Grail Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Duck Hunt Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Are you an expert marksman? Come show off your skills with a nerf gun and try and shoot as many ducks as you can. Be careful though, our dog will j...
- Panel
- The Superhero Movie: Even Rome Fell Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Non-Denominational Worship Service Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Event
- Paint by Numbers: Art from Beginning to End Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Focus on Fit: The Male Form Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Guys want to cosplay too! Learn tips and tricks on sewing and fitting the masculine body type. This is a great panel for armor makers too as many t...
- Panel
- Creating Compelling Cover Copy Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- This presentation by successful self-published author Dave Schroeder explores the various blurbs, banners, tag lines, testimonials, and more that c...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with GoH James S.A. Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 6 hours
- Feature
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Sewing 101 (Teens) Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Disney+: Shut Up and Take My Money? Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing What You Don’t Know Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Authors write about things they’ve never done all the time, whether it’s killing another person, working in zero gravity or something as “simple” a...
- Panel
- Conversation with the Con Chairs & Staff Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Storytime with Debbie and Jessica Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Meet Wanda Wizzlewoop and her cat Whiskey, Esmeralda Grunch and her best friend, Tulip, and Cecilia, a kitty looking for a human to train. Listen t...
- Panel
- The New Doctor: Jodie Whittaker's First Season Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Masquerade Show and Tell Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 2 hours
- Come and join the Masquerade contestants for a Costume Show and Tell. Find out about the workmanship and difficulties of wearing this year’s costum...
- Event
- Art Demo with Allison Stein Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- SF Side Hustles Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Plotting Secrets Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Richard White, Van Allen Plexico, and Elizabeth Donald Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Rise of the Newbs: Getting New Players into D&D Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Dungeons & Dragons is deep into a new golden age, with more people playing than ever before. What’s bringing all these new players to the table...
- Panel
- MCU: Phase 4; Is it Worth it? Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Cthulhu Mythos: Beyond Lovecraft Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- So you've read everything HP Lovecraft wrote, but still have no idea who or what the King in Yellow is? Or "Unaussprechlichen Kulten", Ithaqua, or ...
- Panel
- Live Action Angry Birds Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The DC Cinematic Universe: Where is It Going? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- St. Louis Costumers Guild Open Meeting Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Costuming for Full-Figured Women Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- When to Finish Your Story Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Meg Ellison Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Renaissance Rounds Sing-Along DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Come join Kerri-Ellen Kelly, the manager of Court & Country, for a lively and fun sing-along of renaissance rounds. No sight reading skill is r...
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Solarean Adventures Open Meeting Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Doctor, Where's Your Tricorder? Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Some visions of medicine in the future are decried by those in the medical field are scoffed at as “wand-waving,” although other ideas seem more ac...
- Panel
- You Can't Go Home Again Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Gaming Hour Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Ray Harryhausen - Stop Motion Genius! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Ray Harryhausen being a guest at Archon, join us for a panel discussing the artist, his influence, and his pas...
- Panel
- Myths and Legends Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Daniel Yezbick, R.J. Carter, and Jimmy D. Gillentine Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Song Writing Panel DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Excelsior!: Remembering Stan Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Cleaning and Storing Your Costumes Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Shamans, Druids and Wise Women-Writing the Mystic in Fiction Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Discover European Mystical alternatives to the Native American medicine man, including an introduction to the concepts of mystics, Druids, Scyrs, a...
- Panel
- Tin Filker DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Closing Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- Dead Puppy Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 3 hours
- Event
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Dead Dog Party DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- Bring out your deeeaaad... Bring your party leftovers and get rehydrated at the annual Dead Dog Party! Not ready to go home yet? Come on by for thi...
- Event