10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 14 hours
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM | 11 hours
- Feature
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Fan Lounge Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- Fri 1, 12:00 PM - Sun 3, 03:00 PM | 2 days 3 hours
- Feature
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 12 hours
- Feature
- Pagan Origins of Modern Holidays Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- 12 Angry Fen Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Many cons have "juried" art shows or dealers rooms. Should dealers' rooms and art shows be first come, first served or should conventions screen...
- Panel
- The Social Relevance of Star Trek Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Many Faces of Sci-Fi / Fantasy Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Find your niche in this broad genre through an overview of steampunk, urban...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Developing Your Creative Brand Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Do you want to be a creative jack-of-all-trades, or do you want to be known...
- Panel
- Creating and Submitting a Portfolio Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- How does an Artist select the best pieces to represent their work? How much should you tailor your presentation to a specific customer? How is i...
- Panel
- How to Con the Con: Get Noticed in a Sea of Convention Booths Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Your Fannish Style, Or Lack There Of Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Help... My House is Haunted, Now What? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- An interactive discussion with the audience about any experiences they have ha...
- 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 and show off your best armor or even ma...
- Panel
- Editing Without Pain Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Mixing Mainstream with Filk Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Con Crunch Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Give Me That Old Time Religion: Why Are We So Fascinated with Magic? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dr. Slime's Mad Laboratory Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Orville: Love Letter to Star Trek Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- After a rough 2 seasons, is this the perfect time for The Orville? Star Trek love is ramping up again, will it spill over to interest in the Hul...
- Panel
- It’s Never Too Late: Becoming a Successful Writer After 50 Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- If you’re past your 20s and 30s, it may seem like it’s not worth it to tell your stories, but there have been many successful writers who have s...
- Panel
- Art In Black and White Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Paying the Bills: Pop Art, eBay, and What the Public Wants Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Many artists need to start somewhere when trying to make it as an artist. Is there anything wrong with creating what the public will buy to help...
- Panel
- Writing Speculative Fiction for Children - Picture Books to Young Adult Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Not sure if you're writing a middle-grade or young adult book? Learn how to...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Lost & Found Studios Meet & Greet Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Journey: Living as a Traveling Artist Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- To fulfill your dreams, you have to do whatever it takes, and for some people “whatever it takes” is traveling extensively in order to promote y...
- Panel
- My World: Is It Sci-Fi or Reality? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Duck Hunt Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 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 wil...
- Panel
- Extra, Extra! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Why do they insist on making us sit through the credits? Is there a point or is it just 'the way we've always done it?' Which extra scenes do we...
- Panel
- Merchandise Development for Gaming Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Fans of games can be interested in much more than the game, and obviously smart creators will want to capitalize on that. What goes into c...
- Panel
- Adding Depth in Two Dimensions Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- That Wasn't Supposed to Happen! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Event
- Original Songwriting Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- 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: The Homebrew Bard Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ryan makes his "Homebrew Debut" playing a mix of original songs, fantasy classics to sing along to, and maybe even some good ol' filk parodies.
- Filk Concert
- Give Me That Crowbar: Breaking Into the Game Industry Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Making the Jump: Relocating to Realize Your Ambitions Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Sometimes you can’t make your career a success in your hometown. What do you need to consider when making huge changes like moving to California...
- Panel
- Coming Out of the Transporter Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Archon's Got Talent Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM | 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 y...
- Panel
- This is the Way Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- When the Believable Meets the Unbelievable: Weaving the Supernatural into Historical Fiction Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- It’s not easy to make your story set in the past really feel like it is, and then seamlessly incorporate supernatural elements without them feel...
- Panel
- Art As a Form of Protest Gateway Center - Illini A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- My Favorite Writer is a Jerk Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing Older Characters Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Deborah Millitello and Stevie Tisius Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Klingon Language 101 Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Klingon is one of the most widely known constructed languages on the planet. Learn pronunciation & the fundamentals of the Klingon language and...
- Panel
- Filk Concert: Cathy McManamon Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Casual Costumes Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- For Better or Worse: DC Movies Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- We've got three DC movies slated for 2022 in addition to the recent rendition of Suicide Squad and the Snyder Cut. Has DC started doing things r...
- Panel
- Designing Weapons for Costuming and Films Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Once and Future Kings Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Meg Elison and Jan Gephardt Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Filk Concert: Ars Arcanum Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Super Duper Heroes Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with Snail Scott Gateway Center - Illini A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Eyes of the Plague: Return of the Mad Poet Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Putting The Words In The Right Order: A "Fifty Shades" Line-Editing Demonstration Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
11:00 PM
11:00 PM
- Open Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event