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4:00pm EST

Screening: Crest of the Stars (eps 1-2) Plaza IKristyn Souder • Tim Souder Jews in Space: Friday Shabbat Services Crystal Ballroom Three

5:00pm EST

Screening: Crest of the Stars (eps 3-4) Plaza IRobert Zygala Writing for Aliens: Creating Arts Cultures Plaza IIStephanie Burke • Vikki Ciaffone • Peter Prellwitz • Robert C. Roman Match That Theme Song! [Family Friendly] The GalleryPhillip Thorne

6:00pm EST

From East to West: The Changing Face of Animation Plaza IStephanie Burke • Brian T. Graening-Price • Carl Paolino Artists That Have Influenced Me Plaza IVAlan Beck • Heidi Hooper • Nathan Lilly Open Gaming starts at 6pm Executive Suite 923 Creative Curses to Inflict on Your Characters Crystal Ballroom ThreeVikki Ciaffone • Elektra Hammond • Gordon Linzner • Nick Martell • Alex Shvartsman Tesla, Gernsback, and the Birth of Science Fiction Crystal Ballroom TwoMiriam Seidel The Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Publishing Plaza IIDanielle Ackley-McPhail • Russ Colchamiro • Michael D'Ambrosio • April Grey • Chris Kreuter • Paul Levinson Readings: Friday 6pm Executive Suite 623Samuel Delany • Barna William Donovan • Mark Wolverton Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly] The GalleryPhillip Thorne

7:00pm EST

Mobile Suit Lyrical Nanoha Plaza IJames Hicks • Nathan Thatcher Autographs: Friday 7pm Autograph TableSamuel Delany • Barna William Donovan Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show The GalleryLisa Ashton Building a Bug-Out Bag Plaza VTony Finan • Jazz Hiestand • Nathan Lilly Filk Theme Circle: Space Adventures Plaza VI Video Games and Disability Plaza IVMuriel Hykes • Robert C. Roman • Michael Ryan Black Holes Explained! Plaza IIIJohn Ashmead • Bob Hranek • Dr. Valerie J. Mikles • Peter Prellwitz • Jay Wile Heists on the Moon Crystal Ballroom ThreeStephanie Burke • Gil Cnaan • Karalyn Morris • Shannon O’Shea • Aaron Rosenberg • Michael Swanwick How Different Ways You Read a Story Affect What You Get Out of It Plaza IIBrandon Budda • Eric Hardenbrook • Nick Martell • Glenn McDorman • Alyce Wilson Readings: Friday 7pm Executive Suite 623Danielle Ackley-McPhail • Darrell Schweitzer How Close Are We To Replicators? Crystal Ballroom TwoEarl Bennett • Bruce Dykes • John Monahan • Charlie Robertson

8:00pm EST

Concert: Denebian Slime Devils Plaza VI Venture Bros. Returns! Plaza IOrenthal Hawkins • Kim Kindya • Phillip Thorne Autographs: Friday 8pm Autograph TableJoshua Palmatier Steve Ditko Requiem & Retrospective Plaza VGlenn Hauman • Pam Smith • F. M. Yates Workshop: Ribbonwork Techniques The GalleryDiane Kovalcin 8pm: PSFS Meeting & 8:20pm: How To Navigate Philcon - A Newcomer's Guide Crystal Ballroom ThreeTodd Dashoff • Gary Feldbaum • Charlie Robertson Game: D&D 5E - The Dragon Turtle Back Zoo Executive Suite 923Aaron Fantasy Without Fantasy? Plaza IIIKen Altabef • Sally Wiener Grotta • Anna Kashina • Marshall Ryan Maresca • Carl Paolino • Jim Stratton Learning to be an Effective Panel Moderator Plaza IISteven Burst • Gordon Linzner • Ray Ridenour • Susan Shwartz • Hildy Silverman • Jeff Warner So You Want To Make A Podcast... Plaza IV Readings: Friday 8pm Executive Suite 623Paul Levinson • Muriel Stockdale • Joan Wendland Chicken Soup for the...Brain? Crystal Ballroom TwoMuriel Hykes • James Prego • John Skylar • Mary Spila

8:30pm EST

Concert: Mark Mandel Plaza VI

9:00pm EST

Anime Blinded Me with Science Plaza IWalter Amos • Robert Fenelon • Ben Jorritsma • Robert C. Roman Adapting Textile Arts for Manual Disabilities The GalleryKirsten Houseknecht Filk Theme Circle: Best Family Song (Pegasus Category #1) Plaza VIRoberta Rogow Gaming Suite Meet and Greet Executive Suite 923Virginia Swann Bharat's Ballads, Part 1 Plaza VSavan Gupta Victorian-Era Fantasy Plaza IIPhilippa Ballantine • Elizabeth Crowens • Linda J. Lee • Mary Spila The Chromatics: Concert #1 Grand Ballroom ADr. Padi Boyd • John Meyer • Michelle Orhan • Scott Rohrbach • Alan P. Smale • Karen Smale Meet The Pros & Art Show Reception Crystal Ballroom Promenade (Gaming)

10:00pm EST

Anime Armaments & Toon Tactics Plaza IWalter Amos • Robert Fenelon • Brian T. Graening-Price • Robert C. Roman Demo: Painting in Lint with Heidi Hooper Art Show (Grand Ballroom C)Heidi Hooper Need Help Finishing Your Masquerade Costume? The GalleryAnastasia Holt • Sarah Sanders • Pam Smith Friday Night Open Filk Plaza VIMarilyn 'Mattie' Brahen Game: One Night Ultimate Werewolf Executive Suite 923Talavou Alailima Bharat's Ballads, Part 2 Plaza VSavan Gupta Read & Review: Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar Plaza IIKaralyn Morris • Shannon O’Shea Room Discussion: Westworld Season 2 Crystal Ballroom ThreeBarna William Donovan • Anastasia Klimchynskaya • Paul Levinson Paging Dr. Bashir: The Ethics of Hacking Humans Crystal Ballroom TwoMuriel Hykes • Lawrence Kramer • John Monahan • James Prego • John Skylar • Jeff Warner Friday Night Dance Grand Ballroom AGil Cnaan

11:00pm EST

Bad Anime, Bad! 2018 Edition Plaza IStephanie Burke • Brian T. Graening-Price Room Discussion: The Woman Who Fell To Earth Crystal Ballroom Three Game: Cards Against Humanity [18+] Executive Suite 923Virginia Swann Angsty Fic Tropes and Why We Love Them Plaza IIAnastasia Klimchynskaya • Robert C. Roman • Jay Smith Eye of Argon Interactive: Chapter Five Crystal Ballroom TwoDaniel Kimmel • Kim Kindya • Richard Stout • Ian Randal Strock