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Friday
, November 16
Art Show (Grand Ballroom C)
10:00pm •
Demo: Painting in Lint with Heidi Hooper
Autograph Table
7:00pm •
Autographs: Friday 7pm
8:00pm •
Autographs: Friday 8pm
Crystal Ballroom Promenade (Gaming)
9:00pm •
Meet The Pros & Art Show Reception
Crystal Ballroom Three
4:00pm •
Jews in Space: Friday Shabbat Services
6:00pm •
Creative Curses to Inflict on Your Characters
7:00pm •
Heists on the Moon
8:00pm •
8pm: PSFS Meeting & 8:20pm: How To Navigate Philcon - A Newcomer's Guide
10:00pm •
Room Discussion: Westworld Season 2
11:00pm •
Room Discussion: The Woman Who Fell To Earth
Crystal Ballroom Two
6:00pm •
Tesla, Gernsback, and the Birth of Science Fiction
7:00pm •
How Close Are We To Replicators?
8:00pm •
Chicken Soup for the...Brain?
10:00pm •
Paging Dr. Bashir: The Ethics of Hacking Humans
11:00pm •
Eye of Argon Interactive: Chapter Five
Executive Suite 623
6:00pm •
Readings: Friday 6pm
7:00pm •
Readings: Friday 7pm
8:00pm •
Readings: Friday 8pm
Executive Suite 923
6:00pm •
Open Gaming starts at 6pm
8:00pm •
Game: D&D 5E - The Dragon Turtle Back Zoo
9:00pm •
Gaming Suite Meet and Greet
10:00pm •
Game: One Night Ultimate Werewolf
11:00pm •
Game: Cards Against Humanity [18+]
Grand Ballroom A
9:00pm •
The Chromatics: Concert #1
10:00pm •
Friday Night Dance
Plaza I
4:00pm •
Screening: Crest of the Stars (eps 1-2)
5:00pm •
Screening: Crest of the Stars (eps 3-4)
6:00pm •
From East to West: The Changing Face of Animation
7:00pm •
Mobile Suit Lyrical Nanoha
8:00pm •
Venture Bros. Returns!
9:00pm •
Anime Blinded Me with Science
10:00pm •
Anime Armaments & Toon Tactics
11:00pm •
Bad Anime, Bad! 2018 Edition
Plaza II
5:00pm •
Writing for Aliens: Creating Arts Cultures
6:00pm •
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Publishing
7:00pm •
How Different Ways You Read a Story Affect What You Get Out of It
8:00pm •
Learning to be an Effective Panel Moderator
9:00pm •
Victorian-Era Fantasy
10:00pm •
Read & Review: Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
11:00pm •
Angsty Fic Tropes and Why We Love Them
Plaza III
7:00pm •
Black Holes Explained!
8:00pm •
Fantasy Without Fantasy?
Plaza IV
6:00pm •
Artists That Have Influenced Me
7:00pm •
Video Games and Disability
8:00pm •
So You Want To Make A Podcast...
Plaza V
7:00pm •
Building a Bug-Out Bag
8:00pm •
Steve Ditko Requiem & Retrospective
9:00pm •
Bharat's Ballads, Part 1
10:00pm •
Bharat's Ballads, Part 2
Plaza VI
7:00pm •
Filk Theme Circle: Space Adventures
8:00pm •
Concert: Denebian Slime Devils
8:30pm •
Concert: Mark Mandel
9:00pm •
Filk Theme Circle: Best Family Song (Pegasus Category #1)
10:00pm •
Friday Night Open Filk
The Gallery
5:00pm •
Match That Theme Song! [Family Friendly]
6:00pm •
Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly]
7:00pm •
Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show
8:00pm •
Workshop: Ribbonwork Techniques
9:00pm •
Adapting Textile Arts for Manual Disabilities
10:00pm •
Need Help Finishing Your Masquerade Costume?
Saturday
, November 17
Art Show (Grand Ballroom C)
11:00am •
Tour of the Art Show with Artist Guest of Honor Gary Lippincott
12:00pm •
Workshop: Make & Take Polymer Clay Sculptures [Family Friendly]
1:00pm •
Workshop: Creative Drawing [90 Minutes]
3:00pm •
Workshop: How to Draw Dinosaurs! [Family Friendly]
4:00pm •
Workshop: DIY "Animation" [Family Friendly]
5:00pm •
Demo: Watercolors with Alan Beck
Autograph Table
11:00am •
Autographs: Saturday 11am
12:00pm •
Autographs: The Chromatics
1:00pm •
Autographs: Saturday 1pm
2:00pm •
Autographs: Saturday 2pm
3:00pm •
Autographs: Saturday 3pm
4:00pm •
Autographs: Saturday 4pm [GoHs]
5:00pm •
Autographs: Saturday 5pm
6:00pm •
Autographs: Saturday 6pm
Crystal Ballroom Three
10:00am •
The Fiction of Steven Brust
11:00am •
A Tribute to Ursula K. LeGuin
12:00pm •
Remembering Gardner Dozois
1:00pm •
Recipes for Character Creation
2:00pm •
Marvel's Next Phase
Crystal Ballroom Two
10:00am •
Transhumanism in Fairy Tales
11:00am •
Space Force or Space Farce?
12:00pm •
The Depictions of Technology in Star Wars and Star Trek
1:00pm •
Next Generation Weather Satellites
2:00pm •
The Moon, The Stars, and Mars: The Ethics of Colonizing Space
3:00pm •
Getting Started with Digital Art
3:00pm •
The Big Score: The Soundtrack of Science Fiction
4:00pm •
Exoplanets and the TESS Mission
5:00pm •
Mars or Bust! The Theory and Practice of Travel to Mars
6:00pm •
Workshop: Drawing The Costumed Figure
7:00pm •
Star Trek: Discovery
8:00pm •
The Dark Forest Theory
9:00pm •
SF and Video Games
10:00pm •
Shows We’re (Still) Not Over The Endings Of
11:00pm •
Why We Hate Big Bang Theory
Executive Suite 623
10:00am •
Writer's Workshop
12:00pm •
Readings: Saturday Noon
1:00pm •
Readings: Saturday 1pm
2:00pm •
Readings: Saturday 2pm
3:00pm •
Readings: Saturday 3pm
4:00pm •
Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Readings
5:00pm •
Readings: Saturday 5pm
6:00pm •
Readings: Saturday 6pm
7:00pm •
Book Blogger Hangout
Executive Suite 823
11:00am •
Tea With Steven Brust
2:00pm •
Knitting Circle and Open Textiles Crafting
5:00pm •
Book Launch: by Phil Giunta and Steve Wilson
7:00pm •
Book Launch: by Mike McPhail and Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Executive Suite 923
10:00am •
One Bad Apple
11:00am •
Workshop: Pantheon Building
12:00pm •
Workshop: All-Ages Game Design
1:00pm •
Family Friendly Open Gaming
8:00pm •
Game: Golden Templars RPG [8pm to Midnight]
10:00pm •
Game: One Night Ultimate Werewolf
11:00pm •
Game: Cards Against Humanity [18+]
Grand Ballroom A
11:00am •
The Chromatics: Concert #2
1:00pm •
Presentation by Special Guest Marshall Ryan Maresca
2:00pm •
Presentation by Artist Guest of Honor Gary Lippincott
3:00pm •
Presentation by Principal Speaker Steven Brust
4:30pm •
Masquerade Rehearsals [90 min]
7:30pm •
Doors Open For Masquerade Seating
8:00pm •
The Sandy Swank Memorial Masquerade with a Half-Time show by The Chromatics
10:30pm •
Screening: AM1200 [40 min]
Plaza I
12:00am •
Screening: Hellsing (eps 1-4)
9:00am •
Screening: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (eps 1-2)
10:00am •
Screening: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (eps 3-4)
11:00am •
I Mustn't Run Away…I Mustn't Run Away…An Evangelion Debate Panel
12:00pm •
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 30th Anniversary
1:00pm •
Social Progress at 24 Frames per Second
2:00pm •
Shoujo Manga that Breaks the Mold
3:00pm •
Anime for Sci-Fi Fans
4:00pm •
Inuyasha: Feminism in a Feudal Fairy Tale (90 min)
5:30pm •
Screening: My Hero Academia (ep 1)
6:00pm •
Screening: My Hero Academia (eps 2-3)
7:00pm •
Screening: My Hero Academia (eps 4-5)
8:00pm •
The New Wave of Animated Royalty
9:00pm •
Totally Subversive Toons
10:00pm •
Tackling Sexuality and Gender Identity in Anime and Manga [18+] [90 min]
11:30pm •
Screening: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (ep 1)
Plaza II
10:00am •
Indie Publishing 101: Becoming A Project Manager
11:00am •
Indie Publishing 102: The Editing Process
12:00pm •
Indie Publishing 103: The Publishing Process
1:00pm •
Indie Publishing 104: Marketing
2:00pm •
How to Plot a Murder
3:00pm •
What Scares Us Now?
4:00pm •
The City
5:00pm •
Point of View in Fiction
6:00pm •
Writing Intimate Relationships in the Era of They
7:00pm •
Post-Religious Science Fiction
8:00pm •
Meet the Editors!
9:00pm •
Room Discussion: My Patronus is a Monster Truck
10:00pm •
Things to Remember When Negotiating a One-Night Stand with The Fae [18+]
11:00pm •
A Dramatic Reading of Chuck Tingle's Hugo-Nominated Work [18+]
Plaza III
10:00am •
Workshop: Performing a Reading
11:00am •
Foundations of Worldbuilding: Planetary Systems & Space
12:00pm •
A Creative Apocalypse
1:00pm •
Your Android Lover's Brain Was Hacked, and Just Like That, They're Gone Forever
2:00pm •
The Robot "Other"
3:00pm •
Don't Open That Airlock!
4:00pm •
2018 Hugo Nominee Review
5:00pm •
What Does a "Strong Female Character" Actually Look Like?
6:00pm •
Our Fascination with Mars
7:00pm •
The Hunting of the Snark [30 min]
8:00pm •
Liminal Spaces in Americana
9:00pm •
The Paradox of Writing SF
10:00pm •
The 200th Anniversary of Frankenstein
11:00pm •
Harlan Ellison Retrospective
Plaza IV
10:00am •
DCEU: A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
11:00am •
Designing Original Costumes
12:00pm •
Giant Monster Appreciation Panel
1:00pm •
The Orville
2:00pm •
King Kong
3:00pm •
Finances for Freelancers
4:00pm •
The 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey
5:00pm •
Politics and Deep Space Nine
6:00pm •
Intentionally Retro SF
Plaza V
9:00am •
Jews in Space: Saturday Shabbat Services
11:00am •
Diversity and Representation in 2018
12:00pm •
For Panelists, by Panelists
1:00pm •
How Not to Die From Exposure
2:00pm •
Entering Your First Masquerade?
3:00pm •
Haunt & Horror Costuming
4:00pm •
Black Panther: Where Do We Go From Here?
5:00pm •
Crowdfunding for Fun and...What Do You Mean We LOST Money???
6:00pm •
Airships and Arya-Samaj [90 min]
7:30pm •
Mantras, Mudra, Sutra & MECHA!!! [90 min]
9:00pm •
The Living MultiVerse Diaries: Tropes & Tactics
10:00pm •
Redesigning You: A Guided Meditation to Your Newly Minted Persona
11:00pm •
Cosplay Court Case: Night Court [18+]
Plaza VI
10:00am •
Filk By Any Other Name
11:00am •
Open Filk
12:00pm •
Concert: Amy Fass
12:30pm •
Concert: Ian Hanley
1:15pm •
Concert: Cosplay Joe
2:00pm •
Theme Circle: Strange Places
3:00pm •
Filk Theme Circle: Road Trips
4:00pm •
Concert: Kathy Sands
4:30pm •
Concert: Marc Glasser
5:00pm •
Memorial Filk Circle
6:00pm •
Open Filk
7:00pm •
Open Filk
8:00pm •
Filk Theme Circle: Songs of Action
9:00pm •
Filk Theme Circle: Best Sing-Along Song (Pegasus Category #2)
10:00pm •
Saturday Night Open Filk
The Gallery
9:00am •
Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly]
10:00am •
Workshop: Make & Take Starry Sunsets [Family Friendly]
11:00am •
Workshop: Miniature Hat Decorating - $5 fee [90 minutes] [Family Friendly]
12:30pm •
Workshop: Beaded Cabochons - $10 fee [90 minutes]
2:30pm •
Participate in a Synthetic Biology Experiment! [3 hours]
6:00pm •
Workshop: Creating Settings for Fiction and RPGs
7:00pm •
Tabletop DMing 101
8:00pm •
Game: Introductory Session for Pathfinder 1st Edition [8pm to Midnight]
8:00pm •
Game: X-Wing Minis
Sunday
, November 18
Autograph Table
11:00am •
Autographs: Sunday 11am
12:00pm •
Autographs: Sunday Noon
1:00pm •
Autographs: Sunday 1pm
2:00pm •
Autographs: Sunday 2pm
Crystal Ballroom Promenade (Gaming)
9:00am •
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE IN THE TERRACE ROOM: 9am to 1pm
Crystal Ballroom Three
10:00am •
Fifty Years of Pern
11:00am •
You're Always Learning How to Write Better
12:00pm •
How to Channel Your Compulsive World-Building Habit into Something Constructive
1:00pm •
When Less Is More
2:00pm •
At Loose Ends
3:00pm •
Philcon Feedback Session
Crystal Ballroom Two
10:00am •
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Current Technology Trends
11:00am •
The Future of Synthetic Biology and Public Biohacking
12:00pm •
What Your Action Figures Are Trying To Tell You
1:00pm •
Demo: Digital Art Improv with N.E. Lilly
2:00pm •
War Games in the Immune System
Executive Suite 623
10:00am •
Readings: Sunday 10am
11:00am •
Readings: Sunday 11am
12:00pm •
Readings: Sunday Noon
1:00pm •
Readings: Sunday 1pm
2:00pm •
Readings: Sunday 2pm
Executive Suite 923
11:00am •
Game: Post-Apocalyptic Blues: Escapee Blues [11am to 3pm]
Grand Ballroom A
11:00am •
The Chromatics: Concert #3
1:00pm •
Screening: Starship Farragut Animated Episodes
Plaza I
12:00am •
Screening: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (eps 2-4)
9:00am •
Screening: Wolf Children [Family Friendly]
11:00am •
Should You Watch: Symphogear?
12:00pm •
Diversity in Anime and Manga [90 min]
1:00pm •
1:30pm - Screening: Izetta: The Last Witch
2:00pm •
Screening: Izetta: The Last Witch
Plaza II
10:00am •
Writing Like The Dickens
11:00am •
Fairy Tales for the Modern Age
12:00pm •
Science Fiction as Social Education
1:00pm •
The Myth of the Mad Scientist
2:00pm •
Cyberpunk 2.0
Plaza III
10:00am •
Science Fiction and The Men In Black
11:00am •
Space Age Fashion: Dressing For The Future!
12:00pm •
Gardner Dozois’s “The Peacemaker”
1:00pm •
The Impact of Learning to Write via Fanfiction
2:00pm •
Jungian Archetypes in SF & F
Plaza IV
10:00am •
What Your Body Language Says About You
11:00am •
The Creative Influence of Moorcock
12:00pm •
Submitting Art to Magazines
1:00pm •
How Do Radios Really Work?
2:00pm •
Roundtable: A Farewell to Adventure Time
Plaza V
10:00am •
Sunday Meeting for Worship
11:00am •
Writing A Film-Friendly Novel
12:00pm •
Babylon 5
1:00pm •
Retail Skills for the Introvert
2:00pm •
The Planet of the Apes
Plaza VI
10:00am •
Filk Theme Circle: Classic Filk
11:00am •
Open Filk
12:00pm •
Concert: Dr. Seti
1:00pm •
Filk Theme Circle: Media-Inspired Songs
2:00pm •
Philcon 2018 Songwriting Contest Performances
3:00pm •
Dead Cheesesteak Filk Circle and Gripe Session
The Gallery
9:00am •
Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly]
10:00am •
Found Objects and Unconventional Materials
11:00am •
Workshop: Victorian Hat Stand ($15) or Pincushion ($10) [Family Friendly]
12:00pm •
Workshop: Fabric Manipulation
1:00pm •
Workshop: Make & Take Foam Sabers / Therapy Swords [Family Friendly]
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