Grand Ballroom Wedgwood Room Capital Room Board Room (305) Room 307 Room 306 Room 316 Room 317 Music Room (302) Youth Room (322) Mezzanine
09:00 Reading: J.R.R. Tolkien
Guest of honor present
10:00 Morning Yoga
11:00 Interstitial Arts: Crossing Artistic Borders
Guest of honor present
Then Versus Now Anime
Guest of honor present Youth Oriented
Children's Sugar Cube Castles
Child Oriented
Performance: Nancy Louise Freeman
Water Aerobics in the Swimming Pool
12:00 Science Literacy Quiz
The Latest in Comics and the Graphic Novel
Business of Writing
Performance: Orckes and Trolls
13:00 Lord of the Rings Interactive Story
Child Oriented Recommended for new attendees Youth Oriented
Rusty Tells All
Guest of honor present
State of Art
Dumpster Diving and Your Costume
Performance: Nate and Louie Bucklin
14:00 Win, Lose or Draw DAGOBAH Style
Child Oriented Recommended for new attendees Youth Oriented
Performance: Dave Clement
15:00 Closing Ceremonies
Child Oriented Recommended for new attendees Guest of honor present Youth Oriented

Dumpster Diving and Your Costume (in Room 317 from Sunday 13:00 to Sunday 14:00)
Format: Panel
Track: Costuming
Description: You want to make a costume but don't have the supplies or just don't know what way to go. Here is an unique way to make a wonderous and cheap costume. Greg Abba, Bo3b Harper, Scott Ross

Interstitial Arts: Crossing Artistic Borders (in Grand Ballroom from Sunday 11:00 to Sunday 12:00)
Guest of honor present Guest of honor present
Format: Panel
Track: Literary
Description: Panel on how to cross artistic borders and what support can be found. Emma Bull, Will Shetterly

Rusty Tells All (in Capital Room from Sunday 13:00 to Sunday 14:00)
Guest of honor present Guest of honor present
Format: Discussion
Track: Literary
Description: Here is your chance to have Rusty all to ourselves and to ask about his universe and journeys. They are amazing. Rusty Hevelin

State of Art (in Room 307 from Sunday 13:00 to Sunday 14:00)
Format: Panel
Track: Art
Description: Overview of various NASA probes and telescopes, pictures and recent news. Plus an artist's view of their impact on Space Artists. John Garner, Mike Cole

Closing Ceremonies (in Grand Ballroom from Sunday 15:00 to Sunday 15:30)
Child Oriented Child Oriented
Recommended for new attendees Recommended for new attendees
Guest of honor present Guest of honor present
Youth Oriented Youth Oriented
Format: Discussion
Track: None
Description: Say goodbye to our 15th Demicon

Reading: J.R.R. Tolkien (in Music Room (302) from Sunday 09:00 to Sunday 11:00)
Guest of honor present Guest of honor present
Format: Reading
Track: Literary
Description: Join the ghost of J.R.R. Tolkien for a reading of his favorite work

Win, Lose or Draw DAGOBAH Style (in Grand Ballroom from Sunday 14:00 to Sunday 15:00)
Child Oriented Child Oriented
Recommended for new attendees Recommended for new attendees
Youth Oriented Youth Oriented
Format: Contest
Track: Gaming
Description: Some of our favorite artists will be drawing with the audience guessing. DAGOBAH: Maureen Adkins,Niki Adkins, James A. Hoffman, Suzan Leabhart, Stephen Morford, Michele Donner Ramsey, Margaret James Scott. Artists: Mike Cole, Nancy Wirsig McClure, Erin McKee, Scott Ross

Then Versus Now Anime (in Capital Room from Sunday 11:00 to Sunday 12:00)
Guest of honor present Guest of honor present
Youth Oriented Youth Oriented
Format: Panel
Track: Media
Description: What is the difference between the old anime and new? The question is, which is better? The gloves are off in this panel. Alan Gutierrez, Megan Harper, Tadao Tomomatsu

Performance: Nate and Louie Bucklin (in Music Room (302) from Sunday 13:00 to Sunday 14:00)
Format: Performance
Track: Music
Description: Nate and Louie Bucklin play original folk. Guitar and bass.

Performance: Orckes and Trolls (in Music Room (302) from Sunday 12:00 to Sunday 13:00)
Format: Performance
Track: Music
Description: Orckes and Trolls plays madcap folk and filk music. Guitar and voices. Audience participation encouraged.

Performance: Dave Clement (in Music Room (302) from Sunday 14:00 to Sunday 15:00)
Format: Performance
Track: Music
Description: Dave Clement plays folk and filk. Acoustic and electric guitar.

The Latest in Comics and the Graphic Novel (in Room 306 from Sunday 12:00 to Sunday 13:00)
Format: Discussion
Track: Literary
Description: You love comics and the graphic novel but what are the best ones out there as well as what new ones are worth it. Jeremy Bement and Justin Taylor from Mayhem Comics will discuss this with you.

Business of Writing (in Room 316 from Sunday 12:00 to Sunday 13:00)
Format: Panel
Track: Literary
Description: These three have experience running author's lives for them. Hear about the "Business of Writing." Lorraine Garland, Gay Haldeman, Adam Stemple

Children's Sugar Cube Castles (in Board Room (305) from Sunday 11:00 to Sunday 13:00)
Child Oriented Child Oriented
Format: Workshop
Track: Art
Description: What can you build with sugar cubes and icing? Why sugar castles, of course. Ann Totusek

Performance: Nancy Louise Freeman (in Music Room (302) from Sunday 11:00 to Sunday 12:00)
Format: Performance
Track: Music
Description: Nancy Louise Freeman plays acoustic originals, southwestern folk, filk, and blues. Guitar

Water Aerobics in the Swimming Pool (in Mezzanine from Sunday 11:00 to Sunday 12:00)
Format: Workshop
Track: Health
Description: What a great way to start the day. You can walk over on 6th Floor or meet in front of the elevator door by Independence Hall and ride to the pool. Energize your body and spirit as you exercise. Sallie Abba

Morning Yoga (in Wedgwood Room from Sunday 10:00 to Sunday 11:00)
Format: Workshop
Track: Health
Description: Energize your day with Sunday morning yoga. Learn stretches that will help with your health and wellbeing. Les Roth

Lord of the Rings Interactive Story (in Grand Ballroom from Sunday 13:00 to Sunday 14:00)
Child Oriented Child Oriented
Recommended for new attendees Recommended for new attendees
Youth Oriented Youth Oriented
Format: Discussion
Track: Gaming
Description: Lord of the Ring meets Mad Libs. Sarah Macht, Robert Uy

Science Literacy Quiz (in Wedgwood Room from Sunday 12:00 to Sunday 13:00)
Format: Contest
Track: Gaming
Description: Contestants and the audience are quizzed on basic science knowledge then see how you do with the rest of the nation. Rob Beeston


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Certain images used with permission of Alan Gutierrez
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