EVENT SCHEDULE
INDOORS
Bierly Brewing
2:00pm - 3:00pm
WORKSHOP & PANEL GUEST CHECK INS
Show your ticket and pick up your exclusive workshop pass badge, or sign up for a workshop/panel standby badge (aka wait list) so you can get in if someone doesn’t take their seat.
3:00pm - 3:20pm
EVENT WELCOME TALK
How a mini-convention spawns when an indie publisher goes rogue.
- Angela Grace, Publisher, Provender Press
3:20pm - 3:30pm
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3:30pm - 4:30pm
PANEL: HOW TO LEVEL UP YOUR COSPLAY
The methods and techniques that both expert level fan organizations and historically accurate medieval costumers use, and you can, too.
- Erick Griggs, Mando Mercs Costume Club
- Melanie Taylor, Society of Creative Anachronism
4:30pm - 4:40pm
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4:40pm – 5:40pm
WORKSHOP: HOW TO DRAW FANTASY MAPS
Draw your own fantasy map under the expert, step-by-step guidance of a professional fantasy map maker! Materials provided. (With special guest, award-winning map artist Yarrow.)
- Cody James King, Author
The Game Master’s Guide to Fantasy Map Making
5:50pm - 6:00pm
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5:50pm – 6:50pm
PANEL: HOW TO CREATE RICH CHARACTERS AND WORLDS
Tricks of the writing trade you can use for writing or immersive gameplay.
- CB Mason, Author, Shattered
- CJ Switzer, Author, Morvelving
- Jordan Lowery, Author, The Exiled
- Kevin Carver, Author, The Forbidden Parallel
7:00pm - 8:00pm
RECEPTION
Meet the authors, makers, players, and hosts of the Mac Minicon. Open to all subject to space limitations. Priority entrance given to workshop ticket holders.
OUTDOORS & COMBAT RING
NE 3rd & Galloway
2:00pm - 7:00pm
- FREE ROAMING MANDALORIANS - get your picture taken!
- ARTIST IN RESIDENCE ZACH RIENKER - see their work!
- AUTHOR’S TABLE - get your book signed!
- THIRD STREET BOOKS - the best of sci-fi and fantasy!
- HOPSCOTCH TOYS - hand-picked games and toys!
- VINTAGE PULPS - tons of mid-century sci-fi novels!
- NERDY BY NATURE - fandom merch and adornments
2:00pm - 3:00pm
INTERACTIVE BARDIC CIRCLE (Combat Ring)
Join in group songs in the classic medieval style.
- Society for Creative Anachronism
3:10pm - 4:10pm
SPINNING DEMONSTRATION
MEDIEVAL SCROLL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION
See historically accurate demonstrations of spinning and scroll painting from medieval times.
- Society for Creative Anachronism
3:40pm - 4:40pm
HEAVY COMBAT DEMONSTRATION (Combat Ring)
See a demonstration of medieval-style heavy combat.
- Society for Creative Anachronism
3:40pm - 4:40pm
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4:50pm - 5:50pm
RAPIER DEMONSTRATION (Combat Ring)
See a demonstration of medieval-style rapier combat.
- Society for Creative Anachronism
5:50pm - 7:00pm
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7:00pm
COSPLAY CONTEST (Combat Ring)
Come and show off your costume! Judges will be awarding prizes of $25 Gift Certificates to several local businesses for:
- Best Science-Fiction Costume
- Best Fantasy Costume
- Most Creative Costume
- Most Technical Skill
- Judges Choice
8:00pm - Midnight
GAMING AFTER PARTY (@Rip’N’Card Trick)
Choose and play from the big collection, and enjoy no-host bar and pizza by the slice!
RSVP TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE!!!
