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A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Saturday Programming Schedule


FenCon III Saturday Programming Highlights:


Lots to do at FenCon III on Saturday with as many as ten tracks of programming running from 10am to 5pm. Start your day with Joy Marie Ledet's silver clay demo at 10am then check out the Jim Butcher Block at noon. If you like a bit of creative chaos with your dramatic readings, check out the Yard Dog Press road show at 2pm. Flash back to the golden age of radio with the Generic Radio Workshop casting session at 3pm or the Buzz Blaster Radio Play at 4pm. Then the night of great programming really kicks in with Heather Alexander's Music GoH concert at 5pm and the Alan Dean Foster Keynote Address at 6pm. Get your bidding arm ready for the Art and Charity Auction at 7pm then strap in for our signature event: the FenCon Cabaret at 9pm featuring the All-Star Git-Down Filk-Sing Hootenanny™ and our Costume Competition and Show. Then party all night with open filking and so much more.


FenCon III Saturday Autograph Schedule:


  • 10:00am - Fletcher, Martindale, B. Sinor
  • 11:00am - McKinney, O'Barr, Singleton, Sullivan
  • 12:00pm - open
  • 1:00pm - Fish, LeBlanc, Martinez
  • 2:00pm - Adams, Caine, Clamp, Elrod
  • 3:00pm - Friend of the Fen Only - A. Foster, Alexander, Sweet, Butcher
  • 3:30pm - General Membership - A. Foster, Alexander, Sweet, Butcher
  • 4:00pm - The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse autograph session from Hell - Donahue, Eudaly, Mandala, Rainbolt
  • 5:00pm - Bonham, Kosatka, Rosen

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FenCon III Saturday Programming Schedule:


BONUS: Get up early and enjoy an 8:00am Tai Chi session led by Linda Donahue in the Trinity room (aka Programming 1). Bring a mat or large towel to sit on and be sure to wear loose-fitting clothing. Participants only, please.




 

Saturday Prime
Summit Ballroom

Main Stage
Lone Star I & II

Programming 1
Trinity

Programming 2
Pecos

Programming 3
Guadalupe

Workshop
Brazos

The SF Reading Room

10am

Where is the rocket?

(Sweet, D. Anderson, Conrad*, Harvia)

What elements make a story SF or Fantasy?

(Black*, Clamp, Goodlett, Ledbetter, Moore, Wentworth)

Everything I learned about life I learned from Conan the Barbarian

(C. Andersson*, Bonham, Fulbright, D. Gray, M. Gray, Hawkes)

Star Trek at 40

(Abbott, Kosatka, Patterson, Dravecky*)

Cheap costume designing on a dime

(Donahue, Kofmel, Mandala, McKinney, Sheridan, Singleton*)

Joy Marie Ledet's silver clay demo

(Ledet)

Readings: Dealer's Choice

(Yeffeth)

11am

No, this is my day job!

(C. Dean Andersson, A. Foster, Sweet, Butcher, Bradley, B. Foster*, Wedel)

Room Closed for Sound Setup

(opens at 12pm)

Does SF look back too much?

(Chessmore, Fulbright, D. Gray*, Kofmel, Rosen)

The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse press conference

(Donahue, Eudaly, Mandala, Rainbolt)

Space Elevator

(Antonelli*, Baty, Harvia, Ledbetter)

Joy Marie Ledet's demo (continued)

(Ledet)

Creating a Song

(Alexander, Cedric, Fish, Foye, Martindale, Middleton*)

12pm

The Jim Butcher Block

(Butcher, Goodlett*)

Randy Farran in concert

(Farran)

Literary vs. Media SF: Can't we all just get along?

(Hall, Kemper*, LeBlanc, Pagel, Steakley, Yeffeth)

Hey, Kids! Comics!

(Conrad*, Fish, Martinez, O'Barr, Singleton)

The Golden Throats of SF

(J. Barrett, P. Barrett)

Writers Workshop Day 2

(Watt-Evans*)

Readings: Mystery

(McKinney, Oliver)

1pm

Yard Dog Press Road Show

(D. Anderson, Bonham, Donahue, Eudaly, Fletcher, Ledbetter, Mandala, Oliver, Rainbolt, Rosen*, Sheridan, B. Sinor, S. Sinor, Turski)

Dene Foye, Teresa Patterson concerts

(Foye, Patterson)

Books into movies: why does it rarely work?

(A. Foster, Adams*, Moore, O'Barr, Steakley)

The End of Harry Potter

(Caine, Clamp, M. Gray, Kosatka, Swendson*, Wentworth)

Suckers for Love: the Vampire as romantic hero

(C. Dean Andersson, Archer, Elrod, Jacob, Martindale, Singleton, Wedel*)

Writers Workshop Day 2

(Watt-Evans*)

Readings: TBA

(TBA)

2pm

Yard Dog Press Road Show (continued)

(D. Anderson, Bonham, Donahue, Eudaly, Fletcher, Ledbetter, Mandala, Oliver, Rainbolt, Rosen*, Sheridan, B. Sinor, S. Sinor, Turski)

The Bedlam Bards in concert

(Cedric, Hawke)

The rules of magic

(Alexander, Butcher, Archer, Clamp*, Moore, Wedel)

Other markets for artists besides book covers

(Sweet, D. Anderson, Bradley*, Conrad, B. Foster, Ledet)

Battlestar Galactica

(Chessmore, D. Gray, McKinney, Swendson*, Yeffeth)

Writers Workshop Day 2

(Watt-Evans*)

Readings: Space in Science Fiction

(Antonelli, Wentworth)

3pm

Remembering "Admiral Lord God Ma'am Sir"

(Archer, Martindale, T. Miller*, Patterson)

Leslie Fish in concert

(Fish)

Is Horror SF? Where do they overlap?

(Adams, C. Andersson, Eudaly, Fulbright*, Hawkes, Jacob, B. Sinor)

Martial Arts: Kick-Ass Scenes

(Bonham*, Kemper, LeBlanc, O'Barr)

Space Hardware: the cool toys that will get us out there

(Antonelli, Baty, Brummel, D. Gray*, Ledbetter)

Writers Workshop Day 2

(Watt-Evans*)

Generic Radio Workshop casting

(C. Barrett, J. Barrett*, P. Barrett)

4pm

A Taste of Darrell K. Sweet

(Sweet, D. Anderson*)

The Brobdingnagian Bards in concert

(Gunn, McKee)

Trends in SF that should die

(A. Foster, Antonelli, Kemper*, Martinez, Steakley, Wentworth)

Oh no! Not another panel about Doctor Who!

(J. Barrett, Chessmore, Fletcher, Sheridan, Sullivan*)

Publisher's Panel

(Goodlett, Pagel, Rosen, Yeffeth*)

The role of Texas in national and international fandom

(Baty*, Harvia, Kofmel, T. Miller, Dravecky)

Buzz Blaster Radio Play

(D. Gray)

5pm

Readers talk back

(Watt-Evans, Caine, LeBlanc, McKinney, Wedel, Wentworth*)

Heather Alexander Guest of Honor Concert

(Alexander)

Art Auction Setup

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 7pm)

Reading: John Steakley

(Steakley)

6pm

Room Closed

(closed)

Alan Dean Foster Keynote Address

(A. Foster, Butcher*)

Art Auction Setup

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 7pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 8pm)

7pm

Room Closed

(closed)

FenCon Cabaret Setup

(opens at 9pm)

Art Auction (Hour 1)

(D. Anderson, Conrad, Eudaly, Harvia, Singleton)

Masquerade Muster

(Butcher, Kofmel*, M. Miller)

Culture building in SF/F

(Adams, Black, Hawkes, Kosatka, Martinez, O'Barr, Oliver*)

Guilty Pleasures

(Bonham, Martindale*, McKinney, Sullivan)

Room Closed

(opens at 8pm)

8pm

Room Closed

(closed)

FenCon Cabaret Setup

(opens at 9pm)

Art Auction (Hour 2)

(D. Anderson, Conrad, Eudaly, Harvia, Singleton)

Masquerade Muster

(Butcher, Kofmel*, M. Miller)

Non-genre shows that fans are watching

(Caine, Fletcher, Swendson*)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Readings: Horror

(Elrod, LeBlanc, Wedel)

9pm

Room Closed

(closed)

FenCon
Cabaret
Hour 1

(Alexander, Butcher*, C. Barrett, J. Barrett, P. Barrett, Donahue, Fish, Mandala, Rosen, Turski)

Room Closed

(opens at 11pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 11pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

10pm

Room Closed

(closed)

FenCon
Cabaret
Hour 2

(Alexander, Butcher*, C. Barrett, J. Barrett, P. Barrett, Donahue, Fish, Mandala, Rosen, Turski)

Room Closed

(opens at 11pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 11pm)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

11pm

Room Closed

(closed)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Saturday Night Open Filk

(TBA)

Saturday Night Theme Filk

(TBA)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)

Room Closed

(opens at 10am)



 

Saturday Prime
Summit Ballroom

Main Stage
Lone Star I & II

Programming 1
Trinity

Programming 2
Pecos

Programming 3
Guadalupe

Workshop
Brazos

The SF Reading Room


* indicates the panel moderator

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Last updated 20 September 2006