Guide to Activities, Events, and Locations Welcome to the 1998 Edition of the Minicon Pocket Guide. POCKET GUIDE This is your handy, easy-to-use, “Granddaughter- of the Mother-Of- All-Pocket-Programs” Pocket Program. This Pocket Guide is based on the Wiscon Pocket Program design created by Meg Hamel. So many people fell in love with it that we asked Wiscon if we could also use the design. They of course were delighted to hear that we love it, and gave us the freedom to use it.
This book has been separated into two sections:
The first section, and the largest, is entirely for Programming and related items. It is designated for programming by the black bar running on the right outside edge. Inside you will find the convention programming listed in four (4) different ways. Each form uses a unique tracking number assigned to each programming item. All times are listed in military (24-hour) time. 1. Room/Time Grids (listed on the fold-out covers) 2. Programs listed in order of tracking number. 3. Themes (i.e. Costuming, Fandom, LitCrit, etc...) 4. Participants (John Dodo...... 001, 002, 003) Krushenko's programming descriptions are listed in a separate section before the Themes section. The Krushenko's information is still in the grids, themes and participant lists. Children's programming is listed in a separate section after the participants lists. Children's is not listed in any other section of Programming. This Guide’s program listing is current as of 4/1/98. A list of changes after this date has been compiled by the Programming Department, who will print this list and provide it to you. Any changes that happen at the convention will be posted in Programming Ops, Atrium 3, and printed in the Bozo Bus Tribune, the convention zine. If you need to make any changes to the schedule, go to Programming Ops and they will do what they can. The second section you will find Volunteers, Registration, Minicon Library, Fan Funds, Parties, Life Support, Minneapolis ’73, Fan Faire, Dealers’ Room, Art Show, Childcare, Minicon Post Office and Bozo Bus Tribune. You can find the Hotel and Operations information in the Souvenir book. And of course, it wouldn't be a Pocket Guide without hotel maps. You will find the Radisson Hotel maps near the back of the book.
Cover art by Derrick Dasenbrock. Original format design by Meg Hamel for Wiscon 20 and 21. Design and layout by Andrew Bertke, using QuarkXPress, Illustrator and Photoshop with AGaramond, Mason and Univers. Don’t Foget: Minicon 33 Postmortem (Feedback meeting on this year's Minicon) Sunday, April 26, 1998 2 p.m. Radisson Hotel South FRIDAY
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149 120 095 252 245 096 What How to Live Firearms and SF and Minicon 34 3D Glass art can a 1500 with a Writer the Writer other genres? Will Be in SF/F Literary Different Agent do for you? 141 Fertile 054 087 192 204 161 246 Low-fire 226 (Fontainebleu) Ground: No More Where to Gender One The next acrylic enam- David 1600 Fiction from Reruns! wave your Stereotypes Hundred 5/10/25 els on ceram- Langford: Dreams towel in Written Years of C.S. years in ic and glass Entertaining SF/F Lewis science surfaces Filthy Pro 156 058 205 126 247 Mythology Science Racism in Real-World Airbrush 1700 in F&SF Fiction Cover Art Science and Demonstration Essentials Technology
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104 032 211 237 Alien Where has Midwestside Tour of the 2000 Language, all my Story — Art Show Alien income Performance Worldview gone? One 193 201 035 064 023 075 102 178 Classic Women Talk World- Myth and Just the facts, Tales of the Future Star Wars 2100 Roots Trek building on Magic man... Unanticipated Military Zines: of Horror the fly of the Harp Not-a Technology 20 years and Publication Party running 038 190 005 094 What’s 112 011 110 052 In your “State of Friday Night happening JenniCam — Bedtime LoJo Russo Ich bin ein 2200 dreams, the Art” : Filk in the Public versus Stories with Performance Technoweenie Earthman! Other shows Publishing Privacy on Jane Yolen out there Industry the net 044 012 101 040 116 Why is the Beth Star Drek, What’s your Interview 2300 future so Eastman The frequency, With The poorly lit? Memorial Degeneration baby? Vampire- Punnel Hater, Part III 103 176 065 071 REALLY Drinkable UFOs, Hammer 2400 neat death Grains! XTs, House scenes and of Horror UFOlogy SATURDAY Vista Sofitel Atrium 2 Atrium 4 Atrium 6 Atrium 7 Bloomington Edina Krushenko’s Main Stage Plaza 1 Plaza 2 2201 or 2205 Rooms 062 164 160 Why Reviewing Religion in aren’t comedy 1000 Science Fiction F&SF writers taken and Fantasy seriously? 166 018 091 219 082 Heisenberg 206 238 099 (Salon 1/2) Education in … boy builds Best of Guest of Honor Probably Slept Children’s Artists’ Zoo Regency 1100 Here…into to F&SF new girl Young Adult Interview — Imagining Country Dance Gardner Dozois Quantum Physics SF/F Workshop 191 022 001 “If this is 217 124 207 050 (Vichy) Nitpicker’s Panel History — Fantasy, bring Thos’s Master Adding Magic in What’s there to 1200 Class Scrutinizing take two... me Science — Insult to Metallurgy do besides kill Dave Langford SF TV Fiction…” Injury... people… 034 Driven 195 123 220 Guest of 014 076 100 (Salon 1/2) Mundane — General Illogical Honor Technophilia, GLBT Regency 1300 reality vs. B5 Gossip, Extremes Interview — Technophobia Erotica in SF Waltz Reality Secrets… John M. Ford and Fantasy Workshop 165 069 Are the 189 Babylon 098 015 077 The 172 (2205) 028 (Vichy) Issues of Forces of 5: The First Extropy — Cultural Relationship Writers Murphy’s 1400 Conscience Evil™ Great Novel The Cure for Perspectives Between Star Trek and Literary SF Workshop laws of in F&SF Really EVIL? for TV Future Shock on Time Gaming 258 085 043 Minicon 34 119 Applied Babylon 5 The Work of Will Be Different: Anthropology, 1500 Team Trivia Gardner No, Really, We Sustainable Dozois Mean It Societies 118 208 179 Depiction 153 (2201) Lost Wax The Rise of of Military in Gender, GLBT, 1600 Casting in the Gothic SF: Hits and and/or Polyamory Bronze Novel Misses in SF&F 021 024 026 Murphy’s 200 056 (2205) 209 The 147 But the 243 How to 130 (Vichy) Where did “Far Out” laws of I Want a Royally screwed!: Haunting of Clouds of Draw Celestial Magic: The 1700 Objects with we come keeps getting Writing and New Con... Do writers Shirley Magellan aren’t IN Mathematical Addiction from? further out! Editing deserve Royalties? Jackson the asteroid belt! Perspective 168 I spent ten 109A 229 SF/F in 079 108 Justice Is years creating Art Auction computer Speculative an Abstraction 1800 this world but I Setup Games, and Poetry — Gravity Is still can’t write! vice versa Reading a Law 122 109 047 CLOSED 097 (starts @ 1930) 007 Technocracy: can Art Auction — don’t come Humour in 080 SF Writing 1900 the government Minicon 33 control technology back next Science Groups: The Masquerade companies? Con! Fiction 1998 Scene 181 066 A History 2000 The Goddess in of Star Trek SF & F Fandom 081 2100 Diversicon/ Arcana and MarsCon 175 010 167 Ouch! you 231 230 (a fan-based 244 Talent, Power, Saturday hacked my arm Lady Astronomy 2200 multimedia Cartoonists’ or Just Mind Night Filk off! I’ll just have to Poetesses for Writers... Science Jam! Games? fight left handed! from Hell Fiction 013 Beth 113 196 Convention) 009 197 Eastman Leather, Aliens In Zurround Star Trek 2300 Co-host the Memorial Punnel Lasers, and Tights evening’s News and — Round 2 Light-Years merriment. Views 215 DRUM 173 2400 JAM ‘98 — Hypnotic 2nd Helping! Discussions... 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 Costuming laws of M 030 urphy Atrium 2 ’ s 089 (binding) line a time F 060 of P M 027 said... REALL — what they andom —
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Compare and contrast (and trash) bad SF/F, specifically BAD SF/F ograming: crossover novels. Tom Porter, Steve Mudd, Kristopher O’Higgins, Alice Bentley 002 Minicon 33 Opening Ceremonies MainStage Events • MainStage Event • Mainstage • F 1800 Let’s get the show on the road M Dave Romm; Eleanor Arnason, Jerry Stearns, John M. Ford, Gardner Dozois, Phil Proctor, Dave Langford 003 Closing Ceremonies MainStage Events • MainStage Event • Mainstage • Su 1600 Descriptions Let’s blow this popstand! M Dave Romm; Eleanor Arnason, Jerry Stearns, Gardner Dozois, John M. Ford 004 Drum Jam Nothing Fits • Other • MultiFunction • F 2400 Drummers, dancers, and LOTS of energy! Kr
005 Friday Night Filk ushenko’ Fandom • Other • Atrium 6 • F 2200 Science Fiction lyrics to common tunes — come sing along! s M Laramie Sasseville 007 Minicon 33 Masquerade
MainStage Events • MainStage Event • Mainstage • SA 1900 TV Schedule Costumes, costumers, and fun all in one room. M Kat Pepmiller; Corvus Elrod, Costumers 008 Masquerade Orientation and Green Room Costuming • MainStage Event • MultiFunction • SA 1030 Costumers’ signup and rehearsal for the Minicon 33 Masquerade
M Kat Pepmiller; Costumers Theme List 009 Zurround MainStage Events • Other • Mainstage • SA 2300 Saturday night Musical Event 010 Saturday Night Filk Fandom • Other • Atrium 4 • SA 2200 Par Science Fiction lyrics to common tunes — come sing along! ticipants M Laramie Sasseville 011 Bedtime Stories with Jane Yolen Readings • Reading • Bloomington • F 2200
Bedtime stories with milk and cookies. A treat for young and old alike. Pr Childr M Jane Yolen ogramming
012 Beth Eastman Memorial Punnel ens’ Fandom • Other • Atrium 4 • F 2300 The worst form of pun-ishment available in con-sponsored space! M Ed Eastman Masquerade
013 Beth Eastman Memorial Punnel — Round 2 & Music Fandom • Other • Atrium 6 • SA 2300 The worst form of pun-ishment available in convention-sponsored space! M Ed Eastman 014 Technophilia, Technophobia 026 Murphy’s laws of Writing and Editing Science & Technology • Panel • Edina • SA 1300 Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 1700 Pr Our Love-Hate relationship with modern and ultra-modern If it can go wrong...write it down NOW. technology Carrie Channell, Jane Yolen, Kristopher O’Higgins, K.B. Bogen ograming: M Ctein; Kari Askeland, Ellen Kuhfeld, Bruce Bethke, Phillip E. Kaveny, Phyllis 027 Murphy’s laws of Publishing Eisenstein, Mike Ward Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 4 • SU 1000 015 Cultural Perspectives on Time If it can go wrong... Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Edina • SA 1400 Carrie Channel, Jim Frenkel, Gardner Dozois How do various real and fictional cultures deal with time? How does 028 Murphy’s laws of Gaming YOUR fictional culture perceive time? Gaming • Panel • Vichy • SA 1400 Phillip E. Kaveny, Patrick Neilsen Hayden, Beth Hynes-Ciernia If it can go wrong...blame the GM! 016 Cultural Perspectives on Time D. Robert Hamm, Dave Arnason, Mike Stackpole Descriptions Cultural Anomalies • Roundtable • Plaza 1 • SU 1300 030 Murphy’s laws of Costuming More discussion following from the panel on the same subject Costuming • Roundtable • Atrium 2 • SU 1300 017 Religiously Speaking... If it can go wrong... Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Plaza 1 • SU 1200 Deborah K. Jones, Margene Bahm Do Science Fiction and Fantasy handle religion better now than they 031 Murphy’s laws of Concom did 20 years ago? Fandom • Panel • Edina • SU 1500 Lyda Morehouse, Paul T. Olson, Phil Jennings, Ann Laabs Kr If it can go wrong... ushenko’ 018 Boy meets girl; boy loses girl; boy builds new girl Polly Peterson, Victor Raymond, Gypsy
Writing / Editing Panel Atrium 6 SA 1100 s • • • 032 Where has all my income gone? Taking the formula out of Science Fiction/Fantasy writing. Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 7 • F 2000 K.B. Bogen, Jim Frenkel, Lois McMaster Bujold How as an artist/writer, we can financially prepare for the future
019 The Year in Science Carrie Channell, Paul T. Olson, Jim Frenkel, K.B. Bogen TV Schedule Science & Technology Workshop Plaza 1 F 1400 • • • 033 Windward Tack Discoveries just published or just made — where the frontier really Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 6 • SU 1400 IS in April, 1998 How artists and writers can steer society into the future Howard Davidson, Holly Wilper Kari Askeland, Harry LeBlanc 021 Where did we come from?
034 Driven Mundane — reality vs. Reality Theme List FanTrad • Seminar • Atrium 4 • SA 1700 Fandom • Panel • Atrium 4 • SA 1300 Fannish History of Minneapolis Are Cons really a different universe? If so, which is Reality? M Karen Cooper Michael T. Kent, Margene Bahm, Karen Cooper, Anne Gay 022 History — take two... 035 Worldbuilding on the fly — when characters get sassy! Writing / Editing • Roundtable • Atrium 4 • SA 1200 Writing / Editing • Roundtable • Atrium 6 • F 2100
Revising History in Literature Par Characters are people, too.... Leigh Kimmel, Phillip E. Kaveny, Doug Hulick, Greg L. Johnson, Donald Aamodt ticipants D. Robert Hamm, Michael T. Kent, K.B. Bogen, Lois McMaster Bujold, 023 Just the facts, man... Harry LeBlanc Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Bloomington • F 2100 038 In your dreams, Earthman! What REALLY happened in history at ... (insert time and place) Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 2 • F 2200 Phil Jennings, Leigh Kimmel, Doug Hulick, Ann Laabs
Sex in Science Fiction Pr Childr 024 “Far Out” keeps getting further out! Steve Deyo, Paula Helm Murray, Anthony Armor, Harry LeBlanc ogramming
Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 6 • SA 1700 040 What’s your frequency, baby? ens’ How changes in mainstream culture have affected science fiction ... Science & Technology • Roundtable • Plaza 1 • F 2300 and vice-versa Speculative development of telepathic computers Neil Rest, Bruce Bethke, Phyllis Eisenstein Hank Lederer, Mike Ward
025 How much further out can we GO? Masquerade
043 Minicon 34 Will Be Different: No, Really, We Mean It & Music Cultural Anomalies Roundtable Plaza 1 SU 1400 • • • Fandom • Panel • Mainstage • SA 1500 Discussion following from the panel on ‘“Far Out” has gotten 120 minutes on the High-Resolution Minicon (M34) Further out!’ M Teresa Nielsen Hayden; Minicon 34 Executive Council 044 Why is the future so poorly lit? 060 Fandom — a time (binding) line LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 2 • F 2300 FanTrad • Roundtable • Atrium 4 • SU 1300 Pr Dark Urban fantasy Explanation of certain Fannish in-jokes... So, why WON’T Dave Lyda Morehouse, K.B. Bogen Kyle let me sit there? ograming: Karen Cooper 047 CLOSED — don’t come back next Con! Fandom • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 1900 062 Reviewing Science Fiction and Fantasy Is fandom as tolerant as it was ten/twenty years ago, or has the LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 6 • SA 1000 concept of “trufan” gotten in the way? Panel on book reviewing — How to, venues, dos and don’ts Gypsy, Anne Gay M Michael Levy; David Hartwell, Eric Heideman, Carrie Channell, Russell Letson, Greg L. Johnson 050 What’s there to do besides kill people and take their stuff? Gaming • Panel • Vichy • SA 1200 063 What Do I Read Next? LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 7 • SU 1400
Advice to GMs Descriptions Deirdre Murphy, Marcus Morgan, D. Robert Hamm A brief review of what’s out there, by those who know. Russel Letson, Michael Levy, Carrie Channell, Scott Imes 051 Walk this Way! Minicon 101 • Other 064 Myth and Magic of the Harp Walking tour of Minicon Music • Roundtable • Atrium 7 • F 2100 Music and stories of the harp and its magic from Greek Myth to 052 Ich bin ein Technoweenie Medieval Castles to Modern Fantasy Authors. Come listen to story
Computers & Internet • Panel • Plaza 1 • F 2200 and song; share a song or story of you wish. Kr ushenko’ Discussion of how the attitude toward computer knowledge has Deirdre Murphy, Susan Dirks-Henry gone from “arcane” to “mainstream.” 065 UFOs, XTs, and UFOlogy Kari Askeland, Bruce Bethke s Science & Technology • Panel • Plaza 1 • F 2400 053 Romancing the Unknown Current state of UFOlogy, studies of extraterrestrials LitCrit • Panel • Bloomington • SU 1500 M Joel Henry; Jim Groat, Steven V. Johnson It seems Science Fiction Romances are back — but slap a different TV Schedule publishing company logo on a few of our favorites, and you wonder 066 A history of Star Trek Fandom if they ever really left. Media Fandom • Panel • Plaza 1 • SA 2000 Lyda Morehouse, Jan Bogstad, Catherine Currier History of Star Trek Fandom from Second-season Original Trek, and the Trek onward... 054 No More Reruns! Joan Marie Verba, Susan Kinast-Porter, Ctein LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 6 • F 1600 Discussion of redundancy, revisiting of old themes, etc. in a genre 068 Self-Publishing: How to publish your own book Theme List that’s SUPPOSED to be going FORWARD... Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 7 • SU 1300 Phil Jennings, Peg Kerr, Steve Mudd Successfully publishing your own book, including Internet Publishing! 055 FanFaire Joan Marie Verba, Paul T. Olson, Sharon L. Reddy, Alice Bentley Minicon 101 • Other • Garden Court • SA 1100
Fan groups strut their stuff 069 Are the Forces of Evi™ Really EVIL? Par
M Art Johnson and Fan Groups LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 4 • SA 1400 ticipants Isn’t Ming the Merciless just trying to maintain law and order on 056 Royally screwed!: Do writers deserve Royalties? Mingo? Writing / Editing • Panel • Edina • SA 1700 M Ellen Kuhfeld; Mary Monica Pulver, Douglas Hulick, K.B. Bogen Discussion of media tie-in books (e.g.,. Star Wars, Star Trek) as flat- rate contracts. 071 Hammer House of Horror Pr
Fandom • Panel • Vista 2205 • F 2400 Childr David Wixon (agent and lawyer), Barbara Gislason, Jane Yolen ogramming 1998 is the 40th anniversary of Hammer Horror films. Join us in a 058 • Science Fiction Essentials chilling 40-year retrospective of legendary horror. ens’ LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 7 • F 1700 Pam Keesey, Eric Heideman What books form the basis of a well-stocked science fiction library? Carrie Channell, Russell Letson, Patrick Nielsen Hayden 072 Vamps — An Illustrated History of the Femme Fatale Readings • Reading • TBA - check with Programming Ops 059 I read <....> and I was hooked!! Masquerade Their shared history, power, and allure. Based on Pam Keesey’s book & Music LitCrit • Roundtable Vamps (Cleis Press, 1997). The first SF/F Stories people read and what made them say “I Pam Keesey MUST find more of THIS!!” James J. Murray, Alice Bentley 082 Heisenberg Probably Slept Here: An Introduction to 101 Star Drek, The Degeneration Quantum Physics Media Fandom • Roundtable • Atrium 7 • F 2300 Pr Science & Technology • Panel • Edina • SA 1200 A discussion of what’s really wrong with the Star Trek Universe
Find out why the theme is so funny... M Mike Williamson; Rob Hinkle, Jonathan Stoltze, Chuck Boudreau ograming: M Ctein; Andrew Prock, Terry J. Jones, Greg L. Johnson, Brian Borovsky, 102 Future Military Technology Matthew Gress Science & Technology • Panel • Plaza 1 • F 2100 087 Where to wave your towel Killing machines get more and more accurate... what does the future Minicon 101 • Panel • Atrium 7 • F 1600 hold in weapons, weapons delivery systems, and support equipment How, when, and why you should volunteer at the Con. Phillip E. Kaveny, Roxanne Hutton, Mike Williamson, Matthew Gress, M Anne Gay Andrew Prock 089 FanSpeak — what they REALLY said... 103 REALLY neat death scenes Minicon 101 • Roundtable • Atrium 4 • SU 1400 Media Fandom • Roundtable • Atrium 2 • F 2400 Descriptions Brief introduction to the language used in fandom What’s been done to death (pardon the pun), and what’s been left to Ellen Kuhfeld rest in peace... M Mike Williamson 091 Best of Young Adult SF/F LitCrit • Roundtable • Atrium 7 • SA 1100 104 Alien Language, Alien Worldview Discussion on this year’s nominees for the Golden Duck Award for LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 6 • F 2000 excellence in Young Adult Science Fiction — also middle grade Many invented langages are just transforms of conventional English. levels and Picture Book SF/F Actual languages contain expressions that do not translate literally, Kr ushenko’ Hilary Hertzoff, Helen Gbala and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis proposes that the structure of thinking is determined by the structure of language. 094 What’s happening in the Publishing Industry M Ctein; Phil Jennings, Gypsy, John M. Ford, Katja Amix s LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 7 • F 2200 Current Events in the Publishing industry 107 The Long Watch Carrie Channell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, David Hartwell, Gardner Dozois Science & Technology • Roundtable • Atrium 6 • SU 1200 Among the proposals for crewed Mars missions has appeared the TV Schedule 095 Where does Science Fiction end and other genres begin? idea of a one-way trip: the exploration team would take materials to LitCrit Panel Atrium 7 F 1500 • • • construct a permanent habitat, and enough supplies for 30 years. Discussion and definition of literary genres Hank Lederer, John M. Ford, Matthew Gress Lyda Morehouse, Carrie Channell, Bruce Bethke, Catherine Currier, Jim Frenkel 108 Justice is an Abstraction — Gravity is a Law 096 What can a Literary Agent do for you? Science & Technology • Roundtable • Plaza 1 • SA 1800 Writing / Editing • Workshop • Vista 2205 • F 1500 A very popular assumption in hard SF is that Human Society Off Theme List Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of having a literary agent Earth will be “freer” than it is perceived to be here and now — Phyllis Eisenstein, Barbara Gislason fewer laws, fewer social restrictions. But is this plausible, in an 097 Humor in Science Fiction environment necessarily confined and resource-limited, where a LitCrit • Panel • Bloomington • SA 1900 misfit cannot simply go off into the wilderness, because the wilderness is an irradiated vacuum?
Humor in SF is an untapped universal resource — hey, even Par Craig A. Finseth, Howard Davidson, Joel Henry Klingons laugh ticipants M Jerry Stearns; Anthony Armour, K.B. Bogen, Phil Proctor, David Ossman 109 Art Auction 098 Extropy — The cure for Future Shock Art & Artists • Other • Atrium 6 • SA 1900 Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 1400 Bid against other fen for the artwork of your dreams! Discussion of cryonics, uploading of human conciousness, nanotech, 110 LoJo Russo Performance etc... Pr Childr MainStage Events • MainStage Event • Mainstage • F 2200 ogramming Craig A. Finseth, Neil Rest, Hank Lederer, Matt Gress LoJo sings 099 Regency Country Dance Workshop ens’ 112 JenniCam — Public versus Privacy Cultural Anomalies • Other • Salon 1/2 • SA 1100 Computers & Internet • Panel • Bloomington • F 2200 English Country Dances, Regency Etiquette and Deportment for Discussion of privacy issues and the Internet. How far is “too far” those who wish to learn M Jen Dye when dealing with public and private data? Masquerade Craig A. Finseth, Gypsy, Laura Majerus, Andrew Prock & Music 100 Regency Waltz Workshop Cultural Anomalies • Other • Salon 1/2 • SA 1300 English Country waltz for those who wish to learn M Jen Dye 113 Leather, Lasers, and Light-Years 124 Adding insult to injury... Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 2300 Writing / Editing • Seminar • Edina • SA 1200 Pr Stories by the likes of C.J. Cherryh, Cecilia Tan, Lois McMaster Don’t insult your readers’ intelligence — pay attention to how
Bujold, Samuel Delany, Laurel K. Hamilton which are based in injuries REALLY work! WARNING: not for the squeamish! ograming: some way on the concepts of bondage, discipline, dominance, or Shannon Wilmet, Margene Bahm, Paula Helm Murray submission 126 Real-World Science and Technology M Pauline; Envoy, Coyote, Carol Science & Technology • Panel • Plaza 1 • F 1700 116 Interview with The Vampire-Hater, Part III How different is research & development in real life different from LitCrit • Panel • Vista 2205 • F 2300 the R&D portrayed in TV/Movies/literature? Where do we go from here? M Joyce Scrivner; Holly Wilper, Howard Davidson, Roxanne Hutton, David S. Kat, Julie Cargo, Andrew Prock 117 Who was that Barbarian I saw you with?! 127 SF/F Reading Room Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 6 • SU 1100 FanTrad • Other • Plaza 4 • F 1600 Descriptions The role of Barbarians in literature — stupid dragon / cannon Come and take a look at ’zines and books from all over — rest, fodder or Noble Savage? Famous Barbarians, Is the Barbarian age relax, and read. dead, or just in reruns (Hercules and Xena) 128 IceCream Social for FanFunds Phillip E. Kaveny, Alan Melkis, Beth Hynes-Ciernia Fandom • Other • Mpls. in ’73 118 Lost Wax Casting in Bronze 129 Klingon Myths and Misses Art & Artists • Seminar • Atrium 2 • SA 1600 Kr Media Fandom • Other • Edina • SU 1200 ushenko’ Slide presentation detailing the process of lost wax casting in Bronze M Butch Honeck IKV Rakehell dusts off the old Klingon book of Myth and performs
again despite popular acclaim! s 119 Applied Anthropology, Sustainable Societies IKV RakeHell Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Plaza 1 • SA 1500 130 Magic: The Addiction Creating a believable alternate world / society using concepts from Gaming • Panel • Vichy • SA 1300 TV Schedule anthropology, sociology, and history Deirdre Murphy, Tom Porter, Doug Hulick, Sandra Lindow How people become addicted to cards or other collectibles, and how to beat (or at least reason with) the addiction. 120 Firearms and the Writer Michael T. Kent Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 6 • F 1500 136 Babes in Chainmail Getting the “right” weapons into the “right” hands... Art & Artists • Panel • Plaza 2 • SU 1200 Bruce Bethke, Roxanne Hutton Illustrators Steve Fastner and Linda Escher, and Fabric Artist Philip Theme List 121 Laws of the Future Cordes talk about warrior women in art and costume. Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 7 • F 1800 Linda Escher, Phillip Cordes, Steve Fastner How are changing technology and social customs going to affect 137 Big Media laws and law enforcement as we move into the future? Fandom • Other • Bloomington • F 1400 Laura Majerus, Ann Laabs, Harry LeBlanc
Comedy Sketch — [email protected] Par 122 Technocracy: can the government control technology ticipants companies? 141 Fertile Ground: Fiction from Dreams Computers & Internet • Panel • Atrium 6 • SA 1900 LitCrit • Roundtable • Atrium 4 • F 1600 The Justice Department is trying to curtail Microsoft; foreign We dream stories every night. What stories or story elements have governments and the U.S. are trying to control the internet. Who come from dreams? will ultimately emerge the winner? Leigh Kimmel, Peg Kerr Pr Childr M Ctein; Harry LeBlanc, Laura Majerus, Mike Ward, Howard Davidson 145 Dark Ages Live Steel Presentation ogramming Nothing Fits • Event • TBA - check with Programming Ops 123 Illogical Extremes ens’ LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 1300 Fight Choreography Demonstration: presentation set to music, The “decency” laws of today, and variations that can be used in ranging from dark to comedic, with how-to sections showing tips stories — carried to their illogical extremes and tricks. Jan Bogstad, K.B. Bogen 147 But the Clouds of Magellan aren’t IN the asteroid belt! Masquerade Writing / Editing • Panel • Plaza 1 • SA 1700 & Music How do we get real science in our fiction or at least appear to do so? Ellen Kuhfeld, Phil Jennings, Paula Helm Murray, Steve Mudd 149 How to Live with a Writer 168 I spent ten years creating this world but I still can’t write! Writers • Panel • Atrium 2 • F 1500 Writing / Editing • Roundtable • Atrium 6 • SU 1500 Pr Living with writers can be difficult at times — here’s how to cope, How to balance worldbuilding and cultural research with plot and from people who know...! character building, and when to start writing. ograming: Dave Bogen, Alice Bentley Paula Helm Murray, Lois McMaster Bujold 150 Real World Mysticism and SF 170 Tattoos and Body Art in F&SF Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 7 • F 1900 Culture • Roundtable • Atrium 7 • SA 2400 Discussion of Real World mysticism and books that present it well. The Illustrated Man, Patty Paiwonski, and Eunice Branca are just Paul T. Olson, Magenta Griffith examples. What role does tattooing or body painting have in F&SF? M Paul T. Olson 153 Gender, Gay/Les/Bi/Transgender, and/or Polyamory in SF&F 172 Writers Workshop Culture/litcrit • Panel • Vista 2201 • SA 1600 Writing / Editing • Workshop • Vista 2205 • SA 1400 Descriptions How is gender approached in S&SF? Experienced (but not necessarily professional) writers only needed Lyda Morehouse, Deirdre Murphy, Holly Wilper for a three-hour hands-on workshop. There will be a theme, so bring 156 Mythology in F&SF your notebook and your imagination ... and prepare to collaborate! M Leigh Kimmel LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 6 • F 1700 How does mythology of other cultures show up in our SF/F 173 Hypnotic Discussions... literature? How can we use it effectively to generate plotlines, Cultural Anomalies • Seminar • Plaza 1 • SA 2400 characters, and situations in stories? Discussion of Hypnosis, its physiological basis and effects. Kr ushenko’ Magenta Griffith, Leigh Kimmel M Paul Knight 160 Why aren’t comedy writers taken seriously? 175 Talent, Power, or just Mind Games? s LitCrit • Panel • Edina • SA 1000 Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 2 • SA 2200 Writers of humorous SF/F aren’t always taken as seriously as their Do psychic or paranormal talents really exist? “hard science” counterparts. Why is this? M Paul Knight; Michael T. Kent TV Schedule Carrie Channell, K.B. Bogen 176 Drinkable Grains! 161 The next 5/10/25 years in science FanTrad • Seminar • Atrium 7 • F 2400 Science & Technology • Panel • Plaza 1 • F 1600 An exploration on the creation of Malt and Barley Beverages and What can we expect in the near future from science and technology? how they enhance quality of life. Is there any fiction that is fairly on-track predictive? Peter Hentges Andrew Prock, Hank Lederer, Joel Henry 178 Star Wars Zines — 20 years and running Theme List 164 Religion in F&SF Media Fandom • Roundtable • Vista 2205 • F 2100 LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 1000 We’ve just had the 20th Anniversary of Star Wars — a discussion of Which authors have given strong consideration to religion, either the zines that were spawned by the original movies, and those of creating new or recasting old religions? that group that are still running today... Paul T. Olson, Phillip E. Kaveny, Ann Laabs Jackie Paciello Par 165 Issues of conscience in F&SF 179 Depiction of Military in SF: Hits and Misses ticipants Cultural Anomalies • Panel • Atrium 2 • SA 1400 LitCrit • Roundtable • Plaza 1 • SA 1600 How do religiously-inclined fen wrestle with the issues raised by Analysis of good and bad depictions of the military in SF, and what agnostic and atheist fen? could be done to improve the accuracy. Possible examples: aliens, Deirdre Murphy, Ann Laabs Space: Above & Beyond, Starship Troopers, Heinlein, Gordy Dickson Mike Williamson, Erik Pakieser 166 Education in F&SF Pr Childr Fandom • Panel • Atrium 4 • SA 1100 181 The Goddess in SF & F ogramming
How are children educated in the stories we read and write? Is there LitCrit • Roundtable • Atrium 7 • SA 2000 ens’ something we can bring back to the present from these futuristic Representations of the Goddess — as Mother, Destroyer, Lover, or systems? Force of Nature in various SF and F stories. Bring your ideas and an Tom Porter, Beth Hynes-Ciernia, Lynn Cohen Koehler open mind! Magenta Griffith, Beth Nelson 167 Ouch! you hacked my arm off! Masquerade & Music I’ll just have to fight left handed! 185 Electric Cars Writing / Editing • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 2200 Science • Demonstration • Plaza 1 • SU 1000 How can we write believable injuries...learn some medical facts and Demonstration, possible test drives of electric cars. case scenarios. M Lee Hart Shannon Wilmett, Jackie Paciello, Margene Bahm, Roxanne Hutton, K.B. Bogen 186 Electric Cars: Build a Car! 197 Star Trek News and Views Science • Workshop • Plaza 1 • SU 1100 Media Fandom • Panel • Plaza 1 • SA 2300 Pr Building an electric car to run off a 9-volt battery Latest news and discussion for Star Trek Fen.
M Lee Hart Nokomis ograming: 187 5-a-side Non-Elitist Tapdance Storytelling Inquisition 200 I want a New Con... Event • Workshop • Atrium 7 • SU 1000 Fandom • Panel • Bloomington • SA 1700 It’s a game, it’s mad, it has a vow of secrecy and a tea break. Um, did Discussion of a New Convention forming in a galaxy near you! we mention Marcus is British? For up to 30 participants with a sense A.J. Cullum, Eric Cullum, Jolene Hardy, Mary Loving of humour. 201 Women Talk Trek M Marcus Morgan; Sign up in Programming Ops! Media Fandom • Panel • Atrium 4 • F 2100 189 Babylon 5: The First Great Novel for TV The Ladies chat about the latest from the Trekside Media Fandom • Panel • Atrium 6 • SA 1400 Nokomis Descriptions How does the vastness of B5 compare to literary works in print — 203 Phil Proctor Autographs background of B5 as the first PLANNED 5-season series, the GoH Programming • Autograph Session • Autographing Area concept of it being a novel for TV Autograph Session M Mickie Erickson; Jennifer Streadman, Brinn Willis Phil Proctor 190 “State of the Art” : There are other shows out there 210 Babylon 5: Still Alone in the Night Media Fandom • Atrium 4 • F 2200 Krushenko’s • Panel • Krushenko’s • SU 1200 Besides B5 and Trek, what are the other shows or movies out there Kr Between the move to cable and changes in major cast members, ushenko’ — what else is in Media fandom besides Trek and B5 what lies ahead for this TV novel? M Jennifer Streadman; Brinn Willis, Lucia Johnson M Sybil Smith; Joseph Agee, Lyda Morehouse, Mike Williamson, Deb Orelup s 191 Nitpicker’s Panel — Scrutinizing SF TV 211 MidWest Side Story — Performance I Media Fandom • Panel • Atrium 6 • SA 1200 Fandom • MainStage Event • Mainstage • FR 2000 A Closer Look at SF TV — what’s right and what’s wrong with Reprise of Fhannish play from days gone by — surprisingly TV Schedule what’s being done. reflective of current issues in Fandom! M Joseph Agee; Kent Hawks, Kevin Vorchers Joseph Agee, Katja Amyx, Andy Anda, Andrew Bertke, Aliera Brust, Donna 192 Gender Stereotypes in written SF/F Cunningham, David Emerson, Barb Jensen, Anne Johnson, Patti Keiper, Jeff LitCrit • Panel • Bloomington • F 1600 Mancl, Ed McGlaughan, Melinda Melin, Ren Miraglio, Melinda Peterson, John Examining male and female stereotypes in Written SF/F Sanderson, Jeff Schalles, Karen Smudski, Amber Tatge, Thorin Tatge, Richard Tatge, Chris Vigliaturo M Brinn Willis Theme List 212 MidWest Side Story — Performance II 193 Classic Roots of Horror: Little known works Fandom • MainStage Event • Mainstage • SU 1400 that sowed the field today LitCrit • Panel • Atrium 2 • F 2100 213 How to Make a Radio Play What classic works of Horror effect and define modern Horror. MainStage Events • MainStage Event • Mainstage • SU 1230 Bram Stoker/Anne Rice Watch how a radio play is put together, from script to final cut M Tom Erickson; Brinn Willis M Jerry Stearns; Phil Proctor, Dave Romm, Melinda Peterson, David Ossman Par ticipants 194 From Screen to Print: Print spinoffs from Media Sources 214 DRUM JAM ‘98 — There’s enough for everyone LitCrit & Media • Panel • Atrium 4 • F 1800 Nothing Fits • Other • MultiFunction • FR 2400 Not really criticism — more of an exploration of “what’s out there” Dance, drum, or just listen — any way you slice it, it’s FUN! for printed media for fen M Brinn Willis; Jennifer Streadman, Mickie Erickson 215 DRUM JAM ‘98 — Second Helping! Pr
Nothing Fits • Other • Bloomington • SA 2400 Childr ogramming 195 General B5 Gossip, Secrets, and Little-known Facts Dance, drum, or just listen — any way you slice it, it’s FUN!
Media Fandom • Panel • Atrium 6 • SA 1300 ens’ Lanier was Will Robinson, etc... 216 Legion of Super-Davids Photo Shoot M Bill Willis; Jennifer Streadman, Mickie Erickson, Kevin Vorchers Fandom • Other • Garden Court • SA 1730 Get picture taken with many other Daves and Davids!! 196 Aliens In Tights
217 Thog’s Masterclass — Dave Langford Masquerade
Fandom • Other • Edina • SA 2300 & Music Judged by Fen in Black GoH Programming • Other • Bloomington • SA 1200 M Andrew Bertke; Brinn Willis, Jennifer Streadman A memorable event — the debut of Dave’s Live Thog’s Masterclass Theatre as a one-man show! Dave Langford 219 Guest of Honor Interview — Gardner Dozois 235 Phyllis Eisenstein Autographs GoH Programming • Other • Bloomington • SA 1100 Fandom • Autograph Session • Autographing Area • SA 1300 Pr Gardner Dozois Phyllis Eisenstein ograming: 220 Guest of Honor Interview — John M. Ford 236 Katya Reimann Reads GoH Programming • Other • Bloomington • SA 1300 Readings • Reading • Sofitel• TBA - check with Programming Ops John M. Ford Katya Reimann 224 Dave Langford Autographs 237 Tour of the Art Show GoH Programming • Autographing Area • SA 1400 Art & Artists • Other • Plaza 2 • F 2000 Fan GoH Dave Langford signs autographs Artists discuss mediums, techniques, content, style, and approach of Dave Langford the art presented in the Art Show M Erin McKee; James Wappel 225 Gardner Dozois Autographs
GoH Programming • Autographing Area • SA 1400 238 Artists’ Zoo Descriptions Literary GoH Gardner Dozois signs autographs Art & Artists • Other • Plaza 2 • SA 1100 Garnder Dozois Variety of Artists showing what they do M Erin McKee; John Garner, Giovanna Fregni, Denise Boie, Steve Fruilend, 226 David Langford: ENTERTAINING Filthy Pro Darlene Coltrane, Mitch Bentley Readings • Reading • Fontainebleu • F 1600 Mr. Langford reads from his own entertaining work 239 How to draw a Barbarian David Langford Art & Artists • Workshop • Plaza 2 • SU 1300 Kr
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Gardner Dozois 240 Spiritual Roots of Artwork s Art & Artists • Panel • Plaza 2 • SU 1500 228 John M. Ford Reading Artists discuss the spiritual aspects and roots of their works Readings • Reading • Sofitel • TBA - check with Programming Ops
Erin McKee, Sandra Santara TV Schedule John M. Ford 241 Pre-Raphaelites and their connection 229 SF/F in computer Games, and vice versa to modern fantasy Art Fandom • Panel • Atrium 7 • SA 1800 Art & Artists • Panel • Plaza 2 • SU 1100 Discussion of games like Myst, Quake/Quake 2, other games that Steve Fruilend, Denise Boie are related to SF/F through plot or backstory Michael T. Kent, Bruce Bethke, Sharon Kahn 242 David Egge Slide Show Art & Artists • Panel • Plaza 2 • F 1400 Theme List 230 Astronomy for Writers... Artist David Egge shows past and present works Science & Technology • Seminar • Edina • SA 2200 See the stars — without leaving town! Astronomer with pictures 243 How to Draw Celestial Objects with Mathematical answers your questions about some heavenly bodies Perspective Terry J. Jones Art & Artists • Panel • Plaza 2 • SA 1700
M David Egge Par 231 Lady Poetesses from Hell ticipants LitCrit • Panel • Bloomington • SA 2200 244 Cartoonists’ Jam! They were such a hit last year in Krushenko’s that they’re getting a Art & Artists • Workshop • Plaza 2 • SA 2200 bigger room!! Open invitation to all cartoonists to come and play! Laurel Winter, Terry A. Garey M Ken Fletcher; Giovanna Fregni
232 Laurel Winter Reads 245 3D Glass art in SF/F Pr Childr Readings • Reading • Sofitel • TBA - check with Programming Ops Art & Artists • Workshop • Plaza 2 • F 1500 ogramming
Laurel Winter Translating ideas, methods, execution techniques ens’ M Jackie Paciello 233 Why Rewrite Writing / Editing • Seminar • Atrium 6 • SU 1300 246 Low-fire acrylic enamels on ceramic and glass surfaces Why should you re-write draft after draft? An experienced author Art & Artists • Panel • Plaza 2 • F 1600 gives the lowdown! A how-to demonstration Masquerade & Music Gordy Dickson M James Wuppel 234 Gordy Dickson Autographs 247 Airbrush Demonstration Fandom • Autograph Session • Autographing Area • SA 1300 Art & Artists • Other • Plaza 2 • F 1700 Gordon Dickson Ray von Tilburg of OffWorld Designs shows you how he does what he does. Descriptions Krushenko’s TV Schedule Theme List Participants Childrens’ Masquerade Programing: Programming & Music ! . 3 on Saturday. 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Lindo andra S har har ybil S tev tev tev tev usan Kinast-P usan D tev M M M M M M M R Scott I S S R R R R S S S N M P R S S S P P Richar S P P P P P P P P P S P S S S T T T Thorin T T V V 240 101 191 179 113 200 050 236 190 069 238 166 200 200 136 079 091 059 065 091 002,003 207, 168 095, 210 220, 228 195, 196 001, 026 076, 205 191, 195 238, 244 233, 234 079, 208 211, 212 211, 212 211, 212 211, 212 211, 212 211, 212 002, 003 108, 161 167, 178 053, 123 018, 035, 021, 034, 060 112, 121, 122 052, 014, 033 104, 211, 212 150, 156, 181 026, 056, 206 066, 068, 204 019, 126, 153 084, 205, 207, 084, 205, 002, 003, 027, 002, 003, 027, 189, 190, 194, ...... 031, 047 104, 112 ...... 210, 211. 212, 191 030, 034, 124, 167 082, 098, 108, 107 079, 206, 231, 232 022, 023, 141, 156 022, 062, 078, 082 018, 027, 032, 095 019, 108, 122, 126 040, 098, 107, 161 ...... 018, 026, 032, 035, 017, 153, 044, 053, 002, 003, 104, 107, ...... er ...... 094, 219, 085, 227, 225 094, 219, 085, ...... ujold 071, 077, 208, 209, 062 071, 077, 208, 014, 078, 089, 147, 207 014, 078, 089, 033, 035, 038, 121, 122 ...... iggins ...... ulv ...... e ...... oehler ...... esmerski ...... erba ois off ...... 044, 069, 097, 123, 160, 167 ...... d egni ess ...... us ...... er V r r eadman elin riffith ...... tz oz ahm ...... urray toltz avidson ...... dy lanc ickson aster B or organ chers ee ansen ehouse y tr inter ohnson er ar ilper ving ajer onica P eimann or mudski aciello or awks uhfeld arie arner cK w G cM ohnson W oat d D eideman ...... anderson tearns ...... 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Bogen Kar Kar K Kristopher O’H Laura M Laur E E G G G E E E M M M J Kari Askeland Kat J Katja Amix Katya R K L M J L L M M M J J J Leigh Kimmel Linda Escher Lois M G J J J J J J J J J H H H J J J J J H H H 101 066 113 238 213 209 028 149 126 056 210 030 022 008, e can 153, 165 211, 212 062, 094 204, 208 238, 241 211, 212 211, 212 , w 078, 204, 207 028, 035, 050 112, 098. 108 097, 212, 213 050, 064, 119, ch with plot 002, 217, 224, 226 022, 023, 069, 119 ...... tist/writer ...... esear ...... iction ong...... w girl ...... e to fight left ...... eau d ...... ones ell amm t writing...... wn book on ulick od for yalties? tw urphy inseth ublishing t H unningham lr o ix ar ssman laughan merson ...... elup omm tone r W ...... e M w as an ar e r ou? cG ober o v dr k S our o e Arnason e R e Bogen e Lang ote vus E able injuries. y ll just hav e-write draft after draft? y builds ne arlene Coltrane av av avid Christenson avid E av av avid H avid Lenander avid O avid S. Cargo avid eb O eborah K. 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C Alan M Aliera B Alice B Amanda E Amber 022 027 032 Andy Anda Andr Andr Ann Laabs Anne G W 149 018 B B Anne J Anthony Armour B B B B B B Carrie Channel Catherine C Catherine L Chris 033 035 038 056 068 096 120 124 147 167 259 168 233 172 254 Juggling for All Ages Children's Programming Children's 13:00-14:00 Pr Learn feats of dexterity and fun. This year we are featuring many new programs, along with tried and Programming Minnesota Never-Thriving ograming: true favorites. In order that everyone be able to have fun safely, we do have some rules that we ask you to follow. Schedule All the World's a Stage 14:00-15:00 Unless otherwise noted, most 1. Children's Programming 6. Children who are unready Discover theater games. Bruce events will take place in Plaza 3 Glassco is NOT child care. It is not or unwilling to be a part of in the Plaza (North) Tower. a place to abandon young programming will not be Terrace children for long stretches of forced to participate. Their Friday 15:00-16:00 Play the most popular game in 10 Child of Slime time while you go party. parents or guardians will be Forward. Easy as checkers to 15:00-16:00 contacted and asked to pick learn, hard as chess to master. Will
2. No child younger than Make slimy stuff. Kris Honse, Descriptions them up. Earley five may attend the messy art Hillary Posner Are You Ready for the Academy? activities or the workshops, 7. If your child becomes Kitchen Science 16:00-17:00 though preschoolers will be hurt or ill, we will escort him 16:00-17:00 Visit our ten testing stations and welcome at the performances or her to Medical Support How does Jello gel? Why does see if you have a future in the aluminum in hot water untarnish along with their guardians (see The Bridge) and contact stars! Cynthia Sorenson, Will Earley and care givers. We know the appropriate parent or silver? Joyce Scrivner Kr Renaissance Hair Braiding ushenko’ your child is brilliant, but if guardian. Children's D&D 17:00-18:30 we make an exception, every- 19:00-midnight (Lyon room, Hotel Learn ropes, round braids, s 8. In order that we may con- Sofitel) one else will want one too. crowns, hearts and other fancy tact parents and guardians in Create and play your very own stuff. 3. For children under eight case of the above emergen- character. Ages 7 to 12. Limit 10 John Wardale years of age, parental pres- cies, we must have names, kids. Guardian needed for 10 TV Schedule ence is encouraged at chil- badge numbers and places to minute check-in. Sunday Sam Welter, Michael Kauper dren's programming events. reach you. We will have a Finger Puppets Parents, keep in mind that short registration form avail- Saturday 10:00-11:00 Make a handful of characters. Sue you can earn volunteer hours able both at the main regis- Origami I Loeffler with us by being a Waldo (a tration desk and at children's 10:00-11:00 Theme List general helper in Children's programming for you to fill Learn the basic folds of origami. Pipe Cleaner Dragons Programming). out if your child will be Will Earley 11:00-12:00 Dragon making for kids and attending children's pro- Origami II 4. Please dress your children adults. Julie Bowman gramming without you. 11:00 -12:00 appropriately for the activi- Basic and intermediate folding for Toys in Space
ties they will be attending. 9. We assume that children kids of all ages. Will Earley 12:00-13:00 Par
Don't dress them in an who arrive on their own can See how your favorite toys fare in ticipants Make Your Own Book outer space. Hands on physics award-winning, glittery mas- leave on their own. 12:00-13:00 demo! Ben Huset and Minnesota querade costume if they are Put together a blank book and 10. We reserve the right Space Frontier Society going to participate in messy decorate the cover. to ban any disruptive art activities. T-Roy Guzman and Tamara Drumming for All Ages Pr Childr
children form all further pro- Froome 17:00-18:00 ogramming 5. Communicate with your gramming. Discover the rhythm in yourself.
kids. Set up standard times Come to learn drumming or to ens’ and meeting places so you dance. can find them easily in case Tod O'Donoghue and friends of separation. Balloon Animals
14:00-15:00 Masquerade John Wardale & Music Minicon 33 Masquerade Zurrounds Pr “Going Out In Style” With solid roots in techno, Zurround's music is danceable, but with its head in the clouds of Dead Can Dance or Laurie Anderson, ograming: Where: Great Hall East, doors open at 1830 they're heady, as well. Comparisons have been made to Pink Floyd, When: Saturday at 1900 which can be written off to Caly McMorrow's flights of fancy on alto Hosted by Corvus Elrod saxophone. Zharachne Neona may well be a siren, luring dancers to exhaustion when she steps to the microphone. Zurround's songs Participants may register in the Main Foyer on Friday from 1100 to cover topics like martial law, or the sensation of living in a "B" horror 1900 and Saturday morning from 900 to 1100. Rules and partici- movie. The tunes are distinct and flavorful, yet due to their improvi- pant information are available at the Masquerade registration table. sational performances, each rendering is unique. Judging will take place in six categories: They have played at such diverse venues as gallery openings, various
• Workmanship all-night dance parties, a SubGenius rally and First Avenue. Though Descriptions • Performance by a young fan they officially Formed in 1996, the members had worked together • Novice journeyman for years in other projects. Zurround has the full impetus of karma • Master compelling them on. See them now, while it's still cheap. • Most humorous The DJ with whom we'll be tag-teaming is "DJ Pull". Young fans are encouraged and welcome. Kr
Parents please be aware that this show is rated PG-13. ushenko’ Video tapes of the Masquerade and highlights of Minicon 33 will be Darkstar Cafe available this year. Orders may be placed at the Masquerade table in s Located poolside under the ConSuite (trust me you can't miss it) the Main Foyer on Friday from 1100-1900, on Saturday from 900- Darkstar Cafe will open sometime Thursday night and remain open 1100 and on Sunday from 1100-1300. The cost will be $20 per untill 16:00 Sunday afternoon. Featuring two music venues and nigh video tape, or $30 for both. TV Schedule unlimited caffeine, Darkstar is an ideal location for interspecies Greenroom Directors: Christine Nietz interaction. Special areas are reserved for non-oxygen breathers and Judging Coordinator: Perrin Klump smokers. Bring in your Lited Edition Darkstar Travel Mug and get Technical Director: J. John Kozel refills of coffee or the elusive Double Shot espresso drink free for life. Masquerade Producer: Kat Pepmiller Highlighted Schedule* for Theme List Lojo Russo & Funks Grove Darkstar Main Music Suite Lojo is a singer/songwriter who has performed in and around the Twin Cities for over ten years, playing bass for Cats Laughing (psy- Friday 20:00ish Machinery Hill chedelic R&B) and mandolin for Gallowglass (Celtic music). Par
As a solo performer for the last siz years, Lojo has produced two stu- Saturday ticipants dio albums under her own label, l'j'r demain music, and is currently 17:00ish Borderlands 21:30ish Krissy Benders gearing up for her third album - which will be a live recording - to (Unconfirmed)* (Unconfirmed)* be released the summer of '98. 18:00ish The Tim Malloys 22:30ish Dandelion Wine 19:00ish Wild Mountain 23:30ish Tangled Up In Blue
For this album, she has brought together the talents of Dylan Hatch, Pr Childr
Thyme Jam. Hosted by ogramming percussion and vocals (Piebald Dog); Scott Keever, bass, keyboards 20:30ish Raymond Yates Glenn Tenhoff and guitar (Zurround); Eric Pedrotty, penny whistle, mandolin, ens’ bodhran and vocals (Craicing On); and Dayna Jean Wolter, vocals Sunday *Note: Many More Performers and hand percussion (Pirates of Dreamtime). Together they com- 13:00ish Decadant Dave & still to be confirmed. Full prise Funks Grove. Friends Schedules Will be & Per
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F A6 A7 A8 Hotel Service areas A= Atrium Volunters Registration Hours: Minicon needs volunteers! From Thursday morning through Sunday Friday 1000 to 2400 • Saturday 1000 to 1400 afternoon, all over the Radisson and in the Sofitel; Minicon does not happen without volunteers. The more Con-goers volunteer, the better The Minicon Registration tables are located on the second floor of Minicon is for everyone. Volunteer! The more you volunteer at the Radisson Hotel South, at the far end of the Great Hall foyer Minicon, the more you will feel like a Minicon participant, and not just (“that’s just above the hotel’s front desk”). Identification is required a spectator. Volunteering is a great way to get to know people at to receive your membership badge and convention publications. Minicon. Furthermore, Minicon volunteers get things no one else can Your Minicon membership badge is required to enter all convention get, like Volunteer's T-shirts, Minicon mugs and cool (yet functional) events. If you have lost your badge see a registration volunteer special badges that identify you as a volunteer, and make great souvenirs. (Great Hall foyer) during the hours listed above. If registration is What has to get done? closed, go to the Bridge. There will be a five dollar replacement charge for lost membership badges. Many important volunteers positions require no special skills, although more responsible positions require advance training before When signing the registration book, to pick up your membership— Minicon. Some positions, like Teamsters, require you to physically or during a free moment at the convention when registration is exert yourself-lift safely, please! The largest category of positions open open—take a moment to check that we have our correct mailing to people agreeing to volunteer at Con include "badging" and "hospi- address listed (help us keep the OTML up-to-date and make sure tality." Any responsible youth or adult may "badge"; making sure that you’ll be receiving the Progress Reports for Minicon 34—the con is only people registered for Minicon 33 participate in Minicon events. only a year away!). If your address is incorrect, ask the registration "Hospitality" volunteers work in the Con Suite, refilling food plates, volunteer for a change of address card, which can be filled out on the bringing out more snack food, or doing light preparation work spot. Change of address cards will also be available at the InfoDesk. behind the scenes. Con Suite volunteer positions are not open to con- goers under 21. Perhaps the most important position is being a mem- ber of what is affectionately known as the "Press Gang"-going around Minicon Library Con asking people to volunteer to take care of urgent needs. Check the Volunteer Department table (see below) or the Information desk Minicon 33 will sponsor a quiet place during the convention in for more information about all volunteer opportunities. Plaza 4. In it you will find donated books, magazines, and fanzines to read. There will be chairs, and pillows to sit on. Please stop for a What's in it for me? while when you get tired. Personal satisfaction, and the peace of mind that comes from having accomplished a job well done. But seriously, we have great stuff for Con volunteers! Work 12 hours, and get your very own Volunteers Fan Funds T-shirt, made just for Minicon 33 and unlike the regular Con T- shirt. You can't buy it, you have to earn it! There is no uncertainty There are funds which are supported by fan donations and gifts. The about that. Volunteer for four hours and earn an official Minicon 33 three explained here are among many created and active in the world mug. Crafted in ceramic, enameled with the Minicon 33 logo. An of sf fandom. attractive and functional memoir to remind you of M33 every day. The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is given yearly to the work of science How do I get in on the action? fiction or fantasy published which best explores or expands gender roles. It was started by visionaries, supported by nourishment and Throughout the busiest times during the Con, the Volunteers selected with passion, patience and respect for difference. Alice Department will staff a table in the Great Foyer, across from the Sheldon (who wrote in the pen name of James Tiptree, Jr.) would Bloomington Room. This table next to the Registration, so sign up have a lot to proud of. (quasi-quoted from Debbie Notkin.) to volunteer when you register for Con. At the Volunteers table, you will find information about open volunteering positions and times. TAFF (the TransAtlantic Fan Fund) was created in 1953 for the pur- You can also get answers to any questions you might have about vol- pose of providing funds to bring well-known and popular fans unteering. When you sign up to volunteer, pick up a volunteer familiar to those on both sides of the ocean across the Atlantic. It is record stamp card. This card will hold a tally of the hours you vol- supported through voting fees, donations and fundraising efforts. unteer for Minicon, regardless of where or when. After you complete DUFF (the Down Under Fan Fund) is a similar effort to bring fans your volunteer shift, the acting head of the department for which between Australia/New Zealand and North America. you volunteer will stamp the card with a special stamp. Turn in the During Minicon 33 there will be several hours of the fan funds host- card at the Volunteer Department desk to receive your special premi- ing a segment of the Minneapolis in 73 party. (During which time um. When the Volunteers table is closed, you can still sign up for direct sales for funds will be done.) Sometime following this seg- volunteer positions at the Information Desk. Enjoy Minicon 33 (and ment will be a fan fund auction where items shown during the party 1/3)-let's make it happen together! will be available for voice bidding. Please attend either or both of these events to discover more about these and other funds. Parties Minneapolis in ’73
“I said, do you speak my language? Back in the late 1960s, there was a “real” Minneapolis in ’73 He just smiled, and gave me a Vegemite sandwich…” Worldcon bid, chaired by Jim Young and supported by fans near and far. Minicon itself started as a result of that Worldcon bid. But -Colin Hay the bid was dropped before voting occurred, and the group gave its The Minicon Hospitality space, aka the Consuite, poolside support to the Toronto fans who evertually hosted Torcon. supra-tub of godly thermals, dense warren full of chip and suds Minneapolis fans decided they didn’t want to run a Worldcon, but of beerly nature, of the blohg and soda in baked halo variety sing throwing bid parties has been a lot of fun. Bev Swanson Elmshauser again, sunk again, find again snacks and freshrement to tempt the and Chuck Holst are widely credited with the continuation of the preacher’s brow, mopped and quoth he: Minneapolis in ’73 bid, post-supporting variety. They led the first 1. Thou shalt have fun in the Consuite. such party at Torcon, and Minn-stf fans have been holding 2. Of the many snacks and liquides and delightful conversations Minneapolis in ’73 parties around the world ever since. shall yea partake. In 1990, Minicon began sponsoring a Minneapolis in ’73 hospitality 3. Thou shalt enter the Consuite no earlier than 1900 on suite as one of the “conventions within a convention” you can find Thursday, nor leave an earlier than 400 Tuesday. at Minicon. The suite provides a place for oldpharts to hang out, 4. Of liquor shall yea partake between 1900 and 300, should ye while also serving as an entry point for newer fans who sometimes be of a drinking nature. find the consuite just a tad loud or overwhelming. 5. Thou shalt expect to get carded for booze, yea tho thou may The year, the Minneapolis in ’73 suite remains in the Plaza Tower (that’s have a badge of drinking, for so many of our youth be sly in the short one). Come on up to room 882 for a taste of Minneapolis in the procurement of such things. ’73 hospitality. Stop by and check out our schedule of special events. Smoking and non-smoking areas are provided, as usual, as are munchies 6. Thou shalt sleep not in the Consuite, for the weasels be hungry and drinkables. But we hope you’ll stay for the company… and the restraint of them futile. 7. The things ye may find be free, as are we, in spirit and coiffure; yet please wear pants Fan Faire 8. Thou shalt not sink my cheerio! Hours: Saturday 1100 - 1300 (setup at 1000) 9. Volunteer. Please. Those nice folks behind the bar, as well as Get to know who’s out there in our local and regional fannish com- those filling the buckets, as well as me - are all volunteers. We munity by spending some time at the Fan Faire. Meet representa- need your help to keep it running. Vroom! tives from various F&SF groups, organizations and associations. The cheesecake and Guiness call tip-taroom, tip-taroom in the This assembly of Fen has been convened to give you information phannish gloaming, infidibulous in its weasel nature basking, great about their activities and how you can become more involved with glow of the Slackjawed illuminating the morning muffins, the bagels them. of the afternoon, the cheese of the evening - 57B! 57B! 57B! Fan Faire is convened in the Garden Court, which is located near Cletus, walk with me! the pool. We hope that it will help people find where many groups will be having their parties in the poolside area cabanas and Life Support throughout the hotel. Groups represented: Life Support (A.K.A. “First Aid”), provides First Aid and First Celestial Affiliation of Time Arcana Responder services for Minicon. Life Support will be situated in Lords: Celebrating time travel Marscon 99 Cabana 102 again this year. There will be a big sign on the balcony themes in all forms of SF. above designating its location. There will also be a sign by the back Second Foundation Krushenko’s door so it will be clearly marked. U.S.S. Czar’ak: Star Trek Club Minnesota Space Frontier Our goal is that it will be staffed and open continuosly during the Phoenix: Science Fiction and Society con. Life Support services will always be accessible through the Fantasy Group Bridge. The number is 7215. Tales Of The Unanticipated U.S.S. Behr’ak: Star Trek Club If you have the skills, and would like to volunteer (We LOVE U.S.S. Nokomis NCC 1858: The Planetary Society volunteers!), please feel free to drop by Life Support and ask to speak Star Trek Club Twin Cities Anime and Manga with Kathleen Lowery or Mary Carter. We will require proof of your Minnesota Imaginative Fiction certification license (first responder and/or above), and proof of Writers’ Alliance Fool Tree Players recent (within the past two years) C.P.R. certification. SF Minnesota Minnesota Fan Alliance Philip Kaveny Bookseller Ravenwing Wearable Art Dealers Room List: Non-fiction and art books for Darlene Ney research by readers and writers of Jewelry - SF&F/Fandom in nature. Here is a list of the businesses and their owners that will be display- Science Fiction. JRR Tolkien Rose & Pentagram Designs ing thier wares at the Minicon 33 Dealers room. Specialist. Beth & Charles Knutson Ann's Woodland Expressions Dreamscape Designs/ Kyril's Cavern Historic Games Patricia A. Taylor Darcon Inc. Carol Stenstrom Source Comics & Games Herbal charms, elemental scents, Jason & Sandy Darst Stuffed dragons, gryphons, and Bob Brynildson candle holders, thematic floral Elemental Clay other fantasy creatures. Games, mangu, cards, toys, models decor, terra cotta goddess boxes. Roxanne J. Brown Leopard's Leap & books. Only in the imagination Black Dragon Books John & Earthenware figurines such as drag- Judith Rauchfuss of a gifted consumer can there be Belinda Jamison ons, fairy bowls, dragon teeth, green MASKS!!! happiness. We try to supply that Used SF&F Books man necklace puppets and hopefully Lodestone Audio Theatre happiness! Bronze Age Enterprizes tribbles. Richard L. Fish Tarot by Annie & Darryl & Sharon Wilmuth Evenstar Bookstore Audios for the Audio Guest of Graphic Traffic Jewelry with a Celtic theme, with Loui Pieper Honor and many others. Annie Paschall-Zimbel & flights into SF, Fantasy and whimsy. Books, tarot decks, stones & crystals, Maiden Mongolia Todd Lockwood Captive Elements jewelry, runes & related stuff. Much Priscilla J. Kucik Tarot readings & Todd's art. Craig A. Lankki of our stuff is the type that is fea- Drinking goblets, tankards, etc. in Third Dimention Artistic Creations Body jewelry. (There will be no tured in a lot of fantasy books. wood, silver & pewter ( to celebrate Jolene Hardy piercing at Minicon, only jewelry). Fantasy Crafts universal vistories); jewelry (motifs like Jewelry that reflects fans taste (head Clovis Enterprises Letha Welch unicorns, dragons etc., costume acces- pieces, dragons, mermaids, fairies, Kent L. Hawks Fantasy cross stitch charts & kits, sories ( in SF films, villains often have celtic knots, etc.) Leather hats, caps, gloves, belts, Celtic quilt books and ceramics. mongolian features), fun & silly stuff. Nene Tina Thomas Illustrations pouches and other accessories. Fantasy Fashions Erin McKee Tina Thomas Darlene P. Coltrain & Larry Ulrey Fantasy art prints, stationary, & cards. Fantasy art Steven Vincent Johnson Costumes, books (SF & Fantasy), Mere Dragons Tie Dye Fine art fantasy jewelry and fantasy fire lizards, misc. Mary & Mark Raymo Jeremy Mlnarik and SF cards and prints. Felix Needleworthy Art, swords, stickers, etc… I sell tie dyed clothing from infants The Dragon Never Sleeps Steve Hynnek Moonshadows Landing to adults. Glen Cook Renaissance & fannish costumes Renee Balazs & Joseph Balazs Leo Watrin Books, mainly paperbound. For Collectors Only Jewelry, spheres, candles, rocks,... SF&F, gothic, horror, vampire, Costumes For Your Eyes David Miller & MO'R Designs suspense, mystery paperbacks, Chris Gregg & Judy Reynolds-Miller Mary O'Rourke & comics, magazines, cards, posters, Karen Bjorngaard Books, mostly rare. Mark Abbott videos, and other misc. We don't sell anything. We tell Footstool Fantasy Jewelry, meteorites, crystals. Willow Jewelry in the Rough people about special effect contact Norman Rigor Nyssa's Rainbow Robin J Wille lenses, which we make. SF&F books, magazines with a few Eileen Jones Jewelry made of stones, bones, Creative Fantasies coins, pins, cards, cd's, records & toys. Buttons, trading cards (Dr. Who, wood, leather, & metal. Many pri- Dee Willis Giovanna Fregni Star Trek, Disney), Dr. Who fiction mative, fantasy, creative and quirky Ceramics, engraved glass, candles. Jewelry prints & buttons by Fletcher. fanzines, fairytale collection, pieces. Necklaces, earrings, bracelets. Crossroads Bazaar The Game Guild customized fantasy fashion dolls. The Wizards Wagon Paul Hartlieb Burl S Zorn & Margret Weis Off World Designs Sam & Jill Bromet Celtic jewelry, beaded scarves. SF&F novels, and Games of all sorts. Ray & Barb VanTilberg Bumper stickers, StarWars SF&F T-Shirts & custom airbrushing. collectibles, CCG & RPG and Dancing Wolf Studio Gemini Glass much more. Sandra Santara Carol Kurtz & Steve Mudd Omega Artworks Screen-printed and hand-painted Stained Glass, wands, 3-D pieces Gary Zahradka Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction T-Shirts of her artwork. w/crystals, winged creatures. Fantasy sculpture, fantasy weapons. Bookstore Don Blyly Dodeka Records, Ltd GraphXPress PJ Silversmiths BOOKS Bill Roper Jim & Rebbeka Groat Patrick & Heather Coletta Filk tapes, CDs, and books Fantasy comics, art and T-Shirts SF&F jewelry, fantasy pewter. 20th Century Books Hank Luttrell Dragonspawn Crafthall, LTD Honeck Sculpture The Painted Unicorn SF&F Books, Magazines & Comics. Ynhared Mangan & Butch Honeck Bill Johnson James Weinrod Bronze fantasy scuptures. T-Shirts imprinted with SF&F Jewelry & scupture Jan's Hair & Wigs artwork. Dreamhaven Books Jan Twingstrom Greg Ketter Wigs & hair pieces - great buys to SF & fantasy books complete any costume look. Art Show Minicon Post Office
As always Minicon is having an Art Show of Professional and Amateur This year Minicon's U.S. Post work with a Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror theme. Art is sold via bid, Office will feature a Minicon with 5 bids sending a piece to voice auction and in the print shop. The Art 33 Pictorial cancellation with show will as always be in Plaza 6 this year at the usual times as listed below. artwork by Jim Odbert with additional thanks to Scott Hours: Imes, Margie Lessinger and Thursday: Cat Ocel. 12Noon-1pm 1pm-10pm At Minicon 33 the Post Office Art Show setup. Walk-In artist check-in. encourages you to put first Volunteers wanted. Mail-in art hung. class postage (32 cents) on "anything" (c'mon, you know what they mean!) and the clerks will happily cancel the stamp(s) with the Friday: Minicon 33 pictorial cancellation and sell you more stamps. If one 10am-2pm 2pm-10pm wishes to send regular mail rather than keep the commemorative Walk-In artist check-in. Open for viewing. Walk In artist cancellation, the Post Office will deliver the mail with the nifty can- check-in. Print Shop opens. cellation in its usual efficient manner. Saturday: The cancellation is also available after Minicon by mail. The Minicon 33 cancellation for U. S. postage will be available for 30 10am-11am 5:01pm Close Art Show. All days subsequent to each date of cancellation: requests for the April Open for viewing. Walk-in artist pieces with bids not going to 10 cancellation must be postmarked by May 9, for the April 11 can- check-in if space permits. Print voice auction are sold. cellation by May 10 and for the April 12 cancellation by May 11. Shop open. 7pm-10pm Requests should be addressed to: 11am-5:00pm Voice Auction. Minicon 33 Station Open for viewing. Print Shop Attn.: Postmaster open. 100 South First Street, The Stamp Shoppe Sunday: Minneapolis, MN 55401-9635 10:00am-3pm Show taken down.Volunteers As with other philatelic cancellations, the Post Office requires suffi- Art Pickup. Artist check-out. wanted. cient postage on articles to be cancelled to return them by mail. (That is, if you want a post card cancelled, put a first class stamp on it. If Print Shop open. 6pm you want a three-ounce envelope with cardboard cancelled, put three 3pm-6pm Art Show room abandoned to ounces worth of postage on it. And so on.) Enclose the material to be Mail-in art taken down and Radisson. cancelled inside another envelope, addressed as above, and include a packed. Artist check-out. Art cover letter requesting a philatelic cancellation using the Minicon 33 pictorial cancellation. The mail will then be delivered as addressed Childcare and will carry Minicon's cancellation. NOTE: Requests must be post- marked by the above schedule. If one wishes to protect an individual Hours: item or avoid multiple returns of items addressed to the same locale, Friday 1700 - 2100 • Saturday 1200 - 2300 • Sunday 1200 - 1800 include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage, cor- Childcare will be having professional childcare givers working at the rectly addressed to the intended recipient of the item(s). center for children ages sixteen months and up. We will not be requiring parents to volunteer at the center but would appreciate if they could donate an hour or two working door security. We will The Bozo Bus Tribune not be serving meals, but will provide snacks. No child will be able The daily news fanzine of Minicon continues to chug along, now in to remain for more than 4 hours in a row. There is a limit of 12 the sixth year of this incarnation. It's your fanzine — (did you know hours total for the weekend, as well. We will be going swimming on fanzines came before conventions?) — and we depend on sponta- Saturday between 1 and 3 p.m. Any child going swimming will neous contributions of humor, information, and commentary from need to have a separate permission form and will need to bring a con attendees during the weekend to round out the running hall towel and suit. costume debate, endless lists of parties, pertinent convention news Child care can be found in rooms 480, 482, and 484. Info sheets and the occasional schedule change. will be available at Information, and at Childcare. Please let us know Published twice daily on Friday and Saturday, once on Sunday, the if your child has special needs that childcare should be aware of. Boze is available at strategic locations throughout the convention hall.