Costume-Con 28 Programming Schedule
as of April 29, 2010
General Event Schedule:
- Registration: Friday noon-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Exhibits and Doll Display: Friday 4-6 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Dealers Room: Friday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. set-up; 1-6 p.m. open; Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Con Suite: limited hours Thursday night; Friday-Sunday 9 a.m. - Midnight (temporary closures for Social, Masquerades, Fashion Show); limited hours Monday morning.
- Site Selection Balloting: Will be posted onsite.
Competition Schedule
- Single Pattern Contest is being judged during the Friday Social, 7-10 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom.
- Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade: Entry Forms due 6 p.m. Friday, May 7th. Tech rehersals noon-7 p.m. by appointment only, Crystal Ballroom. Green Room (Kilbourn Room, 5th Floor) opens 6 p.m. Masquerade begins at 8 p.m., Crystal Ballroom.
- The Future Fashion Show: Green Room opens 9 a.m. Sunday (Kilbourn Room), Show is at 11 a.m. (Crystal Ballroom).
- Historic Masquerade: Entry Forms and Documentation due 6 p.m. Friday. Workmanship judging Saturday by appointment; Tech Rehearsals Sunday by appointment. Green Room (Kilbourn Room, 5th Floor) opens 6 p.m. Masquerade begins at 8 p.m., Crystal Ballroom.
Programming: Panels, Lectures, and Workshops Schedule
Still subject to a bit of adjustment. This version posted April 24, 2010. A verbose description of programming items and their participants can be found on the programming page.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Friday Program 1 (a.m. Walker Room, p.m. Crystal Ballroom) |
Friday Program 2 (Wright A) |
Friday Program 3 (Kilbourn Room) |
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10 a.m. |
ICG Board Meeting |
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closed |
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11:10 a.m. |
ICG General Meeting (until Noon) |
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closed |
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12:20 p.m. |
Go have some lunch! |
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1:30 p.m. |
CostumeCon Virgins |
Doll Judges and Contestant Meeting: Making the Doll Competition More Like Historical |
Accessories Set the Style |
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2:40 p.m. |
From Russia With Love: A History of Russian Costume |
How to Survive A Masquerade |
Belly Dance Hafla |
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3:50 p.m. |
History of Uniforms |
Stage Movement |
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5 p.m. |
closed |
Beyond the Virginia Reel: An Introduction to Mid-19th Century Dance |
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6 p.m. |
dinner break |
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7 p.m. |
Social |
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Video Masquerade Screenings (several throughout evening; exact times will be posted on-site) |
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8 p.m. |
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9 p.m. |
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10 p.m. |
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
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Saturday Program 1 (Macarthur Room) |
Saturday Program 2 (Mitchell Room) |
Saturday Program 3 (Walker Room) |
10 a.m. |
Pimp Your Costume-Con |
Masquerade Judging Etiquette and Ethics |
Approaches to the Fourteenth-Century Fitted Dress |
11:10 a.m. |
ICG Archives |
Considerations in Scale: Making and Clothing Dolls |
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12:20 p.m. |
Dressing Your Spy: Military Gear for Tactical Espionage |
Indian Shisha Mirror Embroidery Workshop |
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1:30 p.m. |
Elizabethan Embellishment Overview |
Color My Costuming World |
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2:40 p.m. |
Japanese Costume, historical to modern |
Steampunk: Where Fantasy Meets Victoriana |
Costuming Myths: Busted! |
3:50 p.m. |
How to Wear a Kimono Workshop |
Fun vs. Profit: Making Money Making Costumes |
When Medieval Meets Victorian: The Roots of Modern Costume Sources |
5 p.m. |
Why the ICG Matters |
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6 p.m. |
dinner break/ prep for Masquerade |
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7 p.m. |
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8 p.m. |
SF & F
Masquerade |
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9 p.m. |
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10 p.m. |
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
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Sunday Program 1 (Macarthur Room) |
Sunday Program 2 (Mitchell Room) |
Sunday Program 3 (Walker Room) |
10 a.m. |
Cosplay Around the World |
Dyeing Techniques 101 |
The Problem of Women’s Heraldic Dress |
11:00 a.m. |
Future Fashion Show (in Crystal Ballroom) |
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12:20 p.m. |
Not Your Mother's Belly Dance Costume |
Buying vs. Making: The New Costuming Sensbilities |
Acting Like the Other Half Lives: Crossplay |
1:30 p.m. |
Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: A Look at Victorian Era Jewelry |
Intro to Needle Felting |
Making Up Is Hard To Do |
2:40 p.m. |
Notes on Confederate Uniforms |
Elizabethan Embellishment Workshop |
The Size's The Thing: Costuming For Your Body Type |
3:50 p.m. |
Lines and Balances |
How Do I Solve A Problem Like…? |
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5 p.m. |
Tea with Jane Austin |
Manipulating Fabric |
Sari Wrapping |
6 p.m. |
Dinner break/ Masquerade prep |
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7 p.m. |
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8 p.m. |
Historic Masquerade |
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9 p.m. |
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10 p.m. |