MileHiCon 47: Full Schedule

WELCOME!
Keep in mind that times, venues and even entire panels will be subject to change. Any schedule changes made after we go to print will appear here, so bookmark it!

3:30pm MDT

Accumulative Sculpture

Stop by the atrium and add your bit to the growing sculpture (like jenga, but we don’t take pieces away) or work on your own assemblage creation.

Moderators

Carol Angel

Carol Angel is a pottery student, a collager, an assemblage art fan and a determined recycler of useful stuff.

Friday October 23, 2015 3:30pm - 4:50pm MDT
Atrium Stage Central Second Floor Atrium

Programming, Active, Art, Interactive, Kids

4:00pm MDT

Trivia For Chocolate

Come and test your knowledge and be rewarded with chocolate. Trivia for all ages.

Moderators

Meg Ward is a longtime science fiction enthusiast whose hobbies include roller derby, beer brewing, cryptography, convention running, and fiber arts. She resides in Denver with three cats, two geeks-in-training, and an equally geeky husband.

Friday October 23, 2015 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids, Trivia

5:00pm MDT

Spinning Workshop

Come learn all about the process of spinning in an interactive forum.

Participants

R. K. Hageman

Rhonda K. Hageman is a local ESL instructor, spinner, weaver, and writer. She is working on a series of academic murder-mystery novels set in a mythical college town in the mountains of central Colorado, where the amateur sleuth/protagonist is the newest professor in the history department... Read More →

Friday October 23, 2015 5:00pm - 5:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

6:00pm MDT

Locked Room Mystery

Come rifle through the secrets of H.G. Wells’ desk and solve the riddle before time runs out. Two sessions will be run – one at 6 and one at 7. This program is intended for attendees between the ages of 12 and 18.

Moderators

Meg Ward

Active Track Coordinator, MileHiCon

Friday October 23, 2015 6:00pm - 7:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

9:00am MDT

Coloring For All

Come start your morning off with a little coloring. Materials will be provided.

Saturday October 24, 2015 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

9:30am MDT

Sock Roller Ball Derby

Come prepare for the dystopian future by learning the basics of roller derby in your socks! All ages and all skill levels. Socks not required.

Moderators

Meg Ward

Active Track Coordinator, MileHiCon

Saturday October 24, 2015 9:30am - 10:50am MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Kids

10:00am MDT

Junkyard Derby

Junkyard Wars + a pinewood derby = Junkyard Derby. Kids will have one hour to build a junk car weighing no more than 8oz out of parts we supply (we supply wheels and axles) then compete rolling the cars down a ramp and along a straight-away. The car that rolls the farthest wins an engineering prize!

Saturday October 24, 2015 10:00am - 11:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

10:00am MDT

MileHiCon Mask Table

Visit the Mask Table in the hallway outside the art show to make your own beautiful feathered, furred or glittery creation. Fun for kids and adults!

Participants

Julie Spradley

Saturday October 24, 2015 10:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Mask Table Second Floor Atrium

Programming, Kids

10:30am MDT

Bellydancing Workshop with Les Femmes

Come join a bellydancing class with Les Femmes, and learn the moves to become full of Eastern Promise! It’s sexy and great exercise to boot!

Participants

Tracy Monette/Apsara

Saturday October 24, 2015 10:30am - 11:50am MDT
Atrium Stage Central Second Floor Atrium

Programming, Active, Kids

12:00pm MDT

Dreaming Robot Workshop for Young Writers

Join Dreaming Robot Press for an interactive writing workshop for tweens and teens brainstorming what they’d like to see in adventure stories and discussing representation in fiction

Participants

Corie Weaver

Corie and Sean Weaver run Dreaming Robot Press, an independent publishing company with a focus on science fiction and fantasy stories for teen and younger readers. They are also the editors of the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, a yearly anthology of science fiction stories for... Read More →

Sean Weaver

Saturday October 24, 2015 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Kids, Writing

12:00pm MDT

Ursula's Young-at-Heart Participatory Program

Join Artist GOH (and author) Ursula Vernon for an interactive hour for the young and the young-at-heart.

Guests of Honor

Ursula Vernon

Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of far more projects than is probably healthy. She has written over fifteen books for children, several novels for adults, an epic webcomic called “Digger” and various short stories and other odds and ends.The daughter of an artist... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
Wind Star A Ground Floor

Programming, Interactive, Guests of Honor, Kids

12:00pm MDT

Cage Mats

Come help make woven cage mats for local animal shelters.

Moderators

R. K. Hageman

Saturday October 24, 2015 12:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Interactive, Active, Kids

1:00pm MDT

Bells & Whistles: Clay Workshop

Time change!

You've probably been drinking out of or eating off of clay vessels for years, but have you ever thought of clay as musical? Come and experience the tuneful qualities of clay as we endeavor to create bells and whistles out of magical, musical mud!

Participants

Kyle Crutcher

Kyle Crutcher is a professional potter with over 35 years experience. Currently he makes two distinct lines of pottery—one utilizing Celtic decorative motifs and the other inspired by his love of science fiction. Aside from frequenting local sci-fi conventions and Celtic Festivals... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Wind Star A Ground Floor

Programming, Art, Kids

1:00pm MDT

Les Femmes Performance

From traditional Middle Eastern dance to quasi-burlesque, Les Femmes bring a fresh perspective to an ancient art form. Through precision, creativity, and joy, this avant-garde performance troupe aims to entertain and inspire audiences.

Participants

Tracy Monette/Apsara

Saturday October 24, 2015 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Atrium Stage Central Second Floor Atrium

Programming, Active, Kids

2:00pm MDT

Quilt Sewing

Join Courtney Willis as he sews together a quilt assembled from blocks signed by convention attendees. The quilt blocks will be outside Chasm Creek A & B Friday night and Saturday morning.

Participants

Courtney Willis

Dr. Courtney Willis (aka Dr. Science) taught physics and chemistry to high school students for 23 years. Then the cowboys in Laramie gave him a PhD, so he moved on to be a physics professor at UNC in Greeley for some 20 years. He is now mostly retired and spending more time playing... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 2:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

3:00pm MDT

Facepainting

Are you an astronaut, an animal, an alien, or other fantastical creature? Add face painting to your costume and then show it off in the masquerade or the costume walk before the masquerade.

Moderators

Alisia Silliman

Alisia Silliman is an International Award Winning Bodypainter. She has competed in competitions worldwide and taken home several titles, including 1st Place in the Gibraltar International 2014. She is also an avid costume designer and has done work for some of the biggest venues in... Read More →

Participants

Majel Lickiss

Saturday October 24, 2015 3:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Kids

3:00pm MDT

Kids Costumes

Look through the supplies available to create a costume. Assistance will be available with pins, duct tape, and more.

Participants

Carol Angel

Carol Angel is a pottery student, a collager, an assemblage art fan and a determined recycler of useful stuff.

Saturday October 24, 2015 3:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

9:00am MDT

Coloring For All

Come start your morning off with a little coloring. Materials will be provided.

Sunday October 25, 2015 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

10:00am MDT

Fantasy Origami

Come learn to fold fantastic beasts. Paper and instructions provided – bring patience and a willingness to learn.

Participants

John Fiala

John C. Fiala is a slightly-used father of a lovely little girl, who also creates and programs websites and plays a variety of games on the side. He warns that if you approach him, he will probably try to show you pictures of his little girl and will expect you to tell him how cute... Read More →

Sunday October 25, 2015 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

10:00am MDT

Solar System Ballet

For 3-99 year olds. Dance the solar system in the atrium with the Slaters.

Participants

Stephanie Slater

Dr. Stephanie Slater is a cognitive scientist specializing in how people of all ages and backgrounds learn to navigate the intersection of science and culture. Currently, she is the Director of the CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research. After undergraduate studies... Read More →

Tim Slater

Endowed Professor, University of Wyoming

Dr. Tim Slater is a professor at the University of Wyoming where he holds the Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair for Science Education. As a member of the UW Physics and Astronomy Department, he is recognized as an expert in education and public outreach in astronomy... Read More →

Sunday October 25, 2015 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Atrium Stage Central Second Floor Atrium

Programming, Active, Kids

10:00am MDT

The Handsome Authors Society Entertains Your Children

Reading, coloring, and magic tricks.

Participants

David Boop

Author

David Boop is a bestselling Denver-based speculative fiction author. He’s also an award-winning essayist, and screenwriter. His novel, the sci-fi/noir She Murdered Me with Science, will return to print in 2016 from WordFire Press. David has had over fifty short stories published... Read More →

Guy Anthony De Marco

Author, Editor, Publisher, Evil Brain Trust, LTD

Guy Anthony De Marco is a speculative fiction author; a Graphic Novel Bram Stoker® and Scribe Award finalist; winner of the HWA Silver Hammer Award; a prolific short story and flash fiction crafter; a novelist; a poet; an invisible man with superhero powers; a game writer; a disabled... Read More →

Peter J. Wacks

Peter J. Wacks is a #1 bestselling cross-genre writer and the managing editor of Kevin J. Anderson’s WordFire Press. He has worked across the creative fields in gaming, television, film, comics, and most recently, when not busy editing, he spends his time writing novels. In his... Read More →

Sam Knight

Author/Publisher, Knight Writing Press

Sam Knight is publisher of Knight Writing Press and author of six children’s books, five short story collections, three novels, and over 75 short stories, including three co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson. A Colorado native, Sam spent ten years in California’s wine country before... Read More →

Sunday October 25, 2015 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

11:00am MDT

Klingon Bop

Come watch your warrors battle it out with training (foam and duct tape) Bat’leths. Open to ages 3 to 13 years. Cheering sections requested! Qapla’! Prizes will be given to all warriors.

Participants

John Miller

Sunday October 25, 2015 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

12:00pm MDT

Electric Lit

Use pinwheels, puzzles, and other materials to create electronic literature. Kids 8 and up welcome to participate.

Participants

Deena Larsen

Deena Larsen wrote the first interactive work published way back before the net. You can now play in Marble Springs, the wiki, and it is featured in the Electronic Literature Collection. (http://marblesprings.wikidot.com/). A pioneer in the new media/electronic lit field since before... Read More →

Sunday October 25, 2015 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

12:00pm MDT

Tribble Hockey

Come watch our junior warriors play a rousing game of Tribble Hockey. Open to ages 3 to 13 years. All species are welcome to participate! Qapla’! Prizes will be given to all warriors.

Participants

John Miller

Sunday October 25, 2015 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

1:00pm MDT

Make Your Own Warehouse 13 Artifact

For 6-99 year olds. Discuss artifacts from the show and dream up ones of our own with paper and crayons.

Participants

Stephanie Slater

Tim Slater

Endowed Professor, University of Wyoming

Sunday October 25, 2015 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

1:00pm MDT

Carving with The Pumpkin King

Halloween is right around the corner. Let Tony help make your decorating special this year!

Participants

Tony Bagley

Tony Bagley has been amazing and delighting audiences with his elaborate squash surgery for several years. Come see his Carving with the Pumpkin King program on Sunday afternoon and get ideas for your own Halloween décor!

Sunday October 25, 2015 1:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek A Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids

2:00pm MDT

The Survival Game

Join Kristi and Amalie for an interactive game with prizes. Answer “what if”: your best friend turns into a zombie? You were the last person on Earth? You discovered a new species of animal? Learn how Kristi and Amalie used “what if” questions in their novels. Attendees will also come up with their own “what if” scenarios.

Participants

Amalie Howard

Amalie Howard grew up on a small Caribbean island where she spent most of her childhood with her nose buried in a book or being a tomboy running around barefoot, shimmying up mango trees and dreaming of adventure. 22 countries, surfing with sharks and several tattoos later, she has... Read More →

Kristi Helvig

Kristi Helvig is a Ph.D. clinical psychologist turned sci-fi/fantasy author. Her first novel, BURN OUT (Egmont USA/Lerner Publishing), which Kirkus Reviews called “a scorching series opener not to be missed,” follows 17-year-old Tora Reynolds, one of Earth’s last survivors... Read More →

Sunday October 25, 2015 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Active, Kids