Fri, 20:00-21:00, Niles
Themed Filk "The Stars Our Destination"
Let's sing about humanity's quest to reach and colonize new worlds. Come and share your music. All are welcome to participate, or just to listen. (Poker chip bardic rules will give everyone a chance to sing or pick their favorite performer present.)
(Eloise Mason (mod))

Fri, 21:00-22:00, Niles
Come Hear!
Concert
(Throwing Toasters)

Fri, 22:00-23:00, Niles
Themed Filk "Music of Middle Earth"
Professor Tolkein wrote music to go with his stories, and many filkers since have been inspired by the great fantasy cycle. Come and sing some of your favorite Middle-Earth filk songs. (Again, themed filks will use poker-chip bardic rules.)
(Philip Mills (mod))

Fri, 23:00-04:00, Niles
Open Filk
Midwest Chaos-style.

Sat, 11:00-12:00, Niles
Strange Music, Strange Instruments, and the Filkers Who Love Them
Ukuleles, eggs, even a Lego dulcimer. How to make music with things you won't find in a symphony orchestra.
(Jane Garthson (mod), Peter Alway, Tom Jeffers, Peggi Warner-Lalonde)

Sat, 12:00-13:00, Niles
Honoring the Best of Filk
A discussion of the history of filk, and of the awards honoring the best in the field: the Pegasus Awards and the Filk Hall of Fame.
(Gretchen Roper (mod), Peggi Warner-Lalonde)

Sat, 13:00-14:00, Niles
Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Sat, 14:00-15:00, Niles
Two-Shots
Selected performers will perform a couple of their favorite songs.
(Peggi Warner-Lalonde, Fred Haskell-Levy, Philip Mills, and more)

Sat, 15:00-15:30, Niles
Concert
(Peter Alway)

Sat, 16:00-17:00, Niles
Concert
(Tom Smith)

Sat, 17:00-18:00, Niles
Themed Filk "Songs of Sea and Stars"
It's time to sing of mariners and ships, from the scurvy rogues on the Spanish Main to the wanderers of distant galactic arms. Sometimes it's not the destination, it's the journey, the life between places that is the real challenge of the soul. All are welcome to sing or just listen; pick, pass or perform.
(Robin Nakkula (mod))

Sat, 18:00-19:00, Niles
Open Filk
Midwest Chaos-style.
(Robin Nakkula (mod))

Sat, 19:00-20:00, Niles
Concert
(The Great Luke Ski)

Sat, 20:00-20:30, Niles
Concert
(Tom Jeffers)

Sat, 20:30-21:00, Niles
Concert
(Eloise Mason)

Sat, 21:00-22:00, Niles
Jamming
Rock, Folk, Blues. Bring a guitar or whatever, and let's see what happens.
(tba)

Sat, 22:00-22:30, Niles
Concert
(Bill Roper)

Sat, 22:30-04:00, Niles
Open Filk
Midwest Chaos-style.

Sun, 11:00-12:00, Niles
Drumming Circle
Come alive to the beat. Feel the vibrations of drumming together.

Sun, 12:00-13:00, Niles
Comedy Songwriting
You'll remember the joke when it rhymes and comes with a melody. Come find out how it's done, or at least, how they think they're doing it.
(Throwing Toasters, Tom Smith, Luke Ski)

Sun, 13:00-14:00, Niles
One-Shots
This is the open-mike hour. Come and sing a song! A sign-up sheet will be in the Niles room throughout the weekend.
(tba)

Sun, 14:00-17:00, Niles
Open Filk
End the convention with a song!
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