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Special for Early Birds
Thursday evening from 7pm until closing, for pre-registrants only: the ConSuite becomes "The Mailed Fist" -- our Irish Pub with all the singing and storytelling that entails as well as a fine selection of (ginger) ales and (root) beers. Come relax and enjoy the fine entertainment and good company, and if you can tell a passable yarn with a gaelic flavor then all the better.
Programming Plans
Then on Friday, the Spaceport CopperCon officially opens with a hearty "Cead mile failte!" (translation for the Gaelic-impaired: "1000 welcomes!")
The "Arrivals and Departures" board offers portals into a variety of "Otherworlds". First, come to a panel discussion of the historical sources for information on celtic civilizations - fact and fiction. Then, everyone who wants to keep up-to-date on convention happenings at Spaceport CopperCon should look for their daily edition of "Tuppence", our CopperCon 21 Newspaper produced by Velavision and edited by Kit Townsend.
Author Sean McMullen and his accomplished daughter Catherine are coming all the way from Australia. If you missed his presentations on "Chivalry in the Medieval World" and "How to Write Action Scenes" at WorldCon the previous week, you'll have a second chance to attend these events right here at CopperCon.
As befits our Spaceport theme, we'll have factual presentations on space exploration in our time: Dr David Williams and associates will update us on NASA's plans for interplanetary exploration while David Perrine will clue us in on a ballot initiative to establish an Arizona based space program.
Other things to look for:
- Costuming and Props with Fiberglass and Other Materials Gail Wolfenden-Steib and Larry Vela will present ideas and concepts on costuming and props using fiberglass and other materials.
- Airbrush Demo Larry Vela will be presenting a demonstration of airbrush makeup techniques.
- Grab-Bag Costuming Kit Townsend will be presenting a workshop on costuming from “odds-n-ends”.
- Who’s Byte is That? Velavision presents a new competition! Much like the old "Name that Tune", participants will be given the opportunity to identify sound bytes from various common sources.
- Fabric Modification Through the Use of Dye/Paint - Gail Wolfenden-Steib and Larry Vela will present concepts for modifying the appearance of common fabrics by using various uncontrolled chemical substances.
- John Wheeler's popular facepainting event is planned for Saturday, as well as tributes to Star Trek in its 35th Year and Dr Who, and lots more.