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Schedule Grid - Arisia 2023

Arisia 2023 Schedule Grid

Generated: Sun Jan 15 15:10:31 2023

 


 

Friday Afternoon

  1:00p 1:30p 2:00p 2:30p 3:00p 3:30p 4:00p 4:30p 5:00p 5:30p 6:00p 6:30p
Alcott   Shabbat Services  
Harbor I
Gaming
  Dexterity Games Savage Worlds: Boomstick The Key to the Stars (D&D 5E); Fiasco
Webster
Fast Track
  Fast Track—Meet the Staff Free Play Friday  
Marina Ballroom 1   Expression and Oppression in the SFF Universe  
Marina Ballroom 4   Avoiding Con Crash  

 

 

Friday Evening

 

 

  7:00p 7:30p 8:00p 8:30p 9:00p 9:30p 10:00p 10:30p 11:00p 11:30p midnight 12:30a
Alcott When Science Fiction was Science Factual   Our Favorite Fictional Scientists  
Bulfinch Arisia First Night Social   Teasecraft Kinky Maker Meetup: Show & Tell (18+)  
Burroughs Friday Evening Readings   Everything Everywhere All at Once: Grab Your Googly Eyes!  
Harbor I
Gaming
SFS 5–01: Year of Redemption’s Rise Lord of the Rings Bounder Patrol Shire Spirit of the Holiday (Clockwork Dominion) Midnight Cosmic Encounter
Harbor II-III
Art Show
  Art Show Reception  
Paine
Music
  Open Crafting Friday  
Stone   Gentlemen Never Tell (Mrs Hawking)  
Marina Ballroom 1   Revisionist Folk and Fairy Tales  
Marina Ballroom 2 Creeping Sense of Doom   Dungeons, Dragons, and Writers: A Live Event  
Marina Ballroom 3 Introduction to Kink (18+)   Consent Beyond the Bedroom  
Marina Ballroom 4 Whoever Dies With the Most Stuff is Dead (So, When’s the Estate Sale?)   Sing-along: Songs of Tom Lehrer   Open Singing—Fri 10:00 PM  
Grand A   PMRP—Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever   Rocky Horror—Shiver with Antici...pation
Commonwealth   NERF Blaster War  

 

 

Friday Late Night

 

 

  1:00a 1:30a 2:00a 2:30a 3:00a 3:30a 4:00a 4:30a 5:00a 5:30a 6:00a 6:30a
Harbor I
Gaming
Midnight Cosmic Encounter (11:59pm)  
Grand A Rocky Horror—Shiver with Antici...pation (11:59pm)  

 


 

Saturday Morning

  7:00a 7:30a 8:00a 8:30a 9:00a 9:30a 10:00a 10:30a 11:00a 11:30a noon 12:30p
Alcott   Representing Trauma in Speculative Fiction   Saturday Feedback Session  
Adams   Decorate a Mini-Hat/Fascinator  
Bulfinch   Northern Lights Costumers Guild Meeting   Boston Whovians Doctor Who Meet Up  
Douglass   Sing-along: Disney Songs  
Faneuil   Saturday Morning Readings  
Burroughs   80+ Years of Super-Heroines   The Vilification and Fear of Fat Bodies  
Harbor I
Gaming
  SFS Intro 1: The First Test Saturday Family Game Morning Sinister Shopping Trip (Little Wizards); Dice Throne Munchkin
Paine
Music
  Writing as a Military Veteran (18+)  
Stone   Identifying Markets For Your Work   Crafting Memorable Villains  
Hancock
Fast Track
  What’s Eating You? Make Your Own Brain Slug Who Said We Shouldn’t Play With Our Food? Engaging Your Senses Making A Sensory Bottle
Webster
Fast Track
  Playground Games My First D&D Game Hand to Hand Wombat and Other Games
Marina Ballroom 1   Finishing Your Half Finished Projects   There’s No Replicating Real Home Cooking  
Marina Ballroom 2   Connecting with Your Kids Through Media   Disinformation Self-Defense  
Marina Ballroom 3   Arisia 101: An Introduction   Andrea Hairston Reading Andrea Hairston Signing
Marina Ballroom 4   What’s Old is New Again: Legacy Sequels   TV Year in Review  
Grand A   Fighting with Swords!—Duels!   NERF Blaster War
Commonwealth   Historical Fencing Demonstration/Bâton Class

 

 

Saturday Afternoon

 

 

  1:00p 1:30p 2:00p 2:30p 3:00p 3:30p 4:00p 4:30p 5:00p 5:30p 6:00p 6:30p
Alcott   Arisia Programming and Brainstorming   Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading  
Adams   Book Upcycling  
Bulfinch POC Meetup Ribbon Trading Meetup   Comics Creator Meetup: Find A Collaborator!   Nerf Range  
Douglass   Songs of World and Place   Sing-along: Dr. Demento & Friends   Sing To Your Friends  
Faneuil Ask an Expert: How Do I Do The Thing?   Saturday Afternoon Readings   The Mushy Middle: Conquering the Midpoint Swamp   Shop Talk: So You Want to Be A Writer?  
Burroughs Deep Language Models: Are They AI or Not?   Movie Year in Review   My First Masquerade  
Harbor I
Gaming
SF Bounty 3: A Green Place; PFS Intro 2: United in Purpose SF Bounty 4: Poacher’s Prize Untarnished and Unafraid Magic: The Gathering Rainbow Cube
Harbor II-III
Art Show
Director’s Tour of the Art Show   Descriptive Tour of the Art Show   Tactile Tour of the Art Show  
Paine
Music
Knitting Circle   Kumihimo Workshop   (Re)Design for Variant Cosplay   ADHD skill-share and meetup  
Stone   Scientists, Mathematicians, and Engineers in SFF   Overt and Covert Antagonists: Who’s More Evil?   Star Trek Renaissance: A Look Back at NuTrek  
Hancock
Fast Track
Project Cosplay: Kids Make Costumes The Art of Painting  
Webster
Fast Track
Hand to Hand Wombat and Other Games (12:30pm) You’re A Poet, Even If You Don’t Know It Making a Comic Book Simple Rocketry Beginner Body Art  
Marina Ballroom 1 What to Read If You’re Watching the MCU   Gritty Comics Heroes and Socioeconomic Justice   60 Panels in 60 Minutes  
Marina Ballroom 2 Polyamory Basics   Designing an RPG Game Arc   Age and Fandom: What It Looks Like After 50   Polyamory: Expectations vs. Reality  
Marina Ballroom 3   Cosplay on a Budget   Designing Things That Don’t Exist  
Marina Ballroom 4 Sex-Positive Parenting   How Toxic Fandom Took Over Everything   Comfort Food TV: Arts and Crafts Shows   The James Webb Space Telescope  
Grand A NERF Blaster War (12pm)  
Commonwealth   Renaissance Ball   Open Fencing

 

 

Saturday Evening

 

 

  7:00p 7:30p 8:00p 8:30p 9:00p 9:30p 10:00p 10:30p 11:00p 11:30p midnight 12:30a
Alcott Future Libraries, Archives, and Museums  
Bulfinch Neurodivergent Meetup   Fans with Disabilities Meetup  
Douglass   Open Singing—Sat 10:00 PM  
Faneuil Branching Out with Your Art  
Burroughs Enter Sandman: Neil Gaiman Comes to Netflix   Superman and Religion  
Harbor I
Gaming
SFS 5–01: Year of Redemption’s Rise B; SF Bounty 5: Echoes of Woe; Illuminati SF Bounty 1: The Cantina Job; The Looming Shadow (Dread) The Looming Shadow (Dread)
Harbor II-III
Art Show
Art Show Open House for Fans with Disabilities  
Paine
Music
Writing Military Sci-Fi and Fantasy  
Stone Graphic Novels as Memoir   Our Favorite Robots   Mrs. Hawking – Part 1  
Marina Ballroom 1 Tales From the Crippled: A Disability-Focused Snark Fest (18+)  
Marina Ballroom 2 Myths and Legends of New England   Saturday Night Readings  
Marina Ballroom 3 Military Influence on Costuming   All Words Are Made Up  
Marina Ballroom 4 Playing Together at Home   Gender & Sexual Identity Representation in Media   Comics After Dark/Late Night Sexy Comics (18+)  
Grand A PMRP presents Star Trek: Spock’s Brain   Geeky Belly Dance Show   Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling
Commonwealth Open Fencing (6pm)   DJ Dirge—Saturday Night Dance

 

 

Saturday Late Night

 

 

  1:00a 1:30a 2:00a 2:30a 3:00a 3:30a 4:00a 4:30a 5:00a 5:30a 6:00a 6:30a
Grand A Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog  
Commonwealth DJ Dirge—Saturday Night Dance (9pm)  

 


 

Sunday Morning

  7:00a 7:30a 8:00a 8:30a 9:00a 9:30a 10:00a 10:30a 11:00a 11:30a noon 12:30p
Alcott   Sunday Christian Services   What’s so Amazing that Keeps Us Stargazing   Sunday Morning Readings  
Adams   Jewelry Making: Wire and Bead Creations  
Bulfinch   Artist Meet and Greet   Speculative Fiction Writers Cafe  
Douglass   Sing-along: Gilbert and Sullivan Songs   Good Story Songs  
Faneuil   How to Be New to an Old Fandom   Wakanda Forever  
Burroughs   Wide World of LARP  
Harbor I
Gaming
  Sunday Family Game Morning Star Trek Catan Academy of Adolescent Monsters
Paine
Music
  Papercrafting   Fiber Arts Circle  
Stone   SFF for Middle-Grade Readers   Plagues in Fantasy and Science Fiction  
Hancock
Fast Track
  Let’s Rock Out Just a Little Ink & Alcohol Makes Art?? Ready, Set, Launch?
Webster
Fast Track
  Simple Robots Franken Stuffies Play D&D Sunday Version
Marina Ballroom 1   Teaching Our Kids Consent   Self-Care at Conventions  
Marina Ballroom 2   Our Flag Means Love   Making Makers Make  
Marina Ballroom 3   Elsa Sjunneson Reading   Elsa Sjunneson Signing  
Marina Ballroom 4   Book Cover Art in the Age of the E-book   Cancel Culture in Sci-Fi and Fantasy Spaces  
Grand A   Teen Sword Fighting   Green Dragon Circus Acrobats

 

 

Sunday Afternoon

 

 

  1:00p 1:30p 2:00p 2:30p 3:00p 3:30p 4:00p 4:30p 5:00p 5:30p 6:00p 6:30p
Alcott Media In Memoriam 2021–2022   Sunday Afternoon Readings   How Do You Price Your Art?  
Adams Bling It On!   Blockprinting   Soldering 101  
Bulfinch Steampunk Meetup   Recovery Check-In   Techies of Arisia Meetup  
Douglass Songs of Technology   Cosplay Swap Meet   Sing-along: Yiddish Songs  
Faneuil Creating Authentic Characters with Disabilities   Dialogue That Sings   How We Know: Dinosaurs  
Burroughs Arisia January Corporate Meeting   Proper Pronouns Matter   The Secret Life of the Renaissance Faire  
Harbor I
Gaming
SFS 5–06: Tarnished Legascy: Historia’s Holdout; Dune (Avalon Hill); PF Bounty 7: Cleanup Duty; Sex and the City on the Edge of Forever The Dragon’s Den PF Bounty 8: The Tireless Path Hunger Fangs (Adventures in Time and Space) Savage Worlds: Legion of Liberty
Harbor II-III
Art Show
  Reiko Murakami Tour of the Art Show  
Paine
Music
Hands-on (or Hands-off) Theremin Workshop   Making it Fit: Techniques for Body Neutral Cosplay   Open Crafting Sunday  
Stone Kid-Friendly Maker Projects   Cosplay and Dis/ability   The Question of Influences   World Building 101  
Hancock
Fast Track
Project Cosplay—Crafting Props Eww, Gross! Make Your Own Slime Patience Pals  
Webster
Fast Track
Play D&D Sunday Version (12:30pm) Twinkle Twinkle Little Jar Wonder Were the Fairies Are Fannish Bows Time to Start Your Clay Dragon Clutch Dragons, Dragons, Everywhere  
Marina Ballroom 1 Creating Comics: From Idea to Finished Product   Research for Making Costumes   Sunday Evening Readings  
Marina Ballroom 2 A Beginner’s Guide to Gundam   Murdock v Spencer: Lawyers in Comics/Superheroes and the Law   One and Done: The Art and Craft of the One-Shot   A New Doctor Who Era Begins  
Marina Ballroom 3 The Year in Science 2022   Museum Trip!   Working Well With Your Neurodivergent Partners  
Marina Ballroom 4 How Much “Alien” Is Too Much?   Gods Walk Among Us   D23: 100 Years of Disney   Is ___ a Sandwich?  
Commonwealth   Fighting with Swords!—Mixed Weapons Shenanigans!   Masquerade Green Room

 

 

Sunday Evening

 

 

  7:00p 7:30p 8:00p 8:30p 9:00p 9:30p 10:00p 10:30p 11:00p 11:30p midnight 12:30a
Alcott Watching the Game  
Bulfinch Polyamory Meetup   Non-Binary Mixer & Safe Space   The Arisia Munch (18+)  
Douglass Humorous Songs   Songs that Set Poetry to Music   Open Singing—Sun 10:00 PM  
Burroughs Plural Perspectives   All the Technologypunks  
Harbor I
Gaming
PF Bounty 9: Fishing in Arthrusis PF Bounty 10: Hilltop Roundup; Mysterium PF Bounty 10: Hilltop Roundup  
Paine
Music
Improv for DMs/GMs and their players  
Stone   Vivat Regina – Part 2 of Mrs. Hawking  
Marina Ballroom 1 Tinkers, Sailors, and Traveling Players  
Marina Ballroom 2 The MCU Phase 4: Too Much of a Good Thing?   The Year in Star Wars  
Marina Ballroom 3 Effective Advocacy for Geeks  
Marina Ballroom 4 Writing Series, Sequels, and Spin-Offs  
Grand A   Masquerade  
Commonwealth Masquerade Green Room (6pm)  

 


 

Monday Morning

  7:00a 7:30a 8:00a 8:30a 9:00a 9:30a 10:00a 10:30a 11:00a 11:30a noon 12:30p
Alcott   Nerdy Vacation Planning  
Bulfinch   Meet Your Eorzean Neighbors!: A FFXIV Meetup   Asexuality-Umbrella Meetup  
Douglass   Songs of Protest and Resistance   Dead Dog Open Filk  
Faneuil   Monday Morning Readings   Monday Feedback Session  
Burroughs   Gaming As a Way of Exploring Identity   30 Years of Magic: The Gathering and Collectible Card Games  
Harbor I
Gaming
  Roborally
Paine
Music
  Social Games  
Hancock
Fast Track
  Jewelry for Non-Muggles Let’s Bounce Making All Kinds Of Roses
Webster
Fast Track
  Friendship Bracelets A Bag to Take It Home In  
Marina Ballroom 2   Grunts and Ground-Pounders: The Private’s Eye View in Military SF   Leaders and Heroes: What’s the Difference?  
Marina Ballroom 3   A Century Ago   Image Comics at 30+: Now Unionized!  
Grand A   NERF War—Kids Edition
Commonwealth   Splendid Teapot Race   Arisia RC Raceway  

 

 

Monday Afternoon

 

 

  1:00p 1:30p 2:00p 2:30p 3:00p 3:30p 4:00p 4:30p 5:00p 5:30p 6:00p 6:30p
Harbor I
Gaming
Cosmic Encounter (Eon)