Program Schedule

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Draco's Tavern - Catalina B

Scheduled as of 0000-00-00 00:00:00

FRI 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
8735. Lego Open Build - Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather gatherings are informal meet ups for fans to come together and share their love of a particular fandom or subject.

What happens when you mix fans with a big pile of Lego? Come help us find out!

FRI 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
8727. Classics of SF Discussion: Isaac Asimov, "The Currents of Space" (1952)
Moderator: John Hertz

Moderator John Hertz will lead discussions of three Classics of Science Fiction panels at Loscon 50, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You'll be welcome to join in.

Our operating definition is "A classic is a work that survives its own time. After the currents which might have sustained it have changed, it remains, and is seen to be worthwhile for itself." If you have a better definition, bring it.

Each of the three is famous in a different way. Each may be more interesting now than when first published. Have you read them? Have you re-read them?

"A merry tangle of interplanetary power politics'' - not bad from The New York Times. The Good Doctor's skill with detective fiction also shows. So far Trantor only has a sphere of influence. There's a reason for interplanetary- interstellar- trade. And Space has currents.
John Hertz

Draco's Tavern - Catalina B

SAT 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
8728. Classics of SF Discussion: Andre Norton, "Star Man's Son" (1952)
Moderator: John Hertz

Moderator John Hertz will lead discussions of three Classics of Science Fiction panels at Loscon 50, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You'll be welcome to join in.

Our operating definition is "A classic is a work that survives its own time. After the currents which might have sustained it have changed, it remains, and is seen to be worthwhile for itself." If you have a better definition, bring it.

Each of the three is famous in a different way. Each may be more interesting now than when first published. Have you read them? Have you re-read them?

No surprises here. From say, Paragraph 5, we know what is happening and what will. But how well she does it (yes, Andre was a woman)! Her sense of event - of character - of the telling detail - keep us eager to watch her bring about what must occur. David Hartwell considered this a classic, wise man.
John Hertz

SAT 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
8719. Hallmark Ornaments - Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather gatherings are informal meet ups for fans to come together and share their love of a particular fandom or subject.

With the surge in interest in Hallmark, we're offering a space for collectors of Hallmark ornaments to come chat about their favorite pieces.

Draco's Tavern - Catalina B

SUN 10:00 am - 11:15 am
8759. Reading of "Murder in Slushtime", a Pre-Disney Star Wars Story
Reading: Barbara Hambly

Join Barbara Hambly for a reading of the pre-Disney Star Wars story (originally published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal back in the '90s!), "Murder in Slushtime.
Barbara Hambly

SUN 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
8821. Think Like an Illustrator Workshop
Workshop: Laura Brodian Freas Beraha

Join us for this hands on class where you can learn to draw.
Laura Brodian Freas Beraha

SUN 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
8688. Disney Pins - Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather gatherings are informal meet ups for fans to come together and share their love of a particular fandom or subject.

Join other fans of Disney Pins to show and trade from your collection.

SUN 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
8729. Classics of SF Discussion: Eric Frank Russell, "Wasp" (1957)
Moderator: John Hertz

Moderator John Hertz will lead discussions of three Classics of Science Fiction panels at Loscon 50, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You'll be welcome to join in.

Our operating definition is "A classic is a work that survives its own time. After the currents which might have sustained it have changed, it remains, and is seen to be worthwhile for itself." If you have a better definition, bring it.

Each of the three is famous in a different way. Each may be more interesting now than when first published. Have you read them? Have you re-read them?

Again this author's wit is with us (he won a Hugo for his story about an offog). James Mowry, wondering why he's wanted, is told of an automobile crash in which four men died, their car wrecked, when a wasp flying through an open window distracted the driver; Mowry is being recruited as a wasp.
John Hertz

SUN 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
8670. Browncoats - Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather gatherings are informal meet ups for fans to come together and share their love of a particular fandom or subject.

"Shiny! I like meeting new people." Come share all things Firefly with your fellow Browncoats.