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Schedule Grid - Arisia 2024

Arisia 2024 Schedule Grid

Arisia 2024 Schedule Grid

Generated: Sun Jan 14 15:31:01 2024



Friday Afternoon

 1:00p1:30p2:00p2:30p3:00p3:30p4:00p4:30p5:00p5:30p6:00p6:30p
Bulfinch  Maker Crafting Social  
Douglass  Rousing Chorus Songs  
Faneuil  Anatomy of a Scene  
Hale
Video
  The Thief of Bagdad Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Harbor I
Gaming
  Mysteries From Abroad (Clockwork Dominion) Dungeons and Dragons (5E) for Beginners... With a Twist!; Shadowdark: The Tomb of Ostrabaris (Shadowdark RPG) Shadowdark: The Tomb of Ostrabaris (Shadowdark RPG)
Stone  SuperWhoLock 2.0: Our Good Omens in the Shadows Mean Death  
Hancock
Fast Track
  Fast Track—Meet the Staff and Free Play
Marina 1  Collecting Your Childhood  
Marina 3  Shabbat Services   Mental Illness: Separating Fact from Fiction  
Marina 4  Acting and Performing in Other Worlds  


Friday Evening

 7:00p7:30p8:00p8:30p9:00p9:30p10:00p10:30p11:00p11:30pmidnight12:30a
AlcottThis is Fine: Climate Change and You   Barbie and Poor Things: What Was I Made For?  
AdamsHow to Win at Pitching   Friday Night Coloring  
BulfinchRibbon Trading Meetup   Teasecraft Kinky Maker Meetup: Show & Tell (18+)  
DouglassArisia First Night Social   Non-Binary Mixer & Safe Space   Open Singing—Fri 10:00 PM  
FaneuilFriday Evening Readings   Colonialism in Space   Circlet Press Reading (18+)  
Hale
Video
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (6:25pm)   Blue Beetle Gorija (aka Godzilla) Robot Monster
Independence  Winterhorn (LARP)  
Harbor I
Gaming
Mysteries From Abroad (Clockwork Dominion) (3pm) The Old Took’s Legacy (The One Ring 2nd edition) Shadow Hunters; Snowmageddon! (Indie Homebrew) Nightly Duties (Maid RPG) Cosmic Encounter (Eon)
StoneBaldur’s Gate 3: Your Choices Matter   Long May He Reign: 70 Years of Godzilla  
Marina 1Super Awesome Advice Panel!   Dramatic Readings from the Ig Nobel Prizes  
Marina 2Books for Artists   Carrying All the Things  
Marina 3Gender & Sexual Identity Representation in Media   Self-Care at Conventions  
Marina 4Best and Worst Fictional Battles, Skirmishes, and Fisticuffs   Mythology for Fictional Worlds  
Grand AGeeky Belly Dance Show   PMRP presents Star Trek: The Doomsday Machine  
Grand AB   
Commonwealth  NERF Blaster War—Friday Session  
Virtual Media  Mrs. Hawking: VIVAT REGINA—the streaming film  


Friday Late Night

 1:00a1:30a2:00a2:30a3:00a3:30a4:00a4:30a5:00a5:30a6:00a6:30a
Hale
Video
Shrek 3D The Bubble  
Harbor I
Gaming
Cosmic Encounter (Eon) (11:59pm)  


Saturday Morning

 7:00a7:30a8:00a8:30a9:00a9:30a10:00a10:30a11:00a11:30anoon12:30p
Alcott  Menswear Costuming Challenges   Representations of Mental Illness in SFF  
Adams  How to Script and Draw a “Fold-In”  
Bulfinch  Parents with Infants & Toddlers Meetup   Sewing Circle  
Douglass  Songwriting Roundtable   Sing-along: Yiddish Songs  
Faneuil  Shop Talk: Being a Writer in 2024   Saturday Morning Readings  
Hale
Video
  Looney Tunes Gulliver’s Travels (Animated) Winsor McCay’s animated shorts Avatar—The Last Airbender
Griffin
Gaming
  Lumberjills (LARP)
Independence  Bidi Bidi Bom Bom (LARP)
Harbor I
Gaming
  Um, Actually!; Mysteries From Abroad (Clockwork Dominion); Snowmageddon! (Indie Homebrew) Um, Actually!; Mysteries From Abroad (Clockwork Dominion) Dungeon! (D&D 5E); Flamecraft; Dungeons and Dragons (5E) for Beginners... With a Twist!
Stone  Archaeology in Reality and Speculative Fiction   Dungeons, Dragons, and Writers: A Live Event  
Hancock
Fast Track
  Fast Track Early Dropoff—Saturday morning Make Your Own Wings Fast Track Pickup—Saturday lunchtime   Fast Track Early Dropoff—Saturday afternoon
Webster
Fast Track
  Geeky Play Date—Saturday K’NEX Konnect: Bridging Imagination Workshop & Contest  
Marina 1  Advanced Topics In Polyamory  
Marina 2  Winona Nelson: Art and Career   Not Just Rocks, Robots, and Aliens  
Marina 3  Arisia 101: An Introduction   Memory and Erasure in Fictional Societies  
Marina 4  Education for the Future   Making a Living in a Creative Field  
Grand A  Fighting with Swords!—Duels!  
Commonwealth  NERF Blaster War—Saturday Session
Galleria  Winona Nelson Meet & Greet  


Saturday Afternoon

 1:00p1:30p2:00p2:30p3:00p3:30p4:00p4:30p5:00p5:30p6:00p6:30p
AlcottSaturday Feedback Session   Comics and the Women Who Love Them   Anime 101: Finding A New Fandom   Fans with Disabilities Meetup  
Adams  Soldering 101   ”Figure Writing” with a Live Writing Prompt   Corset Design and Adjustment  
BulfinchSteampunk Meetup   Chainmail Knitting Circle   Asexuality-Umbrella Meetup   Techies of Arisia Meetup  
DouglassSing-along: Pirate Songs   Sing-along: Muppet Songs   Songs of Protest and Resistance   Songs of Drink  
FaneuilGet Rec’d! Books for Aspiring Writers   Saturday Afternoon Readings (18+)   Fortune Tellers, Prophets, and Mediums   Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading  
Hale
Video
Avatar—The Last Airbender (12:05pm) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Tanya DePass—Game Changer The Lost World A Wrinkle in Time
Independence  The Skeletons (written by Jason Morningstar, run by Eugenio Vargas)   Immortal Politics (LARP)
Lewis  POC Meetup  
Harbor I
Gaming
Magician’s Challenge; Academy for Adolescent Monsters (Bingo RPG) Flamecraft Pixie Punishment (Little Wizards) Dungeons and Dragons (5E) for Beginners... With a Twist!; Flamecraft The Witch Is Dead The Broken Tower (Runequest:Adventures In Glorantha)
Harbor II+III
Art Show
Director’s Tour of the Art Show   Descriptive Tour of the Art Show   Tactile Tour of the Art Show  
StoneAI in the Classroom   Creating Comics: From Idea to Finished Product   Artist, Craftsperson, Maker, Crafter – What’s in a Name?   Beyond Classics Illustrated – Comic Book Adaptations of Prose Works  
Hancock
Fast Track
Design Your Own Coat of Arms   Origami Star Constellations   Fast Track Pickup—Saturday dinnertime  
Webster
Fast Track
Project Cosplay: Costumes No Thank You, Evil! Project Cosplay: Costumes  
Marina 1Movie Year in Review   The Summer of “Barbenheimer”   Boil ‘em, Mash ‘em, Stick ‘em in a Stew...  
Marina 2Con-Going While Disabled   Care and Feeding of Costumes   What Happens When a Pirate Interviews a Villain   Nostalgia Ain’t What it Used to Be  
Marina 3Mass Extinctions: Past, Present and Future   Making Arisia Happen   Writing Hope   Being Trans in Fandom  
Marina 4What Is Happening to Trans Rights?   Toe Beans and Whiskers   Hallucinating Shakespeare   The Good, the Bad and the Cringe: Science in Social Media  
Grand AHonor and Blood: Nineteenth-Century Martial Arts Demo and Class   The Mrs. Hawking Series: Fallen Woman
Grand AB 
Commonwealth  Renaissance Ball   Open Fencing
Galleria  Tanya DePass & Eugenio Vargas Meet & Greet  


Saturday Evening

 7:00p7:30p8:00p8:30p9:00p9:30p10:00p10:30p11:00p11:30pmidnight12:30a
AlcottWriting With The Rainbow   Safety Systems in TTRPG spaces  
AdamsMaking it Fit: Techniques for Body Neutral Cosplay  
BulfinchBoston Whovians Doctor Who Meet Up   Social Drawing   The Arisia Munch (18+)  
DouglassSpeed Songwriting   NerdPop Sing-Along   Open Singing—Sat 10:00 PM  
FaneuilInvertebrates and Entomology in SFF   Saturday Night Readings  
Hale
Video
A Wrinkle in Time (5:55pm) Yellow Submarine Kronos The Call of Cthulhu Creature from the Black Lagoon
Griffin
Gaming
  Who Do You Think You Are? (LARP)  
IndependenceImmortal Politics (LARP) (6pm)  
Harbor I
Gaming
Academy for Adolescent Monsters (Bingo RPG) A Needle’s Eyesight (Dread); CY_BORG: Download Terror Midnight Cosmic Encounter
Harbor II+III
Art Show
Art Show Open House for Fans with Disabilities  
StoneWhat We Learn From Gaming   Making Makers Make  
Marina 1  Age and Fandom: What It Looks Like After 50  
Marina 2Can James Gunn Save DC Films?   Doctor Who at 60  
Marina 3Museums Reckon with History   Writing for the Senses  
Marina 4Science is Magic That Works   Steampunk, Evolved  
Grand A  Windborne Concert   Rocky Horror—Shiver with Antici...pation  
Grand AB     
CommonwealthOpen Fencing (5:30pm)   DJ Dirge—Saturday Night Dance


Saturday Late Night

 1:00a1:30a2:00a2:30a3:00a3:30a4:00a4:30a5:00a5:30a6:00a6:30a
Hale
Video
Woody Woodpecker—“Hypnotic Hick” Revenge of the Creature  
Harbor I
Gaming
Midnight Cosmic Encounter (11:59pm)  
CommonwealthDJ Dirge—Saturday Night Dance (9pm)  


Sunday Morning

 7:00a7:30a8:00a8:30a9:00a9:30a10:00a10:30a11:00a11:30anoon12:30p
Alcott  Connecting with Your Kids Through Media   Disability and Family  
Adams  Dry Brush Techniques for Cosplay Props   (Re)Design for Variant Cosplay  
Bulfinch  Artist Meet and Greet   Speculative Fiction Writers Cafe  
Douglass  Sing-along: Disney Songs   Come Sing with Windborne!  
Faneuil  Writing History with Authenticity   Sunday Morning Readings—YA  
Hale
Video
  Gargoyles Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Adventures of Prince Achmed A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Griffin
Gaming
  Nightingales: Casablanca
Independence  A Support Group for Poorly Written Characters (LARP)
Harbor I
Gaming
  Nightly Duties (Maid RPG); Snowmageddon! (Indie Homebrew Minis Game); Pendragon: The Great Hunt (Pendragon 6E) DIE RPG: Con Quest (DIE RPG v1.1) Classic Traveller
Stone  Alternate History in Comics   Heaven and Hell in Pop Culture  
Hancock
Fast Track
  Fast Track Early Dropoff—Sunday morning The Johto National Park Bug-Catching Contest; Franken Stuffies Fast Track Pickup—Sunday lunchtime   Fast Track Early Dropoff—Sunday afternoon
Webster
Fast Track
  Geeky Play Date—Sunday Improv Theater Games for Kids; Throwing Things  
Marina 1  It Belongs in a Museum: The Final Adventure of Indiana Jones   My First Masquerade  
Marina 2  Ryka Aoki Reading   LARPing groups and what to expect from them.  
Marina 3  The State of the American Public Library   The Bi+ Panel  
Marina 4  Depicting Diversity in Visual Art   Scientists, Mathematicians, and Engineers in SFF  
Grand A  Green Dragon Circus Acrobats  
Commonwealth  Medieval and Renaissance Swordfighting Demo and Class  
Galleria  Ryka Aoki & Paul Sabourin Meet & Greet  


Sunday Afternoon

 1:00p1:30p2:00p2:30p3:00p3:30p4:00p4:30p5:00p5:30p6:00p6:30p
AlcottArisia January Corporate Meeting   AI Created and Assisted Art – Threat or Menace?   Proper Pronouns Matter  
AdamsBlockprinting   Dr GameMaster or: How I learned to stop Controling and Trust the PCs  
BulfinchNeurodivergent Meetup   Papercrafting   Recovery Check-In   Polyamory Meetup  
DouglassAs Seen and Heard On The Interwebs   Fiber Arts Circle   In Memoriam   Open Singing—Sun 5:30 PM  
FaneuilCrime, Punishment, and Justice in SFF   Sunday Afternoon Readings   Writing Realistic Young Adult Fiction   Sunday Evening Readings  
Hale
Video
Disney’s Man In Space Trilogy (some Animation)   Metropolis   Galaxy Quest
Griffin
Gaming
  On Frayed Threads (LARP)  
Independence  A Support Group for Poorly Written Characters (LARP) Immortal Politics (LARP)  
Harbor I
Gaming
Shadowdark: The Tomb of Ostrabaris (Shadowdark RPG) Mysteries From Abroad (Clockwork Dominion)
Harbor II+III
Art Show
  Winona Nelson Tour of the Art Show  
StoneIs ___ a Sandwich?   The Science and Sociology of Terraforming   Not Yet Done with Dragons  
Hancock
Fast Track
All About Poi; Start Your Clay Dragon Clutch   Young Fans’ Creative Corner   Kids Volunteer with Fast Track—Sunday; Learn and Play Magic the Gathering Fast Track Pickup—Sunday dinnertime  
Webster
Fast Track
Project Cosplay: Props; Obstacle Course Create & Conquer Project Cosplay: Props Moving Methods   Classic Playground Games  
Marina 1The Year in Science 2023   60 Panels in 60 Minutes   Food in Fantasy & Sci-Fi  
Marina 2Branching Out with Your Art   Chaos Live and In Colour (Live Play)   TV Year in Review  
Marina 3Don’t Overprepare: Outlining a TTRPG campaign   Cancel Culture in Sci-Fi and Fantasy Spaces   Fight For Your Kids’ Rights: Special Education   Not Quite Utopia  
Marina 4I Give Up! Knowing When to Walk Away   Fascinating Timelines of History   Cosplay and Dis/ability   Insanity and Evil in Comics  
Commonwealth  Fighting with Swords!—Mixed Weapons Shenanigans!   Masquerade Green Room
Virtual Media  Mrs. Hawking: BASE INSTRUMENTS—the streaming film


Sunday Evening

 7:00p7:30p8:00p8:30p9:00p9:30p10:00p10:30p11:00p11:30pmidnight12:30a
AlcottCartoon Girl Bands   Ask a Maker   Standing on the Shoulders of Idiots: Remembering Jaffee, Treasuring Aragonés  
BulfinchSocial Co-Writing Space  
Douglass  Sing-along: Musicals and Show Tunes  
Faneuil  Embracing the Alien: Writing Believable ETs  
Hale
Video
Coraline   Madam Satan The Avengers: From Venus with Love It Came From Outer Space
Griffin
Gaming
  The Sleepover (LARP)  
Harbor I
Gaming
Mysteries From Abroad (Clockwork Dominion) (3pm)   Waterdeep: Mini-Heist (D&D 5e) All-Night Arkham Returns!!
StoneKitchen Gadgets  
Marina 2Designing Things That Don’t Exist   Preserving Media in the Age of Streaming  
Marina 3The “Return” of Pandemics (Which Never Actually Left)  
Marina 4  The Year in Marvel  
Grand A  Masquerade  
Grand AB   
CommonwealthMasquerade Green Room (6pm)   DJ Dirge Sunday Night Dance
Virtual MediaMrs. Hawking: BASE INSTRUMENTS—the streaming film (6pm)  


Sunday Late Night

 1:00a1:30a2:00a2:30a3:00a3:30a4:00a4:30a5:00a5:30a6:00a6:30a
Hale
Video
B.O.B.’s Big Break Gog  
Harbor I
Gaming
All-Night Arkham Returns!! (9pm)
CommonwealthDJ Dirge Sunday Night Dance (12am)  


Monday Morning

 7:00a7:30a8:00a8:30a9:00a9:30a10:00a10:30a11:00a11:30anoon12:30p
Alcott  Steampunk Isn’t Dead   Monday Feedback Session  
Adams  Hands-on (or Hands-off) Theremin Workshop  
Bulfinch  Knitting and Crocheting Circle  
Douglass  Traditional Ballad Bingo   Dead Dog Open Sing  
Faneuil  Monday Morning Readings   Combining Fantasy and Science Fiction  
Hale
Video
  Asterix and the Vikings Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie” Superman Cartoons by Fleischer Studios Audience Choice
Stone  Star Trek Renaissance: A Look Back at NuTrek   Games That Gave Us FEELS  
Hancock
Fast Track
  Kids Volunteer with Fast Track—Monday  
Webster
Fast Track
  Geeky Play Date—Monday  
Marina 1  Manga 101: Introduction to Reading Right to Left   Folk Horror  
Marina 2  Story Pitch Challenge   A Rose by Any Other Name  
Marina 3  Roundup of New and Noteworthy Middle-Grade SFF   Laws, Lawyers, and Trials  
Marina 4  How Do You Price Your Art?   Making Space for Making  
Grand A  NERF War—Monday Edition