MileHiCon 49: Full Schedule

4:00pm MDT

Trivia for Chocolate

Come and test your knowledge and be rewarded with chocolate! Trivia for all ages.

Participants

Meg Ward

Active Track Coordinator, MileHiCon

Meg Ward is a longtime science fiction enthusiast whose hobbies include roller derby, beer brewing, cryptography, convention running, and fiber arts. She resides in Denver with three cats, two geeks-in-training, and an equally geeky husband.

Friday October 27, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

5:00pm MDT

Improvocation

Prepare to launch yourself into three days of creativity and camaraderie. Listen carefully and follow the directions for Poison Eye, Enemy Defender, and the ever-popular and goofy Bunny-Bunny-Bunny.

Participants

Tim Anderson

Friday October 27, 2017 5:00pm - 5:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

6:00pm MDT

Murder On the Convention Express

It’s a convention long murder mystery! Come meet the poor volunteer about to suffer a grisly fate, and the cast of suspects. Those interested in being the victim or one of the suspects (13 and older) should show up 10 minutes earlier for a casting call.

Participants

Meg Ward

Active Track Coordinator, MileHiCon

Friday October 27, 2017 6:00pm - 6:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming

7:00pm MDT

Advanced Mask Making with Patty Pietu

Make your own extraordinary leather mask. Learn new techniques to add a second layer with studs, brads and sewing. $30 materials fee.

Participants

Patty Pietu

Friday October 27, 2017 7:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming

7:00pm MDT

Behind the Mask with Patty Pietu

Come make your own extraordinary leather mask. Learn secret mask making techniques to create that original costume piece or artwork. $30 materials fee.

Participants

Patty Pietu

Friday October 27, 2017 7:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming

9:00am MDT

Coloring for All Ages

Come start your morning off with a little coloring! Materials will be provided.

Saturday October 28, 2017 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

10:00am MDT

Junkyard Derby!

Take "Junkyard Wars" and a pinewood derby, mix 'em together, and you get the Junkyard Derby! Kids will have 1 hour to build a junk car out of parts we supply in a bucket (we will supply wheels and axles) weighing no more than 8 oz. They will then compete

Saturday October 28, 2017 10:00am - 11:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

1:00pm MDT

The Art & History of Computing: From Before the Abacus to Beyond AI

Starting with a 20,000 year old baboon fibula, we’ll follow the progression of beads to cogs, tubes to silicon, and quantum particles to what lies beyond. We’ll explore the history of computing, work together to imagine the unexpected futures that may be

Participants

Richard Blake (a.k.a. Doktor Silas Conundrum)

Founder & Flunky, STEMpunkED

STEMpunkED offers innovative (and unusual) living-history learning experiences that appeal to artists and engineers of ALL AGES.Join us online or invite us to your location for hands-on, vintage-tech explorations and insights into the world before (and behind) our digital age!| SCIENCE... Read More →

Saturday October 28, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

2:00pm MDT

Belly Dance Workshop

Join the unique creatives of Apsara for a brief bellydancing workshop.

Participants

Tracy Monette/Apsara

Saturday October 28, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

3:00pm MDT

Critter Crunch Showcase

Planning to compete tomorrow and want to show off your machine today? Thinking ahead to MileHiCon 50 and want to talk to Critter builders for tips? This is the program for you?

Participants

John Morse

Saturday October 28, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

4:00pm MDT

Write a Story with Dreaming Robot Press!

Write a story with Dreaming Robot Press! Have you ever wanted to see yourself in a science fiction adventure? Ever thought you'd like to write a science fiction story yourself? Join Sean and Corie of Dreaming Robot Press for a fun round of choose your o

Participants

Elin Wyn

Cat herder, word wrangler and short on sleep.

Sean Weaver

Saturday October 28, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

5:00pm MDT

Masquerade Green Room, Pre-Judging and Photography

Masquerade/cosplay contestants should report the Green Room by 5:30pm for Masquerade preparation, photography for the judges, and number assignments.

Saturday October 28, 2017 5:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Events, Contests, Costuming

11:00am MDT

Celtic Knotwork

Come for a lesson in Celtic knotwork drawing techniques.

Participants

Arlen Feldman

Arlen Feldman is a software engineer, and co-founder of Cherwell Software, one of the leading service desk products in the world. Now semi-retired, he is also a technical adviser, computer book author, maker, costumer, and a semi-professional dilettante.

Sunday October 29, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

12:00pm MDT

Weaving For Kids

Come learn about the process of weaving in an interactive forum.

Participants

R. K. Hageman

Rhonda K. Hageman is a local ESL instructor, spinner, weaver, and writer. She is working on a series of academic murder-mystery novels set in a mythical college town in the mountains of central Colorado, where the amateur sleuth/protagonist is the newest professor in the history department... Read More →

Sunday October 29, 2017 12:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming, Kids

2:00pm MDT

Murder On the Convention Express: The Unmasking

Come and give your best guesses as to the identity of the murderer. We will tell all and lay out the evidence.

Participants

Meg Ward

Active Track Coordinator, MileHiCon

Sunday October 29, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Chasm Creek B Second Floor

Programming