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10:00am ADT

Puppet Making (Limited to 30 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming Hal-Con Highlights 2013: Billy Dee Williams Q&A Room 102 Reaper Miniatures Paint-and-Take #1 Room 109 Workshop Grudge of Ages Tournament: Age of Sigmar 609 Tournament Room

10:15am ADT

Cosplay Costume Creation: True to Form, or Creative Interpretation? A Debate. Room 103Dan Morash • Becka Noel • Dhareza Maramis Ajay Fry Autograph Session Author Guest Signing TablesAjay Fry Dorks in Dungeons Fanta Fan StageDorks in Dungeons • ASL Interpreters

10:30am ADT

The History of Science in Science Fiction Room 104Julia M. Wright • Kala Hirtle • Laura Bohnert Pokemon Bingo Room 106 Guy Gavriel Kay Author Signing 1 Author Guest Signing TablesGuy Gavriel Kay Tracy Lynn Cruz Autograph Session 1 Author Guest Signing TablesTracy Lynn Cruz Wes Chatham Autograph Session 1 Guest Autographs - Convention HallWes Chatham Flashmob Lesson #2 Demo Stage 2019 Lolita Tea Party Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street Halifax, NS B3J 1P2

10:45am ADT

The Basics: Posing for Cosplay Room 101soumarscosplay Mark Pellegrino Autograph Session 1 Guest Autographs - Convention HallMark Pellegrino

11:00am ADT

Yo-Yo Contest (Tips and Tricks available upon request) (Limited to 100 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming John Barrowman Autograph Session 1 Guest Autographs - Convention HallJohn Barrowman Carole Barrowman's Author Signing 1 Guest Autographs - Convention HallCarole Barrowman Rage Box CANCELLED Argyle Street

11:15am ADT

Becoming A Historical Re-enactor Room 102 The Proton Pack is Not a Toy Room 103

11:30am ADT

Ajay Fry Photo-Op Guest Photographs - Convention HallAjay Fry Writing Across Media Room 104Kyle Higgins Patricia Briggs Author Signing 1 Author Guest Signing TablesPatricia Briggs

11:45am ADT

ASMR: Youtube's Booming Community Room 101ALB

12:00pm ADT

Storytelling with Woozles (Limited to 75 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming Plush Props 500 (Limited to 50 people) Room 109 Workshop Clay Cafe 2 Room 109 Workshop

12:15pm ADT

Mark Pellegrino Photo-Op Guest Photographs - Convention HallMark Pellegrino Wes Chatham Q&A Fanta Fan StageWes Chatham • Ajay Fry • ASL Interpreters Adaptations in Comics Room 106Hope Nicholson • Johnnie Christmas • Renée Nault

12:30pm ADT

Sonic VS Mario: The Ultimate Debate Room 104Nitro Rad How to Write Humour Room 103Doug Savage LARPing Encounter Demo StageNERO Armonia • ASL Interpreters Aimee Garcia Autograph Session 1 Guest Autographs - Convention HallAimee Garcia

12:45pm ADT

Cosplay's Welcoming Community Room 101 Dan Fogler Autograph Session 1 Guest Autographs - Convention HallDan Fogler

1:00pm ADT

Puppet Theatre (Limited to 75 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming

1:15pm ADT

Wes Chatham Photo-Op Guest Photographs - Convention HallWes Chatham Mythological Story-telling from Atlantis to Middle-earth Room 106Dr. K. S. Whetter

1:30pm ADT

Mark Pellegrino Q&A Fanta Fan StageMark Pellegrino • Ajay Fry • ASL Interpreters Cosplay on a budget:The revenge! Room 102Polar Cosplay Author Reading with Guy Gavriel Kay Room 104Guy Gavriel Kay The Magic Garden Maid Cafe Fall Festival 1 Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street Halifax, NS B3J 1P2

1:45pm ADT

GM 101 Room 101 Anime Family Feud Room 103Crunchy Roll John Barrowman Autograph Session 2 Guest Autographs - Convention HallJohn Barrowman Carole Barrowman's Author Signing 2 Guest Autographs - Convention HallCarole Barrowman Genre Writers of Atlantic Canada: Flash Fiction Workshop Room 109 Workshop

2:00pm ADT

Tracy Lynn Cruz Photo-Op Guest Photographs - Convention HallTracy Lynn Cruz Wand Workshop - For Kids and Families (Limited to 30 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming SCA Medieval Combat Event Demo StageSociety for Creative Anachronism Halo 3 Tournament 615 Console Arcade

2:30pm ADT

Let’s Talk Streaming Room 104Sarah Tollefson Mark Pellegrino Autograph Session 2 Guest Autographs - Convention HallMark Pellegrino Tracy Lynn Cruz Autograph Session 2 Author Guest Signing TablesTracy Lynn Cruz

2:45pm ADT

Barrowman Family Photo Guest Photographs - Convention HallJohn Barrowman • Carole Barrowman Cosplay Survival Guide Q&A Fanta Fan StageCutiePieSensei • Dan Morash • Becka Noel • Dhareza Maramis • ASL Interpreters Patricia Briggs Q&A Room 101Patricia Briggs • Tanya Dawson • Thea Atkinson Ajay Fry Autograph Session 2 Author Guest Signing TablesAjay Fry

3:00pm ADT

John Barrowman Photo-Op 1 Guest Photographs - Convention HallJohn Barrowman Cyborgs and Science! Room 103 Superhero Gear (Limited to 30 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming Flash Mob Year 10! Argyle Street Wes Chatham Autograph Session 2 Guest Autographs - Convention HallWes Chatham LARP Weapon Building Workshop Room 109 WorkshopNERO Armonia

3:15pm ADT

Tabletop Game Design Room 106Ash Barker

3:30pm ADT

Baby Races #2 Demo StageFat Apollo • Admiral Insurance Ministers of Grace Room 102 The Business of Writing Room 104Carole Barrowman Magic Garden Maid Cafe's Fall Festival 2 Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street Halifax, NS B3J 1P2

3:45pm ADT

Dan Fogler Photo-Op Guest Photographs - Convention HallDan Fogler Hal-Con Highlights 2016: Lip Sync Battle Room 101

4:00pm ADT

Building the Ultimate Amiibo Collection Room 103Nitro Rad Guy Gavriel Kay Author Signing 2 Author Guest Signing TablesGuy Gavriel Kay John Barrowman Q & A Fanta Fan StageJohn Barrowman • Ajay Fry • ASL Interpreters

4:15pm ADT

Open Workshop - Extra time for your art projects Room 108 All Ages Programming Trials and tribulations of Oversized Cosplay Room 106FoamWerx Dan Fogler Autograph Session 2 Guest Autographs - Convention HallDan Fogler

4:30pm ADT

Aimee Garcia Photo-Op Guest Photographs - Convention HallAimee Garcia Untangling Horror and Terror in Stephen King's It Room 104Kala Hirtle Artist Techniques with Doug Savage and To Be Announced Room 102To Be Announced • Doug Savage Patricia Briggs Author Signing 2 Author Guest Signing TablesPatricia Briggs Agent Carter's Dance Studio Demo StageDal Kings Swing Society

4:45pm ADT

How to Improve in FPS Video Games Room 101

5:00pm ADT

Neptune Theatre School Workshop - Ages 13-18 (Limited to 30 people) Room 108 All Ages ProgrammingNeptune Theatre Patterns and Fabrics Room 103Polar Cosplay Aimee Garcia Autograph Session 2 Guest Autographs - Convention HallAimee Garcia Plush Props 500 (Limited to 50 people) Room 109 Workshop Catan Qualifier Tournament 609 Tournament Room

5:15pm ADT

John Barrowman Photo-Op 2 Guest Photographs - Convention HallJohn Barrowman Local Streaming Room 106Sarah Tollefson

5:30pm ADT

When Developers Fight Back: Anti Piracy in Games Room 104 Auction Fanta Fan StageAjay Fry • ASL Interpreters

5:45pm ADT

Intro to Cosplay Electronics Room 101

6:00pm ADT

Wand Workshop - All Ages (Limited to 30 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming Breaking Circus presents: The Game Demo StageBreaking Circus • ASL Interpreters

6:15pm ADT

Rainbow Reflections: Creating Comics for Queer Men Room 106Phillip Joy

6:45pm ADT

Hal-Con Highlights 2014: Mark Sheppard Q&A Room 101 Cthulhu Lives! Room 104

7:00pm ADT

Cartoons and Colouring - Superheroes Room 108 All Ages Programming Confidence, Consent and Communication: How Sex-Positivity Makes for Hotter Sex (Recommended Audience: 14+) Room 103Christine Ollier Reaper Miniatures Paint-and-Take #2 Room 109 Workshop Stargazer Soiree (19+ event) Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street Halifax, NS B3J 1P2

7:30pm ADT

Recycling 101 Room 106Chloe Kennedy Dorks in Dungeons Fanta Fan StageDorks in Dungeons • ASL Interpreters

7:45pm ADT

The Art of Spraypaint with Nathan Salmon Room 101Nathan Salmon

8:00pm ADT

Woozes Storytelling evening Aditions Room 108 All Ages Programming Laser Tag #2 Argyle Level

8:15pm ADT

Welcome to Despair 101: A Danganronpa Panel (Recommended Audience: 13+) Room 104

8:45pm ADT

Corsetry 201: No Zip Ties allowed! (Recommended Audience: 13+) Room 101Polar Cosplay

9:00pm ADT

Yo-yo Contest After Dark (Limited to 100 people) Room 108 All Ages Programming Fire Emblem: Your Waifu is Trash III: Resurrection (Recommended Audience: 13+) Room 103 Toygasms!: Sex Toys 101 (Recommended Audience: 18+) Room 109 WorkshopChristine Ollier A Fan-Panel of Thrones, the Sixth Year of its Reign (Recommended Audience: 13+) Room 106 Classic Movies: The Lost World (1925) Room 102

9:45pm ADT

Hal-Con Highlights 2015: Dorks in Dungeons Room 104Dorks in Dungeons Classic Movies: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) Room 101

10:00pm ADT

You Shall Go To the Ball: The Sequel Menz & Mollyz Bar Glamorous Geekery - Burlesque and Drag Show (Recommended Audience: 14+) Fanta Fan StageKay Licious • Kristi Davidson

10:15pm ADT

It's Also A Gun Volume 4: Bizzy Buzzy Friends (A RWBY Panel) (Recommended Audience: 13+) Room 103