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MuseCon 2 - Entertaining Our Muses

A convention in northeastern Illinois celebrating music and the hands-on arts in 2012

 

Programming

Programming at MuseCon runs from Friday at 1:30pm until 4:15pm Sunday.

We have some returning favorites from last year, and some new people, and some new things. The blinkie guys will be there with a new design just for us!

There will still be many changes as we get confirmations (or cancellations) from the people that have volunteered (or got drafted) to teach these sessions. Times for the classes listed here should not change. We are working on adding more. Those items listed as "Coming Soon" have not yet been completely confirmed.

Many sessions are included with your membership. Some of the sessions will require an additional fee to pay for the materials involved. You will soon be able to preregister for the individual classes that you are interested in to assure yourself a spot. Look for a Click to register for this activity symbol in the grid below, or look for a "register" link on the the description page. You may also browse through all of the registration pieces too.

You can download the program book and the programming grid. Both are pdf files.

If you have an idea for something you would like to see, or would like to volunteer for something, please let us know

Friday Lakeshore Carlyle Edwardian Hampton Leighton Stanford/Tech Stanford/Fiber Outside/Other Other Areas
1:30 - 2:45 pm Filk 101 How to Build an Electric Bike BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS Hair Braids Freeform Creativity Build a Birdhouse Click to reserve your spot! Fiber Zoo    
3:00 - 4:15 pm Music Theory Workshop Click to reserve your spot! Tell Your Story! Cutting a 78rpm Record Introduction to Flamenco Freeform Creativity Open Workshop Silver Wire Bracelets Click to reserve your spot!    
4:30 - 5:45 pm Drum Workshop BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS F-Stop, Shutter Speed, and Focal Length Click to reserve your spot! Changing the Face of Aging Youth Drum Making Chain Mail Jewelry Click to reserve your spot! Crazy Quilt Click to reserve your spot!    
6:00 - 7:15 pm Dinner Break
7:30 - 8:45 pm Opening Ceremonies / Show & Tell Click to reserve your spot! Soapmaking 101 Click to reserve your spot! BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS Lyric Writing I Click to reserve your spot! Fairy Tale Wings Open Workshop Fiber Zoo    
9:00 - 10:15 pm Dabke (Arab Folk Dance) Building an Online Presence: The Internet for Artists and Photographers Making the most of LEGO Click to reserve your spot! Creative Cover Art - Contortionists Preferred Freeform Creativity Leather Sewing Basics Click to reserve your spot! Fiber Zoo Tesla Coils!  
10:30 - 11:45 pm Friday Open Circle     Friday Music Jam          
Saturday Lakeshore Carlyle Edwardian Hampton Leighton Stanford/Tech Stanford/Fiber Outside/Other Other Areas
9:00 - 10:15 am Introduction to Taoist Tai Chi(TM) Build a Washtub Bass Click to reserve your spot! BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS Lyric Writing II Hardbound Journal Making Click to reserve your spot! Free Blinkies Etextiles Click to reserve your spot! Youth Swim  
10:30 - 11:45 am Alternative Strung Instruments Digital Photo Terminology & Equipment Stained Glass Click to reserve your spot! Click to reserve your spot! 3D Printing Discussion Beginning Handspinning Click to reserve your spot! Post-swim breakfast gathering Music Theory Private Sessions Click to reserve your spot!
Noon - 1:15 pm Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:45 pm Improv. Games for Performance Corset Making 101 Beginning Vocal Workshop Click to reserve your spot! Swing Dance Glow Costuming Viking Braid Jewelry Click to reserve your spot! Conquering Cables in Knitting 3D Printing Show-n-Tell  
3:00 - 4:15 pm Concert sound: Non-Standard Instruments Processing for Artists & Photographers Intro to Leatherworking Ukelele Summit Simple Weaving Painting Wargaming Minis Click to reserve your spot! Needle-felt a Feline Click to reserve your spot! Outdoor play session Vocal Private Session Click to reserve your spot!
4:30 - 5:45 pm Wax Chaotic concert Cooking Like an Anarchist Basic Jewelry Stringing Click to reserve your spot! Kaboom! Glow-in-Dark Dance Arduino for Beginners SteamPunk Crazy Quilt Click to reserve your spot!    
6:00 - 7:15 pm Dinner Break
7:30 - 8:45 pm Unleash Your Inner Radio Hero! You CAN Juggle! Click to reserve your spot! BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS Basic Belly Dance Freeform Creativity Build an Instrument Click to reserve your spot! Fiber Zoo   Harp Private Sessions Click to reserve your spot!
9:00 - 10:15 pm Rocky Horror Sing-Along BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS BUILD YOUR OWN CLASS Freeform Creativity Open Workshop Fiber Zoo Tesla Coils! (weather date)  
10:30 - 11:45 pm Sat. Open Circle     Sat. Music Jam          
Sunday Lakeshore Carlyle Edwardian Hampton Leighton Stanford/Tech Stanford/Fiber Outside/Other Other Areas
9:00 - 10:15 am Beginning Harp Workshop Click to reserve your spot! Studio Lighting Use in Photography Fictional Worldbuilding Radio Returns! Balloon Sculpting Build a Catapult Click to reserve your spot! Fiber Zoo    
10:30 - 11:45 am No Wrong Notes Stand Back, I'm Going To Try Science Writing Kids Books for the Smart Kids Yoga Basics Paper Pop-ups for Beginners Working with EL Wire Click to reserve your spot! Crochet Basics    
Noon - 1:15 pm Drum Circle HackerSpaces &MakerSpaces --Room Closed-- --Room Closed-- Freeform Creativity Working with EL Wire Click to reserve your spot! Netted Beadwork for Beginners Click to reserve your spot!    
1:30 - 2:45 pm Guitar Circle Babbage's Favorite Picture --Room Closed-- --Room Closed-- Freeform Creativity Open Workshop Fiber Zoo    
3:00 - 4:15 pm Closing Ceremonies & Feedback --Room Closed-- --Room Closed-- --Room Closed-- --Room Closed-- --Room Closed-- --Room Closed--    
   
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