Art and the arrival of Anticipation Schedules

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We got up early for some reason, had breakfast at Duncan's Doughnoughts, stopped by SRM Publisher Galactic Headquarters to off-load some freight, then hit the Waterville Art Fest.  It was a good day for an Art Fest, though I'm glad we went before it got really warm.  There were a few early mishaps due to a combination of playful wind and inadequately weighted sun shelters, but everyone seemed to get themselves sorted out pretty quickly and damage was held to a minimum.  There was some interesting art on display, along with rather too many photographs of Monhegan Island.  One artist was doing some fascinating stuff with fractals, and another was experimenting with the art of typography, where the letters, uplifted from mere words, are viewed in isolation as objects of art.

After the Art Fest, we went grocery shopping, then home to finish reading Carousel Tides.  Now, comes the hard part.  Tomorrow, I need to make some phone calls (*sigh*), but mostly I'll be right here, typing.

The leisurely back-to-back strolls around Waterville and the grocery store has sadly convinced me that, no, the Montreal Ghost Walk would not be a good idea as much as I would like to participate, so someone with two sound knees will have to tell me all about it.

In other news, we have, only moments ago, received our Final-Except-If-Something-Changes Program Schedules for Anticipation, aka The WorldCon, reproduced below for your viewing pleasure.  Edited to add:  With apologies for the Intensely Weird Formatting.

When: Thu 12:30  Location:  P-513B
Title:  Team Writing
All Participants:  Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Moderator:  Steve Miller
Description:  Two writing teams talk about their process. Steve Miller says the words “story stuff” spoken in public
means everything stops when he and Sharon brainstorm.


When: Fri 9:00 Location:  P-512AE
Title:  Author Reading
All Participants:  Daniel P. Dern, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller (each author to read for 18 minutes or so, panel-style)
Duration:  1:00 hrs:min


When: Sat 9:00  Location:  D-Bonsecours
Title:  Writing Workshop M
All Participants:  Mindy Klasky, Pat Lundrigan, Sharon Lee
Description:  Critique session for previously submitted manuscripts
Duration:  2:00 hrs:min 

When: Sat 12:30 Location:  P-524C
Title:  SRM Publisher
All Participants:  Steve Miller, Lawrence Schoen
Description:  Publisher Presentation.
Duration:  1:30 hrs:min

When: Sat 17:00 Location:  P-512BF
Title:  Aunts in Spaceships
All Participants:  Karen Haber, Sharon Lee, Debra Doyle, Ellen Klages
Moderator:  Sharon Lee Description:  Why are there so few older female characters in SF?
Duration:  1:30 hrs:min


When: Sun 10:30 Location:  Other
Title:  Steve Miller/Sharon Lee Signing
Duration:  0:30 hrs:min


When: Sun 11:00  Location:  P-512BF
Title:  Food for Writers
All Participants:  Alison Sinclair, Jon Singer, Sharon Lee, Debra Doyle
Moderator:  Jon Singer
Description:  So you have 90000 words to write, three months to do it in, and the fridge is bare.
What foods keep you going?
Duration:  1:00 hrs:min


When: Sun 15:00 Location:  P-516E
Title:  Chicks that Kick A**
Session ID:  829
All Participants:  Amy Sisson, Heather Urbanski, Kathryn Sullivan, Sharon Lee
Moderator:  Sharon Lee Description:  We know and love them: from Nancy Drew, to Buffy, to Kim Possible. 
Duration:  1:00 hrs:min

When: Sun 15:30 Location:  P-516AB
Title:  Economics of the Star Traders
All Participants:  James Alan Gardner, James Cambias, Steve Miller, Larry Niven
Moderator:  James Cambias
Description:  How do you keep an interstellar economy going?
Duration:  1:30 hrs:min

When: Sun 17:00 Location:  P-511CF
Title:  The Baen Books Travelling Slideshow
All Participants:  James Minz, Mark L. Van Name, Mark Sebanc, Steve Miller, James G. Anderson
Description:  Come see the pretty covers. Listen to the authors wax rhapsodic.
See stuff blow up. Try to win cool door prizes. Listen to an editor prattle on-and-on about
the latest and greatest books from Baen.
Duration:  1:30 hrs:min

When: Sun 17:00 Location:  P-510C
Title:  Avatar Fan Club for Kids
All Participants:  Cynthia Huckle, Madeline Ashby, Nora K. Jemisin, Sharon Lee
Moderator:  Cynthia Huckle
Description:  This American-made anime from Nickelodeon was a big hit. Why? 
What's in store for the future?  And what kind of bender would you like to be?
Duration:  1:00 hrs:min

When: Mon 11:00 Location:  D-Royer
Title:  Writing Workshop V
All Participants:  Laurel Anne Hill, Steve Miller, Adrienne Foster
Description:  Critique session for previously submitted manuscripts
Duration:  2:00 hrs:min