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Minicon 36 Hospitality Schedule of Events

Thursday,5pm until we're done

Set-up and Decorating Party, including the construction of the Rocket Garden. Foyer, Duluth Room, Salon G. What Rocket Garden, you ask? Minicon 36 is building a Rocket Garden in honor of Yuri's Night, the worldwide space party celebrating the 40th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's and the 20th anniversary of the first shuttle launch on Thursday, April 12th. Build your favorite rocket out of milk cartons, K'NEX, Mylar balloons, and the other materials we'll have on hand. If you have a spare rocket, rocket parts, or other building materials that you'd like to bring, please contact hospitality@minicon.mnstf.org.

Friday, 6:30pm until Opening Ceremonies

Slugger's Cocktail Party, with bartender Jack Targonski, blogmaster Peter Hentges, and a special appearance by the Minicon Grenadine. Duluth Room, Salon G.

Friday, 10pm-midnight

Six Degrees of Fandom Handshaking Party. You've hugged your fellow fen. You've shared elevators and even hotel rooms with them. But have you shaken their hands? Come to this party and formalize your links to the rest of fandomÉand to the rest of the world. Duluth Room, Salon G.

Saturday, 8pm-the wee hours

When Weirds Collide. Mardi Gras meets the Minnesota State Fair at Minicon. Pickle hats, masks-on-a-stick, butter sculpting, beads, floats that float, sparkly pig ears, DavE Romm's zydeco kazoo band, numbered ducks, and a Richard Tatge lightshow. Dean Gahlon will mix drinks you'll wish you'd never heard of but may enjoy anyway. Peeps-on-a-stick and perhaps even Peeps jousting (in Somebody Else's Microwave, of course). Prize ribbons for weird-colliding costumes, winning horticulture, crafts, and fine art exhibits, and for other participatory events. (Set-up help needed from 4pm on. Thanks!) Duluth Room, Salon G, Foyer.