Performing Arts panels at Westercon

From: Mistress of the Blue Shift <quarong at eskimo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 02:33:58 -0700 (PDT)

	Below is an excerpt of the Westercon Pocket Program containing 
	information on the Performing Arts panels we will be offering.
	Please let me know if you have any questions.  I look forward
	to seeing you there.
				Quarong
				<quarong at eskimo.com>
				Performing Arts Coordinator /
					Guest Liaison, WC 50


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WESTERCON 50 PROGRAM GUIDE
(As of 6/21/97)

Westercon for July 3, 1997

157	3:00 PM		MUSIC AND OUR LIVES	
Cedar	Performing Arts	
What draws us to filk music? How do songs affect our moods and 
	preserve our history?
Louise Marley, Darragh Metzger (Moderator), John Hedtke, Jeff 
	Hitchin

362	9:00 PM		OPEN FILK 1	
Metropolitan		Performing Arts

54	12:00 AM	RIDDLES IN THE DARK	
Aspen	Performing Arts	jan howard finder

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396		7:00 PM		CABARET - Shahrazad	
Grand B		Performing Arts	Middle Eastern dance ensemble

397		7:30 PM		CABARET - The Junkyard
Grand B		Performing Arts	

A short story by Clifford Simak, adapted in 1956 as a radio play. Joy Jackson and company

276		8:15 PM		CABARET - Misty City Morris	
Grand B		Performing Arts	

Bells, bloody knuckles and traditional English folk dances

398		8:45 PM 	CABARET - Mental Alchemy
Grand B		Performing Arts	
Mind locks and psi keys.  		T. Brian Wagner

277		9:15 PM		CABARET - Seattle Knights	
Grand B		Performing Arts	

A taste of medieval fantasy: Music, comedy, and swords. Dameon Willich, Darragh Metzger, & company.

399		10:15 PM	CABARET - A report from our 
				Westercon Time Traveler,	
Grand B		Performing Arts		Brian Marshall

317		10:30 PM	CABARET - Cecilia Eng	
Grand B		Performing Arts	

Songs of other times and other places.

384		11:00 PM	CABARET - Heather Alexander
Grand B		Performing Arts	

Original and traditional Celtic music.

278	11:45PM			CABARET - Spider & Jeanne Robinson
Grand B		Performing Arts	
Sittin'-around-the-kitchen-havin'-fun-singin' music. Music to be in love 
	with for twenty-three years.



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Westercon for July 4, 1997

139		11:00 AM	FILK 101	
Cedar		Performing Arts	
Whether you're new to the circle or an experienced participant, come
 	with your questions and your comments.

Jeff Hitchin, Cecilia Eng (Moderator), Catherine Faber

137	12:00 PM	CLASSIC FILK SONGS	
Cedar	Performing Arts	
Come enjoy some of the classic songs of this genre. Lyrics will be
	provided.
John Hedtke, Jeff Hitchin, Catherine Faber (Moderator), Mary Kay 
	Kare, Jordin Kare, Cecilia Eng

267	3:00 PM		CELTIC DANCE WORKSHOP	
West A		Performing Arts		Scott MacHaffie
Have you seen Riverdance? Come learn a few of the simpler social 
	dances of celtic culture. It's fun and easier than they make it 
	look.  (2 hours)

265		4:00 PM		RECORDING INDUSTRY, THE	
Grand B		Performing Arts	
What are the technical, legal and marketing aspects of producing your 
	own album?
Cecilia Eng, Phil Obermarck (Moderator), Heather Alexander   (Round 
	Table Discussion)

243		4:00 PM		WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	
Grand C		Performing Arts	

Improvisational "game show" panel
Mike Moscoe, John H. Reiher, Jr., David Howell, T. Brian Wagner, Jeff

        Hitchin, Edd Vick (Moderator)

62	5:00 PM		FILK SWEATSHOP AND IMPROV	
East A, B	Performing Arts	
Gather your ideas. Filkers will write songs for them within specified 
	amounts of time. While you wait, draw a theme from a hat and 
	see how many songs are out there that deal with the theme.
Stephen Prescott, Duras Sisters, Cecilia Eng, Jeff Hitchin (Moderator), 
	Heather Alexander

365	9:00 PM		ALTERNATE FILK 1
Cedar	Performing Arts

112	9:00 PM		JOHN HERTZ' REGENCY DANCING
West A, B	Performing Arts

370	11:00PM		OPEN FILK - 2	
Metropolitan	Performing Arts

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272	6:00 PM		FILK CONCERT - Lynn Gold	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Dinner music for dieters

273	6:30 PM		FILK CONCERT - Stephen Prescott
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Poetic folk rock

331	7:00 PM		FILK CONCERT - Maya & Jeff Bohnhoff
East A,B	Performing Arts	

Original folk and filk: music for the soul.

401	7:30 PM		FILK CONCERT - Quentin d'Or	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Fresh from the Middle Ages

275	8:00 PM		FILK CONCERT - Rebecca Neason
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Celtic songs of love and woe

400	8:30 PM		FILK CONCERT - Jeff Hitchin	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Satire and sensitivity

323	9:00 PM		FILK CONCERT - Duras Sisters	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Dynamic acappella trio from Phoenix, Arizona

271	9:30 PM		FILK CONCERT - Jordin Kare	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Songs of modern technology

392	10:00 PM	FILK CONCERT - John Hedtke	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Novelty tunes and banjo music

270	10:30 PM	FILK CONCERT - Cat Faber	
East A, B	Performing Arts	

Acoustic, mostly original filk

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Westercon for July 5, 1997

126		1:00 PM		THEME PANEL: MEDIA FILK	
West B		Performing Arts	
Babylon 5, Star Trek, Star Wars, and our other favorite shows captured
	in song.
Jeff Hitchin, Duras Sisters, Cecilia Eng (Moderator), David Bigelow, 
	Betty Bigelow

159	2:00 PM		PARTICIPATORY JAM	
West B		Performing Arts	
Bring your voice and your instruments, and join us for an hour of 
	instruction and experimentation.
Cecilia Eng, Duras Sisters, Stephen Prescott, Jeff Hitchin, Darragh 
	Metzger, Heather Alexander (Moderator)

266	6:00 PM		WRITING MUSIC AND LYRICS	
Cedar	Performing Arts	

Our panelists answer your questions about the creative process. Cecilia Eng, Phil Obermarck, Jeff Hitchin, Darragh Metzger

        (Moderator), Duras Sisters, Catherine Faber

347	8:00 PM		ALTERNATE FILK 2
East A		Performing Arts

63	8:00 PM		SPIDER DOES BEATLES
Metropolitan	Performing Arts	

Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson

344	9:00 PM		OPEN FILK 3	
Metropolitan	Performing Arts



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Westercon for July 6, 1997

136	11:00 AM	THEME PANEL: SCIENCE &
			TECHNOLOGY SONGS	
Metropolitan	Performing Arts	

Computers, genetics, and spacecraft, oh my! Duras Sisters, Jeff Hitchin (Moderator), Cecilia Eng

268	12:00 PM	FILK CONCERT - Heather Alexander
Metropolitan	Performing Arts	

Original and traditional Celtic music.

352	4:00 PM		DEAD DOG FILK	
Metropolitan	Performing Arts

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                        COME JOIN THE FUN! Received on 06/27/97