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2017 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT AT INTERGALACTIC EXPO!

(Subject to change)

MAY 20, 2017 (DAY BEFORE): PRE-CON PRELAUNCH!

Day-before Open Hours for vendor / club / volunteer check-in and setup, 12 noon to 3 pm

CREW LAUNCH GATHERING AND "WAKE": Free art show reception for the Lost Stars art show, open to volunteers, staff, VIP supporters, artists and their family in the Community Center Gallery, 3 pm to 4 pm

May 21, 2017: CITY HALL BUILDING:

10 am-5 pm

Spaceport Emporium (vendor hall)

City Hall Galleria (and City Hall upstairs foyer)

A variety of fun vendors specializing in sci-fi merchandise!

(Click here for a vendor hall list and map)

10 am-5 pm

Video & Podcast recording, Media Lounge

City Hall 2nd floor balcony

Come share your thoughts about IGX 2016 with crews from "Chew on This" and "Jocks, Geeks and Nerds".

11 am-5 pm

City Hall presentations

City Hall 2nd floor Council Chambers:

11 am: "Aliens are Real!" presentation (Jo Ann Richards)

12:30 pm: Star Wars Q&A panel with special guests including Mark Dodson, C. Andrew Nelson and Frank Ordaz, moderated by Chew on This!

2:30 pm: "Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters"! (Comedy Show featuring artist Mike Capozzola)

Click here for info on our special guests.

3:30 pm-5 pm

Charity Silent & Live Auctions and Ticket Drawings

Make-A-Wish booth in the

City Hall Galleria (vendor area)

Benefiting Make-A-Wish ® Northeastern California and Northern Nevada

(Stop by early to pick up drawing tix and make your bids!)

May 21, 2017: OUTSIDE:

10 am

"Tribute to Lost Stars" Opening Ceremony

Under large tent (Stellar Stage)

Kick off the con with a very special salute to Carrie Fisher, Leonard Nimoy and other recently deceased beloved entertainers, complete with speeches, music, dance, a 21 saber/phaser salute and a reading of names of our lost stars.

Click here for more info about the tribute.

10 am-5 pm

Spacewalk Bazaar

Sidewalks and patios along Capitol Ave.

Check out special displays, including a Tie Figher, and other surprises. Purchase tasty edible supplies from our visiting supply shuttles (gourmet food trucks and carts). And shop for fun merch and services in our outdoor street fair, on the sidewalks and patios between and around the City Hall and Community Center.

(Click here for a list of vendors)

11:30 am

Sleeprockers SciFi music performance

Under large tent (Stellar Stage)

1 pm

Mask (teen rock performance)

Under large tent (Stellar Stage)

1 pm-4:30 pm

SciFi Spidey's Blaster Battle!

On the lawn next to the tent & city college, west of the Community Center, across the street from the City Hall

Kids can join John "Your Friendly Neighborhood SciFi Spidey" Johnson and volunteers for a casual, fun & funny participatory Nerf foam blasters game! (Children's activity)

2:30 pm

DaRealWord Sound Nerdy Rap/Hip Hop Hour!

Under large tent

4 pm

Cosplayer line up for Costume Contest entry

Under large tent (Stellar Stage)

5 pm

Costume contest hosted by the NorCal Cosies

Under large tent (Stellar Stage)

May 21, 2017:

COMMUNITY CENTER:

10 am-5 pm

VIP Quarters

(Celebrity Meet & Greet room)

Community Ctr. Senior Lounge

featuring C. Andrew Nelson, Mark Dodson, Frank Ordaz and Davidson Haworth

10 am-5 pm

Ambassadors' Lounge

(Cosplay Room)

Large Community Room

Offering free photo ops with a variety of guest cosplayers and fun photo backdrops! And learn about great local cosplay clubs and groups, including the 501st Legion Central California Garrision and the USS Independence!

Take photos with BB-8, R2D2, Kylo Ren, Predator, Darth Maul, Jedi, Stormtroopers, Mandolarians, the Doctor, Steampunk Villains, Guardians of the Galaxy, Green Lantern Corps, and Star Trek crew members!

(at various times to be announced throughout the day)