Friday Night
6:00 Doors Open
7:00 Official “Alethea Kontis Welcome” Dinner
8:30 Hip Hop performance by Diop and Mandog
10:00 Afterparty
Saturday
11:00 Doors Open
11:30 “Art and Social Practice”: we are more than just writers and editors. This is a conversation on using our art to explore who we are and what we’re about (Lynne and Michael Thomas, John Urbancik)
12:30 Lunch
1:30 “Valuing our art, valuing ourselves”: A frank and practical conversation on the business of art. Be it our words, our art, our songs, our speaking, or even consulting, we have to value what we do and charge accordingly. But how do we do that? (Maurice Broaddus, Mikki Kendall, Diop, Steve Gilberts)
3:00 BREAK NOW (tour Fountain Square)
5:00 “Wine to Jen”: Um, Maurice keeps pouring wine for Jen while she fields questions about agenting. (Maurice Broaddus and Jen Udden)
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Afterparty
Sunday
11:00 Brunch/Dead Dog Party
The Switchboard is a 24/7 coworking site, in the Fountain Square district of Indianapolis, focused on connection, collaboration, and creation within the growing community. Located at 735 Shelby Street in downtown Indianapolis, it offers meeting spaces and 19 private offices.
Parking in the Fountain Square area can be a bit challenging. There are 8 designated spots next to The Switchboard.
You will also find parking across the street in the Budget Tire lot and a block down the street at Calvary Tabernacle.
(green parking symbols below)
Register for the con at the $50 early bird rate. Tickets will be $75 at the door.
In addition to the usual great time, we cater a breakfast, brunch, lunch, and two dinners!
Registrants also get a copy of Jerry Gordon's debut novel, Breaking the World, from Apex Book Company!
