SCHEDULE

Friday

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Main Stage

2:00 PM - Kamehameha!! A Dragon Ball Z Q&A with Dameon Clarke & Kyle Hebert

3:00 PM - "I am Justice!" A Deathnote Q&A with Brian Drummond, Alessandro Juliani, Brad Swaile, and Shannon Chan Kent

4:00 PM - "Welcome to the Amazing Digital Circus" A Q&A with Michael Kovach & Lizzie Freeman

5:30 PM - A Murder! Mystery

8:30 PM - Fae Fatale Productions Presents: Special Edition Des Moines Con

10:15 PM - Shimmy in the Tank Cosplay Catwalk (18+)

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Panel 1 (Room 320) 

2:30 PM - The Business of Writing and Publishing

3:30 PM - Comics, Crowd Funding and Kickstarter with Mike Kingston, Megan Levens, and Lan Pitts

4:30 PM - Libraries: The Original Open-World RPG

5:30 PM - Bluey Beats the Blues: The Mental Health Benefits of Bluey!

6:30 PM - Headlocked Wrestling and Comics with Mike Kingston, Dave Wheeler and Lan Pitts

7:30 PM - Who Are the Cosplayers of Central Iowa?

9:00 PM - Writing After Dark (18+)

11:00 PM - Hellaverse Smash or Pass (18+)

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Panel 2 (Room 317-319)

1:00 PM - Cosplay 101: Getting Started

2:00 PM - Cosplay is Good Mental Health!

3:00 PM - Plus Size & Cosplay

4:00 PM - Diversity in Cosplay

5:00 PM - Revenge of the Sith Turns 20

6:00 PM - All Things Cosplay Photography​

8:00 PM - Nerdy Karaoke Dance Party by Central Iowa Sound

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Panel 3 (Room 315-316)

1:00 PM - Heart of an Empire (Documentary on the Origins of the 501st Legion)

5:15 PM - Squid Game The Challenge  (Player 181) Q&A

6:15 PM - The Poetry of Comics

7:30 PM - Your Book In A Month

9:45 PM - I Know This One!! The Nostalgia Trivia Game by HI-C

11:00 PM - Doujin Mad-Libs (18+)

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Panel 4 (Room 313-314)

1:00 PM - 1-Hour Short Story Workshop

3:00 PM - Dungeons & Speed Dating (18+)

5:15 PM - Introduction to TTRPG Play (Sci-Fi)

8:00 PM - Dylan's Drink and Draw (18+)

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Saturday

 

Main Stage

12:30 PM - Into the Forgotten Realms: A Baldur's Gate Q&A with Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde, Jennifer English, Maggie Robertson, and Aliona Baranova

1:30 PM - Becoming a Demon Slayer: A Q&A with Landon McDonald, Ryan Bartley and Emi Lo

2:30 PM - A Marvel Q&A with Charlie Cox, Mike Colter, Anjali Bhimani and Vincent D'Onofrio

4:30 PM - A Stay at the Hazbin Hotel: A Q&A with Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer

6:00 PM - Saturday Costume Contest (Pre-registration Required to Compete)

9:30 PM - INF Presents: The Des Moines Con Nerdlesque Kickback (18+)

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Panel 1 (Room 320)

10:30 AM - Cosplay Contest Pre-Judging - Online Pre-Registration Required

2:00 PM - Making Costumes for WWE Wrestlers

3:00 PM - How to Make Zines and Mini Comics

4:00 PM - Who Is The Best Live-Action Batman? with Megan Levens, Phil Hester and Lan Pitts 

6:00 PM - Unpacking Mental Baggage in Hazbin Hotel

7:45 PM - Punk Rock Comics (18+)

8:45 PM - What in the Smut? Why do we Love the Bad Boys in Literature? (18+)

​10:30 PM - The Doomcast: A Comedy Trivia Show (18+)

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Panel 2 (Room 317-319)

10:00 AM - Cosplay 201: A Cosplay Case Study

12:00 PM - Kid's Costume Parade

3:30 PM - NerdlesqueMania Battle Royale (18+)

8:30 PM - Epic Rap Battles of History Concert (Separate Ticket Required)

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Panel 3 (Room 315-316)

10:00 AM - Self-Editing Your Stories for Impact

12:30 PM - LET'S TALK TOYS! Collecting, Creating an Customizing! with Dave Wheeler and Lan Pitts

1:30 PM - Mutant & Proud: Why We Love The X-Men

2:30 PM - Leia Organa Solo (Taylor's Version): The Unknown Connection between Taylor Swift and Star Wars

3:30 PM - 501st Legion Membership Information

4:30 PM - Add Some Puppet Magic to your Cosplay

5:30 PM - The Heart of the Duelist: A Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Study

7:00 PM - The Doomcast: A Stand Up Comedy Show for Nerds (18+)

10:30 PM - Hazbin Karaoke Sing-Along (18+)

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Panel 4 (Room 313-314)

11:00 AM - Fitness for the Time Crunched Creative

12:00 PM - Create Your Own Magic System

1:15 PM - The Geek Chic Nerdlesque Movement Workshop (18+)

2:30 PM - Dylan's Snack and Sketch (For KIDS!)

4:00 PM - Create Your Own 1-Page RPG

7:00 PM - Dungeon Race RPG - A Faction Raced TTRPG

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Sunday

 

Main Stage

11:00 AM - Be A Hero: An Overwatch Q&A with Charlet Chung, Jonny Cruz, Lucie Pohl, Carolina Ravassa, & Anjali Bhimani

12:00 PM - Superman! The Arrowverse! A Q&A with Brandon Routh

1:00 PM - Legends of Voice Acting Q&A with Dan Green and Eric Stuart

3:15 PM - Sunday Costume Contest (Pre-registration Required to Compete)

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Panel 1 (Room 320)

10:30 AM - Cosplay Contest Pre-Judging - Online Pre-Registration Required

1:00 PM - Spinning Plates: Life as a Freelancer with Dave Wheeler, Megan Levens, and Lan Pitts

2:30 PM - Short Story Creation and Opportunities

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Panel 2 (Room 317-319)

11:00 AM - Epic Rap Battles of History Q&A

12:00 PM - Kid's Costume Parade

1:00 PM - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Nerdlesque Q&A (18+)

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Panel 3 (Room 315-316)

10:30 AM - I Can Feel Your Anger

11:30 AM - Star Wars Comics with Heather Antos, Ron Marz, Megan Levens and Lan Pitts

12:30 PM - The Craft of Writing

1:45 PM - Music, Stitches, and Culture (A Look at How the Music Pop Culture Scene and Cosplay Have Merged)

2:45 PM - How to Draw Snoopy and Not Go to Jail 

3:45 PM - Everything I Wish I'd Known When I Started Writing

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Panel 4 (Room 313-314)

10:00 AM - Introduction to TTRPG Play (Fantasy)

12:00 PM - Corsetry for Cosplay, Fashion and Support

1:00 PM - Lights, Camera, We're Live Pal!

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