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10:00am EDT

Two Woke Bonnets Breakfast Panel

Sunday July 19, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Piedmont Salon 3

Join us for a discussion of old "Little House" and new "Little House" while we enjoy donuts and coffee!

Speakers

Joey Starnes

Fan Guest

Joey Starnes first claimed her inner geek in 2007 after visiting her first DragonCon. In 2008, she moved to Charlotte, NC and started the Charlotte Geeks, home of the Guardians of the Geekery podcast, the Geekery Market, Two Woke Bonnets podcast and the Merry Mayhem. Her main geekdoms... Read More →

Carol Cowles

Online Media Guest

Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte, NC. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on Guardians of the Geekery... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Piedmont Salon 3

Online Media

11:30am EDT

Designing an Escape Room

Sunday July 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Piedmont Salon 3

Have you ever wondered what goes into designing an Escape Room? Or what makes one puzzle more fun than another? Our panelists discuss how to design an escape room for fun or profit.

Speakers

Colleen Parker

Panelist

Colleen Parker is a long-time member of the Mid-Atlantic con community (you can often see her following her husband Chuck Parker around making sure he eats, sleeps, and gets to his shows on time), a retired competitive Irish dancer and former Irish dance teacher. She loves sharing... Read More →

Michael D. Pederson

Fan Guest

Way back in 2004, Mike came up with the crazy idea of hosting a convention in Richmond, VA. He’s been chairing RavenCon ever since.In addition to running RavenCon, Mike Pederson was the publisher/editor/graphic designer responsible for the fanzine Nth Degree (2002-2019). Mike b... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Piedmont Salon 3

Fandom

1:00pm EDT

Costuming Outside Your Comfort Zone

Sunday July 19, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Piedmont Salon 3

Making and wearing costumes encourages us all to live our dreams and take chances. Who wants the same old same old? Our panelists discuss how to adapt and be comfortable with a real body versus everything we see in video games and Anime. From gender bending costumes, to wearing armor, our panelists discuss how to create costumes that fit you.

Moderator: Tom Hutchens

Speakers

Tom Hutchens

Costuming Guest

Founder of the Mando Mercs Costume Club, being a Mandalorian fan goes all the way back to 1983, a five-year-old sitting in the theater watching Boba Fett fall into the Sarlacc Pit in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

In 2007 Tom founded the Mando Mercs Costume Club (MMCC), becoming o

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John Dondero

Costuming Guest

He is a certified Jack of All Trades. He started out as a filmmaker and special effects editor, building both digital and practical effects, and has won many awards for both filmmaking and editing. When COVID hit, he switched gears and became an affiliated Twitch streamer and podcaster... Read More →

Dave Fretz

Costuming Guest

I’ve been a part of science fiction and fantasy fandom for more than 50 years and grew up reading Andre Norton, Allan Dean Foster, and Edgar Rice Burroughs books. I even named my younger son Jason after the lead character in the Ray Harryhausen film Jason and the Argonauts. I was... Read More →

Cheralyn Lambeth

Film Guest

Cheralyn (Cher) Lambeth is a professional costume, prop, and puppet builder whose work includes feature films (The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Patriot, Evan Almighty, The Hunger Games, Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret), television shows (Dinosaurs!, Homeland, Outcast, The ... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Piedmont Salon 3

Costuming/Cosplay

10:00am EDT

11:30am EDT

1:00pm EDT

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