Today is the last day to preregister for Confluence (https://confluence-sff..org/reginfo/); after today, you'll need to register at full price at the door. (If you're coming from out of town, the Confluence Sheraton is completely sold out and so is the Quality Inn next door, but at last report, other hotels nearby still had rooms left.)

Since the last time I posted here, we've added three more acts to the Confluence concert lineup. The D&D-themed six-piece band Bard City (https://bardcity.bandcamp.com/) will be performing on Saturday; experimental vocalist and ukulele cover artist H_narb (https://www.youtube.com/@h_narb/videos) and nerdcore rapper GR3YS0N (https://gr3ys0n.bandcamp.com/) will be performing on Sunday. We've also filled in the workshop schedule: Rhiannon's Lark will lead geeky guided meditation; LEX the Lexicon Artist will talk about adding meaning when writing songs about pop culture; Gregg Stone will show us how AI can help our songwriting; and our troupe of Featured Entertainers, The Confused Greenies, will lead improv games. Here's the final final music schedule😉; for the full schedule that includes author panels, art demos, and much more, see https://confluence-sff.org/2023-program-schedule/. See some of you there!

Friday, July 21
4 to 4:50 p.m. Filk Mad Libs
5 to 5:50 p.m. Pegasus Awards Brainstorming Discussion
6 to 6:50 p.m. Concert by Gregg Stone
7 to 7:50 p.m. [Opening Ceremonies]
8 to 8:50 p.m. Concert by Rhiannon's Lark
9 to 9:50 p.m. Concert by Triforce Quartet
10 p.m. to ??? a.m. Open filk song circle

Saturday, July 22
10 to 10:50 a.m. Workshop: Geeky Guided Meditation by Rhiannon's Lark
11 to 11:50 a.m. Workshop: Adding Meaning to Your Pop-Culture Songs by LEX the Lexicon Artist
12 to 12:50 p.m. Concert by Summer Russell
1 to 1:50 p.m. Concert by Bard City
2 to 2:50 p.m. Concert by LEX the Lexicon Artist
3 to 3:50 p.m. [GoH presentation by Ada Palmer]
4 to 4:50 p.m. Concert by Tonks & the Aurors
5 to 5:50 p.m. Concert by Robbie Ellis
6 to 7 p.m. [Closed for dinner and setup]
7 to 8 p.m. [Play: "Difficulties in Dating" by The Confused Greenies]
~8 to ~9:30 p.m. Featured Music Guest Concert by Sassafrass
~9:30 p.m. to ??? a.m. Open filk

Sunday, July 23
10 to 10:50 a.m. Workshop: How AI Can Help You with Your Songwriting by Gregg Stone
11 to 11:50 a.m. Improv Games: Doctor Whose Line Is It Anyway? by The Confused Greenies
12 to 12:50 p.m. Concert by A Halo Called Fred
1 to 1:50 p.m. Concert by H-narb
2 to 2:50 p.m. Concert by Gr3ys0n
3 to 5 p.m. Dead Dog Filk
5 to 7 or 8 p.m. [Offsite Dead Dog Dinner]
7 or 8 p.m. to ??? p.m. Undead Dog open filk