{"id":3199,"date":"2023-07-14T09:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:32:49","slug":"its-not-just-a-con-its-congregate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/its-not-just-a-con-its-congregate\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Not Just a Con, It&#8217;s ConGregate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Or: <strong>Storming the Bastille of Fandom!<\/strong> ? Get it? It&#8217;s Bastille Day! ?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.con-gregate.com\/\">ConGregate<\/a> science fiction and fantasy convention is this weekend in Winston-Salem, NC. I&#8217;ve got a pretty busy schedule this year, starting with my first solo show in over a year:<\/p>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4:00 p.m. &#8212; <strong>Concert<\/strong> &#8212; in which I sing some songs I don&#8217;t usually sing in concerts ?<\/li>\n<li>5:30 p.m. &#8212; Improv Show, &#8220;Whose Con Is It, Anyway?&#8221; ??<\/li>\n<li>7:00 p.m. &#8212; Opening Ceremonies: <em>E Como Mai<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:30 a.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;So, You Want to be a Writer?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>12:00 p.m. &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baen.com\/\">Baen Books<\/a> Traveling Roadshow &amp; Prize Patrol<\/li>\n<li>1:30 p.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Authentic Military References in Writing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>3:00 p.m. &#8212; Special Event, &#8220;White Plectrum and Friends&#8221; Concert<\/li>\n<li>6:00 p.m. &#8212; Reading &#8212; with four other writers! ?<\/li>\n<li>7:30 p.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Building Mythology and Ritual into Genre Writing&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sunday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:30 a.m. &#8212; Prayer &amp; Praise Service<\/li>\n<li>10:00 a.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Ask Me Anything &#8212; Publishing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>11:30 a.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;&#8216;Put Explosion in Here&#8217; and Other Editing Mistakes&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/pix\/blog\/ConGregateMascotGreg8.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hope to see lots of friends there &#8212; and if that&#8217;s you, don&#8217;t be a stranger!<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\nRelated Items of Interest:<br \/>\n&#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/grayrinehart.bandcamp.com\/album\/taking-you-out-to-see-the-stars\">Taking You Out to See the Stars<\/a><\/em> is still my newest album, and still available on Bandcamp (<em>listen free!<\/em>) and streaming services like Spotify<br \/>\n&#8211; Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.com\/best-books\/near-future-near-space\">The Gray Man\u2019s Recommendations for 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Get it? It&#8217;s Bastille Day! ? Anyway, the ConGregate science fiction and fantasy convention is this weekend in Winston-Salem, NC. 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