StarFest 2015: Full Schedule

An Incredible Weekend of Science Fiction Overload!

1:00pm MDT

StarFest Photo Scavenger Hunt

Use your digital camera or other electronic device to take pictures of the 25 required people, places, & things on the provided list. Bring the completed list and the photos on your device to the House VamPyr Klingon room to win fabulous prizes! (Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #64: The riskier the road, the greater the profit.) Your Scavenger hunt game sheet can be found in the program book. A Klingon warrior must know how to HUNT!

Friday April 17, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
KlingonFest Marriott on 2nd floor. Access from elevator South of Hotel Registration

Game KlingonFest Special Event

3:00pm MDT

101 Ideas in an Hour

Ever wonder where writers come up with their ideas? Here's one technique. Guided by author Timothy Zahn, the class will work together to create characters, worlds, magic, aliens, and future societies -- literally dozens of jumping-off points you can use for your story/novel/trilogy/Wheel of Time-length epic.

This event requires a separate ticket. Purchase Tickets .

Speakers

Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn has been writing science fiction for the last third of a century. In that time he’s published forty-nine novels, over a hundred short stories and novelettes, and four collections of short fiction. Best known for his ten Star Wars novels, he’s also the author of the... Read More →

Friday April 17, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
SF Panel 3 Marriott Mezzanine, next to SteampunkFest

Guest Appearance Special Event Workshop

5:00pm MDT

Capital Couture Fashion Show

Colorado Capitol Couture presents haute couture fashions from the finest and most exotic of Design Houses in Panem! Come see the latest and greatest on the Atrium Runway.

Colorado Capitol Couture is inspired by the designs seen in The Hunger Games movie universe. If you’re not familiar with the books or film adaptations, the Capitol is the seat of power in Panem, a semi-apocalyptic version of North America. The Capitol is nestled protectively in the Rocky Mountains in the former state of Colorado.

If you’d like to participate as a designer or model, please join the CCC group .

Friday April 17, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Atrium Marriott South past Hotel Registration towards the Main Events room

Performance Special Event

7:00pm MDT

Awards for Day 1 of the StarFest Photo Scavenger Hunt!

Come and get your prizes for the day.

Friday April 17, 2015 7:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
KlingonFest Marriott on 2nd floor. Access from elevator South of Hotel Registration

Game Special Event

7:00pm MDT

StarFest Meet and Greet

Come meet our guests face to face and to get to know them a bit at the start of the convention. You’ll enjoy desserts, coffee and nonalcoholic beverages while you have the opportunity to chat in a relaxed atmosphere. Door prizes and fun guaranteed. Tables will be decorated with the entries for the Centerpiece Contest.

Order Meet and Greet Tickets.

Speakers

Richard Dean Anderson

RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON paper clipped his way into the pop-culture consciousness in 1985 as Angus MacGyver on the hit series MacGyver. His character portrayed an upbeat and comical hero that preferred Swiss Army knives and “found items” over firearms when he found himself in a pinch.In... Read More →

Aron Eisenberg

Aron Eisenberg is the actor best known for portraying Nog on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was born in Hollywood, CA. He underwent a kidney transplant when he was a teenager which stunted his growth at 5 feet.Eisenberg worked with Mark Paniccia on the Malibu Celebrity Comic “The... Read More →

Terry Farrell

Terry Farrell was born on November 19, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At age 15, she became a foreign exchange student to Mexico, and, from that experience, she decided she would like to live a more adventurous life in the big city. She sent several photos to a modeling agency and then... Read More →

Mark Goddard

Mark Goddard is an American actor who has starred in a number of television programs. He portrayed Major Don West, the adversary of Dr. Zachary Smith (played by Jonathan Harris) in the cult 1960s CBS television series, Lost in Space, and young Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard on The Detectives... Read More →

Max Grodenchik

Max Grodénchik is an actor best known for his portrayal of Rom on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.Grodénchik was born in Queens, New York. Before getting the role of Rom, he auditioned for the role of Rom’s brother, Quark.He wrote and performed Rom’s Song and performed the song The... Read More →

Carolyn Collins Petersen

Science Writer, Documentarian, Loch Ness Productions

Carolyn Collins Petersen is CEO of Loch Ness Productions (www.lochnessproductions.com), a fulldome production company and organizer of ScienceFest. She is an award-winning science writer, with more than three dozen documentaries to her credit. Her latest book is "The Discovery of the Universe: A History of Astronomy and Observatories". She has written or co-written... Read More →

Christian Serratos

Christian plays the strong and capable ‘Rosita Espinosa’ on AMC’s television phenomenon, THE WALKING DEAD. Previously of the TWILIGHT SAGA and Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide,” Christian has been working in entertainment since the age of three... Read More →

Armin Shimerman

Armin Shimerman is the actor who was best known in the Star Trek universe for his portrayal of the Ferengi bartender Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is one of only six actors to appear in three different live action Star Trek series (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine... Read More →

Artists/Authors

Dayton Ward

Author

Dayton Ward is a science fiction author primarily known for his Star Trek novels and short stories, which began with publication in the Strange New Worlds anthology series. Long time member of the StarFest family.

Kevin Dilmore

Author, Author - Writer

Kevin Dilmore was a newspaper reporter and long-time contributing writer to Star Trek Communicator Magazine before breaking into fiction writing. In addition to novels and short stories, both solo and with writing partner Dayton Ward, Kevin also contributed the author interviews in 2003's "Star Trek: Signature Collection" releases. Kevin is a long time member of the StarFest Family... Read More →

Friday April 17, 2015 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Meetup Special Event

7:00pm MDT

HorrorFest Charity Event

Stop by the atrium for our annual charity raffle. Lots of fun and unique items to be won there! The Horrorfest official charity is My Quiet Cave, a resource and mentorship program for people with Bipolar Disorder. You can check out their website atwww.myquietcave.org. Come spend some money for great prizes and a good cause!

Friday April 17, 2015 7:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Atrium Marriott South past Hotel Registration towards the Main Events room

Special Event

9:00pm MDT

'Enhanced' Screening

“Enhanced” is the story of Alec Trondstadt, a technologically-enhanced humanoid mercenary sent through time to find and kill a beautiful young psychic named Lauria Bailee, who is feared by the government of the future, and who has fled into the past to escape. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned, though, and when reinforcements arrive in the form of enhanced female mercenary Anycn Clezal, the battle for Lauria’s secrets begin.

“Enhanced” is a short science fiction film (24 minutes) made by Denver filmmaker Robert Berg (Berg Imaging Inc.), whose previous projects include “Orthogenesis” (StarFest 2006), and “Shaqani” (StarFest 2009). The film is based on a short story by Berg and was shot entirely on location in Denver, Colorado, in 2014 with a Colorado cast and crew. Colorado-based effects company Motion Forge Inc. created the unique visual effects seen throughout the film.

Friday April 17, 2015 9:00pm - 9:30pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Special Event Video

10:00pm MDT

Star Trek IV: The Quote-along Voyage Home

Is it time for a colorful metaphor? That and so much more awaits when you join writer guys Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore as they present a special screening of one of the most popular of the Star Trek films, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! Admiral Kirk and his intrepid crew are returning to Earth to stand trial for disobeying orders, stealing the Enterprise, blowing up the Enterprise and various other mischief. When a mysterious alien probe shows up and begins wreaking havoc all across the planet, Kirk and the gang realize that they must travel through time to save their planet, for the key to Earth’s future lies in its own past! Directed by Leonard Nimoy and produced by Harve Bennett, this fan-favorite entry in the Star Trek film series features great action and character moments for the entire cast, as well as a healthy dose of pitch-perfect humor and…more importantly…quotable lines! That’s right, Trekkies! Shout out all of the movie’s best lines right along with the characters! Take the voyage!

Moderators

Kevin Dilmore

Author, Author - Writer

Dayton Ward

Author

Friday April 17, 2015 10:00pm - 11:59pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Special Event Video

11:00am MDT

New Horizons: An Insider's View of the Mission to Pluto and Beyond And Why Pluto Really IS a Planet!

Come find out the latest about Pluto from a man who has dedicated his life to its exploration as head of the NASA New Horizons mission. The spacecraft will arrive for a fly-by reconnaissance of Pluto on July 14, 2015. Dr. Alan Stern is here to share with us the mission's history, objectives, and capabilities, and give us the inside scoop on plans for this historic encounter -- more than nine years in the making. Alan will also reveal little-known aspects of the mission and its payload. Finally, for all the Pluto fans out there, Dr. Stern will include a critique of the IAU's planet definition and argue why Pluto is considered a planet by so many, many planetary scientists. Don't miss this exclusive StarFest event!

Speakers

Dr S Alan Stern

Dr. Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, former NASA space program executive, aerospace consultant, and author. He is Principal Investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, and has 25 years of experience in space instrument development. He is currently training to... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Panel Special Event

1:00pm MDT

Okay, I've Got My Idea. Now What?

Choosing one of the 101 ideas created in the first seminar (or generating a new one on the spot), author Timothy Zahn will guide the class in laying out an entire story. We'll construct a storyline, find the protagonists, sketch out the character arcs, play with plot twists, and point the way to a satisfying resolution.

This workshop requires a separate ticket. Purchase tickets.

Speakers

Timothy Zahn

Saturday April 18, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
SF Panel 3 Marriott Mezzanine, next to SteampunkFest

Guest Appearance Special Event Workshop

2:00pm MDT

Klingon Pop Warrior via web Cam

We will be playing The Klingon POP Warrior CD and have a Q&A via webcam all the way from Chicago..

Saturday April 18, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
KlingonFest Marriott on 2nd floor. Access from elevator South of Hotel Registration

Special Event

5:00pm MDT

501st Photo Opportunity

Take a picture of bunch of your favorite space troopers!

Saturday April 18, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Atrium Marriott South past Hotel Registration towards the Main Events room

Special Event

6:00pm MDT

Brotherly Love Tour

A rare treat!, not to be missed!, a smash hit on two continents!, the “Brotherly Love Tour” rolls through the Rockies for the very first time ever!

Armin Shimerman and Max Grodenchik star in this exciting play about life, love, and brothers.

Tickets for this performance can be purchased here.

Speakers

Max Grodenchik

Armin Shimerman

Saturday April 18, 2015 6:00pm - 6:45pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Guest Appearance Performance Special Event

6:00pm MDT

Awards for Day 2 of the StarFest Photo Scavenger Hunt!

Come and get your prizes for the day!

Saturday April 18, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
KlingonFest Marriott on 2nd floor. Access from elevator South of Hotel Registration

Game Special Event

8:00pm MDT

StarFest Costume Contest

Our Costume Contest takes place on Saturday night in the Main Events room. Prizes are awarded in several categories. If you are interested in participating, sign up at Costume Contest Registration on Friday and Saturday. It's a lot of fun and exciting, too! Imagine appearing on the same stage as our Hollywood Stars!

*This is a Reserved Seating Event. Anyone wishing to use their reserved seat must be in their chair 5 minutes prior to this event. After that time, unclaimed reserved seats will be open to General Admission attendees.

Saturday April 18, 2015 8:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Special Event

9:00pm MDT

Federation Ball

The Federation Ball is back in the Atrium this year. The Ball starts at 9 pm Saturday, so be ready! It doesn't matter if you're in costume or not, it's always fun. Every member of the Federation needs to have a place to party!! Come join Feddies, Klingons, Vulcans and more (including the occasional celebrity) at the Ball! Door prizes awarded; must be present to win! Enter the dance contest for a chance to win some cool prizes. The audience gets to help with the judging! Cost is only $3.00 per person. Music is provided by professional DJ company ACES, and the Ball is sponsored by the USS Pioneer and O.m.e.g.a.

ALL Proceeds benefit the American Diabetes Association, Dumb Friend's League Furry Scurry and OMEGAResponders!

Saturday April 18, 2015 9:00pm - 11:59pm MDT
Atrium Marriott South past Hotel Registration towards the Main Events room

Special Event

3:00pm MDT

Star Trek Collectibles Auction

A long time ago, in what seems a galaxy far, far away... Stephen Walker used to do convention auctions. For some crazy reason, he’s going to do it again this year. Why, you ask? Because he’s got some stuff worth auctioning. StarFest’s font of information - the guy with the largest Star Trek collection I’ve ever seen in 30+ years of Star Trek collecting -- is selling it off. Let’s just call it what it is, the “Phil Watson almost completely everything ever made for Star Trek” collection.

Make a trip over to the information tables in the Atrium of the Marriott to take a peek at some of the rare stuff that Phil is taking out of the vault to sell at StarFest.

Phil is going to bring down enough stuff for the auction that there are bound to be some great deals to be had. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to our convention charity - The Dumb Friends League of Denver.

Moderators

Stephen Walker

Fixer, Starland.com

My wife KathE got me involved in StarFest in 1983. Every year we get to catch up with a few thousand friends for a weekend of fun. I'm so humbled by the kindness of so many of you that help us all have fun together every year. Thank you!

Sunday April 19, 2015 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Main Events Marriott West past Atrium

Special Event

4:00pm MDT

Awards for Grand Prize of the StarFest Photo Scavenger Hunt!

Come and get your prizes for the day. The Grand Prize will be awarded.

Sunday April 19, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
KlingonFest Marriott on 2nd floor. Access from elevator South of Hotel Registration

Game Special Event

5:00pm MDT

Wizard Jeopardy

Do not miss this exciting Third Task where the final three competitors will battle it out to see who will become this year’s Triwizard Champion! Even if you’re not competing, attend the event and get your raffle ticket in order to win one of our fantastic Door Prizes! The prizes are brought to you by Barnes & Noble Bookstores, Cave of the Winds, Century Theatres and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But in order to win, you have to be there! This event is always a cauldron of laughs!

Sunday April 19, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
SF Panel 1 Marriott South past Atrium

Special Event Trivia