The Gathering (WisCon 28)

The Gathering

Events•Wis/Cap• Friday, 2:00–5:30 p.m.

Once again, we'll kick off WisCon with a fun event on Friday afternoon from 2:30–5pm. The Gathering gives us a chance to recover from our travels, catch up with our farflung friends, and get into the groove that is Wiscon. You bring the friends, we'll bring coffee, tea, and cookies and lots of fun booths.

Get a word temporarily tattooed on your body. Make a WisCon memory book for panel notes and author autographs. Have a custom button made of your favorite slogan or a picture of your puppy. Get sage advice from our numerology readers, runes readers, palm readers, and tarot readers. Decompress by throwing a beanbag. Wear a silly balloon hat. Have your hair braided. Make a necklace or knotted string lanyard for your namebadge. Shop the makeover racks for hand–me–downs with an attitude. Make a postcard and send it to a friend from the con. Relax in the sensual booth with a backrub or scalp tingler. And browse the Tiptree Auction preview booth to scout out must–have items from the fabulous genre collection.

Booths and refreshments will cost a nominal fee as a fundraiser for Broad Universe and the Carl Brandon Society. This year, proceeds from the makeover booth will be donated to the Laurie J. Marks Emergency Medical Fund. If you have kicky hand–me–downs you'd like to donate, bring them on Friday. For questions, contact Broad Universe at info@broaduniverse.org.