Events and Activities
Watch this space for all the wonderful events we have planned!
A panel is, in short, one or more people (actors, crew, fans, and more) talking about whatever they want, as long as it relates to the show! Past OFMD fan event panels have been about writing, fan art, cosplay, history, sea shanties, lighthouses, queer sea creatures...the sky's the limit.
Panels at The Wee Con will be held in the main theatre (our biggest hall) between 9:30am and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday. We aim to live-stream as many of them as possible. And as a bonus, for people who would like to spend time socializing and crafting but don't want to miss the panels, our upper hall venue has a screen and audio system, so we are hopeful that we may be able to stream the panels in there while they are being recorded in the main hall.
Our Provisional Timetable:
Friday is going to be fairly informal to allow for registration and meeting new and old friends. We have plans for some shenanigans and quiz-related entertainment in the evening, so we only have two panels happening on the Friday evening.
Historical Pirates for Writers led by Obliquity at 5pm
High above the dusky sea (Scottish lighthouses) by Isabel at 7pm
Saturday expands on our many and varied pirate themes:
The $%#'s a Look - A 90-minute Epic Cosplay Panel with a selection of cosplayers discussing their process at 10am
A fic writer's guide to the galaxy by Dylan at 12pm
Filmmaking - LGBTQIA+ / pirate film history by Obliquity at 1pm
An Examination of Ed Teach by Zarich at 2pm
Syphilis, scurvy and sickness at sea by Langerhan at 3pm
Sunday is a fantastic cocktail of different aspects of the show and the fandom:
Stab me, a beginner's guide to trauma by Anneline at 10am
The David Jenkins School of Historical (In)Accuracy - a very Sensible and Totally Authentic panel, wrangled by Rattie and a Crack Team of Very Definitely Historically Accurate People at 11am
Myths and folklore by Lily at 12pm
Live podfic and AMA featuring BabyKraken, HappyDaiz, FullofHope and Ro at 1.30pm
The On-Screen Music of Our Flag Means Death by Philippa at 2.30pm
Panels
Workshops are much smaller than panels, with a maximum of 20 attendees. They are also more focused with guided group crafting sessions or demonstrations. Past OFMD fan event workshops have included acting, writing, crafting, figure drawing, and more.
Workshops at The Wee Con will be held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in our two workshop rooms. Workshops will not be live-streamed because of limited space and access, but workshop organizers may opt to provide some videos in advance for online participants to look at.
Our Provisional Workshop Timetable
As we still have some workshop slots available and people who may want to attend other panels, these time slots may be subject to minor changes.
Saturday:
11am - Room 1 - Muppet-making demonstration & Room 2 - mermaid crochet
2pm - Room 1 - Knitting & Room 2 - Pirate TTRPG
3pm - Room 1 - Lino-cutting
Sunday:
11am - Room 2 - Celtic & Ogham Orthography
12pm - Room 1 - Seaglass wire-wrapping & Room 2 - Longfic writing
1pm - Room 2 - Our Flag Means Poetry: Fandom + Poetry in Performance
2pm - Room 1 - The Coat & Room 2 - Drabble writing
3pm - Room 1 - Get started with creative writing