MarsCon 2025 - Virginia Beach: Full Schedule

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10:00am EST

Storytime

Sunday January 19, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EST

Are you ready for an adventure? We invited our Guests of Honor, Cassandra Clarke and Christopher Ruocchio, to share a kids’ book that inspired them as they were growing up. Kids, and kids at heart, should bring a stuffy and grab a comfy seat for story time at MarsCon!

Speakers

Cassandra Clarke

Author Co- Guest of Honor

Cassandra Rose Clarke’s novels have been finalists for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award, and YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her poetry has placed second in the Rhysling Awards, been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and appeared in... Read More →

Nina Gordon

Family Programming Coordinator, MarsCon

MarsCon 2025 will be Nina Gordon’s third year as Family Programming Coordinator, and her ambition is for every year to be better than the last! An eternal kid at heart, Nina brings creativity and enthusiasm to designing fun and engaging activities for fans of all ages.When she’s... Read More →

Christopher Ruocchio

Author Co- Guest of Honor

Christopher Ruocchio is the internationally award-winning author of the Sun Eater, a series blending elements of both science fiction and fantasy, as well as more than twenty works of short fiction. Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Christopher received a degree in English... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Family Programming - Salon O

Family Programming

12:00pm EST

Science Talk for Kids

Sunday January 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST

Family Programming - Salon O

Charles Blue, our Science Featured Guest, has a special event prepared our children and teens. He's asked for dry ice, but he won't tell us why. Come find out what cool science stuff Mr. Blue can teach us.

Speakers

Ben Davis

Scientist, ECPI University

Ben Davis has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and an M.S. in Nuclear Astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame. He taught at the college level for several years on a number of technical subjects ranging from computer programming and math to, of course, astronomy and physics. In the... Read More →

Nina Gordon

Family Programming Coordinator, MarsCon

Charles Blue

Featured Science Guest

Charles Blue (aka Blue the Science Dude) has more than 35 years of science communications experience. Charles has worked as the director of media services at the American Institute of Physics. He also served as the Writer/Editor for the National Science Foundation’s Directorate... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Family Programming - Salon O

Family Programming

2:00pm EST

"Normal is Boring" Interactive Children's Concert

Sunday January 19, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Family Programming - Salon O

For children and kids at heart! Come prepared to sing, dance, and express yourself as we create new songs together. Enjoy favorite campfire sing-alongs plus Alyssa's original children's music about feelings, superheroes, and being weird.

Speakers

Rhiannon's Lark

Musician Guest of Honor

Have you ever wanted to hear a Disney princess singing about the things you love…board games, ninjas, and krakens? Rhiannon’s Lark is happy to make your wish come true. Alyssa Yeager is an accolade-winning musician including the Pegasus award for “Best Performer” and Guest... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Family Programming - Salon O

Family Programming, Concerts