Pyrate Con 2008 is here!

Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20
Hampton Inn Downtown-New Orleans French Quarter Area
226 Carondelet St.

Thursday April 17, 2008

7:00pm - 11:00pm - Pre-PyrateCon 2008 Party at Pirates Alley Cafe

Friday April 18, 2008

9:00am - 5:00pm - PyrateCon 2008 Registration open

Vendor Rooms open at both hotel locations

Charity Auction Tables open for review

9:00am - 9:45am - Kalen Hughes: The Devils in the Details

10:00am - 10:45am - Arthur Cascabel Whittam: Flintlocks 101

11:00am - 11:45am - Steve The Black Fox Kimball: Pyratical Publishing

12:00pm - 12:45pm -Tony Swatt: The Art of The Sword ( tentative)

1:00pm - 2:30pm - Celebrities & Special Guests: Q&A Panel, Photos, & Autographs

3:00pm - 3:45pm - Christine Lampe: Blackbeard - The True Caribbean Pirate

3:00pm - 6:00pm - Interactive Movie Event Hosted By The Crewe of The Black Pearl: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl

6:00pm - 9:00pm - Grand Pyrate Feast at The Original French Market Restaurant
Due to limited seating, we ask that your attendence be staggered throughout the evening so that everyone gets a chance to sample the ample buffet provided.

6:00pm - 7:00pm - Concert During Feast: Rusty Cutlass

7:15pm - 7:30pm - Announcements, Remarks, and Appreciation

7:45pm - 8:45pm - Concert During Feast: The Pirates Charles

10:00pm - 11:00pm - CODA Charity & Gag Auction at The Tropical Isle Restaurant

11:00pm - 12:00am - Tropical Isle Concert: Rusty Cutlass

12:30am - 1:30am - Tropical Isle Concert: The Pirates Charles

Saturday April 19, 2008

9:00am - 5:00pm - PyrateCon 2008 Registration open

Vendor Rooms open at both hotel locations

9:00am - 9:45am - Christine Lampe: The True Look of a Pirate & Pyrate Stereotypes: True or False?

10:00am - 10:45am - Arthur Cascabel Whittam: Flintlocks 101

11:00am - 11:45am - Cindy Willoughby Caught Warner: Sea Shanty Workshop

12:00pm - 1:15pm - Celebrities & Special Guests: Open Q&A Panel, Photos, & Autographs

1:00pm - 1:45pm - Ben Gersh: Distilling Fine Rum

6:00pm - 8:00pm - PyrateCon 2008 Invasion of the French Quarter Parade

8:00pm - 9:00pm - Wench Auctions at The Funky Pirate Bar

9:00pm - 9:30pm - Swordfighting and Black Powder Demonstrations at The Funky Pirate Bar

10:00pm - 10:45pm - Pirate Of The Year Contest at The Funky Pirate Bar

11:00pm - 11:45pm - Wench Of The Year Contest at The Funky Pirate Bar

12:00pm - 12:45am - The Funky Pirate Bar Concert : The Pirate Charles

1:00am - 1:45am - The Funky Pirate Bar Concert : Rusty Cutlass

Sunday April 20, 2008

9:00am - 1:00pm - PyrateCon 2008 Registration open

Vendor Rooms open at both hotel locations

9:00am - 9:45am - Michael Lampe: Pirate Games & Working as a Pirate in Hollywood

10:00am - 10:45am - Kalen Hughes: The Devils in the Details

11:00am - 11:45am - Cindy Willoughby Caught Warner: Sea Shanty Workshop

2:30pm - 3:30pm - Steve The Black Fox Kimball: Patriotic Pyrates: Privateers Who Saved America (to be held at The Pyrates Alley Cafe)

PyrateCon 2008 Closes for the Year (see you in 2009!)