Join us in the Grand Ballrooms of the Woburn Holiday Inn, just north of Boston, on Columbus Day weekend — October 8th-10th, 2010 — for three nights of entertainment (live music, circus arts, burlesque) and two days of workshops, panels and other activities, including a special 10/10/10 celebration, and a Maker Showcase featuring inventions and material creations as well as artwork by local creators and attendees. StrowlerCon will feature naughty late-night shows, showcasing the darker, steamier side of Strowler Arts.
LIVE STREAM: Click here to watch our live video stream (running from 7pm EST to after midnight)
UPDATE: Click here to see our schedule of activities, workshops, and panels
Where: Woburn Holiday Inn, near Boston, MA (15 Middlesex Canal Park Dr, Woburn, MA 01801)
When: Columbus Day Weekend – October 8th, 9th and 10th, 2010
Concerts start at 7pm each night.
Daytime workshops start at 11am on Saturday and Sunday.
Late night entertainment continues past 1am.
Tickets: While tickets and weekend passes will be available at the event, please buy them in advance so we know you’re coming.
Full weekend pass ($45 pre-registration rate)
Friday Pass ($25, includes daytime workshops on Saturday)
Saturday Pass ($25, includes daytime workshops on Saturday)
Sunday Pass ($25, includes daytime workshops on Sunday)
Rooms: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS:We have established a room-sharing plan to fill out the remaining rooms at the Woburn Holiday Inn – Beds are available for $65 per night. Double rooms are still available for $110 per night, plus tax. E-mail lodging@strowlers.com to make your reservations. We highly recommend you stay overnight at least one night, to take advantage of the late night entertainment. As a treat for the budget conscious, you can click here to find out how you can attend the event AND stay at the hotel for only $30 per night.
Visit our StrowlerCon Event Forums to plan ridesharing, carpools, and room sharing.
Current lineup:
| Friday: | $25  |
| Headlining Concerts: 7:00pm-10:30pm |
Kellianna – powerful Goddess & Mythology inspired Folk Music and Chant SJ Tucker / Skinny White Chick – Touring Gypsy Folk Rock Pixie-Pirate Mythpunk Storyteller Gypsy Nomads – Gypsy Celtic Cabaret with tribal and punk elements and an undercurrent of the mystickal |
| Naughty After Dark: 11pm-1am |
Catherynne M. Valente’s Monster’s Ball, featuring SJ Tucker, Lee Harrington, and other special guests. Rogue Burlesque – Influenced by Looney Tunes, film noir, punk rock, and circus arts |
| Saturday: | $25 |
| daytime: starting at 11am |
Three tracks of workshops, panels, activities and VIP sessions Maker Showcase: inventors and tinkerers and artists that work in physical, interactive, and touchable media, as well as traditional art |
| Headlining Concerts: 7pm-11pm |
Kellianna – powerful Goddess & Mythology inspired Folk Music and Chant Heather Dale – Celtic music for the 21st century (from Toronto, Canada) Sharon Knight – Music, Myth, and Magick (from the Bay area) SJ Tucker’s Tricky Pixie – Gypsy Celtic Folk Rock for Naughty Punk Faeries |
| Naughty After Dark: 11pm-1am |
Vagabond Vaudeville: Featuring Rogue Burlesque, Jeffrey Jene Magic, Lee Harrington, and more! |
| Sunday: | $25 |
| daytime: starting at 11am |
Three tracks of workshops, panels, activities and VIP sessions Maker Showcase: inventors and tinkerers and artists that work in physical, interactive, and touchable media, as well as traditional art |
| Headlining Concerts: 7:00pm-10:30pm |
Sharon Knight – Music, Myth, and Magick (from the Bay area) Heather Dale – Celtic music for the 21st century (from Toronto, Canada) Gypsy Nomads – Gypsy Celtic Cabaret with tribal and punk elements and an undercurrent of the mystickal |
| Naughty After Dark: 11pm-1am |
StrowlerCon Challenge: Sign up to perform as we open up the main stage, and watch as we put Strowlers to the test. |
| Weekend Pass: | $45 |
| 10/10/10 VIP Brunch: |
$40 |
| Sunday 9:30am-10:30am |
Mingle with StrowlerCon’s VIPs and performers and celebrate the turning of the clocks at 10:10:10 on 10/10/10 |
Additional entertainment:
- Special Guest: Catherynne M. Valente is the award-winning author of Palimpsest, the Orphan’s Tales, and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making. She will collaborate with SJ Tucker on a very special Mythpunk presentation for Friday evening
- ~1000 square feet dedicated to a Maker Showcase, featuring inventors and tinkerers and artists that work in physical, touchable media, as well as traditional art media. We are scheduling demonstrations and showcase slots for our Makers for Saturday and Sunday during daylight hours.
- Daytime workshops and panels relevant to strowlers of all sorts, including vocal workshops, Maker classes, costuming panels, poi spinning, improv practice, and more
- On Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm in Middlesex A, Middlesex B, Suffolk 410, and the Woburn Boardroom
- Click here to see our schedule of activities, workshops, and panels
- Meet the VIP sessions where you can get to know our Guests of Honor and the featured performers
- On Saturday and Sunday in the VIP Suite – check our workshop schedule for current details
- A 10/10/10 10:10:10 celebration on Sunday morning – a light-hearted variation on celebrating the turning of the clocks
- An intimate Sunday morning buffet with our VIPs and performers, from 9:30am to 10:30am in the hotel restaurant.
- Naughty late night featured entertainment after the kids have gone to bed…
NEW UPDATE: By popular request, we have implemented a diverse plan for crowdfunding the Strowler events, based upon supporting memberships – with extra perks for those that wish to give more. Details are here: http://www.strowlers.com/events/supporting-memberships
We are also now accepting applications for scholarship tickets and lodging at this online form: http://bit.ly/apzahC
In the meantime, you should read our information about voting, vendors, investors, and sponsors.
You should also investigate StrowlerCon’s sister events: StrowlerFest in St. Louis (now completed) and Strowler Nights in Seattle (on Halloween Weekend, featuring fire shows and a Chrononaut’s Masquerade.)
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Strowler Nights is independently owned and operated by Touring Music Collective LLC, by arrangement with Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, LLC.
Please note that all activities and entertainment lineup are subject to change.
