| Friday | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Timeline | Ballroom C | Timeline: is a card game played using cards. Each card depicts an invention or event on both sides, with the year in which that invention was created on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table. After placing the card, the player reveals the date on it. If the card was placed correctly with the date in chronological order with all other cards on the table, the card stays in place; otherwise the card is removed from play and the player takes another card from the deck. TABLE: Rarity | SKA | GAMING |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Teens and Jessi (Zerwas) Drummer Present "How to Get Involved at Con" | Boardroom | Getting involved at con can be hard if you don't know where to start or why to get involved. Want some help? We have the answers. | Jessi (Zerwas) Drummer | TEENFUSION |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | If You Liked 'The Martian'... | Interlochen | Hard science fiction is serious business. Hard science fiction done well can be big business, as exhibited by Andy Weir's mega-hit The Martian. What other hard science fictions stories are out there in The Martian's shadow? And what about their science is so engaging? | Karen Burnham, Martin L. Shoemaker, Matthew Alan Thyer, Bob Trembley, Andrew Zimmerman Jones | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Worldbuilding 101: From Rocks to Civilizations to Gods | Isle Royale | Genre fiction, in all its many forms, relies on the author's ability to invest their reader in a world other than their own. What are the key tenets of building a world that will hold up under scrutiny? How do you begin that construction process? | Gregory A. Wilson (M), Michael R. Underwood, Elise Kova, Susan Dennard, Max Gladstone, Jeffrey Alan Love | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Haven't We Been Here Before? | Keweenaw | Many of horror's early tales originate in New England, the cultural center of early America. This is a trend that has continued throughout the years, with Stephen King and others. Why is New England such an attractive setting for the horrific? What are some other touchstone milieus in America and beyond? | Michael Cieslak, Suzanne Church, Lesley Conner, Joe Hill, Mallory O'Meara | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Dressing Your Fictional World | Leelanau | They say 'clothes make the man,' but they also make the man's physical and social world. Help our panel of writers and costumers build and dress a fictional world, and learn how you can use costume details to enhance the depth and verisimilitude of your work. | Annalee Flower Horne (M), Sarah Gailey, Gail Carriger | COSTUMING |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | The Expanse | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Adam Rakunas (M), Kate Elliott (M) | MEDIA |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Moderating Panels | Petoskey | Moderators are the hardest role to pin down, but possibly the the most important. What are the benefits of stepping up as a moderator? What are the responsibilities? How do you handle panelists going off track, or worse? How do you manage the dreaded "more of a comment than a question" from the audience? | Justin Landon (M), Mark Oshiro, Janet Harriett, Gillian Redfearn | FANDOM |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | So This Is Your First ConFusion | St. Clair | Welcome to your first Confusion! To keep your actual confusion to a minimum, let us tell you what we're about and what we have to offer you this weekend! | Cylithria Dubois, Amy Zrnich, Anna Carey | CONFUSION |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Timeline | Ballroom C | Timeline: is a card game played using cards. Each card depicts an invention or event on both sides, with the year in which that invention was created on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table. After placing the card, the player reveals the date on it. If the card was placed correctly with the date in chronological order with all other cards on the table, the card stays in place; otherwise the card is removed from play and the player takes another card from the deck. TABLE: Rarity | SKA | GAMING |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Netherstorm: Lair of the Draugr | Ballroom C | Life is peaceful at the guest house in the city-state of Wavecrest, but when the wall in a warehouse at the docks collapses into unknown tunnels, the party's host needs them to investigate the strange noises coming forth from the darkness. 6 PLAYERS. Twilight Sparkle | Thunderhead | GAMING |
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | Welcome to ConFusion! | KidFusion Rm 515 | Kids welcome tour of ConFusion | | KIDFUSION |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Learn To Draw Cartoons with Bill Messner Loebs | Ballroom A&B | Take a lesson on drawing cartoons from Bill at the Mural of ConFusion! | Bill Messner-Loebs | ART |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Rolling Your Role | Boardroom | How to roll a character for a role playing game and the basics of D&D | | TEENFUSION |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Reading: Michael Cieslak, Lesley Conner, Diana Rowland | Isle Royale | Authors read from current or forthcoming works | Michael Cieslak, Lesley Conner, Diana Rowland | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | I Believe I Can Fly | Keweenaw | Those lyrics, popularized by R. Kelly in the film Space Jam, highlight something each and every one of us dreams of—being able to soar in the heavens. Greek myth, superhero stories, and many genre books tap into this fantasy. What about the concept of flight is so appealing? How are today's books reimagining the trope and where else can we go with it? | Elizabeth Shack (M), David John Baker, Mary G. Thompson, Matthew Alan Thyer, Ken Schrader | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | The Alternator of History | Leelanau | Alternate history manifests in several forms, but most often as "what if" narratives or time travel gone terribly wrong. How do alternate histories differ in form and style from their fantasy or science fictional parents? Why do so few alternate histories seem to engage with non-Western outcomes? Furthermore, are we less interested in alternate history as the past becomes more knowable all the time? | Andrea Johnson (M), Sarah Gailey, Arthur D. Hlavaty, Kevin J. Maroney | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Gravity Falls | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Daniel Dugan (M), Mur Lafferty (M) | MEDIA |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Costuming From Video Games and Anime | Saugatuck | From anime to comic books to CGI and video games, animated worlds are full of iconic, stylish characters. But it often takes a little work to translate their costumes into the real world. Come learn how to examine your source material to choose the right fabric, colors, and construction techniques to bring your favorite animated characters to life. | Cassy S., Suzette Mariotti | COSTUMING |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Dragon's Den | St. Clair | The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Board wants to hear how you will help Friendship is ConFusion and future ConFusions keep making fans and friends! Small grants available for particularly promising ideas! | Allison Anderson, Anna Carey, John Davis, Brian Decker, Cylithria Duboius, Eric Guy, David Klecha | CONFUSION |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Potion Explosion | Ballroom C | Dear students, it's time for the final exams of the Potions class! The rules are always the same: Take an ingredient marble from the dispenser and watch the others fall. If you connect marbles of the same color, they explode and you can take them, too! Complete your potions using the marbles you collect, and drink them to unleash their magical power. Remember, though, that to win the Student of the Year award, being quick won't be enough: you'll also need to brew the most valuable potions in Potion Explosion! 4 PLAYERS. TABLE: Pinkie Pie | Steve B | GAMING |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Battlestar Galactica | Ballroom C | Battlestar Galactica: is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival. It puts players in the role of one of ten of their favorite characters from the show. Each playable character has their own abilities and weaknesses, and must all work together in order for humanity to have any hope of survival. However, one or more players in every game secretly side with the Cylons. Players must attempt to expose the traitor while fuel shortages, food contaminations, and political unrest threatens to tear the fleet apart. 6 PLAYERS. TABLE: Apple Bloom | Nikki C | GAMING |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Beaded Badges | KidFusion Rm 515 | Make a My Little Pony themed beaded lanyard for your badge | | KIDFUSION |
| Friday | 6:15 PM | | Digimon Adv Tri: Reunion | Kensington | It's been six years since that summer adventure when Taichi Kamiya and the rest of the DigiDestined crossed over to the Digital World. And nearly three years have passed since the final battle between Kari Kamiya's group and MaloMyotismon. As the peaceful days passed by, at some point the gate to the Digital World closed. Not even the DigiDestined know what caused this, and time alone continues to pass. | | FILM |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | Opening Ceremonies | Ballroom A&B | Welcome to Friendship is ConFusion! Meet our GOHs and SubPress special guests, and hear what the ConCom has in store for you this weekend! | Anna Carey, Karen Burnham, Gail Carriger, Jeffrey Alan Love, Mallory O'Meara, Mark Oshiro, James S.A. Corey, Joe Hill, Gillian Redfearn | CONFUSION |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | | Dungeons & Dragons | Boardroom | (Teens) Play D&D in the Teen Room. Previous experience is not required. | | TEENFUSION |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | Starting Out In Webcomics | Manitou | A crash course on what you need to know to create comics on the web. There will be hard truths, and lessons shared based on success and failure. | Matt Pearson, Pablo Defendini, BluRaven C. Houvener | COMICS |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | Defying Gravity | Petoskey | Too often we see new writers compared to Neil Gaiman or Margaret Atwood for purposes of marketing. Standing in the shadow of greatness can be overwhelming. Even more so if that shadow is cast by a relative or mentor. How does a writer escape the orbit of those who've come before and is it even worth worrying about? | Anthony W. Eichenlaub (M), Amy Sundberg, Jason Sizemore, Seleste deLaney/Julie Particka, Ken Schrader | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | Sorting Hat Chats in Fandom and Writing | Saugatuck | Gryffindor! Ravenclaw! Hufflepuff! Slytherin! What does your Hogwarts House does say about you? How can you translate that into better understanding characters in TV shows, books, movies, and your own writing? This brilliant Harry Potter fanon sorting system may surprise you with insights into how you see the world, and how you operate within it. Join us to learn how to use Sorting Hat Chats for fun and profit! Or, at least, for fun. | Navah Wolfe (M), DongWon Song, Annalee Flower Horne, Amal El-Mohtar | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 7:50 PM | Self-Publishing for Fun & Profit | St. Clair | Self-publishing has undergone massive changes in the past ten years. Authors and audiences have more opportunities to create and find the stories they want, niche genres and subgenres are finding new life, and voices that have been ignored by traditional publishing are taking successful advantage of the direct-to-consumer approach. Where might self-publishing go in the next ten years? | Michael R. Underwood, Courtney Schafer, Elise Kova, Dira Lewis | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Captain Sonar | Ballroom C | Captain Sonar, you and your teammates control a state-of-the-art submarine and are trying to locate an enemy submarine in order to blow it out of the water before they can do the same to you. Every role is important, and the confrontation is merciless. Be organized and communicate because a captain is nothing without his crew: the Chief Mate, the Radio Operator, and the Engineer. 8 PLAYERS. TABLE: Scootaloo | Bryan S | GAMING |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Dessert Reception | ConSuite | A meet and greet between ConFusion attendees and our GoHs and SubPress special guests. Mix, mingle, and enjoy some sweet treats. This is a very popular event, so plan your time accordingly! | Karen Burnham, Gail Carriger, Jeffrey Alan Love, Mallory O'Meara, Mark Oshiro, James S.A. Corey, Joe Hill, Gillian Redfearn | CONFUSION |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Eating the Future | Keweenaw | Juicy nuggets of forward facing cuisine. Find out what your children will be eating on their way to Mars, create menu's for offworld diners or cash in on the next food craze. | Julie Lesnik (M), Ferrett Steinmetz, Sarah Lynn | SCIENCE |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Fans and Music: Sharing Our Favorites | Marquette | What performers and bands do you think other fans should know about? What genres do you like, both fannishly (filk, nerdcore, FuMP, wizard rock) or generally (rock, folk, country)? Hear what our panelists like, and share your favorites. | Mark Bernstein, Peggi Warner-Lalonde, Tom Smith, Phil Cooper, Susan Urban | MUSIC |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | All things Onder and The Ed Greenwood Group (TEGG) | Petoskey | A discussion of the shared worlds - Hellmaw and Stormtalons- from this new publishing company. | Suzanne Church (M), Gregory A. Wilson, Elizabeth Shack | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 8:50 PM | Reading: Kate Elliott, Elise Kova | Saugatuck | Authors read from current or forthcoming works | Kate Elliott, Elise Kova | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | | The Boy and the Beast | Kensington | When a young orphaned boy, Kyuuta, living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast, Kumatetsu, looking for an apprentice. As Kyuuta adjusts to his new home he finds himself torn between two worlds—two worlds that are far less separate than either the Boy or the Beast realizes. | | FILM |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Captain Sonar | Ballroom C | Captain Sonar, you and your teammates control a state-of-the-art submarine and are trying to locate an enemy submarine in order to blow it out of the water before they can do the same to you. Every role is important, and the confrontation is merciless. Be organized and communicate because a captain is nothing without his crew: the Chief Mate, the Radio Operator, and the Engineer. 8 PLAYERS. TABLE: Scootaloo | Bryan S | GAMING |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Attraction | Ballroom C | Players must flick their "shooter" magnet into the playing area to attract and collect other magnets. Of course, it's not quite that easy since the magnets repel as easily as they attract! Strategies unfold and develop in reaction to the patterns on the table. 10 PLAYERS. TABLE: Twilight Sparkle | SKA | GAMING |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 9:50 PM | The Nerdaissance | Ballroom A&B | In the comedic fanfiction system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The audience who enjoys and laughs and the Nerdiassance, who write and perform for them. These are their stories. 18+. ID will be required. | Ericka Kahler, Joe Harvey, Adam Clifford, Mary Brandt, Molly Zigler, Mary Ann Mead | FANDOM |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | | Friends of Bill W | Club Lounge | | | CONFUSION |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 9:50 PM | Erotica: More Than Sex? | Keweenaw | Panelists discuss character, plot, and yes, sex scenes in erotica. What makes a sex scene hot? How do you use sex to drive the plot? When do the erotic elements cross into objectification? How do authors approach sex and erotica in het and queer romance? | Bernadette Bosky (M), Delilah S. Dawson, Ferrett Steinmetz, Sara Dobie Bauer | LITERATURE |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 9:50 PM | Theme Circle: Awful Puns | Marquette | Share your worst! | Tom Smith | MUSIC |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Captain Sonar | Ballroom C | Captain Sonar, you and your teammates control a state-of-the-art submarine and are trying to locate an enemy submarine in order to blow it out of the water before they can do the same to you. Every role is important, and the confrontation is merciless. Be organized and communicate because a captain is nothing without his crew: the Chief Mate, the Radio Operator, and the Engineer. 8 PLAYERS. TABLE: Scootaloo | Bryan S | GAMING |
| Friday | 10:00 PM | 10:50 PM | Open Music Circle | Marquette | A place to share music, stories, poems, and more. | | MUSIC |
| Friday | 10:00 PM | | Erased (18+) | Kensington | Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being able to prevent deaths and casualties by being sent back in time before an incident occurs, repeating time until it is prevented. One day, he gets falsely accused of murder and the phenomenon occurs but this time, he gets back 18 years in the past which is during his middle school period. With the mind of a 29 years old adult and the body of a child, he needs to find out what he must change to revoke this accusation and get back in the present. 18+ only. ID will be required. | | FILM |
| Friday | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Captain Sonar | Ballroom C | Captain Sonar, you and your teammates control a state-of-the-art submarine and are trying to locate an enemy submarine in order to blow it out of the water before they can do the same to you. Every role is important, and the confrontation is merciless. Be organized and communicate because a captain is nothing without his crew: the Chief Mate, the Radio Operator, and the Engineer. 8 PLAYERS. TABLE: Scootaloo | Bryan S | GAMING |
| Friday | 11:00 PM | | Pizza and PJs Party for Adults! | ConSuite | Grown-ups love a good pajama party, too! Wear your PJs and come enjoy some pizza! You must be an adult (18+) or accompanied by adult. | | CONFUSION |
