Start off the convention with a bang! After getting registered, come join your friends for snacks and music! To help kick things off, Gir will be doing a special Thursday set to help set the mood for the weekend to come!
Thursday November 18, 2010 7:00pm - Friday November 19, 2010 12:00am CST
Rosemont ABEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Join us for the official start to Midwest FurFest 2010, with last minute announcements and other interesting tidbits. Let's start the convention off with a bang!
Friday November 19, 2010 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Grand FGHEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Come on by to find out all the interesting details of their work and their interests. This will be a question and answer session, so please fire up your curiosity and bring on those intriguing questions we know you have.
Friday November 19, 2010 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Grand FGHEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Midwest FurFest is pleased to welcome our Shiny Sponsors to a special reception in the breathtaking former restaurant at the very top of the Hyatt! Meet this year's Guests of Honor, enjoy a soda or a cocktail and a light snack, and mingle with your fellow Shiny Sponsors. To get to Ventanas simply press the "V” button on any elevator in the Atrium.
From the Funday Pawpet Show; Poink knows more than you do...but the guy behind him, JR, is going to pretend to know at least half that much when he stands up and picks his brain for you to get you ready for Kage and 2.
Friday November 19, 2010 6:30pm - 7:00pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Uncle Kage's back! Kage leads a rather…interesting life and he's back to tell us more hilarious stories from his unique perspective. With a dry wit, and a squinting view of the oddities of real life through the eyes of an intelligent cynic, Uncle Kages Story Hour has become legend.
Friday November 19, 2010 7:00pm - 8:30pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Have you ever seen nerf kittens and dead babies fly out of someone's pants? Well, you won't see it at the Ranting Gryphon's show either -- but he'll certainly talk about it! Come and spend some time with 2, as he brings out the funny side of things we probably shouldn't be laughing at. This is an all-ages show.
Friday November 19, 2010 8:30pm - 10:00pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
A return to a Hyatt means a return to the fabulous Regency Brunch for which Hyatts are so well-known! The buffet includes omelets to order, smoked salmon, freshly-carved roast beef, French toast, and a brunch spread that has earned rave reviews from Midwest FurFest's sponsors for years! Better yet, you get to hobnob with the Guests Of Honor, and other special guests. It's just one of the ways that Midwest FurFest likes to pamper all the wonderful people who've become Midwest FurFest Sponsors and Shiny Sponsors. (Ask at Registration if you'd like in on this deal, as well as all the other awesome things we offer our Sponsors and Shiny Sponsors!)
Saturday November 20, 2010 10:30am - 12:30pm CST
Conference Center FoyerEntry & Lobby Levels - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Wonderful donated artwork and other mysterious donated items! Outbid your buddies, and grab the best stuff! Even better, you can be smug in the knowledge that your greed and good taste are also helping our official charity for 2010,Castaway Pet Rescue. Every great item that you covet and win here is a donation that will help these hard-working folks continue their work. What could be a better deal?
Saturday November 20, 2010 2:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
We are proud to welcome back one of the most talked-about events from last year's Midwest FurFest. The NeoFuturists are one of the most innovative theater groups in Chicago, and are the creators of the long-running play "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind". "Too Much Light…" is a rollicking, exciting, hilarious, thought-provoking, and at times interactive attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. The NeoFuturists will be preparing a performance specially tailored to Midwest FurFest and furry fandom; you don't want to miss it!
Saturday November 20, 2010 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST
Grand EFGHEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
The FVS is a non-competitive variety show. It's a bit of Vaudeville, and sort of like being on the Muppet Show. We all cooperate as a team, and we mix and match performers to acts as needed. If you have a "ready to go" act, we'll give you a spot. If you want to be in the show but don't have an act, join us and we'll add you to an existing act. We strongly prefer to have all of our actors featured as puppets or fursuits, or at the very least have some furry content. Our show will this year be held on Saturday at 7PM. We also will be holding TWO rehearsals (Friday Evening and Saturday Morning). You only need to attend one of these. If you have a choice, try to attend the Friday rehearsal. Since our show is now during prime-time, we will be a bit stricter about adult content. Keep it PG folks! In rehearsal we lay down multiple "masking tape" stages on the ballroom floor so that multiple acts can work out their marks and their timing in parallel. The MFF Furry Variety Show also welcomes video content in the show if submitted in advance. See our web page for more details.
Saturday November 20, 2010 7:00pm - 8:30pm CST
Grand EFGHEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Matthew Ebel is a piano rocker who's been rocking the Furry fandom since his 2001 hit "In The MUCK" and lately with songs like "Everybody Needs A Ninja" and "A Cautionary Tail". In the last few years his unique blend of music and comedy have wowed audiences at Anthrocon, Furry Weekend Atlanta, and now he's performing at Midwest FurFest for the first time ever.
Saturday November 20, 2010 8:30pm - 10:00pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
2-GETHER ON STAGE! Join "2" the Ranting Gryphon and Uncle Kage for a special performance for the benefit of our charity, Castaway Pet Rescue. Come howl, bark, purr, and laugh with two of the furry fandom's comedic and entertainment legends in this special duo comedy show just for the Castaway critters!
Saturday November 20, 2010 11:00pm - Sunday November 21, 2010 12:00am CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Don't let those people who slightly upped your written bid walk away with that fabulous art! Show them who's got what it takes and knows what it's really worth! Besides, the auctioneers are always a hoot!
Sunday November 21, 2010 11:00am - 1:00pm CST
Grand EFGHEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Come join Guest of Honor, Lex, for a showing of a film that exhibits her amazing puppet creations, "The Life of Leopold". Who is this Leopold you ask? Leopold Bonar, the world's premiere LOLcat!
This is ameeting of the Board of Directors of the corporate parent of Midwest FurFest. We will review Midwest Furfest 2010 to date, hold an election of board members, and discuss plans for Midwest Furfest 2011. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.
Join Bucktown Tiger as he performs on the keyboard in concert! Feel free to sing along as Bucktown plays a wide variety of musical stylings, from classical to classic rock, to the Internet's greatest hits and everything in between, all live, and all in fursuit!
Sunday November 21, 2010 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Where did the weekend go? At the Closing Ceremonies for Midwest FurFest 2010, we'll let you in on anything you may have missed. We'll also be recognizing all of the talented winners of various contests held throughout the convention. And, at the end, we'll have a feedback/Q&A session to help improve Midwest FurFest for next year.
Sunday November 21, 2010 5:00pm - 6:00pm CST
Grand EFGHEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Madius: Let mAdius cap off your con experience and wipe away those blues at the dead dog, with a journey into the realm of progressive and tech house from Chicago and beyond. Rok: From the South East corner of Michigan, Rok will be working on keeping the party going long after the con is over at this year's Dead Dog.
Sunday November 21, 2010 8:00pm - 11:00pm CST
Grand ABCEntry Level - Hyatt Regency O'Hare
