Registration for the sixteenth annual WinterStar Symposium opens Thursday at 6 PM in the Hospitality House (Cottage 17), followed at 7:30 with two simultaneous parties! At the Lodge we'll hold our now-traditional Chameleon Pool-Party Mixer, so you can enjoy Atwood's luxurious pool, hot-tub, and sauna. Take your time, 'cause we'll be drummin' and jammin' late into the night at the Welcome Wagon Party, where we'll be greeting the late-night arrivals with pot-luck refreshments. A great opportunity to make connections early in the program.

The class schedule begins Friday in the Lodge after the Opening Circle at 1:30 (when the merchants finally get set up across from the classrooms), and continues until dinner break. The evening entertainment begins at 7:30 with musical performances by talented members of the Chameleon Club, including Revelry and Ian Corrigan & Liafal, who will then help facilitate The WinterStar Bardic Circle, where YOU help weave the fabric of our creative tapestry. (Please limit offerings to 10 minutes; sign up at the Registration Table.)

Classes run Saturday from 9:30 until the 6:15 dinner break. Then our Saturday night ceremony, Journey to Other Worlds, will be offered by Jeff "Magnus" McBride and Abbi Spinner. It will utilize the masks we made in their workshop, and any other magical personal decoration you have, in a guided journey to meet and greet the Ancients.

And, of course, there's nothing quite like the Friday and Saturday late-night activities at a Winterstar Symposium, the perfect indoor festival to break up those long Winter months. We've set up different cottages to voluntarily hold parties of different styles and musical choices. Check your schedules for cottage numbers.

Sunday's classes will run from 10 AM until 12:45, pausing for lunch and Cabin Check-out. We'll meet again after lunch for the Closing Circle, the last "shopping op", and our final tearful farewells.

Detailed workshop schedule coming soon...