Events
Join us for Steampunk Tea:
Join us for a fabulous “proper tea” and goodies brought to you by steampunk Authors Leanna Renee Hieber, PJ Schnyder, Theresa Meyers, A.L. Davroe, Jennifer Armintrout, Dagmar Avery and Lia Habel! Marvel at learning the Victorian language of the fan, and sip down some tea and biscuits! Each author will also do an excerpt reading from one of their steampunk books, and don’t forget, you could win some fabulous steampunk prizes, including a “proper Tea” gift basket filled with all the things needed for a proper tea and books from the authors!
This event is limited to 100 attendees.
Friday 4-5 pm, Evangeline suite
I Scream Party with Cynthia Eden, Manda Collins, Virna DePaul, And Katie Reus:
Join Manda Collins, Virna DePaul, Katie Reus, and Cynthia Eden for some thrills and chills at the Ice Scream Social. Discuss villains, anti-heroes and things that go bump in the night over sinfully delicious ice cream treats.
This event is limited to 100 attendees.
Thursday 9-11pm, Fleur De Lis suite
Wicked Bliss Chocolate Indulgence with Sophie Oak and Shayla Black:
This event limit is 400.
Friday 3-4pm, Foyer
Cursed and Blood Affair with Melissa Schroeder:
Do you love a lusty Scottish man hiding a secret? Or maybe a commanding Victorian Vampire on a mission is the kind of man who haunts your dreams? Come learn all about Melissa Schroeder's two new paranormal series The Cursed Clan and By Blood. There will be food, fun and lots of giveaways, including a chance to win a free admission to AAD Savannah 2013.
This event limit is 400.
Thursday 7-9pm, Grand Ballroom
Open Bar with Mel Schroder and Kris Cook:
This event limit is 400.
Friday 7-8pm, Foyer
Echoes of New Orleans Dinner and Ball:
Join your MOC Joey Hill for a lovely dinner and ball steeped in the lore and mystery of the crescent city. Food, fun, freebies and lovely music to dance the night away. You never know who is going to show up… so come in costume, and enjoy everything you see… some might be attendees… and some might be crashers of the supernatural kind!
This event limit is 400.
Friday 8-12pm, Grand Ballroom
Late Night Sweets with Jeaniene Frost and Pamela Palmer:
Join Jeaniene Frost and Pamela Palmer for gourmet cupcakes, yummy chocolate, friendly conversation, and free books!
This event limit is 75.
Thursday 10-11pm, Iberville
Karaoke with Resplendence Publishing:
Join the authors of Resplendence Publishing for 2 hours of Karaoke insanity! Sing, get prizes and enjoy a cash bar!
This event is limited to 200.
Thursday 8-10pm, Teche
Saturday Reception with Samhain Publishing:
Join Samhain publishing and their authors for snacks and drinks (cash bar available) before the insanity of the last night of the con! Surprises await you!
This event limit is 400.
Saturday 6-8pm, Grand Ballroom and Foyer
Secret Cravings Roaring 20’s Party:
Speak easy at the Secret Cravings Publishing 1920’s party, from 8-10pm. Trade your bathtub gin for our fine wine, a Cosmo, or cocktail at our cash bar. The secret passwords for entry to our blackjack tables are “love and passion”...the themes of our great romances, written by our talented Secret Cravings authors. Enjoy the music, dance the Charleston, rub elbows with flappers and shake your fringe till 10pm. Meet our authors, enter a contest to win a Kindle Fire or other prizes. Load up on our goodies and have a night to remember.
This event is limited to 150.
Saturday 8-10pm, Fleur De Lis B
Author Pub Crawl:
Join your author hosts in a variety of bars around Bourbon St for a fun evening of exploring and goodies! Details to come on this fun and wild night, but rest assured, You will have an evening to remember!
This event has a 400 limit,
Saturday 9-1am, Bourbon St.
Field Trips:
Tour the area and explore with special field trips in 2012! Participating authors include Jaye Wells, Diana Rowland, Sydney Croft (Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler), Eliza Gayle and many more authors who write with New Orleans as a backdrop!
Touring New 2 with Kelly Keaton:
A casual walking tour of places found in New 2 (the futuristic city of New Orleans). Mostly touring at the square, shopping in the market...
Stops to include: The French Quarter: Jackson Square, the Cabildo, the Presbytere, Riverwalk, and French Market. ( Possibly the Garden District: The Morris-Isreal House and Lafayette Cemetery.)
Limit: 12. (if there is interest, we will offer this event on Friday as well)
Supernatural NOLA with Erin McCarthy:
We'll start off at an authentic voodoo shop, then stroll past some of the Quarter's most haunted houses and buildings, including the house where parts of Interview With the Vampire were filmed, then end up in St. Louis #1 Cemetery, where the infamous voodoo queen Marie Laveau is buried.
Stops to include: Areas in the French Quarter that pertain to the paranormal.
Limit: 10
Post- Katrina Royal Street tour with Suzanne Johnson:
A tour of locations from Royal Street, an urban fantasy (releasing April 10) set in immediate post-Katrina New Orleans. The tour will visit locations both from the book, and areas that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina [the author evacuated and returned to NOLA shortly after the hurricane]. It's also a good general driving tour of the city as a whole.
Stops to Include: Outside the French Quarter: Bellaire Drive, Lakeview, and Seventeenth Street Canal breach at Hammond Highway; Mid-City area along Canal Street/Canal Blvd; Tulane University/Riverbend area; Nashville/Magazine area uptown; if sufficient interest, could have lunch at Frankie & Johnnys on Arabella & Tchoupitoulas St., favorite neighborhood hangout of book characters; The Fly, along the river at Audubon Park, behind the zoo; St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, site of major scene in book (1300 St. Louis St.), burial place of voodoo queen Marie Laveau and pirate Dominique You, both of whom are book characters. Optional drive through site of Lower Ninth Ward levee breaches, as well as drive-by of Louisiana Superdome and Morial Convention Center
Inside the French Quarter: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon Street); the Napoleon House (500 Chartres St.), esp. the courtyard and banquet room (I'll treat interested tour members to a Pimm's Cup, my character's favorite drink--be great if the NH staff would let us look at the banquet rooms, but not necessary); Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo (739 Bourbon St.); Faulkner House Books/Pirate's Alley/Jackson Square.
Limit: 5 (if there’s sufficient interest, Suzanne will do two, one Thursday, one Friday)
Dante’s French Quarter with Adrian Phoenix:
An evening stroll through Dante Baptiste's French Quarter, his favorite haunts, including certain key spots from The Maker's Song books, which will end at one of his favorite watering holes, a tavern that was once the blacksmith shop of the infamous pirate, Jean Lafitte.
Stops to include: St Louis Cathedral, St Peter St, Bourbon St, the Mississippi, Cafe du Monde, and Lafitte's Tavern
Limit: 20 (Adrian will do 2 if the interest is there)
Garden District of the Damned with Jaye Wells:
Start your adventure by meeting Jaye Wells at the pick for the St. Charles Streetcar on Canal St.. As we rumble toward the Garden District, Jaye will talk about how the streetcar itself was setting to a major scene in her book, BLUE-BLOODED VAMP. We'll hop off in the heart of the Garden District and walk over to Coliseum St. to the former home of Trent Reznor, where Jaye will share the secret influences the singer had on her series. Next it's a quick walk to Prytania Street and the former home of Anne Rice, which appears in the Sabina Kane series as the home of Erron Zorn. Finally, we'll walk a couple of blocks over to Lafayette Cemetery. Rich in history in its own right, the City of the Dead is also the setting of a major battle in GREEN-EYED DEMON. On the way back to the trolley, we'll stroll back by the famous Garden District bookshop. Stop in for a quick browse or grab a cool drink at the cafe next door.
Stops to include: St. Charles Streetcar to Garden District; 2425 Coliseum St.(former home of Trent Reznor) ; 2523 Prytania St (former home of Anne Rice); Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Limit: 10 (Jaye will do a second event on Friday if the interest is there, at 1pm)
VooDoo You Love with Eliza Gayle:
This trip is a walking tour that will take us through different voodoo shops for fun and education through magical New Orleans. To To top of the trip we will also stop at the historical Olde Absinthe House for a one of kind cocktail!
Stops to include: Olde Absinthe House, Marie Laveaus House of Voodoo, Voodoo Authentica
Limit: 15
Wednesday Welcome:
Make sure to arrive Wednesday the 8th so as not to miss out on morning activities on the 9th. There will also be an evening welcoming event Wednesday night at 7 PM.
Welcome to NOLA bags provided by Gail Donnelly and Robyn Mackenzie.
Schedule and events are subject to change.