Schedule…

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY
5:00 PM -- Registration // Meet and Greet
6:00 PM -- Something Very Awesome (and very secret. SHHH!)
7:00 PM -- Supernatural Rollcall - The Players and the Game
8:00 PM -- Chicago Ghost Investigations // Movies (My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th)

SATURDAY
09:00 AM -- Season Five: Clusterf**k to the Apocalpse
10:00 AM -- The Devil Went Down to Winchest
11:00 AM -- From Script to Screen -- Role Play an Episode and Then Watch The Broadcast
01:00 PM -- LUNCH
02:00 PM -- Fanfic Writing Discussion: Writing for Supernatural. Classic Cars, Character Development & Creepy Crawlies
03:00 PM -- Martha Stewart Says Rock Salt is the New Glitter. Learn how to make tinhats, scrapbook pages and icons/wallpapers
04:00 PM -- Angels and Demons: The Ology Behind the Myth
06:00 PM -- Dinner
08:00 PM -- Tales from the Supernatural Set - Props, Pictures and Stories
09:00 PM -- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; True Tales of the Supernatural
10:00 PM -- 100th Episode Party. Wear Your Best Plaid Shirt, Shine Up Your Amulet, Enjoy Some Cake, and Watch Clips From the First 99(ish) Episodes

SUNDAY
09:00 AM -- Flip to the Back of the Book (Spoiler Panel). What we already know, what we hope will happen and what's going to make us scream KRIPKE, YOU BASTARD!!
10:00 AM -- Raffle Tickets // Scavenger Hunt Winners
11:00 AM -- I Want to Rock and Roll All Night -- Music in SPN
12:00 AM -- LUNCH
1:00 PM -- Plastic!Winchester Theater -- Con Exclusive Episode
2:00 PM -- Last Call! Conspiracy Theories and Hail Mary's (No Spoilers)
3:00 PM -- Thank Yous and Convention Wrap-Up


TAPS

What's Inside

Tribute
Kim Manners

Kim Manners (1951 – 2009) was an American television producer and director best known for his work on The X-Files and Supernatural. Manners made his directorial debut in 1978, directing an episode of Charlie’s Angel’s. Other notable directorial credits to Manners' name include episodes of 21 Jump Street, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Baywatch, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr and The Commish

Following the finale of The X-Files in 2002, Manners directed a number of small projects before signing on to direct and produce Supernatural in 2005. He was a vital part of the show for the next four seasons directing Dead in the Water, Bugs, Scarecrow, Shadow, Devil's Trap, In My Time of Dying, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, No Exit, Houses of the Holy, Heart, The Magnificent Seven, Fresh Blood, Mystery Spot, No Rest for the Wicked, Lazarus Rising, Metamorphosis. After directing the first episode of the fourth season (Lazarus Rising), he learned he had lung cancer. He died in Los Angeles, California, on January 25, 2009.

 On Thursday, March 12th, 2009 an episode of Supernatural entitled "Death Takes a Holiday" aired. The end credits contained two photos of Kim Manners, along with the caption "We dedicate the entire season to Kim Manners." Then a final caption stating, "We miss you, Kim."

At this year's WinchestMidwest we will have a tribute video to Kim followed by a roundtable discussion of the episodes he directed.

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