Note: Schedule is subject to change
September 22-25, 2011
Thursday, September 22nd
4:00 - 6:00 pm Arrival / Registration
6:00 pm Dinner and Welcome
7:00 pm Private Concert: Square Peg Alliance and Friends
9:30 pm Chinwag*
6:00 pm Dinner and Welcome
7:00 pm Private Concert: Square Peg Alliance and Friends
9:30 pm Chinwag*
Friday, September 23rd
8:00 am Breakfast / Coffee
8:30 am Morning Prayer / Devotion
9:00 am Storytime
10:30 am Session 1**
-True Countries: Story and Place - by Andrew Peterson and Jonathan Rogers
- Songwriting: Embracing the Mystery - by Jason Gray, Eric Peters, and Randall Goodgame
- Building Co-Creative Community - by Thomas McKenzie and Matt Conner
- The Shape of the Stories We Tell - by Pete Peterson and Travis Prinzi
Noon Lunch
1:30 pm Session 2**
- Ears to Hear: The Record Producer's Art - by Andrew Osenga, Ben Shive, and Cason Cooley
- Your Story and Your Story: The Bond Between Creature and Creator - by Jonathan Rogers and Pete Peterson
- Moments of Truth: The Intersection of Cinema and the Sacred - by Thomas McKenzie, and Chris Wall
- A World of Wonder: How Children's Literature Shapes Us - by S.D. Smith and Jennifer Trafton
3:30 pm Common Interest Groups
5:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Album Release Concert for Jason Gray's A Way to See in the Dark
10:00 pm Chinwag*
8:30 am Morning Prayer / Devotion
9:00 am Storytime
10:30 am Session 1**
-True Countries: Story and Place - by Andrew Peterson and Jonathan Rogers
- Songwriting: Embracing the Mystery - by Jason Gray, Eric Peters, and Randall Goodgame
- Building Co-Creative Community - by Thomas McKenzie and Matt Conner
- The Shape of the Stories We Tell - by Pete Peterson and Travis Prinzi
Noon Lunch
1:30 pm Session 2**
- Ears to Hear: The Record Producer's Art - by Andrew Osenga, Ben Shive, and Cason Cooley
- Your Story and Your Story: The Bond Between Creature and Creator - by Jonathan Rogers and Pete Peterson
- Moments of Truth: The Intersection of Cinema and the Sacred - by Thomas McKenzie, and Chris Wall
- A World of Wonder: How Children's Literature Shapes Us - by S.D. Smith and Jennifer Trafton
3:30 pm Common Interest Groups
5:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Album Release Concert for Jason Gray's A Way to See in the Dark
10:00 pm Chinwag*
Saturday, September 24th
9:00 am Breakfast / Coffee
9:30 am Morning Prayer / Devotion
10:30 am Session 3**
- Working for Words: The Trouble with Poetry - by Andrew Peterson and S.D. Smith
- How to Smile: The Fine Art of Loving Brian Wilson - by Ben Shive
- Moments of Truth: The Intersection of Cinema and the Sacred - by Thomas McKenzie, and Chris Wall
- Interview with a Dragon-Maker - by Russ Ramsey and Justin Gerard
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Small Group Q&A
5:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Special Guest Speaker: Sally Lloyd-Jones
8:00 pm An Evening of Story
10:00 pm Chinwag*
9:30 am Morning Prayer / Devotion
10:30 am Session 3**
- Working for Words: The Trouble with Poetry - by Andrew Peterson and S.D. Smith
- How to Smile: The Fine Art of Loving Brian Wilson - by Ben Shive
- Moments of Truth: The Intersection of Cinema and the Sacred - by Thomas McKenzie, and Chris Wall
- Interview with a Dragon-Maker - by Russ Ramsey and Justin Gerard
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Small Group Q&A
5:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Special Guest Speaker: Sally Lloyd-Jones
8:00 pm An Evening of Story
10:00 pm Chinwag*
Sunday, September 25th
9:00 am Worship at Church of the Redeemer
11:00 am Worship at Midtown Fellowship 12 South
(Registrants are welcome to attend either service or to attend a church of their own choosing.)
Noon Lunch on the town
2:00 pm Session 4**
- The Shape of the Stories We Tell - by Pete Peterson and Travis Prinzi
- Block Party - by Ron Block via Skype
- Interview with a Dragon-Maker - by Russ Ramsey and Justin Gerard
- Courageous Songwriting - by Andrew Peterson and the Captains Courageous (Ben Shive and Andy Gullahorn)
3:30 pm Plenary Session / Closing
11:00 am Worship at Midtown Fellowship 12 South
(Registrants are welcome to attend either service or to attend a church of their own choosing.)
Noon Lunch on the town
2:00 pm Session 4**
- The Shape of the Stories We Tell - by Pete Peterson and Travis Prinzi
- Block Party - by Ron Block via Skype
- Interview with a Dragon-Maker - by Russ Ramsey and Justin Gerard
- Courageous Songwriting - by Andrew Peterson and the Captains Courageous (Ben Shive and Andy Gullahorn)
3:30 pm Plenary Session / Closing
**Session periods consist of talks focusing on varying aspects of the creative life in writing, songwriting, and the arts. Registrants will select from available sessions and attend one during each period.
* Confabulation