Sexpionage and other erotic games!

We will be discussing a variety of techniques to enhance your intimate and outside life. Discover how you can use your natural skills to enhance your bedroom aptitude. This will also include tales of those who have used their prowess to change their circumstances and world.

Jai Simone, dubbed the luxury car of poets for her power and performance has been seen on countless stages, from S.O.B’s in New York to the Amphitheater in Honolulu. Creator and CEO of Ki.S.S., Kinky.Sexy.Smart., a company dedicated to helping others discover the best versions of themselves, she is committed to spreading love, education and revolutionary ways of attaining success.This dynamic artist and activist is a keynote speaker and teaches workshops on finding your voice, healing through art, empowerment and sensuality/sexuality.

Making Magic is Making Love: A naked look at the life of a professional magician.

River Barry, professional magician, will talk about how one becomes a real life wizard. He will get down and dirty re: how one finds a mentor, personal and financial costs, what is like being a magician, and why it’s a labor of love. He may even the teach you how to perform an actual magic trick of your own.

Who Wants to Own a Brewery?

From home brewers to production brewery… hear how one family turned a passion into a business. Representatives from Old Ox Brewery will share the ups and downs of running a brewery, the growth of the beer industry in Loudoun County and about some new developments in brewing (all while tasting some Old Ox specialty beers!).  This interactive session will feature a beer trivia quiz.

Note:  This session requires sign-ups (will be available at registration).  It is free to attend, but we are requesting donations ($1, $5, $10…whatever you’d like to give) to support the 4 B’s charity program.  BATH, BRUSH, BOOK & BED (The 4 Bs) for 300 underserved children ages 3 -5 years of age during the month of April.  The goal is to encourage parents and their children to develop daily healthy habits including their child getting a bath, brushing their teeth, and a parent reading aloud to their child before their child’s bedtime.  MWM’s goals are to gather 300 toothbrushes, 300 children’s books, 300 duckies or bars of soap, and make 300 pillowcases.  Any donations will go to support 4 B’s.

Tattooing and the Journey from Nerdom

Jair is the owner/operator of Vodou Tattoos in Pasadena, MD. He has been tattooing for over 20 years, and has been a pop culture nerd for most of his life. From comic books to Dungeons and Dragons, from toys to video games…. he loves it all.

Jair will be discussing what it meant to be a nerd when he was young and what it means now… especially it relates to tattooing. He’ll be sharing some of his favorite photos of tattoos that he’s inked on some of his more interesting clientele, as well as some of the weird and humorous stories that go with them.

Publishing and Getting Paid in the Era of DIY and Kickstarter

Publishing used to mean writing a great book, and then trying to convince an editor to buy it and have it professionally published. But the times, they are a’changing. Self-publishing used to be snubbed as a route only for those who couldn’t be traditionally published. But today, self-publishing is a perfectly acceptable choice for many authors. And with the advent of crowd-funding through the likes of Kickstarter, many of those self-published authors can actually make a living doing what they love.

Ian Randal Strock is a traditional small-press publisher and a hybrid author: his writing has been professionally published by the largest publishing houses, by small presses, and he has self-published. He has run successful Kickstarter campaigns, circumventing the traditional paradigm, and also succeeded by adhering to that paradigm (he’s also the RVC of Region 1). Come learn how to get your writing in front of the greatest number of readers, and make money at the same time.