1 — 2 PM
Tanduay
Rum Presentation
A special one-hour presentation and tasting from Tanduay. Learn about the process, the market and the product from one of the largest Rum producers on the planet.
Lectures · Classes · Demonstrations
The darker side
of learning.
Step out of the pool for a spell and get inside the minds of the people who build monsters, preserve tiki culture and keep strange ideas alive.
Friday
September 25, 2026
10:30 AM
LEGO Hair Flower Workshop
Hands-On Class with David Kiser & Thomas Wheaton
Build a colorful, wearable LEGO hair flower with two Master Brick Builders from the Greater Florida LEGO Users Group. The $35 class includes all materials, and every student leaves with a finished piece ready to wear. Limited to 25 students in the Magnolia Lecture Hall.
Workshop details & registration ↗12 — 1 PM
Lunch Break · Recharge the laboratory
1 — 2 PM
MeduSirena
Hagsploitation Cinema Symposium
Take a visually drenched romp through Grande Dame Guignol—the wild 1960s–70s cinema that transformed Golden Age goddesses into monsters, murderesses, and madwomen. Drawing from her fan-hag archive and MEDUSAVISIÓN inspirations, MeduSirena reframes these films through beauty, aging, rage, reclamation, and cinema. Magnolia Presentation Room.
Explore the symposium ↗2 — 3 PM
Michael Burnett
Fear by Design
Step into the darkness with Fright Night Studios’ Michael Burnett and discover how twisted scenery, lighting, props, effects, and immersive storytelling transform ordinary spaces into nightmares—from blood-soaked film sets and sinister theme-park environments to full-scale haunted attractions.
Enter Fear by Design ↗3 — 4 PM
Butch Patrick
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 with Butch Patrick
Ride along as Butch shares stories from The Great American Road Rally—his Route 66 journey through classic roadside Americana, memorable stops, cars, characters, and fans. After the road stories, the man behind Eddie Munster opens the floor for audience Q&A.
Get the full story ↗Saturday
September 26, 2026
10 AM
— 12 PM
— 12 PM
Michael & Lynne Burnett
Create a Shrunken Head Prop Workshop · Sold Out
Special makeup effects artists Michael and Lynne Burnett lead this hands-on Fright Night Studios workshop using an MBP urethane foam kit. Learn preparation, painting, weathering, hair application, and hair punching, then leave with a finished film-quality shrunken head prop on a display base. $84.95, all materials included; limited to 12 students.
View workshop details ↗12 — 1 PM
Lunch Break · Recharge the laboratory
2 — 3 PM
Tommy Tam
Exotic "Polynesian" on the Menu
How Asian Cuisine Became Part of America’s Tiki Fantasy and a look at the Asian influences, imagery and design language that helped shape the world of tiki bars.
3 — 4 PM
Butch Patrick
The Munsters Retrospective & Q&A
Take a look back at the enduring legacy of The Munsters with Butch Patrick, the actor who brought Eddie Munster to life. Butch shares memories from the set, stories about the cast, and what it has been like to remain part of the Munsters phenomenon for more than six decades—followed by an audience Q&A.
Enter 1313 Mockingbird Lane ↗September 24–27 · Orlando