Schedule of Events

Variety Show Signup!

Want to entertain your fellow furs at Rainfurrest and show 'em your talent? Of course you do! Sign up now to be in the Rainfurrest Variety Show. E-mail North with the title of your act, a short description of what it is and who is in it, roughly how long it will be, and what audio/visual support you might need to make it work.

There's a mandatory audition/rehearsal on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. All the approved acts will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night in the headless lounge to take the stage. Show begins at 7:00p sharp and ends at 9:00p.

Opening Ceremonies

Come witness the opening of the fabled Warehouse Furteen. See the Chairman reveal the powerful artifacts that will out there to find amongst the warehouses collection. Join the agents of Warehouse Furteen in their search to find and catalog the worlds powerful objects and protect them from evil.

The Opening Ceremonies are our way of kicking off the convention. Come met this year's staff and get all the details on the weekend's events and activities before you head off to explore all that Rainfurrest has to offer.

Guest Of Honor Dinner

Join the Rainfurrest staff and board as they honor our guests at the annual Guest of Honor Dinner. Held every Rainfurrest this event is our way of making our guests feel special.

This year our menu will offer a choice of Fish, Beef, Chicken or Vegetarian meals and tickets can be purchased through our registration kiosk.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there. But buy your tickets fast! As there are limited tickets available.

Guest of Honor Dinner Menu

Fish

House Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Seared Salmon with Northwest Spice Rub
Saffron Rice
Fresh Seasonal Steamed Vegetable Medley
New York Style Cheesecake with Fresh Berries
Assorted Beverarges included.

Beef

Chicken

Vegetarian

Rainfurrest Variety Show

Do you like to perform? Do you have that favortie Monty Python sketch you would like to do in fursuit, or that musical number you have been practicing for months? Well here is your chance to show off your performing skills in Rainfurrest's annual variety show.

Performing is open to all registered members of the convention with performances big and small. Bring your sketches, your musical numbers, your comedic or dramatic stylings and give everyone a night to remember.

Full details on act submission rules and rehearsal times will be posted here soon

Sunday Brunch in Honor of Waarhorse

Come join the convention chair for a memorial brunch on Sunday. We will be celebrating the life of our friend and family member Waarhorse. Waarhorse was one of the people who exemplified all the good things you could find in the furry He was a great man who served both Rainfurrest from its first days, and served the entire furry community. We invite you to join us as we remember our dear friend.

Please contact us and know if you want to come so we can arrange to get the private dinning room.

Please note, that you will be responsible for the cost of your own meal. At this time the cost for the Sunday buffet at the Hilton is $18.00.

The Brunch will start at 10:00am Sunday

2012 Events Highlights!

Chalk Drawing

Last year at RainFurrest we had an unofficial chalk drawing area at the rear of the hotel near the back parking lot.

As it seemed to be a very popular event, RainFurrest decided to make this an official creative space, however to keep the hotel from washing it away, and to insure we can do it in the future, we had to add some rules:

1. G rated art only - In other words, no adult drawings. Should less than appropriate drawings show up we will lose this creative space.
2. Leave the area as you found it - No modifications to Hotel or Parking signs and no drawing on the walls.

So that's about it. RainFurrest will supply the chalk for folks to use and so long as it doesn.t rain, it will run all day Friday and Saturday.

Tails and Ears Workshop

Back by popular demand, the Tails and Ears Workshop returns for another year. For just a small fee to cover the cost of materials, you can learn it by doing it. Best of all, by the end of the workshop you'll have a set to wear.

Book Launches

RainFurrest is one of the fandom's greatest writing conventions, and this year we're proving it with no less than TWO book launches! We're premiering the release of a new book from Kyell Gold, as well as RainFurrest's newest anthology!

Introducing the Music Track

Looking to refine technique? Want to learn what is out there in music? We have a programming line-up dedicated to just this!

Participatory Events

Bring your instruments with you this year! We are, as always, accepting acts for our variety show, and have also added an open mic night and a number of jam sessions, including a return of our drum circle.

Ceremonies and Awards

RainFurrest is proud to announce the first annual Coyotl Awards ceremony, sponsored by the Furry Writers' Guild! In addition, there will be an induction ceremony for the longstanding Ursa Major Awards! Come and show your support for all those writers and artists who make furry fandom so fun!

Games!

Lots and lots of games, electronic and otherwise! There will be tournaments and demos every day, or you can just stop by for some open play - so you'll always have lots to do, even when you don't have lots to do.

Live Modeling

Also this year, we will have some new live modeling panels. Like last year there will still be two nighttime nude live model panels, but now we will also have two during the day this time with clothing. Several artists asked for this as to get a better idea how clothing fits on the models form as well as the added benefit of how better draw clothing. Just another thing RainFurrest is doing to offer a better experience to the attendee.