Schedule
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Please note, schedule is subject to change without notice.
Lobby
| 10AM-5PM | REGISTRATION TABLE, SORTING HAT, SCAVENGER HUNT Buy tickets here, get your wristbands, let the sorting hat sort you into your Mugworts House, get your Cosplay prizes, turn in your completed scavenger hunt results for your completion prize, pay for your silent auction winning bids. |
| 11:00AM-2:30PM |
FANTASTIC BEASTS “sTABLE” with Phoebe Daniels, Assistant Gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Mugworts Academy. |
* Due to hotel policies and insurance liability issues, Phoebe is forbidden from bringing any live fantastic beasts or magical creatures here today.
Discovery Ballroom: Vendor & Exhibitor Room, 2nd Floor
| 10:05AM-10:15AM | OPENING REMARKS By Keynote Speaker Kirsten Passmore, Former Ms. Wheelchair Texas |
| 10:15AM-4:45PM | |
| 11AM-11:30AM | CHILDREN’S STORYBOOK TIME With Mama Kat of Usborne Books & More |
| 11AM-3PM | HULA HOOPING With Stephanie Oldmixon of Esmarie Flow. * |
| 12 Noon-1PM | VINCENTE CASTANEDA (Performance) Vocals & Guitar, Latin Music |
| 1:15PM-1:30PM | SAGE ROSE (Performance) Belly Dance |
| 2PM-2:45PM | DENIMANCI (Performance) Vocals & Ukulele, Popular Songs |
| 3PM-3:15PM | SAGE ROSE (Performance) Hawaiian/Hula Dance |
| 3:30PM-4PM | BRUCE MANNERS (Performance) Comedic Juggling, Family-Friendly Entertainment |
| 4:30PM-5PM | CHAI WIZARD TOURNAMENT AWARDS CEREMONY |
* Starting in Discovery Room but moving throughout the festival spaces.
Endeavor Meeting Room, 2nd Floor (25 people, classroom seating)
| 10:20AM-10:55AM | GATHER YOUR BROOMSTICKS: Discover High Tea Across The Lone Star State Lee Garcia, Texas: Tea & Travel |
| 11:15AM-12:15PM | TEA BASICS CLASS AND TASTING Georgia Rayna, Blue Heron Tea Traditions |
| 12:35PM-1:35PM | TEA BASICS CLASS AND TASTING (Repeat) Georgia Rayna, Blue Heron Tea Traditions |
| 1:55PM-2:55PM | ACCIO, TEA! (Talk and Tasting) Laurin Baucum, Cuppa Rosie Lee |
| 3:15PM-3:45PM | TASTING INDIAN GREEN TEA (Talk and Tasting) Saurabh Kajaria, Trishnna Tea |
| 4:05PM-4:55PM | FOUNDATIONS: STARTING A TEA BUSINESS (Class and Tasting) Erika Shanoff, Erika’s Tea Room & Gifts |
Columbia Meeting Room, 2nd Floor (40 people, auditorium seating)
| 10:20AM-10:50AM | WHAT IS DBE? Karen Peterson, Daughters of the British Empire |
| 11AM-11:45AM | WHY STARBUCKS (NOT TEAVANA) FAILED Youlian Banov, The Dragon’s Treasure – Tea & Anime |
| 12 Noon-12:45PM | MANNERS FOR MUGGLES Penny Ward, Houston Academy of Etiquette and Protocol |
| 1PM-1:30PM | WHAT IS LOLITA FASHION? Ojy Bailey, Houston Lolita Society |
| 1:45PM-2:30PM | YAUPON, AMERICA’S “NEW” OLD NATIVE BOTANICAL (Talk and Tasting) Abianne Falla, CatSpring Yaupon |
| 2:45PM-3:45PM | HARRY POTTER TRIVIA CONTEST MC: Phoebe Daniels |
| 4PM-5PM | PUERH 101 – THE BASICS Cody Wade, The Oolong Drunk |
Private Dining Room, 1st Floor, Inside Restaurant (20 people, table seating)
| 11AM-3PM | CHAI WIZARD TOURNAMENT People’s Choice Chai Contest – Tasting and Voting |
Lobby
| 10:45AM-5PM | REGISTRATION TABLE, SORTING HAT, SCAVENGER HUNT Buy tickets here, get your wristbands, let the sorting hat sort you into your Mugworts House, get your Cosplay prizes, turn in your completed scavenger hunt results for your completion prize, pay for your silent auction winning bids. |
| 12:30PM-2:30PM |
FANTASTIC BEASTS “sTABLE” with Phoebe Daniels, Assistant Gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Mugworts Academy. |
* Due to hotel policies and insurance liability issues, Phoebe is forbidden from bringing any live fantastic beasts or magical creatures here today.
Discovery Ballroom: Vendor & Exhibitor Room, 2nd Floor
| 10:15-4:45PM | |
| 11:30AM-12PM | JIMMY FINGERS (Performance) Yo-Yo Tricks, Mind Reading, Magic, Comedy |
| 12:30PM-1PM | DIAFOTISI (Performance) New Age, World Music, Folk, Ecstatic Dance |
| 1:15PM-1:45PM | SILAMBAM HOUSTON (Performance) Indian Classical Dance |
| 2PM-2:30PM | DIAFOTISI (Performance) New Age, World Music, Folk, Ecstatic Dance |
| 3PM-3:15PM | CHILDREN’S STORYBOOK TIME With Usborne Books & More |
| 3:30PM-4:15PM | LUCIA and VALDEMAR (Performance) Flamenco Music and Dance |
| 5PM-5:05PM | AWARDING OF MUGWARTS ACADEMY HOUSE CUP & CLOSING REMARKS |
Private Dining Room, 1st Floor, Inside Restaurant (20 people, table seating)
| 11AM-3:00PM | GONG FU CHA SESSIONS AND TASTING with Mathew Brooks Sponsored by TECA TEA / TEN YEN TEA AND HERBS 8 sessions, 30 minutes each. Stop in anytime! |
| 4PM-5PM | ROOM IS VACANT |
Endeavor Meeting Room, 2nd Floor (24 people, 3 tables or classroom seating)
| 11AM-1PM | MATCHA TASTING AND CRAFTS CLASS Sponsored by FEEL JAPAN and SUGIMOTO AMERICA |
| 2:15PM-3PM | THE MIMOSA TREE: TALK AND RITUAL (Tasting) Kay Bell, Cadae Tea |
| 3:20PM-3:50PM | FRENCH TEAS FROM BEAUXBATONS (Talk and Tasting) Amanda Vermillion, The Tea Mistress LLC |
| 4:10PM-4:40PM | Mar-Tea-Ana: More Tea Now Giovanna Gabuzzi, Mar-Tea-Ana |
Columbia Meeting Room, 2nd Floor (40 people, auditorium seating)
| 11:10AM-12:00PM | AFTERNOON TEA MADE EASY Lorna Reeves, TeaTime Magazine |
| 12:20PM-12:50PM | POTIONS AND HERBS FOR WIZARDS…AND MUGGLES Sunday Taylor, Young Living Essential Oils |
| 1:10PM-1:55PM | SMALL LEAF, BIG HEALTH BENEFITS: NUTRIENTS IN JAPANESE TEA Noli Ergas, Sugimoto America |
| 2:10PM-2:55PM | HARRY POTTER WAND LORE: THE MYTHS BEHIND THE MAGIC. WHAT DOES YOUR WAND MEAN? Elizabeth Sapaugh, Gryffindor House |
| 3:15PM-3:45PM | ROOM IS VACANT |
| 4:05PM-4:55PM | COOKING WITH TEA (Talk and Tasting) Janice Adams, Adams Tea Shop |
Atlantis Ballroom 1-2, 1st Floor (100 people, classroom style)
| 11:20AM-12:10PM | CULTIVATING A NEW YAUPON INDUSTRY IN AMERICA (Talk and Tasting) Bryon White, Yaupon Brothers American Tea Co. |
| 12:40PM-1:25PM | THE CHAMBER OF (TEA) SECRETS (Talk and Tasting) Kim McHugh, McHugh Tea Room/TrueLeaf Tea |
| 1:55PM-2:50PM | FOUNDATIONS: STARTING A TEA BUSINESS (Class and Tasting) Erika Shanoff, Erika’s Tea Room & Gifts |
| 3:15PM-3:45PM | BRINGING NEW LIFE TO NATIVE FOODWAYS (Talk and Tasting) Nick Panzarella, Wild South Tea |
| 4:30PM-5PM | A VERY POTTER LOLITA FASHION SHOW Houston Lolita Society |
Atlantis Ballroom 3-4, 1st Floor (150 people, rounds of 10)
| 11:15AM-11:55 PM | HARRY POTTER TRIVIA CONTEST |
| 12:30PM-2PM | AFTERNOON TEA – SET-UP |
| 2PM-4PM | AFTERNOON TEA (Special Ticket Required! No Walk-Ins!)
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| 4PM-5:30PM | CLEAN-UP |
Thanks to our cup sponsor, Pearland Coffee Roasters, for donating disposable tasting cups for our Chai Wizard Tournament, Tea Talks that include Tastings, and Gong Fu Cha Demo!