Pre-Convention Master Classes
(Wednesday, August 2, 2023)
Special Pre-convention face paint and balloon extravaganza
(free with full convention registration and $75 for day rate participants)
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
4:00-8:00pm – Registration open – Foyer
2:00-4:00pm – Board meeting – Cottonwood
4:30-6:00pm – Terri Stokes décor workshop – Library
6:30-9:00pm – Christopher Lyle balloon workshop– Sunnyside
6:30-9:00pm – Kelli Cowart face paint workshop – Washington Irving
2023 TCA Convention Master Schedule
(Thursday, August 3 – Sunday, August 6, 2023)
Thursday, August 3, 2023
9:00am-12:00pm – Registration set up- Foyer
12:00pm – 4:00pm- registration open – Foyer
12:00-4:00pm – Competition Sign Up – Foyer
9:00am-12:00pm – Silent Auction Set up – Sunnyside
12:00pm-4:00pm – Silent Auction open – Sunnyside
9:00am-12:00pm – Vendor set up – Red Oak
9:00am-1:00pm – Judges Training – Cottonwood
12:00pm-4:00pm – Vendor Room open – Red Oak – (1) Christopher Lyle balloon
experience, (2) Kelly Cowart face paint, make-up and accessories, (3) Jen
Sewell unique custom jewelry and accessories (4) Ali Rayo – DFW Custom Print
12:45-1:15pm First Timers’ orientation – Library
1:00pm – Balloon Competition sign up closed – Foyer
1:30-2:45 – Bronson Chadwick magic workshop – Post Oak (Red nose group)
1:30-2:45 – Jeff Potts Skits “R” Us workshop – Live Oak (Yellow nose group)
2:00pm – Balloon competition single – Mesquite
2:30pm – balloon competition multiple – Mesquite
2:00pm – Face paint competition sign up closed – Foyer
3:00-4:15pm –Workshop with Kelly Ballagh – Library (Red nose group)
3:00-4:15pm –Workshop Your Choice (Yellow Nose Group)
3:00pm- face paint cheek art competition – Magnolia
3:30pm – face paint full face competition – Magnolia
4:30-6:30pm – General meeting – Live Oak
6:30-8:00pm – dinner break
8:00pm – 9:00pm -TCA board Ice Cream Social and Free Range Chicken Games
Live Oak
9:00-10:00PM – Jeff Potts headliner performance- (“Hey Clown, Do Something Funny”)
Live Oak
Friday, August 4, 2023
9:00am-5:00pm – registration open – Foyer
9:00am – competition sign up for make-up/costume, skit, performance and paradeability – Foyer
11:00am – all competition sign up CLOSED
9:00am-5:00pm – vendor room open – Red Oak – (1) Bronson Chadwick- magic,
etc., (2) All American Balloons – balloons, face paint and accessories, (3) Toty
and Andy products from Mexico
9:00am-5:00pm – Silent Auction open – Sunnyside
8:00-9:15am – May Day (First of May costume and make-up workshop) – Magnolia
9:15-10:30am – Maricella and her Puppet Friends – Give the Gift of Laughter workshop
Post Oak (Red Nose Group)
9:15-10:30am – Toty and Andy workshop – Express Yourself! – Live Oak (Yellow Nose
Group)
10:45am-12:00pm – Workshop with Kelly Ballagh– Library (Yellow Nose Group)
10:45am-12:00pm – Workshop Your Choice (Red Nose Group)
12:00-2:00pm – Hector Jesus Mendez Gonzales – special workshop sponsored by
(SSCC) Spanish Speaking Clown Community – On site Box lunch available for
purchase – Live Oak
2:00-3:15pm – Maricella and her Puppet Friends – Give the Gift of Laughter workshop –
Post Oak (Yellow Nose Group)
2:00-3:15pm – Toty and Andy workshop – Express Yourself! – Live Oak (Red Nose
Group)
3:30-4:45pm – Bronson Chadwick magic workshop – Post Oak (Yellow Nose Group)
3:30-4:45pm – Jeff Potts Skits “R” Us workshop – Live Oak (Red Nose Group)
5:00-6:30pm – dinner on your own
6:30pm – make-up/costume competition- Live Oak
8:00pm – performance competition (MC Maricela) – Live Oak
9:30pm – Skit Competition (MC Jeff Potts) – Live Oak
Saturday, August 5, 2023
9:00am – group photo – Foyer
9:30-11:00am- Paradeability – Foyer (hosted by Jeff Potts)
11:00-12:30pm – Lunch on your own
11:00-2:00pm – Chicken Coop (vendor booths available to TCA
members for $25 each – limit 10 booths)– Washington Irving
11:00am-2:00pm – Silent Auction Last Chance – Sunnyside
11:00am-2:00pm – registration open – Foyer
11:30-1:30pm – Free Range Chicken Games – Library
2:00-3:00pm – Workshops Your Choice
3:00-4:00pm – Workshops Your Choice
4:00-5:00pm – Workshops Your Choice
6:00-7:00 – Social Hour (cash bar) – Lindsey and Tony stilt walking greeters – Library
7:00pm – Banquet – strolling magic with Dal Sanders and Laughter Yoga with Kathy
Keaton – Sunnyside
Sunday, August 6, 2023
9:00-10:00am – Sunday Worship Service – Jeff Potts – The J.O.Y. of Clowning
Irving Lecture Hall
10:00-11:30am – Closing Breakfast – Sunnyside
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