Starfest 2007 is April 20-22, 2007, at the Denver Tech Center Marriott, 8800 S. Syracuse St., Denver, CO 80237 (Google Maps, MapQuest).

All Weekend

Art Contest People’s Choice Voting – Come by and view all of the submissions for the art contest, and vote on your favorite for People’s Choice! Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22.

Friday, April 20

8:00PM – Wizard Jeopardy – Come to Main Events to have a chance to participate in Wizard Jeopardy! Sign up at our table starting from the opening of the convention to have a chance to win prizes including movie posters, gift certificates, Harry Potter collectibles, and a weekend pass to Starfest 2008! The first 50 people in the door receive a free Sirius Black mourning armband you can wear when you go see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on July 13th.

Saturday, April 21

10:00AM – 6:00PM – Lady Viola Fey‘s Death Day Party! – The weekend of Starfest just happens to coincide with the Lady’s 300th Death Day! Come by and make her a card and enjoy some refreshments while they last!

10:00AM – 6:00PM – Quidditch Photos – Come by and have your picture taken riding a broom and chasing the Golden Snitch, or swatting a Bludger, or shooting the Quaffle at the hoops!

10:00AM – 5:00PM – Virtual Quidditch Tournament – Try your hand at Quidditch World Cup on the PlayStation 2. Meet Vittoria d’Medici, the new Quidditch coach, who just recently retired from the Italian national team. We will crown a champion both Saturday and Sunday!

11:00AM – 12:00 Noon – Introduction to Transfiguration – Join Professor Aberfoyle for an introduction (or refresher) to this core subject in your wizarding education. Try your hand at transfiguring rocks back into rats! (Space limited.)

1:00PM – 2:00PM – Defense Against Dark Magic: Pensieves – Headmaster Dowling will teach you all about pensieves and give you the chance to construct one of your own! (Space limited.)

Sunday, April 22

10:00AM – 4:00PM – Lady Viola Fey’s Death Day Party – The festivities continue for another day!

10:00AM – 4:00PM – Quidditch Photos – A second chance to get your photo taken.

10:00AM – 3:00PM – Virtual Quidditch Tournament – Didn’t win it all on Saturday? Try your hand at it again!

11:00AM – 12 Noon – Introduction to Transfiguration – Professor Aberfoyle will teach the class a second time, in case you missed out on Saturday.

1:00PM – 2:00PM – Defense Against Dark Magic: Pensieves – Headmaster Dowling will instruct a second class.

4:00PM – Art Contest Winners Announced – Come and see which pieces take home the coveted prizes in our art contest!

The festival has moved this year. We will now be located at the Hyatt Regency DTC, 7800 East Tufts Avenue, Denver (Google Maps, MapQuest, Yahoo! Maps).

Schedule

Students will be sorted on Friday night into one of Avistrum’s four houses, and will enjoy a special dessert buffet, with a chance to meet and mingle with your fellow students and the faculty and staff.

Beginning Saturday morning, you will take several classes throughout the weekend in topics to include Divination, Charms, Transfiguration, Care of Magical Beasts, Potions, and Defense Against Dark Magic. You can qualify to be your house’s champion in the Quidditch Tournament finals Saturday evening. Saturday night, our castle is taken over by the Death Eaters for a Dark Wizards’ Ball.

Sunday, classes resume, and you will continue to earn (or lose) points to help your house win the House Cup. The Cup will be awarded at a special close-of-term ceremony Sunday evening.

Be alert! The dark witch Persephone’s minions have been lurking, and you never know when strange things might happen in the castle! The professors are always vigilant, but you might be called upon to help defend the wizarding world!

Registration

Registration is for the entire weekend, and includes full admission to OPUSFest, a student ID badge, tuition for all classes, dessert Friday evening, and admission to Saturday’s Dark Wizards’ Ball. The price for adults is $70, and $60 for children ages 5-12. There is a special $5 discount for online registration (via Mollyguard) before May 18, 2006.

Children under 13 must be acompanied by a registered adult. Children under 5 may attend free of charge when accompanied by a paid adult.

If you cannot register online, you can send your registration by mail. Please include your real name, the number of adults and children registering, and check or money order (do not send cash) to:

Avistrum registration inlcudes OPUS registration! If you’ve already registered for OPUS 2006, please don’t pay twice! Contact us by email and we will give you instructions on how to register with us.

Special Workshop

There is a special robe-making workshop Saturday morning with Mistress Craefter, where you can make your own set of school robes! Registration for this special event is limited to 20 students. You must register separately for the workshop.

September 11, 2005 12:00-2:00PM

Transfiguration with Prof. Aberfoyle and Charms with Prof. Kobiyashi

September 25, 2005 12:00-2:00PM

Divination with Prof. Bloodthorne and Defense Against Dark Magic with Prof. Dowling

There is space in each class for 40 students, and there is a $5 materials fee per student per session. To reserve a spot, send an owl to Headmaster Dowling.

• Saturday, April 30, 12:00PM, Panel Room 1 – Wizard Jeopardy – Trivia straight from the Harry Potter novels. With prizes sponsored by Alivan’s Master Wandmakers!
  • 3rd place – an Alivan’s Apprentice Wand
  • 2nd place – an Alivan’s Collection Wand
  • Grand prize – an Alivan’s Scarlet Falcon Racing Broom

  To sign up to be a contestant, visit us at our table in the Fan Club Room on Friday night and Saturday morning. We will draw three contestants at random to compete in the contest!

• Sunday, May 1, 11:30AM, Panel Room 2 – Defense Against Dark Magic
• Sunday, May 1, 2:00PM, Panel Room 2 – Advanced Transfiguration (Animagus Studies)