The second celebration of all things corn held at Human Flesh Body World (following 2017’s inaugural convention). From the Facebook event:
Are you a person or party animal who likes corn? Have you ever wanted to attend a corn convention to meet other like-minded corn likers? CornCon is Portland’s Premiere Corn Convention, coming Saturday, September 22nd to Human Flesh Body World for the second year in a row!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): 1pm CornCon officially opens 1pm All corntest applications open
Backyard Schedule 2pm-3pm Burnt Corn Meditation with Cookie 3pm-4pm Shuck Off! – Corn Shucking Contest 4pm-5pm The Queen’s Corn Eating Contest 5pm-6:30pm CreamCorn Wrestling 7pm-7:30pm Diana Jared’s Corn Salad Demo 7:45pm-8:15pm The Halloweener’s Tribute to Spaghetti the Duck Vendors close by 8:30pm
Basement Schedule 3pm-7pm Corn Con Chill – A Mini CornCon Film Festival and Chill Space 7:30pm-8:15pm Presentation – “200 Pictures of Corn (Drawn in Meetings at Work)” by Brad Kerr 8:15pm-8:30pm Presentation – “A History of Cron” by Darius Kazemi 8:30pm-9:30pm CornCon Presents: Spec Script – Veggie Tales Edition 10pm-10:30pm CoRn the KoRn Cover Band 11pm EVERYTHING MUST END EVERYONE GO HOME
CORN VENDORS
Hoopla Martinez – Elote (Mexican Corn on the Cob) – Esquite (Mexican Corn in a Cup)
The Lunch Lady – Corn Chowder (Vegan) – Corn Bread (Both Spicy and Not) (Vegetarian) – Basil and Sweet Corn Ice Cream (Vegetarian)
Ch’aska Quillo – Choclo con Queso (Boiled Large-Kernel Peruvian Corn on the Cob Served with a Slice of Cheese and a Spicy Green Aji Sauce)
Classic Foods w/ Eggy – Corn Spaghetti with Corn Truffle Sauce – Corn Penne Salad with Fresh Corn, Sweety Drop Peppers, Avocado
ACTIVITIES Corn Face Painting by Iris Face Paints Corn Marriages by Diana Jared Corn Sandbox in the Corn Con Chill Space AND OF COURSE…Just a Simple Game of Cornhole!
Cover: $7 suggested donation. All remaining funds after paying back event costs will be donated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA. Human Flesh Body World is an all ages space, but we do advise parental discretion as there may be content (e.g. swear words) and substances (e.g. weed) unsuitable for babies and dogs.
Accessibility: CornCon 2K18 is being held at Human Flesh Body World, a private residence. At this time, the only wheelchair accessible space is the basement. We have street level access through the garage door to the basement. It is about 6 steps from street level to the sideyard/backyard, and 6 steps up from backyard to main house/bathroom. We apologize for the inconvenience and we are actively looking into sustainable and affordable solutions to broaden accessibility to all of CornCon.
Disclaimer: CornCon is held at a show house space (a private residence) that does not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and other forms of bigotry. No cops, no narcs, no creeps, and most importantly…NO POTATOES! If you are in violation of the trust and safety of the residents of Human Flesh Body World or any event attendees, you will be promptly removed from the private premises. To attend CornCon is a privilege, and it is our right to reserve this space for Cool Corn Heads ONLY! So please remember to keep it chill and let’s keep CORNIN IN THE FREE WORLD!!
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CornCon 2018 started off with a pop, featuring cornstumes, corn dogs, dried corn standing, and burnt corn meditation by Jagger Blaec.
Shuck Off!! The corn shucking contest followed, interrupted by moments of intrigue and surprise – one contestant revealed a scorned potato, and baby corn abortion protestors interrupted the event halfway through. Cornie Connie was crowned champion shucker.
Then, somebody brought a baby goat and I got to hold the goat!
But we couldn’t just spend all day holding goats – it was time to fill a kiddy pool with creamed corn and milk…
The stage was set, and CreamCorn wrestling began. Eight brave souls entered the ring, but only Corny Daniels came out alive.
Proceeding on to more dignified matters, Diana Jared gave a demo of her famous corn salad, followed by a brief intermission.
The Halloweener next took the stage with an emotional tribute to the slain Spaghetti the Duck.
As the evening turned to night, I descended into the basement for Brad Kerr’s “200 Pictures of Corn (Drawn in Meetings at Work)”, which admittedly didn’t capture particularly well on disposable camera, and a Spec Script reading of Veggie Tales.
