We had only the vaguest idea of what the Imaginarium was when we formed this Fellowship and launched our epic quest. Ten years later, after one wild adventure after another, we're still not completely sure! So join us in 2004 as we try to figure out where we've been and where it all leads. We'll recall together classic episodes of our favorite Summer blockbuster, the Cornerstone Festival Imaginarium: that mind-warping mix of serious inquiry and excessive silliness, of culture high and low, of C. S. Lewis, Tolkien and the Inklings, science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books and other literature, video games, The Movies and TV. Come hokey-pokey with us, spinning from all-night socio-politico-religio-psycho-philosophical debate to bleery-eyed morning-after equally-hyphenated chatter. And lest you think we take this too seriously, be advised The Chicken will be back in 2004 (If you know what we're talking about, then no explanation is necessary. If you don't, then none is possible. You'll have to be there.)

"ECLECTIC" AIN'T THE HALF OF IT
Once again, we'll be embarking on a series of fantastic adventures — into the earth, under the sea, through space and time. Pith-helmets and puttees are required attire as we leave the comfort of the fireside to follow the likes of Jules Verne on a series of voyages extraordinaires in our Evening Films. We'll prepare during the Daily Seminars in sessions on both the wonder of science, and the science of wonder. In fact, we thought the Imaginarium's 10th anniversary was a good occasion to settle that longstanding squabble between the Poets and Philosophers! So get inspired in our series on Romantic poets, then join us on Friday night for another only-at-the-Imaginarium event, Poetry Karaoke (be sure to sign up at the Imaginarium tent before all the good couplets are taken!) The rest of our seminar series involve bold explorations, too: of the relation of memory and identity in films from Memento and Total Recall, of the role of the image in contemporary communication, and of the Problem of Evil with a Capital E as complicated by Postmodernism with a Capital P. Author Micah Harris will be on hand to talk about his new graphic novel Heaven's War, a fictional battle between the C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Williams against that diabolical genius, Alistair Crowley. In the mornings, there's Jabbers Café, caffeinated chatter for those who figure they can sleep when they get home. And Sunday night Go Ape with the Imaginarium in our spectacular Tenth Anniversary Party and Midnight Movie (Hey, we call it "Midnight Movie" but you'd better keep an eye on the schedule to be sure...!)