"The Citrus Festival Main Stage"
in Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Ballroom 8&9
1:30 PM Butter Queen Opening Ceremony (for Butter Queen ticket holders only) with the Golden Gays and special Golden Guests to be announced
2:30 PM Golden Gabfest with Shawn Schepps, David Leisure, Dinah Manoff, Gail Parent
3:45 PM “Unvarnished Gold: Magic Makers discuss the making of the early seasons of “The Golden Girls” with Isabel Omero, Marsha Posner Williams, and Stan Zimmerman
5:00 PM “Rue’s Wish: The Life and Wishes of Rue” as told by her only sister Melinda McClanahan
6:30 PM Opening Night Welcome with Cindy Fee, Finally Aaron and The Golden Gals Live! starring Ginger Minj
10:15 AM Sex, Drugs and Stereotypes with Marsha Posner Williams, Professor Maria Claver, and Nicole Smith
11:15 AM Golden Gabfest with Shawn Schepps, Dinah Manoff, Stan Zimmerman, and Doug Cox
12:15 PM “Rue’s Wish: The life and wishes of Rue” as told by her only sister Melinda Mcclanahan
1:15 PM Golden Gabfest with Sam McMurray, John Schuck, and Julie McCullough
2:00 Remembering Estelle with Richard Weaver
2:45 Dan Watt Bea, a Friend (with a Golden Surprise)
3:30 Kiersten Mikelas Be Like Betty
4:15 PM Unvarnished Gold with Marc Sotkin, Jamie Wooten, Gail Parent and Isabel Omero
5:15 PM Golden Nest with Dinah Manoff, David Leisure, and Sam McMurray
10:15 AM Be Like Betty with Kiersten Mikelas
11:00 AM The Assistant Show with Dan Watt and Richard Weaver
12:00 PM Images of Women and Aging in the Media with Golden Girls Photographer Wayne Williams, Professor Maria Claver, Professor Taylor Miller.
1:00 PM Meet Blanche’s REAL Sister-Melinda Mcclanahan
2:00PM “Out on the Lanai” with Sadie Pines and Kerri Doherty
2:30 PM Golden Gabfest with Mark Sotkin, Jamie Wooten and Isabel Omero
4:00 PM The Golden Gals Live!
5:30PM Stewpendous Trivia Finale & The Golden Gays host the season finale with Cindy Fee
"The Rusty Anchor Stage"
in the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Exhibition Hall
1 PM Greatest Gift Vendors Mart/ Photo op Gallery/ Memorabilia Walk opens
2:00 PM All About Estelle with Richard Weaver
2:45 PM Oh Baby, it’s Julie McCullough!
3:15 PM “Producing Gold” with Golden Girls and Golden Palace Producer Marc Sotkin
3:45 PM Golden Table Talk
4:30 PM Dinah Manoff “The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold” hosted by Matt Browning
5:15 PM So Good We Named It!
10 AM Greatest Gift Vendors Mart/ Photo op Gallery/ Memorabilia Walk opens
11:00 AM Meet Jim Colucci: Behind the Lanai
11:45 AM Golden Table Talk with the Golden Gals Live
12:30 PM From Taxi Dancer to Emmy Winner (*may contain explicit language) with Marsha Posner Williams
1:15 PM Call Her Mother (of winning Emmys) Gail Parent
2:00 PM Sleeping in the Lobby with Lucy Lee Flippin
3:00 PM Dr. Cheesecake
4:00 PM The Golden Voice – Cindy Fee
5:00 PM “Oof-Da! It’s Doug Cox”
10:00 AM Greatest Gift Vendors Mart/ Photo op Gallery/ Memorabilia Walk opens
11:15 AM The Hollywood Career of Shawn Schepps
12:00 PM Finally Aaron!
12:45 PM Cheesecake Valentine with Isabel Omero
1:30 PM The Golden Neighbor with David Leisure
2:15 PM Journeyman Sam McMurray
3:00 PM David Matthews to Get Betty White on SNL
Grab that Dough Trivia Show in the "Wake Up Miami Studio"
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Superior Rooms A&B
Stewpendous Trivia (*denotes Butter Queen’s Only round of Trivia)
1:00 PM 2:30PM*. 4:00PM
Stewpendous Trivia (*denotes Butter Queen’s Only round of Trivia)
11:30 PM 1:00PM* 2:30PM 4:00PM
Stewpendous Trivia (*denotes Butter Queen’s Only round of Trivia)
11:30 AM 1:00PM* 2:30PM 4:00PM
Mother of Solid Gold Dancer Disco hosted by the Golden Gays
Saturday April 1st (NO JOKE!) 9PM-1AM
"The Shady Pines Dance Hall" Chicago Ballroom 6&7
There are plenty of GOLDEN moments in store!
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
(301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL ).
All events will be held at the hotel for 2023!