**SPECIAL "Don't Ever Be a Dodo, or *Especially* a Turkey" November 1995 EINBLATT** NOV 3 (Fri): Samuel R. Delany lectures on "Life and Writing" on 4th floor of Wilson Library (west bank of Mpls campus of U of MN) at 3 pm. Free and open to the public. 4 (Sat): World Building Society meets at 1 pm at Boomer's / 312 Central Ave. S. (Mpls). "Look for the people with the books." Topic: Future Education. FFI: Dan Goodman at 871-5461 or e-mail to dsg@maroon.tc.umn.edu 4 (Sat): SF Minnesota 4th Annual Classic Horror Film Series: "Shadows, 1942-1945." 2 pm on at home of Joseph Agee and Andrew Bertke / 7433 Humboldt Ave. S. (Richfield). FFI: Eric M. Heideman at 825-9353 or Andrew & Joseph at 798-5880. 4 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm on at home of Steve Brust et al / 3248 Portland Ave. S. (Mpls). "Cats, dogs, smoking, and poker." FFI: 823-7502. 5 (Sun): Second Foundation meeting. 2 pm at home of Cynthia & Roy Sorenson / 2412 24th Avenue S. (Mpls). Topic: THE DARK DESCENT ed. Hartwell and GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL ed. Wise & Fraser. FFI: Eric at 825-9353 or Sorensons at 721-5638. (Note change of location from usual CityView CoOp.) 8 (Wed): MinnSTF Board of Directors meets at 7:30 pm at home of Karen Cooper / 101 E. Minnehaha Parkway (Mpls). Open meeting, as usual; FFI: 823-1497 or any Board member. 10 (Fri): Diversicon meeting. 7:30 pm at home of Eric Heideman / 3142 Lyndale Ave. S.-- Apt. D (Mpls). Topic: D4 programming. FFI: Joe at 798-5880 or Eric at 825-9353. 12 (Sun): Minicon 31 committee meeting: 2 pm at the Holiday Inn (note: NOT Radisson)-- this is the "Airport #2/Bloomington" Holiday Inn on SW corner of I-494 and Hwy 100, which replaces the Wyndham as an overflow hotel this year. FFI: 926-7975; 798-5011; 920-2037, or any ConCom member. Info to go in PR2 due no later than this meeting. 15 (Wed): Samuel R. Delany reads at 8 pm at the Weisman Art Museum (east bank of Mpls campus of U of MN); reception to follow. Free and open to the public. 17 (Fri): Arcana meeting. 7:30 pm at Mortimer's / 2007 Lyndale Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: Kathy Youker at 484-2575. 18 (Sat): Rivendell Society meets at 1:30 in 355 Coffman Union (east bank of Mpls campus of U of MN). Topic: Delany's THEY FLY AT CIRON. (SRD may be present.) FFI: Dave Lenander at 292-8887 or e-mail to: d-lena@maroon.tc.umn.edu 18 (Sat): Stipple-Apa 130 collation. 2 pm at home of Victor Raymond/Lynn Litterer /3645 Bloomington Ave. S. (Mpls). Copy count 25. FFI: 721-9635 or Judy at 699-7676. 18 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm on at home of Andre Guirard / 4631 15th Ave. S. (Mpls). "No animals, no smoking, not childproof, not handicapped-accessible." FFI: 822-4796. 18 (Sat): Minneapa 320 collation. 3 pm at the MinnSTF meeting. FFI: Dean at 827-1775. 18/19 (S/S): Book sale (sf, mysteries, vintage pbs and some hcs) at home of Giovanni Fregni / 1480 N. Albert Street (St. Paul); noon-7 pm. FFI: 644-9858 or 646-6518. 21 (Tue): Samuel R. Delany reads and signs from 7 to 9 pm at DreamHaven Books & Comics / 912 W. Lake Street (Mpls). FFI: 823-6161 or staff at any of the three DreamHavens. 26 (Sun): Diversicon meeting. 2 pm; place TBA. Topic: dealers & art show. 798-5880. 28 (Tue): Deadline to get information in December EINBLATT is 7 pm (to the second), but getting it in a few days earlier if possible is Always Appreciated: 824-5157. 30 (Thu): Lydia Nickerson moves to 3721 Blaisdell Ave. S. (Mpls); time TBA: 374-5171. DEC 2 (Sat): Rivendell Society meets at 354 Coffman Union (east bank of Mpls campus of U of MN) at 1:30 pm. The annual "Readings From Rivendell." FFI: Dave, as above. 2 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm at home of Joyce Scrivner / 3212-C Portland Ave. S. (Mpls). "Limited smoking, two cats, not childproof." FFI: 824-7943. 2 (Sat): Sneaking Suspicion plays 9 pm on at New Riverside Cafe / 329 Cedar Ave. (Mpls). ***************************************************************************************** DEC shuffles: MinnSTF 16th (Gahlon/Krentz); Bujold & Bethke sign at UHugo's 9th; Dyer-Bennets move 16th; NYEve party at Courts of Chaos; EINBLATT deadline 26th ***************************************************************************************** WEDDINGS: Phillip C. Jennings & Bonnie McClain 30 Sept; Adam Stemple & Betsy Pucci 14 Oct. NEW FAN: Casey Ray Greisemer, son of Kurt and Carrie, born 16 October; all doing fine CHANGING ADDRESSES: Neil Rest / 218 Pleasant Street / Oak Park IL 60302; (708) 848-4956 Jack Targonski / 4741 N. Malden Street / Chicago IL 60640; same phone (312) 271-8337 Allen Varney / 702 Lamar Place--#113 / Austin TX 78752; (512) 451-8339 David W. Wixon & Ann L. Chancellor / PO Box 138 / Carver MN 55315; (612) 448-3424 Honorable Mentions in YEAR'S BEST FANTASY: 8th (ed. Datlow/Windling) included "The Widow's Legacy" by Phillip C. Jennings and "Myths" by Kij Johnson, plus Steve Carper's "The Taste of Worms" from TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED #13; stories reprinted there include "Snow, Glass, Apples" by Neil Gaiman, first published as a chapbook by DreamHaven The Flash Girls are currently on California tour, including 31 Oct show in San Francisco Reminder: Radisson is FULL for Minicon (and Sofitel is half full). Make reservations now. Jerry Stearns' "Vince Washburn 2: If You've Got the Time" won third place at Midwest Radio Theater Workshop script contest in October; Jerry also wrote and directed continuity for their annual live broadcast. Apologies for recent misspellings of Eleanor Arnason, Andrew Bertke, & Suzette Haden Elgin and for forgetting to list 20 Oct. Gaylaxians Gathering at Agee/Bertke: all my fault NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS: 1: Jane Freitag; 4: Kara Dalkey; 6: Jack Targonski; 7: Gerri Balter, Ed Eastman, Glen Hausfeld; 11: Marty Helgesen; 12: Linda Moss-Levin; 15: Robert F. Ihinger, Jr.; 16: Kenneth Konkol; 17: Grace Riger; 22: Phil Vincent; 23: Steven Brust; 24: Alice Ableman; 25: Chris Grams CONVENTIONS--LOCAL AND/OR WITH LOCALS AS GUESTS (mostly--LOCUS or me for more details): Consanguinity 2 (Nov. 3-5). GoH: PN Elrod, Fred Saberhagen, James O'Barr. Lisle IL. (708) 961-0056 Saints' Con VI (Nov. 4-5). Gaming con in St. Cloud. $8. FFI: (612) 240-9447. Windycon 22 (Nov. 10-12). Poul Anderson, Stanley Schmidt, Heather Bruton, Dick and Leah Zeldes Smith. Schaumburg IL. $35 to: Box 184 / Palatine IL 60078-0184. FFI: (708) 383-6948 Orycon 17 (Nov. 10-12). GoH includes Joel Rosenberg. $35. Portland, OR. FFI: (503) 283-0802. Arisia '96 (Jan. 12-14, 1996). GoH include Emma Bull and Will Shetterly. Boston Park Plaza. $30 to 30 Nov. FFI: One Kendall Square--# 322 / Cambridge MA 02139, or e-mail: info@arisia.org Chattacon 21 (Jan.12-14). GoH include Steven Brust. $22 to 30 Nov. Chattanooga. (404) 578-8461. Gamicon Zeta (Jan. 26-28). Gaming con in Iowa City. $12 to: PO Box 525 / Iowa City IA 52244. Cremecon (Feb. 2-4). GoH: Lawrence Watt-Evans, Sue Weinlein, CH Burnett, Richard Russell. Glendale WI. $20 to 4 Jan to: PO Box 37986 / Milwaukee WI 53237 (include SASE). FFI: (414) 223-3243. Boskone 33 (Feb. 16-18). GoH include Lois McMaster Bujold. Framingham MA. FFI: (617) 625-2311. ConamaZoo 4 (March 15-17). GoH: Pamela Dean. Battle Creek MI. $20 to Box 1546 / Evanston IL 60204. Minicon 31 (April 5-7). GoH: Suzette Haden Elgin, David Ossman, Joe Siclari, Edie Stern. Radisson South (already full), Sofitel, Holiday Inn (Bloomington). $30 to 14 Feb ($12 child); then $60: Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. FFI: 333-7533, or request@minicon31.mnstf.org Conquest 27 (May 24-26). GoH: Allen Steele, Lubov, Myrna Logan, Lee Killough. FFI: Conquest 27 / Box 36212 / Kansas City MO 64171; call (913) 649-8733, or e-mail: K-Stokes3@genie.geis.com WisCon 20 (May 24-27). GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin plus many GoHs from past WisCons. Concourse Hotel. $25 ($15 child) to 1 March to: SF3 / PO Box 1624 / Madison WI 53701-1624. FFI: (608) 233-8850. SFRA 1996 (June 21-23). GoH: Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski; also Eleanor Arnason, Earl Joseph, & Joan Slonczewski. University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire campus. More to follow. Diversicon 4 (August 2-4). GoH: Maureen McHugh. $20 adult/$15 child to 14 Feb.; then $25/20 to July 4th. FFI: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408-8036, or call 798-5880. MadMedia 3D (Sept. 13-15). Ramada Inn, Madison. $25 ($15 child) to PO Box 9873 / Madison WI 53715. Bouchercon 27 (Oct. 9-13). Radisson Hotel (St. Paul). $75 to 31 Dec. 95. FFI: 871-1227. World Fantasy Con '96 (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). Schaumberg IL. More to follow. SALES, PUBLICATIONS, REPRINTS, HONORS BY MINN-STF MEMBERS AND/OR LOCAL SF WRITERS: novel reprint: Bruce Bethke, HEADCRASH, British pb ed. from Orbit scheduled for November anthology: Lois McMaster Bujold, ed. (with Roland Green), WOMEN AT WAR, December Tor hc collection: Howard Wandrei, TIME BURIAL, ed. Dwayne Olson, hc due in Dec. from Fedogan & Bremer chapbook: Ruth Berman, A CASE OF DOUBLE IDENTITY: WILLIAM GILLETTE AND SHERLOCK HOLMES ON STAGE IN THE TWIN CITIES, done for the Oct. 13-15 Holmes conference in Mpls Howard Wandrei, THREE TALES: SELECTIONS FROM TIME BURIAL, done for World Fantasy Con story: Phillip C. Jennings, "Passage to Galena," appeared in December 95 ASIMOV'S Laramie Sasseville, "Without the Wicked Witch," to appear in Dec. DAUGHTERS OF NIX story reprint: Eleanor Arnason, "The Warlord of Saturn's Moons," in new revision of WOMEN OF WONDER poetry: Terry A. Garey, "Spotting UFOs While Canning Tomatoes," sold to SERVE IT FORTH, 1996 SFWA cookbook/anthology ed. Anne McCaffrey and John Betancourt Laurel Winter, "How to Make Love to a Shark" and "When An Alien is Inhabiting Your Body," both sold to ASIMOV'S article: Ruth Berman, "Elementary Holmes: Sherlockian Children's Literature," in SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DETECTIVE AND THE COLLECTOR (U of MN: 1995) Emma Bull & Will Shetterly, "Comics 1994," in YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR: 8th local publisher: Fedogan & Bremer has released hc THE RECOLLECTIONS OF SOLAR PONS by Basil Copper Llewelyn has released novel in tp BENEATH A MOUNTAIN MOON by Silver Raven Wolf radio show: TUMBLEWEED ROUNDUP by Jerry Stearns and Brian Price, broadcast 26 Aug on SOUND AFFECTS, now available on cassette with Ken Fletcher artwork FFI: 722-2907; or: http://www.mtn.org/~jstearns/tmblwd.html ONGOING INFORMATION: Minn-STF Hotline: Provides latest information and accepts messages: (612) 824-5559. Minicon Voice Mail at (612) 333-7533; see also Minicon Web site at: http://www.ddb.com/minicon31/ Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 827-3228. Shockwave (and) Sound Affects. Local sf radio shows. Saturdays at 6-6:30/6:30-7 on KFAI-FM (90.3). EINBLATT also posted on Usenet groups alt.fandom.misc ((and)) rec.arts.sf.fandom ((and)) mn.general EINBLATT from July 95 to date also archived at this WorldWideWeb address: http://www.ddb.com/mnstf/ Local sf/fantasy computer bulletin boards include: Fire Opal 822-4812 Sysop: Scott Raun Terraboard 721-8967 Sysop: David Dyer-Bennet Mostly Harmless 943-1506 Sysop: TomKat Keeley EINBLATT is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local sf community. Send same to Denny Lien / 3149 Park Ave. S. / Minneapolis MN 55407; or call me at (612) 824-5157 or 624-0503 (work). E-mail can now go to: einblatt@mnstf.org ((or)) to me at: d-lien@maroon.tc.umn.edu /// Next deadline is 7:00 pm SHARP on Tuesday, November 28, 1995.