**SPECIAL "Looney JUNEs and Merrie Melodies" 1996 Issue of EINBLATT** JUNE 1 (Sat): SF Minnesota garage sale. 9-5, at home of Sybil Smith / 3356 Park Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: 822-3116. 1 (Sat): USS Phoenix membership drive, 11-7 at DreamHaven Lyn-Lake / 912 W. Lake St. (Mpls). New & old members will receive 20% discount on most DreamHaven merchandise today. FFI: 823-6161. 1 (Sat): Minn-STF meeting. 2:30 pm on, at home of Cat Ocel and Greg Cotton / 5227 S. 33rd Ave. (Mpls). If same notes as last meeting here, this will be: Cats; not childproof; smoking in house/nonsmoking on porch. FFI: 729-1473. 9 (Sun): Minicon meeting. 2 pm, at the Radisson. Topic: theme. FFI: Tom Juntunen at 798-5011 or Cat Ocel at 729-1473. 9 (Sun): Diversicon meeting. 2 pm at home of Eric M. Heideman / 3142 Lyndale Ave. S.--Apt. C (Mpls). Topic: tee shirt art. FFI: Eric at 825-9353 or Joe Agee at 798-5880. 9 (Sun): Ladies' Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society. 2 pm at Huddling Place (home of Terry Garey and Denny Lien) / 3149 Park Ave. S. "No children, please. BYO needles." FFI: 824-5157. 14 (Fri): Gaylaxians meet at 7 pm at the Lotus Restaurant / 3037 Hennepin Ave. S. (Mpls). General discussion and "regrouping." FFI: Penny at 729-9015. 15 (Sat): Stipple-Apa #135 collation. 2 pm, at home of Kevin Trainor / 2813 16th Ave. S. (Mpls). Copy count 25. FFI: Judy Cilcain at 699-7676 or Kevin at 721-2999. 15 (Sat): Minn-STF meeting. 2:30 pm on, at home of Linda Lounsbury and family / 3832 S. 1st Ave. (Mpls). Cats; no smoking. Weather permitting, there will be a wading pool and a barbecue-- bring your own stuff to barbecue. FFI: 827-6712. 15 (Sat): Minneapa 327 collation. 3 pm at the meeting. Copy count 30. FFI: Dean at 827-1775. 16 (Sun): Eleanor Arnason at Arise! Bookstore as part of Minnesota Women Writers reading and discussion series. 2 pm at 2441 Lyndale Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: Arise! at 871-7110. 19 (Wed): Jack McDevitt signs from 4 to 5:30 at Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore / 2864 Chicago Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: 824-6347 or e-mail to: unclehugo@aol.com 19 (Wed): Jack McDevitt signs from 6:30-8 pm at DreamHaven Lyn-Lake / 912 W. Lake St. (Mpls). FFI: 823-6161. 20 (Thu): Raptor Fest '96. 6-9:30 pm, at the Lafayette Club on Lake Minnetonka. MinnSTF & Minicon 31 donated $524 to the U of MN Raptor Center, and its members have been invited to attend this, its fundraiser--hors d'oeuvres, auction, live raptors on exhibit, etc. FFI: 624-4745. 22 (Sat): WorldBuilding Society meets at 1 pm at Boomer's / 312 Central Ave. SE (Mpls). "Look for the people with the books." NOTE change of date (from previously announced June 15th). Topic: Heinlein as Worldbuilder. FFI: Dan Goodman at 871-5461, or goodman@freenet.msp.mn.us 25 (Tue): Lia Matera and Pete Hauptman sign from 6 to 8 pm at Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore / 2864 Chicago Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: 824-9984, or e-mail to: unclehugo@aol.com 25 (Tue): Deadline to get material in the July EINBLATT is 7 pm sharp, to 824-5157. (Getting info in at least a couple of days earlier, when possible, will however make my job a lot easier...) 29 (Sat): Arcana meeting. 7:30 pm at home of Dwayne H. Olson / 5516 S. 39th Ave. (Mpls). No specific topic. FFI: 727-1422. 30 (Sun): Second Foundation meeting. 2 pm, at home of Eric M. Heideman / 3142 Lyndale Ave. S.-Apt. C (Mpls). Topic: The Works of Karen Joy Fowler. FFI: 825-9353. **************************************************************************************************** Upcoming: JULY 6 & 20: MinnSTF mtgs; 17: MinnSTF Board mtg (see below) **************************************************************************************************** People interested in running the 1998 Minicon are encouraged to submit their bids by or at the July 17th MinnSTF Board meeting. FFI: Cat at 729-1473, Tom at 798-5011, Glenn at 920-2037, or Kay at 926-7975. (There will be no Board meeting in June.) Date and place of June Rivendell unknown at publication time: call the Hotline (824-5559) or Dave Lenander (292-8887) to update. Topics in near future will include Tolkien's work as an illustrator and artist (and) the Arthurian poetry of Charles Williams. Volunteers to host MinnSTF meetings are always welcome: call Don Bailey at 825-6549. Engagement announced: Judy Cilcain and David S. Cargo are planning a fall wedding. JULY Birthdays: 1: Corwin Brust; 2: Neeters Hollister; 3: Jonathan Adams; Dave Crawford; 4: Don Bailey; Kris Spiesz; 5: Laurel Krahn; 8: Doug Friauf; 14: Lalee Kerr; 15: Kay Roberts; 16: Chuck Holst; 17: Floyd Henderson; 18: Eleanor Fregni; 21: Geri Sullivan; 25: Ann Ledden; 27: Polly Peterson; 28: John Johnson. Change of Address (as of 21 June): Mark & Hillarie Riley / 13440 Uplander St. NW / Andover MN 55304 David Wilford / 5224 N. 108th Ct. / Milwaukee WI 53225-3102 // phone (414) 464-2360 BEST SELLERS: Stephen Brust's ORCA is #1 on the May LOCUS and WALDENBOOKS paperback lists, and is #4 on Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton's list. Lois McMaster Bujold's CETAGANDA is #6 on the May LOCUS hardcover list. PUBLICATIONS: novel--David Prill, SERIAL KILLER DAYS, a June hc from St. Martin's edited collection: John Calvin Rezmerski, THE FREDERICK MANFRED READER, a trade paperback from Holy Cow! Press in Duluth. poetry: Ruth Berman, "The Mashgeakh Rejects the Dragon-Slayer," WORLDS OF FANTAY AND HORROR, Summer 1996 issue. translations: Lois McMaster Bujold's FALLING FREE is being serialized in a Polish magazine. CONVENTIONS--LOCAL AND/OR WITH LOCALS AS GUESTS (mostly--LOCUS or me for more details): SFRA 1996 (June 21-23). GoH: Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski; also Eleanor Arnason, Lois McMaster Bujold, Earl Joseph, & Joan Slonczewski. Holiday Inn Campus, Eau Claire. Theme: The Science Fiction Writer/Editor/Critic. $105 to 1 June to: SFRA 1996 / College of Arts and Sciences Outreach / U of Wisconsin--Eau Claire / Eau Claire WI 54702; or e-mail to: sneenl@uwec.edu Fourth Street Fantasy Convention (July 19-21). GoH: Michael Swanwick. Northwest Inn (Brooklyn Park). $25 to 1 July to: 4242 Minnehaha Ave. S. / Minneapolis MN 55406; 4thst@terrabit.mn.org ConCussion (July 26-28). GoH: Lawrence Watt-Evans, David Weber, Larry Elmore, David Means, others. Council Bluffs IA. $24 to 30 June to: PO Box 85762 / Lincoln NE 68501; or (402) 488-8441 FFI. Diversicon 4 (August 9-11). GoH: Maureen McHugh, Doug Friauf, Rodger Gerberding. $25 (child $20) to 4 July to: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408-8036, or call 798-5880, or e-mail to 75257,2607 (Compuserve). MST3K Con Expo-Fest-a-Rama 2 (August 30-Sept. 2). Mpls. MST / PO Box 5325 / Hopkins MN 55343 FFI. Coppercon 16 (Sept. 6-8). GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold. Box 82303 / Phoenix AZ 85071 FFI. MadMedia 3D (Sept. 13-15). Ramada Inn CCC, Madison. GoH: Joan D. Vinge, Eric Larson. $25 (child $15) to 1 Sept. to: PO Box 9873 / Madison WI 53715. FFI: (608) 836-1103, or MadMedia@aol.com ConSanguinity 2.5 (Sept. 20-22). Laurell K. Hamilton, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Fawcett. Lisle IL. $20 to 15 August to: PO Box 4951 / Naperville IL 60567-4951; or (708) 961-0056 or mirth@mcs.com OurCon 96 (Sept. 28-29). GoH TBA. StarTrek con. Winnipeg. $25 to 1 Sept. to: Box 67001 / RPO Maples / Winnipeg MB, CANADA R2P 2T3. Arcana (Oct. 4-6). GoH: David J. Skal; Fedogan & Bremer, Richard A. Lupoff. Holiday Inn Express, (St. Paul). $20 to 1 Sept. to Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. FFI: 484-2575. Archon 20 (Oct. 4-6). GoH: Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Julius Schwartz, Forrest J Ackerman. Collinsville IL. $20 to 31 August. FFI: Box 483 / Chesterfield MO 63006 or (314) 326-3026. ValleyCon 21 (Oct. 4-6). No GoH or price info yet. Fargo. FFI: PO Box 7202 / Fargo ND 58109. ICon 21 (Oct. 11-13). GoH: Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, Tadao Tomomatsu, Rusty Hevelin. Coralville IA. $25 to 2 Sept. to PO Box 525 / Iowa City IA 52244-0525; or icon21@icarus.leepfrog.com Bouchercon 27 (Oct. 9-13). World Mystery Con, at Radisson Hotel (St. Paul). GoH: Mary Higgins Clark, Jeremiah Healy, Ellen Nehr. $90 to 9 July. FFI: 871-1227. ReinCONation 6 (Oct. 18-20). GoH: Spider & Jeanne Robinson, Jan Bogstad. Radisson South (Bloomington). $22 to: ReinCONation / Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. World Fantasy Con '96 (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). GoH: Katherine Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Lumley. Schaumberg IL. $90 to 1 Sept. to: WFC 1996 / Box 473 / Oak Forest IL 60452. WindyCon 23 (Nov. 8-10). GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold, others. PO Box 184 / Palatine IL 60078 FFI. 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 rec.arts.sf.fandom (and) alt.fandom.misc (and) mn.general EINBLATT from July 95 to date also archived at this Web address: http://www.mnstf.org/mnstf/einblatt Local sf/fantasy computer bulletin boards include: Fire Opal 822-4812 Sysop: Scott Raun Terraboard 825-0926 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@tc.umn.edu /// Next deadline is 7:00 pm SHARP on Tuesday, June 25, 1996.