Einblatt!

June 2001

Calendar

Sat, Jun 2, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Location: Carol Kennedy & Jonathan Adams, 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. Cats, guinea pigs, very limited smoking, children welcome but not childproof. FFI: Carol or Jonathan, 612-823-2784
Sat, Jun 2, ~3PM. MinneAPA Collation. At the Minn-StF Meeting. FFI: Dean, 612-929-2150
Sat, Jun 9, 2PM. Stipple-APA collation. Kevin Trainor's, 2816 16th Ave S, Mpls. New members or interested people are welcome (copy count 20). FFI: Kevin at 612-721-2999 or Judie 651-699-7676.
Fri, Jun 15, 7PM. MISFITS Read The Book, See The Movie Club: High Fidelity. FFI: Tim Wick, odison@aol.com, http://www.misfit.org/bookmovie/
Fri, Jun 15, 7:30PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Scott Raun’s, 3928 11^th Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Any board member.
Fri, Jun 15, 11:30PM. MISFITS Movie Night: Movie: Iron Giant. Plaza Maplewood Theater, 1847 E Larpenteur Ave, Maplewood. $4. For directions, 651-770-7969. FFI: http://www.misfit.org/movie.htm
Sat, Jun 16 1PM. Worldbuilding Society. Topic: Effects of transporting a modern community to Europe from 1500 CE on. This topic was sparked by Eric Flint's novel _1632_, but that's not required reading. Arone's, 500 Central Ave. SE, Mpls. FFI: Dan Goodman, 612-821-3934, dsgood@visi.com.
Sat, Jun 16, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Polly Peterson’s, 2801 Irving Ave N, Mpls.. Cats, dogs, not child-proof. FFI: Polly, 612-522-7178
Sat, Jun 16, 11:30PM. MISFITS Movie Night: Movie: Iron Giant. Plaza Maplewood Theater, 1847 E Larpenteur Ave, Maplewood. $4. For directions, 651-770-7969. FFI: http://www.misfit.org/movie.htm
Thurs, Jun 28, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline!
Sat, Jun 30, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Location: Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz’, 4323 France Ave S, Mpls. Come see their new house! Cats, limited smoking. This meeting replaces the regularly scheduled Jul 7 meeting – please go to Convergence instead! FFI: Dean or Laura, 612-929-2150

Advance Warning

Minn-StF: July 21. (The regularly scheduled meeting that would have been July 7 was moved to June 20, to avoid conflicting with Convergence.)

Birthdays:

4: Timothy Julin, Jeri Pope; 5: Erik Elmshauser; 6: Jeff Peasley; 11: David Lenander; 12: Joyce Scrivner; 13: Brian Leslie, Sybil Smith; 14: Patricia Ward; 16: David Stever, Roscoe Bendtsen; 19: Lori Chu; 20: Val Lies; 23: Donna Lang; 25: Rick Gellman, Eric Heideman; 26: Erin McKee; 28: Deborah Halpern; 29: Monica Jennie; 30: Erin Lorenz

Announcements:

CoA: Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, 4323 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410, 612-929-2150

John Purcell has been teaching at Iowa State University, where he earned a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Second Language, for the past three years, and will soon (two months from now) be assuming a new position as Lecturer at the English Language Institute at Texas A&M University.

Publishing News

The Wrong World by Margaret Howes (FTL Publications) was a finalist in the science fiction and fantasy category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

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Conventions

June 21-24, Midwestcon 52. Cincinnati, OH. http://www.cfg.org/midwestcon/

July 5-8, Westercon 54. Portland, OR. GOHs: Tim Powers, Mike Glyer, Frank Lurz, http://www.osfci.org/w2001

July 6-8, CONvergence 2001. Radisson South, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Harry Knowles, Michael Sheard, Crist Balas, Jay "Father Geek" Knowles. Adults $35 through May 15, $50 at the door, children $15. FFI: http://www.convergence-con.org/

July 13-15, readercon 13. Burlington, MA. GOHs: Michael Swanwick, David G. Hartwell. http://www.readercon.org

July 13-15, InConJunction. Indianapolis, IN. GOHs: Joel Rosenberg, Stephen Hickman, Catherine Asaro, Xavier, Steve Jackson. http://www.inconjunction.org

Oct 19-21, CONsume/Relaxacon 2001. Ramada Inn Northwest, Brooklyn Park, MN. I-94/I-694 and County Rd 81. $25 until July 31st. $30 until Oct. 1st. $35 at the con. Children 0-10 free, 11-16 $15. Supporting membership $5 convertible to attending $20. One day memberships $20. Half day/night memberships $15. $5 rebate for bringing a home-made dish for the consuite. Rooms are $69 per night (plus tax). Call the hotel (763)-566-8855 for reservations. Room block held until Oct. There are about 20 rooms left in the convention area, the Executive Courtyard. Posthumous GoH: Gordy Dickson. We will hold a remembrance of Gordy and ask anyone who has any memoribilia to bring it along. For more info write relaxacon2001@hotmail.com, visit http://relaxacon.tripod.com, or call 612-825-8010. Checks payable to Rick Gellman, 3700 1st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55409-1318.

Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2002. World Fantasy Convention 2002, Minneapolis, MN. GoH’s: Dennis Etchison, Jonathan Carroll, Kathe Koja. Stephen Jones, Dave McKean. Hilton Minneapolis & Towers, Mpls, MN. Memberships $100 through 11/4/2001, more thereafter. FFI: wfc@dreamhavenbooks.com

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Dean Gahlon, Sharon Kahn, Scott Raun, Larry Sanderson, and Martin Schafer. Board meetings are usually the second Friday of the month at 7:30PM. Email board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month.

Minn-STF Hotline: Provides latest information and accepts messages: 612-824-5559; web site at: http://www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/.

Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.

Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Saturday at 5pm: 3236 Cedar Ave South; FFI: 612-721-6076. Cats.

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This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Mike Pins (conventions).

Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to einblatt@mnstf.org, or send to Scott Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him at 612-822-0451. Email submissions most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM Jun 28^th, 2001 sharp!