Minn-StF Meetings: Jan 5th & 19th
2: Martin McClure, Rose Ellen Kuhfeld; 3: Lynn Anderson; 4: Marti Bancroft, Jerry Corwin, Felicia Herman, Anne Gay; 5: Tom Grewe; 9: Larry Sanderson; 10: Laura Krentz; 11: Reen Brust, Ken Fletcher, Ruth Odren, David Wilford; 12: Joan Marie Verba; 13: Emma Bull; 15: Garth Danielson, Scott Raun, Angie Zuber; 22: Jane Strauss; 23: Dean Gahlon; 24: Karen Johnson; 25: Eric Forste; 31: Jan Appelbaum, Erik Baker
As is no surprise, there are a lot of CoA's this month.
CoA: Larry Sanderson: Work: 651-905-3249, Homepage:
CoA: Rachel Lininger: Home: 612-871-4917
CoA: Bev Elmshauser: Work, 612-304-0670; belmshauser@mediaone.net
CoA: Jean Mornard: Jean.Mornard@pobox.com
Laurraine Tutihasi is looking for a recording of the 28 Oct production of Mozart's Abduction From The Seraglio by the MN Orchestra with John de Lancie as narrator. ltutihasi@aol.com or 310-265-0766
Sybil Smith's father died shortly before Thanksgiving.
Phil Jennings' story "The Road to Reality" was reprinted in Worldmakers (ed. Gardner Dozois), a 2001 tp anthology from St. Martin's.
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Dec 7-9, SMOFcon 19, York, UK. http://www.smofcon19.org/
Jan 18-20, Astronomical ConFusion , Warren, MI. GoH's: George R.R. Martin, Br. Guy Consolmagno, Pete Abrams, Heather Alexander. www.stilyagi.org/cons/confusion.html
Jan 25-27, SuperCon 8, Rochester, MN. http://come.to/supercon
Mar 29-31, Minicon 37, Mpls Hilton & Towers, Mpls, MN. GoH's: Emma Bull & Will Shetterly, Arthur Hlavaty, Rick Berry. Adults $30 to 12/31, $40 to 2/14, $70 ATD, $15 Supporting. Child $15 to 2/14, $30 ATD. www.mnstf.org/minicon/minicon37/
Jul 5-7, Convergence 2002, Radisson South, Mpls, MN. GoH's; Mark Altman & Robert Meyer Burnett, Nene Thomas, Phil Hester. Adults $25 to 12/31, 2001; $35 1/1 - 5/15, 2002: $50 ATD. Children 6-12, $15, 5 and under, Free. www.convergence-con.org
Oct 31 - Nov 3. 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
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.
Dagorhir is a medieval LARP similar in some ways to SCA, but using padded weapons. It is an active sport, is safe, and is great fun. Misc Area Parks on Sundays. FFI: belarionmaliwen@hotmail.com.
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