Einblatt! January 2004

Calendar

• Sat, Jan 3, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting canceled in favor of New Year's Party. Hope you have fun at Laura Jean & David's!
• Sun, Jan 4. 2PM. Minicon 39 Meeting. Laura Jean Fish's, 3637 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls. One tiny cat, no smoking, no guns. FFI: 612-724-2514
• Sat, Jan 10, 12N. Clutterers Anonymous, Anodyne coffeehouse, 4301 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis. Look for the Serenity Prayer on a table. FFI: Dan G, 612-821-3934, dsgood@visi.com
• Sat, Jan 10, 3:30-4:00PM, Shockwave, KFAI 90.3FM Mpls, 106.7FM St. Paul. Baron Dave Romm interviews Mpls Mayor RT Ryback. FFI: romm@visi.com
• Sat, Jan 17, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Location: TBA. FFI: www.mnstf.org/einblatt, or the Events or Natter lists
• Sun, Jan 18, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle & Terrorist Society. Margo Bratton's, 4736 Pleasant Ave S, Mpls. Cats. FFI: 612-825-6549
• Sun, Jan 18. 2PM. Minicon 39 Meeting. Larry Sanderson's, 519 W 27th St, Mpls. No smoking, no guns. FFI: 612-872-8468
• Sun, Jan 25, 1:30PM. Rivendell & Second Foundation discuss Peter Jackson's Return of the King. Roseville (Ramsey County) Public Library, County Rd. B & Hamline Ave. N. FFI: d-lena@umn.edu
• Tues, Jan 27, 6:30-8:00PM. Bob Wagner reads at Dreamhaven. 912 W Lake St, Mpls. Part of the Speculations Readings Series, a co-production of SF Minnesota and S.A.S.E. - The Write Place. FFI: eheideman@qwest.net, 612-721-5959
• Wed, Jan 28, 7:00PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, limited smoking. FFI: Any board member.
• Thurs, Jan 29, 11:59PM. Einblatt Deadline!

Advance Warning

Feb 7, 21: Minn-StF Nominations Meetings.

Birthdays:

2: Don Blyly, Ann Neset, Thorin Tatge, Patrick Nielsen Hayden; 4: David Messer; 5: Claire Lenander; 6: Thomas Juntunen; 7: Margo Bratton; 9: Greg Ketter; 11: Victor Raymond; 12: Seth Breidbart; 15: Bruce Schneier; 17: Giovanna Fregni, Andrew Bertke; 18: Pamela Dyer-Bennet; 20: Kij Johnson; 23: Rachel Bendtsen; 24: Keith Hauer-Lowe; John Houghton, Katie Jennie; 26: John Slade; 30: Linda Lounsbury.

Announcements:

Dreamhaven Books will be sponsoring 12 months of the dead-tree edition of Einblatt. Thanks, Greg!

TV Bookshelf is now showing on the St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

Publishing News

Ruth Berman has a review-essay in the November 2003 issue of Science Fiction Studies (a journal published by DePauw U), "The Wizardry of Oz," reviewing Michael Patrick Hearn's Centennial Annotated Wizard, Katharine Rogers' biography of Baum, Ranjit S. Dighe's The Historian's Wizard of Oz, and Mark Swartz' Oz Before the Rainbow.

Lois Lowrey will receive the 2004 Kerlan Award at a Saturday morning brunch on April 10, 2004.

Hilary Moon Murphy has a story, "Nine-Fingered Mama," in New Voices In Science Fiction, ed. Mike Resnick (DAW pb, 2003)

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Conventions

January 23-25: Supercon XI, Austin, Minnesota. Best little relaxacon in southeastern Minnesota. $35 until December 31, 2003. FFI: http://supercon.info/

Jan 23-25, Confusion XXX, Troy, MI. GOHs: Bruce Sterling, Julie Bell, Geri Sullivan, Ron Westrum, Robert J. Sawyer. FFI: http://www.stilyagi.org/cons/2004

Jan 29-Feb 1, Capricon XXIV, Arlington Heights, IL. GOHs: Spider & Jeanne Robinson, Kimberly Reck, Bryan Palaszewski. FFI: http://www.capricon.org

Feb 13-15, Boskone 41, Boston, MA. GOHs: Stephen Baxter, Richard Hescox, Betsy Mitchell, Brenda & Bill Sutton. FFI: http://www.nesfa.org/boskone

Mar 5-7, Congenial (relaxacon), Racine, WI. http://www.congenial.org/

Mar 5-7, MarsCon 2004, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: John M. Ford, Dr. Demento, Richard Biggs, Davina, David E Romm, the Great Luke Ski. Adult $42, Child $15 to 1/31; Adult $55, Child $25 ATD. Supporting $20. FFI: http://www.marscon.org

Apr 9-11, 2004. Minicon 39. GoHs: Walter Jon Williams, Sharyn November, Deb Geisler. $35 to 10/31, $45 to 3/8, $70 ATD. Child $15, Supporting $15. FFI: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/minicon39/

Jul 30-Aug 2, Mythcon 35, Ann Arbor, MI. University of Michigan. GoHs: Neil Gaiman, Charles A. Huttar. FFI: www.mythsoc.org

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Laura Jean Fish, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun, and Larry Sanderson. Email board@mnstf.org - which also includes Polly Peterson, the Recording Secretary. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1^st and 3^rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 3^rd Wednesday of the month.

Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: 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.

Artists and Writers: Get your art and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, small-and-cozy general-interest publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy 651-771-7226

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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 December 25^th, 2003 sharp!