Einblatt! October 2017

Calendar

• Mon, Oct 2, 4-6PM. Ann Leckie signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
• Sat, Oct 7. Minn-StF Meeting cancelled in favor of Decongestant
• Sat, Oct 7, 9am-6pm. GPS Scavenger Hunt. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/events/122467341746703
• Tues, Oct 10, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses Dark Matter, a Ghost Story by Michelle Paver. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
• Sat, Oct 14, 1-2PM. Kij Johnson signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
• Sun, Oct 15, 2-5PM. LSC&TS. Linda Lounsbury's, 4125 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. Annual Doll Fashion Show. Cat, no smoking, not childproof (supervised kids welcome). FFI: 612-824-6336.
• Sat, Oct 21. Minn-StF Meeting moved to Oct 28 for Halloween at Dreampark.
• Thurs, Oct 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
• Sat, Oct 28, 1-2PM. Steven Brust signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
• Sat, Oct 28, #. Minn-StF Halloween. Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228.

Advance Warning

Minn-StF Meetings: Nov 11, Aaron vander Giessen & Emily Stewart's; Nove 18, TBD.
Give to the Max Day: Thurs, Nov 16. Minn-StF is a participating organization.

Announcements:

Baron DavE Romm died on September 4th.

Minn-StF is an available charity for Amazon Smile. Search for "The Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc.".

Minicon 53 will be chaired by Kevin Austin and Emily Stewart.

Minn-StF has resurrected the Quartermaster position, and trying to generate a list of everything we own. Joel Phillips has accepted the position. If you have any items owned by Minn-StF in your possession, please let Joel know at the e-mail address quartermaster@mnstf.org.

The Minn-StF President is Ann Totusek. She can be reached at president@mnstf.org.

# - Minn-StF Meetings start at 2pm, but there are rarely a lot of people showing up before 4pm. The business meeting will typically be between 5-6pm.

Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Irene & Scott Raun, Robin Severson, Bill Christ, Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Ann Totusek, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Mark Richards, Joel Phillips and Christine, Clay & Hershey Harris, David Cargo, Rachel Kronick.

Birthdays:

2: Elizabeth LaVelle; 5: Joel Halpern; 6: Joe Agee; 9: Kevin Trainor; 10: Steve Glennon; 11: Beth Friedman; 12: Betsy Lundsten; 14: Barb Jensen; 17: Andy Anda; 18: Jeff Schalles; 20: Andrew Berlien, Lee Reynolds, Sharon Rosenberg; 21: Nancy McClure; 25: Sue Grandys

Publishing News

Steven Brust's 15th "Vlad" novel, Vallista, due out as Tor hc/eb in mid-October

Louise Erdrich, Future Home of The Living God, a HarperCollins hc, due November

Kij Johnson, The River Bank (a sequel to Wind In The Willows) is not out as a Small Beer Press hc/eb

Dreams & Nightmares #107 (September issue) contains poems by Ruth Berman ("Elfin Godmothers") and Terry Garey ("Spider Dream")

pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue

Conventions

Oct 6-8. Decongestant 2, Bloomington, MN. Registration: Adults, $50, 13-20, $10. FFI: http://mnstf.org/decongestant2/

Oct 6-8. Confabulous. Bloomington, MN. LGBTQ+ Gaming Relaxacon. Registration: $40. http://confabulous.org/

Oct 20-22. Anime Fusion. DoubleTree Park Place, St. Louis Park, MN. FFI: https://www.animefusion.net/

Mar 30 - Apr 1, 2018. Minicon 53. DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park, MN. GoHs: Rachel Swirsky, Lyda Morehouse, Registration: Adult $45, Student, $20, Kid, $10, Supporting $15 through 9 Mar 2018. FFI: http://mnstf.org/minicon53/

May 11-13, 2018. CONsole Room 2018. Hilton MSP Airport/Mall of America, Bloomington, MN. FFI: http://console-room.com/

Jun 22-24, 2018. 4th Street Fantasy 2018. St Louis Park, MN. Doubletree by Hilton. http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/2018/

Aug 15-19, 2018. Dublin 2019 (WorldCon), Dublin, Ireland. FFI: http://dublin2019.com/ (I think).

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Aaron Vande Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Hershey Harris - board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, check there for the next board meeting.

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 Sunday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, rab@freemars.org

PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest publication with members in three countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226

Einblatt from July 95 to date is on the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing-list - sign up at the website (here). The Dead-tree Einblatt is available by subscription. Cost is $10, payable by check mailed to the Minn-StF PO Box, check or cash handed to YrHumbleEinblattEd (as of December 2009, Scott Raun), or PayPal to webmaster@minicon.org.

This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin(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 October 26^th, 2017.