Einblatt! December 2017
Calendar
- Fri, Dec 1, 7-10PM. GPS Movie Night. Event Horizon, Room 107, 1121 Jackson St NE, Mpls. FFI: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gps-movie-night-december-2017-tickets-39872836728
- Sat, Dec 2, 4PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Carol Kennedy and Jonathan Adams', 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. Cats. Kids & Service animals OK, wrangle your own. There will be food about 6PM. FFI: Carol, 612-834-0095
- Sat, Dec 9, 10AM-5PM. GPS Holiday Emporium. Event Horizon, Room 107, 1121 Jackson St NE, Mpls. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/events/273553523152763
- Sat, Dec 9, 1-2PM. Lois McMaster Bujold signs, mostly Penric's Mission. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
- Tues, Dec 12, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses The Arc by Patrick S. Tomlinson. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
- Sat, Dec 16, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's. 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451, sraun@fireopal.org, realitychallenged@fireopal.org.
- Thurs, Dec 21, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
- Sat, Dec 31, #. Minn-StF New Year's Eve. Safe Harbor, 7765 Drew Ave N, Brooklyn Park. Smoking outside only, child-friendly but not child-proofed. FFI: Robin Severson, 612-643-0725, 612-216-4020, robin@ytilaer.com
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Jan 6: Erin McKee & David Wilford's; Jan 20: Clay & Hershey Harris'
Announcements:
CoA: Nate Bucklin, Augustana Home, 1007 East 14th St, Rm 466, Minneapolis, MN 55404. 612-238-8541
Starting Sunday November 26th, DreamHaven will be open on Sundays from Noon to 5:00 pm through December 17th.
Kathleen Ann "Mac" McDougall died on November 13th.
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.
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: Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, 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: Martin McClure; 3: Lynn Anderson; 4: Jerry Corwin, Felicia Herman, Anne Gay; 9: Larry Sanderson; 10: Laura Krentz; 11: Ken Fletcher, David Wilford; 12: Joan Marie Verba; 13: Emma Bull; 15: Scott Raun; 23: Dean Gahlon; 24: Karen Johnson; 25: Eric Forste; 31: Jan Appelbaum, Erik Emery
Conventions
Mar 2-4, 2018. MarsCon 2018. Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Airport/Mall of America, Bloomington, MN. $50 Adult, $25 Child through 1/31/18. FFI: https://marscon.org/2018/index.php
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/
Apr 6-8, 2018. Anime Detour. FFI: http://www.animedetour.com/
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/
Jul 5-8, 2018. CONvergence 2018. FFI: www.convergence-con.org/
Aug 16-20, 2018. WorldCon76. San Jose, CA. FFI: http://www.worldcon76.org/
Aug 15-19, 2019. Dublin 2019 (WorldCon), Dublin, Ireland. FFI: http://dublin2019.com/ (I think).
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Aaron Vander Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Hershey Harris - board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are generally held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/, 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 December 21st, 2017.