Einblatt! March 2018

Calendar

• Sat, Mar 3, 1:30-5:00PM. Stipple-Apa collation. David S. Cargo, 1735 Rome Ave, St. Paul. Open to members and potential members. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226.
• Sat, Mar 10, 1-2PM. Lois McMaster Bujold signs, mostly Penric's Fox. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
• Sat, Mar 10, 3-4PM. Steve Brust signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
• Sat, Mar 10, #. Minn-StF Voting Meeting. Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228.
• Sun, Mar 11, 2-4PM. Second Foundation discusses the works of Theodore Sturgeon. Parkway Pizza, 4359 Minnehaha Ave S, Mpls.
• Tues, Mar 13, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses The Magicians’ Land by Lev Grossman. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
• Thurs, Mar 22, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
• Sat, Mar 24, 11AM-5PM. Puzzle Party. In the Dining Room on the ground floor. Secure building, someone will need to let you in. Ruth Odren, 2800 E 31st St, Mpls. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, jmealy73@gmail.com, 651-771-7226
• Sat, Mar 24, 1PM?. Minicon 53 Open Meeting. Location TBD.
• Sat, Mar 17/24, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Location & exact date TBD, may be cancelled due to lack of volunteer.
• Sat, Mar 24, 1-2PM. Kelly Barnhill and Kelly McCullough sign. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-9984
• Wed, Mar 28, 6PM? Minicon Work Party. Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy’s, 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls.
• Fri, Mar 30 - Sun, Apr 1. Minicon 53.
• Sun, Apr 1, 2:30-5:00PM. LSC&TS. Laura Krentz’ room, DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park, MN.
• Mon, Apr 2, 6PM. Minicon Dessicated Dog Party. Irene & Scott Raun’s, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451 realitychallenged@fireopal.org, sraun@fireopal.org

Advance Warning

Minn-StF Meetings: Apr 7 & 21, TBD

Announcements:

The Minn-StF Picnic will be on Saturday, 21 July, starting at 12N. It will be at the same location as last year. Bill Christ would like a couple of volunteers to help set up starting about 11am. FFI: billc@visi.com.

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

Birthdays:

9: David Emerson; 10: Margie Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: Megan Frank; 19: Karen Cooper; 21: Teresa Nielsen Hayden; 22: Kelly Strait; 27: Bryan Andersen, Peter Hentges; 28: Davey Snyder, 31: Seven Anderson

Publishing News

Local Authors:
Kelly Barnhill, Dreadful Young Ladies, story collection (Algonquin, 2018)
Kaethe Schwehn, The Rending and the Nest, novel (Bloomsbury, 2018)

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

Conventions

Mar 2-4. 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. 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. Anime Detour. FFI: http://www.animedetour.com/

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

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

Jul 5-8. CONvergence 2018. FFI: www.convergence-con.org/

Aug 16-20. 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 March 22^nd, 2018.