Einblatt! April 2018

Calendar

• Sat, Apr 7, 1:30PM. Rivendell discusses Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric & Desdemona novellas. Southeast Library, 1222 4th St SE, Mpls. FFI: d-lena@umn.edu
• Sat, Apr 7, #. Minn-StF Meeting. 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
• Tues, Apr 10, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses The Course of Honor by Avoliot. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
• Thurs, Apr 19, 7:00PM. John Scalzi tour for Head On. Free ticket for signing pass out starts at 9AM. Ticket does not guarantee seating. Barnes & Noble - HarMar, 2100 N Snelling Ave, Roseville. FFI: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061912470-0
• Sat, Apr 21, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Location TBD.
• Sat, Apr 21, 3PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. At the Minn-StF Meeting, or at Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Any board member
• Thurs, Apr 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.

Advance Warning

Minn-StF Meetings: May 5 & 19

Announcements:

The new Minn-StF Board is Anna Dudda, Aaron Vander Giessen, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Hershey Harris.

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

Birthdays:

1: Michael Mornard; 2: Jeffrey A. Ahlstrom; 3: Mike Dorn; 9: Julie Johnson; 16: Carole Vandal, 18: Shannon Leslie, Richard Tatge; 22: Steven Bond, Laurel Winter; 28: Peg Kerr Ihinger; 29: Martin Schafer

Publishing News

Local author: Greg Ripley, Voice of the Elders, Calumet Editions.

Local Publisher: Queen of Swords Press - Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks

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Conventions

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/

Apr 19-21, 2019. Minicon 54. DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park. GoHs: Naomi Kritzer, Dave DeVries. Adults $45, student $20, kid $10, supporting $15. FFI: http://mnstf.org/minicon54/

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

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Anna Dudda, Aaron Vander Giessen, 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 April 26^th, 2018.