Einblatt! January 2019
Calendar
- Sat, Jan 5, #. Minn-StF Meeting & Christmas Tree Burning. Erin McKee & David Wilford’s. 549 E 3rd St, New Richmond, WI. Cats, dogs. Musical instruments especially welcome. FFI: 715-222-9167
- Tues, Jan 8, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses Maggie Shen King's An Excess Male. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
- Sat, Jan 12, 1:30PM. Rivendell discusses The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, by Theodora Goss. Rondo Community Outreach Library, 461 Dale St N, St Paul. FFI: d-lena@umn.edu
- Tues, Jan 15, 8:00-10:30PM. The Not-So Silent Planet: A Speculative Open-Mic. Kieran's Irish Pub, 85 6th St N, Mpls. FFI: http://www.wordsprout.org/the-not-so-silent-planet-a-speculative-open-mic.html
- Sat, Jan 19, #. Minn-StF Meeting & Clay’s Birthday Party. Clay & Hershey Harris’. 3601 Towndale Dr., Bloomington. Dog. Smoking outside. Talk to Clay about alternate parking if you're there after 2AM. FFI: 952-832-9194
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Feb 2, Safe Harbor; Feb 16, Pool Party
Announcements:
Minn-StF is an available charity for Amazon Smile. Search for "The Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc.".
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: Robin Severson, Irene & Scott Raun, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Bill Christ, Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Linda Lounsbury, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Mark Richards, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Clay & Hershey Harris, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Ann Totusek, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Joel Phillips and Christine, David Cargo.
Birthdays:
1: Peggy O’Neill; 2: Don Blyly, Thorin Tatge, Patrick Nielsen Hayden; 4: David Messer; 5: Claire Lenander; 7: Margo Bratton; 9: Greg Ketter; 11: Victor Raymond; 12: Seth Breidbart; 14: Lisa Sanders; 15: Bruce Schneier; 17: Giovanna Fregni, Andrew Bertke; 18: Pamela Dyer-Bennet; 20: Kij Johnson; 24: John Houghton, Katie Krantz; 30: Linda Lounsbury.
Publishing News
Michael Merriam's short story "Fast Gliding Down the Rails," a tale of the ghostly Minnesota Zephyr, appears in Unfit #2 published in December.
A reprint of Michael Merriam's short story "Tenari" was published in the Queen of Swords Press anthology Scourge of the Seas of Time (and Space), edited by Catherine Lundoff.
William Alexander, "The House on the Moon," ss in Uncanny #24 (Sept/Oct 2018)
Ruth Berman,"Explosion in the Time Factory, poem in Dreams & Nightmares #110 (Sept)
Jason Walz (St. Paul), Last Pick, sf-themed graphic novel tp from Macmillan, came out earlier this year
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback eb=ebook nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Mar 1-3, 2019. MarsCon 2019, Hilton Minneapols/St. Paul Airport Mall of America. GoHs: Bill Blair, J.G Hertzler, A. Merc Rustad, Luke Ski. FFI: marscon.org/2019/index.php
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/
Jun 13-16, 2019. 4th Street Fantasy, Hilton Doubletree, St Louis Park, MN. http://4thstreetfantasy.com/
Jul 4-7, 2019. Convergence 2019. Hyatt Regency, Mpls. FFI: http://www.convergence-con.org/
Aug 15-19, 2019. Dublin 2019 (WorldCon), Dublin, Ireland. FFI: http://dublin2019.com/ (I think).
Oct 18-20, 2019. Gaylaxicon 2019, DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park, MN. FFI: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaylaxicon-2019-registration-51438596226
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 January 24th, 2019.