Einblatt! February 2019
Calendar
- Sat, Feb 2, #. 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.
- Thurs, Feb 7, 7PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Any board member
- Tues, Feb 12, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses River Solomon's An Unkindness of Ghosts. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
- Sat, Feb 16, 1:00PM. Minicon Meeting. Doubletree Park Place in a room that is not the pool party room space or the Superman space.
- Sat, Feb 16, #. Minn-StF Pool Party & 1st Nominations. DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park. Host: Mark Richards
- Mon, Feb 18, 6:30-9:30PM. GPS Arts Initiative Figure Drawing Salon. Event Horizon Classroom (106A). 1121 Jackson St NE, Mpls.
- Tues, Feb 19, 6:00-9:00PM. GPS Open Meeting. Social hour at 6:00, meeting at 7:00, Event Horizon. 1121 Jackson St NE, Mpls.
- Tues, Feb 19, 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
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Mar 2 (2nd Board Nominations), Joel Phillips & Christine's; Mar 16 (Voting), Dreampark; Apr 6, TBD; Apr 20, cancelled in favor of Minicon; May 4, TBD
Minicon Meetings: Mar 17, Southdale Public Library
Announcements:
GPS Board Elections, May 14. FFI: https://geekpartnership.org/about-gps/board-elections/
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: Erin McKee & David Wilford, Clay & Hershey Harris, Robin Severson, Irene & Scott Raun, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Bill Christ, Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Linda Lounsbury, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Mark Richards, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Ann Totusek, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Joel Phillips and Christine, David Cargo.
Birthdays:
5: Faun Bonewits, Anna Dudda, Shelly Belsky; 8: Kathy Grantham; 11: Page Appelbaum; 15: Erik Biever; 16: John Stanley; 20: Dan Goodman; 23: Peter Larsen; 25: Charles Piehl; 26: Matt Strait
Publishing News
Naomi Kritzer: "The Thing About Ghost Stories," Uncanny Magazine #25 (Nov/Dec issue)
Marissa Lingen: "The Thing, with Feathers," Uncanny Magazine #26 (Jan/Feb); "Objects in the Novel Museum, 2075," Daily Science Fiction (online) for December 12th; also, her recent Analog story "Left to Take the Lead" was reprinted in Clarkesworld #148 (January)
Michael Merriam, "Fast Gliding Down the Rails," Unfit Magazine, vol. 2 (November)
G. David Nordley, "Empress of Starlight," Analog (Nov/Dec)
local publisher:
Coffee House Press -- Samuel Johnson's Eternal Return, by Martin Riker
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 February 21st, 2019.