**SPECIAL "Brand New Year, Same Old EINBLATT" January 1996 Issue** DEC 30 (Sat): Stipple-Apa 131 collation. 2 pm at home of John Stanley and Jeanne Mealy / 766 Laurel Ave. (St. Paul). Copy count 25. FFI: 225-4323 or Judy at 699-7676. 31 (Sun): New Year's Eve party. 4 pm until 1996, at (the new) Courts of Chaos / 2609 3rd Ave. S. (Mpls). Smoking and nonsmoking areas; pet (cat/dog) and "nonpet" areas; "not particularly childproof." Food/drink contributions are traditional. FFI: 872-9793. JAN 1 (Mon): Annual "Hair of the Dog" party at home of Larry Sanderson / 519 West 27th Street (Mpls); 2 pm until Whenever. FFI: 871-2265. 6 (Sat): Minn-STF meeting. 2:30 pm on at home of Don Bailey and Margo Bratton / 4736 Pleasant Ave. S. (Mpls). Cats; no smoking; not childproof. This is also a Twelfth Night Party and Birthday-Party-for-Everyone-With-January-Birthdays. FFI: 825-6549. 11 (Thu): Jack Cady reads and signs at DreamHaven / 912 W. Lake Street (Mpls). Probably 7 pm, but time not set yet: suggest calling first to 379-8924. 13 (Sat): Beth Friedman moves, starting at noon, from 2630 Pleasant Ave. S.-Apt. 301 (Mpls) to 4242 Minnehaha Ave. S. (Mpls). Help sought; munchies provided: 874-7366. 13 (Sat): Minnesota Imaginative Fiction Writers' Alliance (MIFWA) meets at 2 pm at upper meeting room of Walker (Mpls Public) Library / 2880 Hennepin Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: "Creating Believable Villains," discussed by Ruth Berman, Joan Marie Verba, Eric M. Heideman, possibly others. FFI: Eric at 825-9353. 14 (Sun): Diversicon meeting. 2 pm, at the home of Joseph Agee and Andrew Bertke / 7433 Humboldt Ave. S. (Richfield). Topic: dealers' room and art show. FFI: 798-5880. 14 (Sun): North Country Gaylaxians gathering. 7 pm, at home of Kathy Sidles / 3416 19th Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: Minicon panel. FFI: Kathy at 721-3875 or Penny at 729-9015. 20 (Sat): WorldBuilding Society meeting. 1 pm, at Boomer's / 312 Central Ave. S. (Mpls). "Look for the people with the books." Topic: "Credible Villains." FFI: Dan Goodman at 871-5461 or e-mail to: dsg@maroon.tc.umn.edu 20 (Sat): Minn-STF Meeting. 2:30 pm on, at home of Marianne Hageman and Mike Dorn / 2965 Payne Ave. (Little Canada). No smoking; not childproof; "many stuffed animals and one small, non-stuffed, dog." FFI: 483-3422. 20 (Sat): Minneapa 321 collation. 3 pm, at the meeting. Copy count 30. FFI: 827-1775. 21 (Sun): SF Minnesota etc. annual Conclave of Local Fan Groups. 1 pm in meeting room of Southdale (Hpn Co) Library / 7001 York Ave. S. (Edina). FFI: Art Johnson: 432-9014. 21 (Sun): Minicon 31 meeting. 2 pm, at the Radisson South. FFI: Kay at 926-7975; Tom at 798-5011; Glenn at 920-2037 (e.g., the Exec) or other ConCom members. 22 (Mon): Minn-STF Board of Directors meeting. 7:30 pm, at home of Kay Drache / 3067 Zarthan Avenue S. (St. Louis Park). FFI: 926-7975. 26 (Fri): Arcana meeting. 7:30 pm, at Tracy's Saloon / 2207 Franklin Ave. E. (Mpls). Topic: programming. FFI: Kathy Youker at 484-2575. 27 (Sat): Rivendell Society meets at place TBA. Topic: Lovecraft's "DreamQuest" stories. FFI, or to volunteer a meeting place for this or future meetings, Dave at 292-8887. 28 (Sun): Second Foundation meeting. 2 pm, at CityView CoOp / 1807 Elliott Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: "The Works of Iain M. Banks." FFI: 872-6926 or 825-9353. 30 (Tue): Deadline to get information into the February EINBLATT is 7:00:00 (yes, to the second) tonight, though those who get it in to-the-several-days-ago-already get gold stars and my gratitude. However, last minute info, if you must, to: 824-5157. FEB 1 (Thu): Deadline for Minicon suite/cabana etc. room requests: see info and form in the Minicon 31 progress report(s). ****************************************************************************************** FEB Fads: Minn-STF mtgs 3 & 17 (Pool Party); Stipple 10; Minicon mtgs 11 & 25; Einblatt 27 ****************************************************************************************** Correction/Humble Groveling on Dec issue: the book DRAGON'S HONOR is by Kij Johnson and Greg Cox, not by Kij Johnson alone. (Kij also reports a CoA--see below--and a new job as nonfiction editor for Wizards of the Coast.) Changes of Address: Andy Dunn / 653 Galtier St.--#102 / St Paul MN 55103 David & Pamela Dyer-Bennet / 3721 Blaisdell Ave. S. / Mpls MN 55409 Ed Eastman / 5717 31st Ave. S.--Apt. 18 / Mpls MN 55417 Rick Gellman / 743 Sherburne Ave. / St. Paul MN 55104; home 290-7789; work 456-6760 Kij Johnson / 1815 Harvard--#F / Seattle WA 98122; phone (206) 329-1341 Lydia Nickerson / 3721 Blaisdell Ave. S. / Mpls MN 55409; phone 827-6521 George Peaberry (sp?) / 240 Arion Street E. / St. Paul MN 55118-1550 Charles Piehl / 7226 Edgewood Ave. N. / Brooklyn Park MN 55428; phone 561-5212 This is the (belated) Annual Directory Issue of EINBLATT; circa 460 copies are going out, with Jan 96 Minn-STF Directory, to individuals on mailing list--including about 90 who usually share a "household address" copy. Next month, back to normal. ****************************************************************************************** * * * Sympathies to Tom Juntunen on the December 6th death of his father, Wally, at age 67. * * * ****************************************************************************************** CONVENTIONS--LOCAL AND/OR WITH LOCALS AS GUESTS (mostly--LOCUS or me for more details): Arisia '96 (Jan. 12-14). GoH include Emma Bull and Will Shetterly. Boston Park Plaza, Cambridge MA. Chattacon 21 (Jan.12-14). GoH include Steven Brust. $30 to 1 Jan. Chattanooga. (404) 578-8461. Gamicon Zeta (Jan. 26-28). Gaming con in Iowa City. $12 to: PO Box 525 / Iowa City IA 52244. Life, the Universe and Everything 14 (Jan. 31-Feb. 3). GoH include Patricia Wrede. Salt Lake City. Cremecon (Feb. 2-4). GoH: Lawrence Watt-Evans, Sue Weinlein, CH Burnett, Richard Russell. Glendale WI. $20 to 4 Jan to: PO Box 37986 / Milwaukee WI 53237 (include SASE). FFI: (414) 223-3243. Boskone 33 (Feb. 16-18). GoH include Lois McMaster Bujold. Framingham MA. FFI: (617) 625-2311. Con of the North (March 8-10). Gaming. Landmark Center, St. Paul. FFI: Box 18096 / Mpls MN 55418. Rhinocon 3 (March 8-10). GoH: Steven Brust. London, Ontario CAN. FFI: (519) 293-3876. ConamaZoo 4 (March 15-17). GoH: Pamela Dean. Battle Creek MI. $20 to Box 1546 / Evanston IL 60204. Minicon 31 (April 5-7). GoH: Suzette Haden Elgin, David Ossman, Joe Siclari, Edie Stern. Radisson South (already full), Sofitel, Holiday Inn (Bloomington). $30 to 14 Feb ($12 child); then $60: Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. FFI: 333-7533, or request@minicon31.mnstf.org DemiCon 7 (May 3-5). GoH: Algis Budrys, Keith Berdak, Otto and Ruth Sheller, Rusty Hevelin. Howard Johnson Des Moines. $20 to April 1. FFI: Box 7572 / Des Moines IA 50322 or (515) 224-7654. Mage Con North 2 (May 3-5). GoH: Margaret Weis. Best Western Ramkota Inn, Sioux Falls. $15 to Mage Con 2 / Box 84828 / Sioux Falls SD 57118. KeyCon 13 (May 17-19). GoH: Larry Niven, Tanya Huff, Sunshine Katz, Dave Hayward. Winnipeg. C$30 to 2 Jan. to: WinSFA / Box 3178 / Winnipeg MB R3C 4E6 Canada. Conquest 27 (May 24-26). GoH: Allen Steele, Lubov, Myrna Logan, Lee Killough. FFI: Conquest 27 / Box 36212 / Kansas City MO 64171; call (913) 649-8733, or e-mail: K-Stokes3@genie.geis.com WisCon 20 (May 24-27). GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin plus many GoHs from past WisCons, including Lois McMaster Bujold. Concourse Hotel, Madison. $25 ($15 child) until 1 March to: SF3 / PO Box 1624 / Madison WI 53701-1624. FFI: (608) 233-8850; or wiscon.concom@cs.wisc.edu SFRA 1996 (June 21-23). GoH: Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski; also Eleanor Arnason, Earl Joseph, & Joan Slonczewski. Holiday Inn Campus, Eau Claire. $90 to 31 Jan. to: SFRA 1996 / College of Arts & Sciences Outreach / U of Wisc.-Eau Claire / Eau Claire WI 54702; fax (715) 836-2380. Diversicon 4 (August 2-4). GoH: Maureen McHugh. $20 adult/$15 child to 14 Feb.; then $25/20 to July 4th. FFI: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408-8036, or call 798-5880. MadMedia 3D (Sept. 13-15). Ramada Inn, Madison. $25 ($15 child) to PO Box 9873 / Madison WI 53715. Bouchercon 27 (Oct. 9-13). Radisson Hotel (St. Paul). $75 to 31 Dec. 95. FFI: 871-1227. World Fantasy Con '96 (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). GoH: Katherine Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale. Schuamburg IL. $80 to 31 Dec.; then $90, to WFC 1996 / Box 473 / Oak Forest IL 60452. JANUARY BIRTHDAYS: 2: Don Blyly, Ann Neset, Thorin Tatge; 4: David Messer; 5: Claire Lenander; 6: Thomas Juntunen; 7: Margo Bratton; 9: Greg Ketter; 11: Victor Raymond; 15: Bruce Schneier; 17: Giovanna Fregni; 18: Pamela Dyer-Bennet; 20: Kij Johnson; 24: Keith Hauer-Lowe, John Houghton; 26: John Slade; 30: Linda Lounsbury. SALES, PUBLICATIONS, REPRINTS, HONORS BY MINN-STF MEMBERS AND/OR LOCAL SF WRITERS: edited book: Jack Zipes, ed. & translator, THE FAIRY TALES OF HERMAN HESSE (Bantam tp, 1995) short story: Will Shetterly, "Secret Identity," in A STARFARER'S DOZEN, ed. Michael Stearns article: Lawrence Sutin, "The Case for Science Fiction," in HUNGRY MIND REVIEW, Winter 95/96. Elise Matthesen, "Vampires and Aliens," in LAVENDER LIFESTYLES 24 November 1995. ONGOING INFORMATION: Minn-STF Hotline: Provides latest information and accepts messages: (612) 824-5559. Minicon Voice Mail at (612) 333-7533; see also Minicon Web site at: http://www.ddb.com/minicon31/ Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 827-3228. Shockwave (and) Sound Affects. Local sf radio shows. Saturdays at 6-6:30/6:30-7 on KFAI-FM (90.3). EINBLATT also posted on Usenet groups alt.fandom.misc ((and)) rec.arts.sf.fandom ((and)) mn.general EINBLATT from July 95 to date also archived at this WorldWideWeb address: http://www.ddb.com/mnstf/ Local sf/fantasy computer bulletin boards include: Fire Opal 822-4812 Sysop: Scott Raun Terraboard 721-8967 Sysop: David Dyer-Bennet Mostly Harmless 943-1506 Sysop: TomKat Keeley EINBLATT is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local sf community. Send same to Denny Lien / 3149 Park Ave. S. / Minneapolis MN 55407; or call me at (612) 824-5157 or 624-0503 (work). E-mail can now go to: einblatt@mnstf.org ((or)) to me at: d-lien@maroon.tc.umn.edu /// Next deadline is 7:00 pm SHARP on Tuesday, January 30, 1996.