Einblatt! August 2013
Calendar
- Thurs, Aug 1, 6:30-7:45PM. Speculations Reading Series: Jack McDevitt, Catherine Lundoff & Roy C. Booth read. Dreamhaven Books, 2301 38th St E, Mpls. FFI: Eric Heideman, 612-721-5959, eheideman@dhzone.com
- Friday, August 2, 12N-1:00PM. Jack McDevitt autographs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, unclehugo@aol.com
- Sat, Aug 3, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz’. 4323 France Ave, Mpls. Bring something to grill if you like. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150.
- Tues, Aug 6, 5:00-6:00PM. Larry Correia autographs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, unclehugo@aol.com
- Sat, Aug 17, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Liz Fish's, 1417 Breda Ave, St Paul. Near Como Park. Cats (No dogs in the house. There is a fenced back yard.). Smoking outside. Grill available. FFI: 612-310-6489.
- Sun, Aug 18, 2-5PM. LSCTS. Laura Krentz’. 4323 France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no smoking. RSVP Requested. FFI: 612-929-2150.
- Sat, Aug 24, 1PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Beth Friedman’s, 6915 10th Ave. S, Richfield. FFI: Any Board member
- Thurs, Aug 29, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Sept 7: Linda Lounsbury’s; Sept 21, Irene & Scott Raun’s.
Meet the 2013 DUFF Winner, Bill Wright: Sept 9, Linda Lounsbury’s
Announcements:
# - 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. This is a change from last month’s change of the standard start time.
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Bill Christ, Beth Friedman, Emily Stewart & Aaron Vander Giessen, Rachel Kronick & Eric Forste, Linda Lounsbury, Joel Phillips, Ann Totusek & Kelly James, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Irene & Scott Raun, Mark Richards, Patricia Zetelumen, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Clay Harris, Lydia Nickerson, David & Pamela Dyer-Bennet, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Carole Vandal.
Birthdays:
3: Reed Waller; 4: Marianne Hageman; 6: Curtis Gibson, Ericka Johnson; 7: Terry A. Garey; 9: Bob Berlien, Karen Schaffer; 11: Nate Bucklin; 16: Joyce Maetta Odum, Tony Von Krag; 17: Mitch Pockrandt; 18: Judie Cilcain; 19: Hershey Lima; 22: Sara Logan, Elise Matthesen, Will Shetterly; 24: Jerry Stearns
Conventions
Aug 2-4. Diversicon, St. Paul, MN GoH: Jack McDevitt (Pre-reg Deadlines Mar 15/Jul 14.) http://www.diversicon.org/
Oct 18-20. METHOD Con, St. Louis Park, MN. Minn-StF’s FallCon. Pre-Reg: $40 to 10/2, ATD $45, Day $25, Teen $20, Kids 10 & under Free. Springhill Suites Marriott, 5901 Wayzata Blvd FFI: www.mnstf.org/methodcon/
Aug 29-Sept 2. LoneStarCon3. San Antonio, TX. FFI: http://www.lonestarcon3.org/
Aug 14-18, 2014. Loncon 3. London, England. FFI: http://www.loncon3.org/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Beth Friedman, Dean Gahlon, Hershey Lima and Scott Raun. Email board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, 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 six 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 August 29th, 2013.