Einblatt! March 2015
Calendar
- Thurs, Mar 5, 6:30-8:00PM. Friends of Nokomis Library Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Carrie Mercer, 612-718-2934, cmercermn@comcast.net
- Sat, Mar 7, #. Minn-StF Meeting cancelled in favor or Marscon.
- Tues, Mar 10, 7:00-9:30PM. ESP Speculative Fiction Meetup. Topic: Writing the Modern Fairy Tale. Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave, St Paul. FFI: http://meetup.com/minnspec
- Tues, Mar 10, 7PM. North Country Gaylaxians discuss Glasshouse, by Charlie Stross. Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://www.ncgaylaxians.org/; Don Kaiser, donkaiser@mac.com
- Fri, Mar 13, 7:00PM. GPS Read the Book/See the Movie - Twelve Monkeys, by Elizabeth Hand. FFI: bookmovie@geekpartnership.org
- Sun, Mar 15, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Linda Lounsbury's, 4125 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. Cat, no smoking, not childproof (supervised kids welcome). FFI: 612-824-6336.
- Sat, Mar 21, 1PM. Rivendell discusses Secret Murder: Who Shall Judge?, by Ellen Kuhfeld, with the author. Southeast Community Library, 1222 4th St SE, Mpls. FFI: David Lenander, d-lena@umn.edu
- Sat, Mar 21, 12N. Minicon Open Meeting. Kelly James's, 7765 Drew Ave N, Brooklyn Park
- Sat, Mar 21, #. Minn-StF Voting Meeting. Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228.
- Thurs, Mar 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
- Sun, Mar 29, 10:00 AM-12N. World/Future Building. Lund's Community Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://meetup.com/minnspec
- Sun, Mar 29, 12N-1:30PM. Living with a Writer (or Artist, Musician, Actor…). Lund's Community Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://meetup.com/minnspec
- Sun, Mar 29, 2:00-4:00PM. MSP Crit Group. Lund's Community Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://meetup.com/minnspec
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Apr 4: cancelled in favor of Minicon; Apr 18: TBD
Announcements:
Ann Totusek will be chairing Minicons 51 and 52.
Anniversary Sale at Uncle Hugo's & Uncle Edgar's - Friday, February 27-Sunday, March 8.
Our president Peer Dudda has set up an e-mail address specifically for his duties - MNstf_Prez@comcast.net.
The Minn-StF Board is soliciting bids for FallCon 2015.
# - 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: Chrisi Hansen & Mike Schneider, Ann Totusek, Sidhe Brewing, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Clay Harris & Hershey Lima, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Irene & Scott Raun, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Emily Stewart & Aaron Vander Giessen, Liz Fish, Bill Christ, Kelly James, Polly Peterson, Rachel Kronick & Eric Forste, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Mark Richards & Peer Dudda, Josh More, Shaun Kelly, Corwin & Dee Brust, Linda Lounsbury, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz.
Birthdays:
9: David Emerson; 10: Margie Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: Megan Totusek; 19: Karen Cooper; 21: Teresa Nielsen Hayden; 27: Bryan Andersen, Peter Hentges; 28: Davey Snyder, 31: Seven Anderson
Publishing News
Ruth Berman has a poem, "The Fates Rebel," in the March 2015 Asimov's Science Fiction.
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Mar 6-8. MarsCon 2015. Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Robert Odegard, Richard Tatge, Dave Duca, Lyda Morehouse. FFI: http://marscon.org/2015
Mar 12-15. OperaCon w/ Somtow Sucharitkul. Milwaukee, WI. FFI: http://www.fijagdh.com/operacon
Apr 2-5. Minicon 50, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Jane Yolen, Larry Niven, Brandon Sanderson, Michael Whelan, Adam Stemple & Tom Doherty. FFI: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon50/
May 22-24. MantiCon 2015, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Eric Flint. FFI: http://www.manticon.org/
June 26-28. Fourth Street Fantasy, St. Louis Park, MN. www.4thstreetfantasy.com/2015/
Jul 24-26. Diversicon 23. Twin Cities, MN. GoH: Yatasha L Womack. FFI: http://diversicon.org
Aug 19-23. Sasquan, Worldcon 2015. Spokane, WA. FFI: http://sasquan.org/
Oct 9-11. JOFCon Minneapolis 2015. St. Louis Park, MN. FFI: http://jofconmsp2015.blogspot.com/
Aug 17-21, 2016. MidAmeriCon II, Worldcon 2016. FFI: http://midamericon2.org/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Beth Friedman, Dean Gahlon, Lydia Nickerson, Scott Raun & Matt Strait - 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
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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 March 26th, 2015.