Einblatt! November 2016
Calendar
- Sat, Nov 5, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Aaron vander Giessen & Emily Stewart's, 2829 Alabama Ave S, St Louis Park. Cats, no guns, smoking outside. FFI: 612-747-5990, mle292@gmail.com
- Sat, Nov 5, 3PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. At the Minn-StF Meeting.
- Tues, Nov 8, 7PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses The Magician and the Fool, by Barth Anderson. Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Mpls.
- Wed, Nov 9, 7:00PM. Writers in Conversation: Victorya Chase, Kelly Barnhill, Abra Staffin-Wiebe, & Lyda Morehouse discuss women in science fiction and writing female protagonists, along with a brief reading. Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls.
- Sun, Nov 13, 2:00-5:00PM. LSC&TS. Terry Garey's, 3149 Park Ave S, Mpls. Cats, no smoking, no guns, no kids without prior arrangement. FFI: t-gare@umn.edu
- Sun, Nov 13, 2:00PM. Second Foundation discusses the works of Shirley Jackson. Parkway Pizza, 4359 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls.
- Thurs, Nov 17. Give to the Max Day. Minn-StF is a participating organization.
- Sat, Nov 19, 1PM. Rivendell discusses Eric Heideman's Raiders of the 7th Planet. Southeast Library, 1222 4th St SE, Mpls.
- Sat, Nov 19, 2PM. “Minneapolis in 2023” WorldCon Bid Discussion. Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina.
- Sat, Nov 19, #. Minn-StF Meeting. David Cargo's, 1735 Rome Ave, St Paul. Cats, no smoking. FFI: escargo@skypoint.com
- Sun, Nov 20, 2:00PM. Minicon 52 Open Meeting. Franklin Library, 1314 E Franklin Ave, Mpls.
- Sun, Nov 20, 3:00-6:00PM. MNSpec Local Author Showcase. Acadia Café, 329 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. FFI: www.meetup.com/MNspec/
- Thurs, Nov 24, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Dec 3, Blaisdell Poly; Dec 17, Irene & Scott Raun's; Dec 31, Event Horizon. Minicon Meeting & Work Party: Dec 11, TBD
Announcements:
GPS is accepting Space Camp Scholarship applications through December 15th. FFI: http://www.geekpartnership.org/programs/spacecamp/
The Minn-StF Board is soliciting bids for Minicon 53.
Minn-StF has resurrected the Quartermaster position, and trying to generate a list of everything we own. Joel Phillips has accepted the position, and will be organizing an inventory of the storage locker. If you have any items owned by Minn-StF in your possession, please let Joel know at the e-mail address quartermaster@mnstf.org.
The new Minn-StF President is Emily Stewart. 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: Irene & Scott Raun, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Robin Severson, Rachel Kronick, Bill Christ, Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Marian Turner & Michael Kauper, Mark Richards, Clay & Hershey Harris, Blaisdell Polytechnic.
Birthdays:
1: Jane Freitag; 2: Don Fitch; 4: Kara Dalkey; 6: Jack Targonski; 11: Marty Helgesen; 15: Rob Ihinger; 23: Steven Brust
Conventions
Nov 5, 1-9PM 13 Gears Steampunk Event. Grain Belt Bottling House, 79 13th Ave NE, Mpls. FFI: http://13gears.yolasite.com/
Feb 16-19, 2017. Capricon 37. Wheeling, IL. GoHs: Beth Revis, Meg Frank. FFI: http://capricon.org/capricon37/
Mar 3-5, 2017. Marscon 2017, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Benjamin & Cariann Higginbotham. Registration: Teen/Adult $40, 6-12 $20, Supporting $25, through 10/31. FFI: http://marscon.org/2017/
Apr 14-17, 2017. Minicon 52. GoHs: Jim C. Hines, Brother Guy Consolmagno, Mark Oshiro. Registration: Adults, $40 to 3/17/17; Student, $20 to 3/17/17; Kid, $10 to 3/17/17; Supporting: $15. FFI: http://mnstf.org/minicon52/
July 6-9. CONvergence 2017, Bloomington, MN. Registration: Adults $60, 13-17 $40, 6-12, $20, all to 1/25. FFI: http://www.convergence-con.org/
Aug 9-13, 2017. Worldcon 75. Helsinki, Finland. GoHs: John-Henri Holmberg, Nalo Hopkinson, Johanna Sinisalo, Claire Wendling, Walter Jon Williams. FFI: http://www.worldcon.fi/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Aaron Vande Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Hershey Harris - 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 November 24th, 2016.