From einblatt-list@mnstf.org Fri Feb 3 09:02:04 2023 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 08:55:03 From: Einblatt Subject: Einblatt Current (January 2023) It's February! A month of love (theoretically), leaps (theoretically), and spring (theoretically). Maybe don't tell your kids what happened to the groundhog this month. I got a new monitor and still marveling at its size & refresh rate, but I do want to give a technical PSA: When buying a monitor above 60hz, you have to turn on the higher refresh rate in your display settings, otherwise it'll still default to 60. Luckily I only made it two days before realizing that, but I know some people who went entire months. Onto the news! Minn-STF news: The annual Minn-STF meeting & pool party is happening on the 11th, Hosted in the same building Minicon is hosted: 1500 Park Pl Blvd. The meeting is 2 PM, and the pool party is 4 PM; with Minn-STF nominations at 5 PM. Be sure to check the hotel schedule board when you arrive. The 20th sees a virtual Minn-STF meeting in the Discord server. If you're not in the server, you can register here: https://discord.gg/VpVwnjsR (link expires one week after this email is sent) Additional nomations are on the 25th, also through Discord. Polly Peterson wants us to know that author N.K. Jemisin will be in Minneapolis this April. You can read more about it here: https://cla.umn.edu/english/news-events/events/evening-n-k-jemisin Richard Tatge hosts a weekly GAME PARTY at Dream Park! 6:30 to late every Friday evening (excluding conventions). Board, card, and hobby games in splendid profusion. Huge collection, but feel free to bring your own. Covid vaccination required; masks may be required depending on conditions. Munchies provided. 4002 Pillsbury Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55409. Phone: (612) 827-3228 Red Balloon Bookshop news: Jenna Miller, "Out of Character" February 7th, 6:30 PM https://www.redballoonbookshop.com/event/jenna-miller-out-character Amanda Henke, "Not a Book About Bunnies" February 11th, 10:30 AM https://www.redballoonbookshop.com/event/amanda-henke-not-book-about-bunnies-storytime Magers & Quinn news: (unless specified otherwise, all events are in-store with required registration) Perpich High School Poetry Showcase February 6th, 7 PM https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Perpich-High-School-Poetry-Showcase/167 Cynthia Newberry Martin presents "Tidal Flats" February 8th, 7 PM https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Cynthia-Newberry-Martin-presents-Tidal-Flats/161 Kathleen Vellenga presents "Tides of the Kennebec" February 9th, 7 PM https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Kathleen-Vellenga-presents-Tides-of-the-Kennebec/163 Devoney Looser presents "Sister Novelists" February 16th, 7 PM https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Devoney-Looser-presents-Sister-Novelists/162 Mill City Reading Series February 19, 5 PM https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Mill-City-Reading-Series---February-2023/170 Will Tinkham presents "Teddy & Bara show" February 20th, 7 PM https://www.magersandquinn.com/event/Will-Tinkham-presents-The-Teddy--Bara-Show/166 Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library news: Minnesota Book Awards finalists announced! See them here: https://mailchi.mp/thefriends/2xfr1yf2rw-479619?e=824b26be4a Fireside Reading: "Home is the Road" by Diane Glancy February 8th, 7 PM Hamline Midway Library | 1558 West Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul OR Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mc96u4f7Qo6TqcYvHmFdRg Writing Worshkop: Comparing Arabic and English Poetry February 11th, 2-4 PM https://morethanasinglestory.com/event/writing-workshop-comparing-arabic-and-english-poetry/ Fireside Reading: "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself" by David Mura February 15th, 7 PM Hamline Midway Library | 1558 West Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul OR Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T9XHbUMSSS6QKvPYWc_Z2w Fireside Reading: "Where We Come From" by Diane Wilson, Sun Yung Shin, Shannon Gibney, and John Coy February 22, 7 PM Hamline Midway Library | 1558 West Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul OR Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iuTWNBHDRWOoPXO8xz9BzQ Minn-STF birthdays: February: 5: Faun Bonewits, Anna Dudda, Shelly Belsky 8: Kathy Grantham 11: Page Appelbaum 15: Erik Biever 16: John Stanley 23: Peter Larsen 25: Charles Piehl 26: Matt Strait That's all for February. If you have something to announce, send an email to einblatt@mnstf.org. Hopefully they find a new groundhog so winter doesn't last forever. ................................................................