THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- APRIL 2025
Philip De Parto
THE STARSHIP LOCAL
A NEWSLETTER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION OF BERGEN COUNTY
136 MANHATTAN AVENUE * WALDWICK, NEW JERSEY 07463
PHONE: (201) 447 - 3652
Saturday, April 12, 2025
IN PERSON IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER!
6:30 PM: Ice Nine Coolest Genre News Discussion
7:30 PM: John Wiswell, Fantasy Author
You are invited to join us at the monthly General Meeting of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County on Saturday, March 8, 2025. We'll be at the Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 318 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey 07458 at our new 7:30 PM start time. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Fantasy author John Wiswell will speak and answer questions.
Pre-Meeting Event:
Early Arrivals are welcome to help themselves to the free books and join our Ice Nine discussion at 6:30 PM to share the latest news news and happenings in genre books, comics, movies, and television.
John Wiswell, Fantasy Author Publicist:
John Wiswell's short fiction has appeared in LIGHTSPEED, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, and REACTORMAG.COM, and other venues. His first novel, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, was published by DAW Books earlier this year. WEARING THE LION, his second book, will be out in the summer of 2026.
Author Website: <https://johnwiswell.blogspot.com/>.
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION:
Meetings of the Association are normally held on the second Saturday of the month and feature talks, slide shows, and other presentations by experts in science fiction, fantasy, and related fields. The Association sponsors online Google and FaceBook discussion groups and a number of in-person and online activities devoted to various aspects of science fiction and similar matters, including events focused on books, movies, television, science, and similar areas of interest. We also produce a monthly newsletter listing talks, conventions, discussion groups, and other activities pertaining to science fiction and kindred genres. We invite you to contact us through our website:
....................https://sites.google.com/view/sfabcorg.
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THE STARSHIP LOCAL.....Volume 24, Number 04......Copyright 2025
.........................................Philip J De Parto
THE STARSHIP LOCAL is the monthly meeting notice of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County. Its purpose is to communicate basic information about the activities of the organization to devotees of fantasy, horror and science fiction. All Material by Philip J De Parto unless otherwise acknowledged.
We also publish a more extensive newsletter, THE STARSHIP EXPRESS, for the members of our organization. If you are not a member and would like to receive the EXPRESS, mail a check for $ 30.00 made payable to Philip J De Parto, 136 Manhattan Avenue, Waldwick, New Jersey 07463.
APRIL ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE
04/01/25..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Genre Television Group
..........Current, Classic, & Upcoming Series
..........Panera Bread, 7:30 PM
..........Ramsey, New Jersey
04/02/25..........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........Segmented Story Critique
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/03/25..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........One or Two Story Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/04/25..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Genre Television Mini-Binge
..........FIREFLY Episodes
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/06/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Author Craft Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/07/25..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........NETTLE & BONE by T Kingfisher
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/09/25..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/10/25..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond Genre Film Discussion
..........Movies of the United Kingdom
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/12/25..........Saturday
..........Ice Nine Discussion
..........Coolest Genre News
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
04/12/25..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting - John Wiswell
..........Talk / Q & A with Fantasy Author
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 7:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
04/15/25..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion
..........Time Travel, Part Three
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/17/25..........Thursday
..........Special Activity
..........Miniature Golf, $ 18.00
..........Birdies Golf, 7:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
04/18/25..........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/21/25..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Critique
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/24/25..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
04/27/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom - A J / Carol
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/27/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday In-Person - Phil
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Phil & Pam's Home, 4:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
04/30/25..........Wednesday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........May Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device