THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- APRIL 2024
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
APRIL MEETING PREVIEW
Saturday, April 13, 2024
IN-PERSON IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER!
6:35 PM: Ice Nine Coolest News Discussion
8:00 PM: Aimee Potwatka, Science Fiction / Fantasy Author
You are invited to join us at the monthly General Meeting of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County on Saturday, April 13, 2024. We'll be at the Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 318 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey 07458 at 8:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Science fiction / fantasy writer Aimee Potwatka, who had originally been scheduled for our March meeting, will speak and answer questions
Pre-Meeting Event:
Early arrivals are welcome to help themselves to the free books and join our Ice Nine Coolest News discussion at 6:30 PM to share the latest news and happening in genre books, comics, movies, and television.
Aimee Potwatka, Science Fiction / Fantasy Author:
Aimee Potwatka is the author of THE PARLIAMENT and SELF-PORTRAIT WITH NOTHING published by Tor.com. Our speaker has a MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University and has also written a smattering of short stories.
Author Website: <http://www.aimeepokwatka.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 23, Number 4......Copyright 2024
.........................................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.
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APRIL EVENTS AT A GLANCE
04/01/24..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........THE DARK FOREST by Cixin Liu
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device.
04/02/24..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Genre Television Discussion
..........Genre Television Update
..........Panera Bread / Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM.
..........Ramsey, New Jersey / Your Internet Device.
04/03/24..........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........Mixing Mystery with SF / Fantasy
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/04/24..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device.
04/05/24..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Genre TV Mini-Binge
..........THE ORVILLE, Season Two Episodes
..........Members Home, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/07/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Author Craft Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/10/24..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........A BOY AND HIS DOG (1975)
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/11/24..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond Genre Movie Discussion
..........Viewers' Choice Genre Shorts
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/13/24..........Saturday
..........Ice Nine Genre Discussion
..........Coolest News & Happenings
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
04/13/24..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting - Aimee Potwatka
..........Talk / Q & A with Science Fiction Writer
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 8:00 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
04/15/24..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/16/24..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion Group
..........SFABC Artist Guests, Part Four
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/18/24.........Friday
.........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/25/24..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/26/24..........Friday
..........Special Activity
..........Talk / Reading / Signing by David Willison
..........Barnes & Noble, 6:30 PM
..........Paramus, New Jersey
04/28/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom - AJ / Carol Session
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/28/24.........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday In-Person - Philip Session
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Member Home, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
04/30/24..........Tuesday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........May Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device