THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- FEBRUARY 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, February 8, 2025
IN PERSON IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER!
6:30 PM: Ice Nine Coolest Genre News Discussion
7:30 PM: Henry Neff, Fantasy Author & Artist
You are invited to join us at the monthly General Meeting of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County on Saturday, February 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 & Artist Henry Neff 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.
Henry Neff, Fantasy Author / Artist
Henry Neff's most recent work is an adult fantasy, THE WITCHSTONE, which mines the same vein of humor and horror as the works of Christopher Moore. Prior to that he had written and illustrated six Middle Grade fantasies from Random House and HarperCollins.
Author Website: <https://henryhneff.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 02......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.
FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE
02/02/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Author Craft Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/03/25..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........RECURSION by Blake Crouch
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/04/25..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Discussion
..........Genre Television Series Old & New
..........Panera Bread, 7:30 PM
..........Ramsey, New Jersey
02/05/25.........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Authors & AI
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/06/25..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........One or Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/07/25..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Genre Television Mini-Binge
..........STAR TREK THE ANIMATED SERIES Episodes
..........Members Home, 7:30 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
02/08/25..........Saturday
..........Ice Nine Discussion
..........Coolest Genre News & Happenings
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
02/08/25..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting with Henry Neff
..........Talk / Q & A with Fantasy Author
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
02/12/25..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR T
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/13/25..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond
..........View & Discuss Short Films
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/17/25..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/18/25..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion Group
..........Time Travel, Part One
..........Zoom Video Conference, Part One, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/21/25..........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/23/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom -- AJ / Carol Session
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/23/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday In-Person -- Phil
..........Multi Story Critique Session
..........Members Home, 4:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
02/24/25..........Monday
..........Special Activity
..........Dark Spores Horror Readings
..........Zoom Video Conference, 8:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/27/25..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured MultiMedia Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/28/25..........Friday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........March Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device