THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- MARCH 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
MARCH MEETING PREVIEW
Saturday, March 9, 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, March 9, 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 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 3......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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MARCH EVENTS At A GLANCE
03/01/24..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Genre TV Mini-Binge
..........REAPER, Season One Episodes
..........Phil & Pam's House, 7:30 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
03/03/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Author Craft Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/04/24..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/05/24..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Genre Television Discussion
..........Current & Classic Genre TV Series
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/06/24..........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........Trends & Observations about Student Writers
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/07/24..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/09/24..........Saturday
..........Ice Nine Unstructured Discussion
..........Coolest Genre News & Events
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
03/09/24..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting: Aimee Potwatka
..........Talk / Q & A with SFF Writer
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 8:00 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
03/13/24..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........7 FACES OF DR LAO
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/14/24..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond Discussion
..........Science Fiction Movies of the 1990s
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/15/24..........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/17/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Special Session
..........Beta Readers of Matt McHugh Novel
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/18/24..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/19/24..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion Group
..........Artist Speakers at the SFABC, Part Three
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/21/24..........Thursday
..........Special Activity
..........Ness Brown: Proxima Centauri & Beyond
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/24/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom
..........Multi Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/28/24..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/30/24..........Saturday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........April Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference,, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/31/24..........Sunday
..........Writers In-Person Zoom
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Phil & Pam's House, 4:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey