THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- NOVEMBER 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
NOVEMBER MEETING PREVIEW
Note Change of Venue & Time!
Saturday, November 9, 2024
IN PERSON AT BARNES & NOBLE PARAMUS!
6:00 PM: Ice Nine Coolest News Discussion
6:30 PM: Caitlin Rozakis, Fantasy Author
You are invited to join us at the monthly General Meeting of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County on Saturday, November 9, 2024. We'll be at Barnes & Noble, 634 Route 17 North, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 (201) 445 - 0489 at 6:30 PM. This is the new location on 17 North, just sourth of the Ridgewood Avenue overpass adjacent to the Fashion Center. Fantasy writer Caitlin Rozakis will speak and answer questions.
Pre-Meeting Event:
Early arrivals can join our Ice Nine Coolest News discussion at 6:00 PM to share the latest news and happenings in genre books, comics, movies, and television.
Caitlin Rozakis, Fantasy / Romance Author:
Caitliln Rozakis writes fantasy and romance, the latter as Catherine Beck. Her fantasy debut is DREADFUL, a screwball farce featuring an amnesiac Evil Overlord. He second, THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, will be released in 2025. Our speaker also has a smattering of shorter works in various magazines and anthologies.
Author Website: <https://www.caitlinrozakis.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 11......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.
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.
NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE
11/01/24..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey TV Mini-Binge
..........WEDNESDAY, Season One Episodes
..........Phil & Pam's House, 7:30 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
11/03/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Author Craft Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/04/24..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE by Annalee Newitz
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/05/24..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Genre TV Discussion
..........Current & Classic Genre Series
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/06/24.....Wednesday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........How to Get Your Book Made into a Film or TV Series
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/07/24..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/09/24..........Saturday
..........Ice Nine Discussion
..........Coolest Genre News
..........Barnes & Noble, 6:00 PM
..........Paramus, New Jersey
11/09/24..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting - Caitlin Rozakis
..........Talk / Q & A with Fantasy Author
..........Barnes & Noble, 6:30 PM
..........Paramus, New Jersey
11/13/24..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........TOPPER (1937)
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/14/24..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond
..........Fantasy Movies of the 2010s
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/15/24..........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/18/24..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/19/24..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion Group
..........Intelligent Animals
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/20/24..........Wednesday
..........Special Activity
..........Russ Colchamiro Interviews Writer Grady Hendrix
..........Zoom Video Conference, 8:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/21/24..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/24/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom -- AJ / Carol
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
11/24/24..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Waldwick -- Phil
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Members Home, 4:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
11/30/24..........Saturday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........December Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device