THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- MARCH 2023
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 11, 2023
IN-PERSON IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER
6:30 PM: Ice Nine Coolest News Discussion
8:00 PM: Christine Foltzer, Tor.com Art Director
The Saturday, March 11, 2023 Science Fiction Association of Bergen County will 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). Tor.com Art Director Christine Foltzer is our speaker. The Ice Nine pre-meeting discussion will commence at 6:30 PM.
Pre-Meeting Activity: Ice Nine Discussion:
Early arrivals are welcome to help themselves to the free books and join our Ice Nine Coolest News discussion at 6:30 PM. Come share the latest news and happenings in genre books, comics, movies, and television.
Christine Foltzer, Tor.com Art Director:
Christine Foltzer has been the Art Director for Tor.com since the creation of the Tor Books imprint in 2015. A graduate of Pratt Institute, Ms Foltzer has also worked at St Martin's Press, Oxford University Press, and Grand Central Publishing.
Speaker Website: <http://www.christinefoltzer.com/about-1>.
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 22, Number 3.......Copyright 2023
.........................................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
03/01/23..........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........Panel: Working the (SF) Con
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/02/23..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:300 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/03/23..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Genre Television Mini-Binge
..........THE DRESDEN FILES Episodes
..........Phil & Pam's House, 7:30 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
03/05/23..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Author Craft Discussion & Reading
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/06/23..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES by Grady Hendrix
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/07/23..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Television Discussion
..........Genre Series Updates
..........Panera Bread, 7:30 PM
..........Ramsey, New Jersey
03/08/23..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........THE COLD EQUATIONS (1996)
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/09/23..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond
..........Fantasy Films of the 1970s
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/11/23..........Saturday
..........Ice Nine Discussion
..........Coolest Genre News
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
03/11/23..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting
..........Talk / Q & A with Christine Foltzer, Tor.com Art Director
..........Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 8:00 PM
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
03/13/23..........Monday
..........Special Activity
..........View / Discuss: IN THE NIGHT SKY I RECALL A UFO Documentary w/Linda Zimmermann
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/17/23..........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/20/23..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
03/21/23..........Tuesday
..........Genre Topic Discussion
..........Cartoons & Animation
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/23/23..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/26/23..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
02/26/23..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday In-Person
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Phil & Pam's House, 4:00 PM
..........,Waldwick, New Jersey
03/31/23..........Friday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........April Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device