THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- JUNE 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
JUNE MEETING PREVIEW
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - Back to Zoom to Beat the Heat!
7:30 PM: Video Conference General Meeting
9:35 PM: Virtual Diner Run Video Conference
Tom Weller, Science Humor Writer
The Saturday, June 10, 2023 Science Fiction Association of Bergen County General Meeting will be held through Zoom Video Conference at 7:30 PM. Our speaker is writer Tom Weller. We are holding our summer meetings online to avoid the hot weather.
Tom Weller, Science Humor Writer & Artist:
Tom Weller is the author (and artist) of three long-out-of-print science and pup culture humor books. SCIENCE MADE STUPID won the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book. He followed that with CULTURE MADE STUPID which looked at the Arts, and MINIMS, a collection of not-very-useful aphorisms. Directions on finding these works online appear on his website.
Attendees will discover forgotten creatures like the duck-billed mastodon, astronomical theories like the egocentric system, historical epochs of the Earth like the Catatonic, the Orthopedic, and the Cretinous Period, and many other subjects they mislearned from school.
Speaker Website: <http://www.tweller.com/>
Post Meeting Event: Virtual Diner Run
Miss hanging out after the meeting, sipping coffee, and chatting with folks? Join us at our 9;35 PM Virtual Diner Run! Heat up a cup of coffee, a slice of pizza, and participate in an unstructured chat via a separtate zoom conference.
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 6.......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.
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.
JUNE ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE
06/01/23..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/02/23..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Genre TV Mini-Binge
..........STAR TREK CONTINUES Episodes
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/04/23..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Writing Craft Discussion & Reading
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/05/23..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/06/23..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Genre TV Discussion
..........Genre Series Update
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/07/23..........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........Weaving Face with Fiction
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/08/23..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond
..........Viewers' Choice SF Shorts
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/10/23..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting
..........Tom Weller, Science Humor Writer
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/10/23..........Saturday
..........Virtual Diner Run
..........Discussion and (Maybe) Food
..........Zoom Video Conference, 9:35 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/14/23..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER (1949)
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/16/23..........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/17/23..........Saturday
..........Special Activity
..........Speed Date with a Fantasy Writer
..........Zoom Video Conference, 2:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/19/23..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/20/23..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion
..........Fantasy & Science Fiction Kitchens
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/22/23..........Thursday
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/25/23..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom
..........Multi Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
06/25/23..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday In-Person
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Members Home, 4:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
06/30/23..........Friday
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........July Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device