Einblatt sf-related Twin Cities news and events
Dan Goodman
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Einblatt!
January 2010
Calendar
* Sat, Jan 2, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting cancelled in favor of NYE Party.
* Tues, Jan 12, 7PM. ESP MN Speculative Fiction Writers. Topic:
Creating Cultures. Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave, St. Paul. FFI:
http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/calendar/12076380/
* Fri, Jan 15, 6:30-7:30PM. Speculations Readings Series present John
Calvin Rezmerski. Dreamhaven Books, 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. FFI:
612-721-5959, ehei...@dhzone.com.
* Sat, Jan 16, 2PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. At the Minn-StF Meeting.
* Sat, Jan 16, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting & Tree Burning. Erin McKee & David
Wilford's, 549 E 3rd St, New Richmond, WI. Cats, dogs. FFI: 715-246-0621
* Sat., Jan 16, 2:00-4:30PM. Stipple-Apa collation. Potential members
welcome. Samantha Farah's, 8431 Goodview Ave. S., Cottage Grove. FFI:
Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226; Sarah, 651-330-1678.
* Sun, Jan 17, 12N. MNspec. Topic: Everyday Medieval Life. Lunds
Community Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls.
* Sun, Jan 17, 2PM. MNspec Writers Workshop. Lunds Community Room, 1450
W Lake St, Mpls.
* Thurs, Jan 21, 7PM. Retrofits Writers Group. Lunds Community Room,
1450 W Lake St, Mpls.
* Thurs, Jan 28, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Feb 13, 1st Board Nominations, Dean Gahlon & Laura
Krentz;, Feb 20, Pool Party & 2nd Board Nominations, Sheraton
Bloomington; Mar 13, Board Election, Dreampark
Announcements:
CoE-Mail: Victor Raymond, badger2305 at gmail
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Blaisdell Polytechnic, Irene & Scott
Raun, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Matt+Kelly Strait, Sharon Kahn &
Richard Tatge, Betsy Lundsten, Marian Turner, Shaun Kelly, Bill Christ,
Erin McKee & David Wilford.
Starting this month, subscription expiration dates for the Dead Tree
Edition are printed above your name.
Birthdays:
2: Don Blyly, Thorin Tatge, Patrick Nielsen Hayden; 4: David Messer; 5:
Claire Lenander; 7: Margo Bratton; 9: Greg Ketter; 11: Victor Raymond;
12: Seth Breidbart; 14: Lisa Sanders; 15: Bruce Schneier; 17: Giovanna
Fregni, Andrew Bertke; 18: Pamela Dyer-Bennet; 20: Kij Johnson; 24:
John Houghton, Katie Krantz; 30: Linda Lounsbury.
Conventions
Feb 5-7. ConOfTheNorth, St. Paul. FFI: http://www.conofthenorth.org/
February 5-7 SuperCon XVII, Rochester, MN. http://supercon.info/
Feb 12-14, 2010. Boskone, Boston, MA. GoHs: Alastair Reynolds, John
Picacio, Tom Shippey, Mary Crowell, Lois McMaster Bujold, Michael
Whelan, Vernor Vinge. FFI: http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/
Feb 19-22 Capricon XXX, Wheeling, IL. GoHs: Frederik Pohl, Spider &
Jeanne Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, Lucy Synk, Alice Bentley. (Pre-reg
deadline January 31) http://www.capricon.org/
Mar 5-7 MarsCon, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Gwynyth Walsh, John Garner,
Loretta McKibben, The Nick Atoms. (Pre-reg deadline January 31)
http://marscon.org/2010/index.php
Apr 2-4 Minicon 45, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Brandon Sanderson, Dan Dos
Santos. (Pre-reg deadline: March 10) http://www.mnstf.org/minicon45/
Apr 16-18 Odyssey Con X, Madison, WI. GoHs: Harry Turtledove, Tobias
Buckell, Monte Cook. http://www.oddcon.com/
May 14-16 DemiCon 21, Des Moines, IA. GoHs: Karl Schroeder, Don Maitz,
Gregg Parmentier. http://www.demicon.org/21/index.html
May 28-30 ConQuest 41, Kansas City, MO. GoH: Michael Swanwick, Toni
Weisskopf, Peri Charlifu, Geri Sullivan. http://www.conquestkc.org/
May 27-31 WisCon 34, Madison, WI. GoH: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Nnedi
Okorafor. (Pre-reg deadline: April 30) http://www.wiscon.info/
Jun 18-20, 2010. DucKon, Naperville, IL. GoHs: Sharon Lee & Steve
Miller, Scott Raun, Talis Kimberly. http://www.duckon.org/
Jun 25-27 Fourth Street Fantasy Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/
July 1-4 CONvergence, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: L. A. Banks, Jeremy
Bulloch, Paul Cornell, Bridget Landry, Chuck McCann, Wally
Wingert.(Pre-reg deadline: May 15) http://convergence-con.org/
Nov 5-7 Icon 35, Cedar Rapids, IA. http://www.iowa-icon.com/
Nov 19-21, 2010. SFContario. Toronto, ON, Canada. GoHs: Michael
Swanwick, Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Geri Sullivan, Karen Linsay.
FFI: http://www.sfcontario.ca/
Aug 17-21, 2011. Renovation (69th WorldCon). Reno, NV. GoHs: Tim
Powers, Ellen Asher, Boris Vallejo. FFI: www.renovationsf.org
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Seven (Jennifer) Anderson, Dean Gahlon, Betsy
Lundsten, Scott Raun & Matt Strait. Email bo...@mnstf.org. Mn-STF
meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting
minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/,
check there for the next board meeting.
Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at:
www.mnstf.org/minicon/.
Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI:
Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.
Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf
lyrics. 4th Saturday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159,
r...@freemars.com
Artists and Writers: Get your art and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa,
small-and-cozy general-interest publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy
651-771-7226
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This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny
Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin(conventions).
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most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline:
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