Dear Gentle Being, 19 September 2002
Welcome to the latest update, for events occurring at the SF Discussion Group.
On Wednesday, 14 August we met over at FoF to before having a nosh with at Lainie's restaurant with Dawn River Baker. Then she read from her novel, The Rise of the Phoenix. She is working on the sequel! Well, it is a fantasy. J She was/is a delightful guest.
On Wednesday, 11 September we met for dinner over at Pearl of the Orient with Josepha Sherman, before she delighted us with folktales, riddles and excellent conversation. A bonzer evening!
On Sunday, 22 September 2002 we will gather at FoF, 488 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY to celebrate the birthday of Frodo & Bilbo Baggins. The reading of The Lord of the Rings will commence. The Long Awaited Party begins at 2:00 PM. There will be Hobbit Food! J
There will be NO meeting in October. We'll have ALL been to ALBACON the previous weekend. However, in November we'll be back.
The November SFDG meeting will be on Wednesday, 6 November. Allen Steele will be here to do a signing and reading. His new book, Coyote will be out only days earlier. As Allen can't make it up here for dinner, there will be cookies & milk at the 7:00 PM signing. _Please note,_, this is the FIRST Wednesday of the month.
On Saturday, 23 November 2002 join us to welcome Jennifer Dunne for a nosh & a signing. SEX MAGIC is out in June & SHADOW PRINCE is out in paperback in October. We'll meet at FoF at 2:23 PM [or earlier] for the reading & signing at 2:30 PM. Afterwards we'll head out for dinner with our guest.
There will be no meeting in December, however, we shall return in January, 2003! However, I will be at the first showing of TTT. J
On Wednesday, 8 January 2003 Dr. Michael N. Stanton, Professor Emeritus of English at UVM, will join us for a topical discussion of The Lord of the Rings, the films & Tolkien. We shall meet for dinner at 4:51 PM at FoF for dinner followed by the discussion.
For signings at the Flights of Fantasy Bookstore, 488 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY: check
http://www.lastsfa.org/lastsfa_calendar.htmlPlease drop by the LASTSFA web site:
http://www.lastsfa.org . It has been recently renovated and has lots of good stuff on it, including a number of neat links & a calendar. Please join LASTSFA and help support our efforts to bring in speakers. Your financial support helps make these speakers possible. Talk to us! Send us money! Don't just sit there! Make it happen! Full Membership - $10; Student - $5; Family - $20 LASTSFA, P.O. Box 2085, Albany, NY 12220-0085, USA.
Drop by the ALBACON web site.
Are you a gamer? Well, join us and help with the gaming portion of ALBACON.
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Looking forward to seeing you at the meetings.
Ciao & teggeddizzi! May the Ghreat Wombat smile on you!
Yours sincerely,
jan howard finder
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Albany, NY 12203-5506, USA
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ALBACON 02, 4-6 October 2002, Schenectady, NY, USA;
committee@albacon.org The SF Con!PS: If you are interested, you can find a summary of my travels in Australia up thru its end on 4 FEB 2000 at http://www.lastsfa.org/finder/wombats_wanderings.html
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