Dear Gentle Being, 5 April 2004

Welcome to the latest update for events occurring at the SF Discussion Group.


On Wednesday, 7 April 2004 LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy will present an evening with Patricia Bray over at FoF. Patricia will read from Devlin's Justice. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the author at 4:51 p.m. at FoF returning by 7:00 p.m. for the event.

On Wednesday, 14 April 2004 at 7:00 PM. we will get together over at Flights of Fantasy to discuss the effect of The One Ring on the perceptions of others in Middle-earth. Does Bilbo change or is that only Frodo's perception and other such situations.

On Wednesday, 15 April 2004 LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy will present an evening with Bill Campbell at FoF. Bill will read from Sunshine Partiots. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the author at 4:51 p.m. at FoF returning by 7:00 p.m. for the event.

Date TBA [April/May?] LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy will present an evening with Catherine A. Simone at FoF. Catherine will read from Utopian Reality. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the author at 4:51 p.m. at FoF returning by 7:00 p.m. for the event.

On Wednesday, 9 June 2004 LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy will present an evening with Sarah Micklem at FoF. Sarah will read from Firethorn. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the author at 4:51 p.m. at FoF returning by 7:00 p.m. for the event.

On Tueasday, 22 June 2004 LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy will present an evening with Julie Czerneda at FoF. Julie will read from her latest works. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the author at 4:51 p.m. at FoF returning by 7:00 p.m. for the event.

*****On Sunday, August 1, 2004 until Sunday, October 24, 2004, the Museum of Science, www.mos.org/lotr , Boston, will host "The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy- Exhibition." The link is for the LOTR exhibit that is touring across the world. It originated in the Te Papa museum, went to London and is now in Singapore. It will be in the USA (Boston, MA) for a few months before visiting our friends in

Sydney, Australia. *****

For signings at the Flights of Fantasy Bookstore, 488 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY 12211; +1-800-300-READ; fof@nycap.rr.com & http://www.fof.net . Also check: http://www.lastsfa.org/lastsfa_calendar.html


Please drop by the LASTSFA web site at http://www.lastsfa.org . It has lots of good stuff on it, including a number of neat links & a calendar of events. 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 - $25. Send name, address, and check or money order to LASTSFA, P.O. Box 2085, Albany, NY 12220-0085, USA.


Drop by the ALBACON web site. http://www.albacon.org . You can see some pictures taken at ALBACON 97, 98, 99, Y2K, 01, 02 & soon 03. Get a look at the great happenings that went on. SF cons are not a spectator sport. Participate in one of the best cons running. Have you joined ALBACON 04? If not, why not? You can go to our web site http://www.albacon.org and register there. DO IT TODAY!!! ALBACON 04 can't succeed without your involvement. ALBACON 04 registration is currently only $40 thru 15 SEP 04. Such a deal! Get a friend to come with you! If you are going to a con, bring the ALBACON 04 registration form with you and get someone to join. It is $50 ATD.

Are you a gamer? Well, join us and help with the gaming portion of ALBACON. Contact Walter Wedenbine at tyger@nycap.rr.com . You can join ALBACON 03 for a reduced rate if all you wish to do is game.

Prydonians of Princeton, meet in Lawrenceville, NJ. For more info contact the Pydonians at prydonians@aol.com or call 609-448-9062.

Philadelphia SF Society meets in Philadelphia, PA. For more info contact PSFS at nemesis@netaxs.com or call 877-656-3914.

Nota Bene: In order to save some costs I need your help. If you are getting this via snail mail, please let me know if you have an eddress. I will send updates to you via the net. On the other hand if you don't wish to receive this at all, please let me know.

Looking forward to seeing you at the meetings.

Ciao & teggeddizzi! May the Ghreat Wombat smile on you!

Yours sincerely,

 

jan howard finder, 164 Williamsburg Court, Albany, NY 12203-5506, USA; +1-518-456-5242; wombat@sff.net

ALBACON 04, 8-10 October 2003, Albany, NY, USA; committee@albacon.org The SF Con!

Save the Wombat! http://www.yaminon.org [Listen to the music, see the pics, LEAVE MONEY!]

When the Information Superhighway slows to a crawl or stops, you are experiencing "BYTELOCK!" I coined BYTELOCK on 17 July 1997. Please use BYTELOCK but DO cite the source. I would like to get into the dictionary.

If you are interested, you can find a summary of my travels in Australia from 16 AUG 1999 to 4 FEB 2000 at http://www.lastsfa.org/finder/wombats_wanderings.html