Dear Gentle
Being, 7 SEP 2005
Welcome to
the latest update for events occurring at the SF Discussion Group. It is good to be back in
The Tuckborough Cinema will be showing the extended version of TLOTR beginning at 0830 on Sunday, 25 September. This is one
day later than originally planned. I
have to fly to FL for a medical test. Doors
open at 0800. For further info, admission
fees, dress, seating arrangements, etc., please contact Pippin at +1-518-456-5242 or wombat@sff.net
. Popcorn comes with admission,
maybe even seed cake.
Anyone out there who is fluent in Elvish?
An acquaintance needs assistance in doing some translation. Thank
you. Please contact me at +1-518-456-5242;
wombat@sff.net .
Please see: http://www.elevator2010.org/site/index.html J Wombats Rule on Earth & in Space!
On Wednesday,
10 August 2005 at 7:00 PM. we
got together over at Flights of Fantasy
to discuss Science Fiction, the Glasgow Worldcon and the state of the
Universe. A jolly time was had by all.
On Wednesday,
14 September 2005 at 7:00 PM. we
will get together over at Flights of
Fantasy to discuss Science Fiction.
[There is no October meeting as you will have all
been at ALBACON 05! However, we may be having a BNW in town for a signing & reading
later in the month.]
On Wednesday,
9 November 2005 at 7:00 PM. we
will get together over at Flights of
Fantasy to discuss Science Fiction.
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,
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 05?
If not, why not? You can go
to our web site http://www.albacon.org and register there. DO
IT TODAY!!! ALBACON 05 can't
succeed without your involvement. ALBACON
05 registration is currently only $40
thru 15 SEP 05. Such a deal!
Get a friend to come with you! If
you are going to a con, bring the ALBACON
05 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 05 for a reduced rate if all
you wish to do is game.
The John W.
Campbell Conference held at the
www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/campbell-conference.htm
, plus lots of links. The John W. Campbell Award and Theodore Sturgeon
Award
are given out at the conference.
The
Alternate Universe [TAU] is a Science Fiction Fan
Club for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and their friends. We meet in
Prydonians
of Princeton, meet in
Philadelphia
SF Society
meets in
Nota Bene: If
you are getting this via snail mail,
please let me know if you have an eddress. I would prefer to 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.
Also, if you are
feeling environmental, we are currently recycling ink jet printer cartridges.
They can be deposited in the box at Flights of Fantasy. Please, HP, Canon, and
Epson ink jet cartridges only. No laser toner. These cartridges are exchanged
for printer paper to support LASTSFA activities OR donated to local school
programs as determined by the type of cartridge.
Looking forward to seeing you
at the meetings.
Ciao & teggeddizzi! May
the Ghreat Wombat smile on you!
Yours sincerely,
jan howard finder,
ALBACON 05, 7-9 October 2005, Albany, NY,
FGoH - ARCHON
30, 5-8 OCT 06,
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If you are interested, you can find a summary of my
travels in