Science Fiction/San Francisco
Issue 96 Editors: Jean Martin, Chris Garcia October 21, 2009 Copy Editor: David Moyce email: [email protected] Calendar Editor: España Sheriff Compositor: Tom Becker
Contents News and Notes...... Chris Garcia...... 2 Letters of Comment...... Jean Martin...... 5 Magnificent Samurai...... Cary W. Tucker...... Photos courtesy of Asian Art Museum of SF...... 7 LCROSS Night at NASA Ames...... Howeird...... Art and photos courtesy of NASA...... 11 BASFA Minutes: Meetings 1000-1002...... 13 Bay Area Fannish Calendar...... España Sheriff...... Photo by Lucy Huntzinger...... 16
Art Credits Page 6 Aidan Casserly
The Well by Lucy Huntzinger
Science Fiction/San Francisco is the twice-monthly news zine for the San Francisco Bay Area. All issues can be found at www.efanzines.com. Except as noted, all articles and photos are copyright 2009 by the original creators. Used with permission.
1 News and Notes
By Christopher J. Garcia folks who think that this first year will flop, but out a new issue of The e-Fan. Heath Row has Editor that it will lead to a much better con next year, been doing a great job. I did a few issues of The SiliCon’s done come and gone and it was a which makes sense. I wish I could go, but Fan, nowhere near as good as Mr. Row has really good time. The sad thing is, while it did LosCon is the same weekend and that’s managed, and this issue has stuff including a draw 600 people, it felt more like a 300 person sounding like a big deal too! I’m running the con. Kevin Roche did a great job as Fanzine Lounge, and I think I’ll be on some Toastmaster, it was nice to get to meet Mr. Ken programming, though I haven’t heard much. Lally from Heroes, and we had another LosCon can be a slow starter, so I’m not too fantastic edition of “The Match Game.” It was worried. darn funny. Next year, we’ve got to have a In a few days, I’ll be off to Steamcon in “Match Game PM Edition,” which would Seattle. It’s gonna be a great event. I’ve got certainly have allowed for some risqué material four panels, which will be entertaining. I’ll be
for the questions we had. I even had a question talking about Charles Babbage and the Whacky courtesy of eFanzines.com based on me. It came with some very funny Inventions of the Victorian Age. I’m excited to responses…and the Lovely & Talented Linda see that Tim Powers is the Writer GoH, and tip-toeing around a bit. She’s such a great who could be better than that? I’m actually on a girlfriend. There was some hotel craziness, as panel with Liz Gorinzky, an editor at Tor, I always, but the Fanzine Lounge ended up on believe. It should be fun. the Party Floor in the boardroom, which was There’s also Windycon, which I will very nice. I’d love to do one in there again, but continue to pimp until the moment it ends. I next year is entirely dedicated to Corflu 2011, haven’t gotten my itinerary yet, but I am ready so that’s what I’ll be doing. for anything! It should be an awesome time. fine con report from Jacqueline Lichtenberg There are a bunch of cons between now and There’s a lot happening on the road to and an article called “How I joined the the end of the year. Well, not lots, but more World Fantasy. I’ve delivered my Dining Guide Futurians” by Jack Robins. It’s good stuff. I than you might think. The next one in the and I know the other pubs are done too. It’s was president of the N3F at one point. I still immediate Bay Area is SorcererCon, which completely going to rock. I promise you. can’t believe that any group would have me as will also be at the Doubletree. There was a fair eFanzines.com is hopping, as usual. The president. amount of talk about that con, and there are still National Fantasy Fan Federation, the N3F, put
2 eI, Earl Kemp’s FAAn Award-winning series that doesn’t get mentioned in the same back a bit over the next few months. Is sad. The fanzine, has a new issue out, and that’s always breath with Watchmen, which it certainly latest issue, 228, features Barbara Johnson- a good thing. Mr. Kemp has been lucky enough deserves to be. Siddhartha is a fine zine and I Haddad and Taral Wayne. It’s a short but fun to get many fine pieces from Mr. Steve Stiles. hope it keeps coming at these regular intervals. issue. The train issue is up and coming. This is one of his best covers, though not quite The Drink Tank’s been on a slight hiatus. Warren Buff is a good guy. He’s put out a as awesome as the abstract piece with the Too much going on! I feel like such a slacker. new issue of Southern Fandom Confederation hippos and naked folks dancing in front of it. I Sadly, it’s looking like I’ll be scaling things Update, which is a really good little zine. I’m really think eI is going to be one of the zines hoping to have my first review for SFCU for that is remembered long after it’s ended its run. the next issue, but with the way he keeps Siddhartha, Ian Williams’ fine fanzine, has putting out issues, who knows if I’ll get my a fine section looking at the works of Roger review of Soulless done in time. Zelazny and Robert Bloch that have been And by the way, you should go out and buy recently republished in the Hard Case Crime Gail Carriger’s Soulless. books. I love the HCC imprint, I think it’s Bill Wright is still a great Australian, and really changed the world of mystery and will the fact that St. Kilda lost to my beloved probably end up being the one series that lasts Geelong Cats in the Aussie Rules Football more than a decade. There’s also a look at one finals makes me happy and sad. His latest issue of my all-time favorite comic series: American of Interstellar Ramjet Scoop is up on Flagg. Probably the most ground-breaking eFanzines.com. It’s well worth seeking out.
3 Sadly, I haven’t gotten around to reading around to reading it either, which is my all happening in a hotel that hasn’t hosted an Claire Brialey’s No Sin but Ignorance. I love personal shame. SF con since 2002. It’ll be interesting. With the Claire’s stuff. There’s going to be a Steampunk Doubletree fallen out of favor, perhaps we’ll There are new issues of Alexiad out, which production of Hamlet done by the Butterfield 8 see the Fairmont take up its slack. is a great zine. At Worldcon, I mentioned to Joe Theatre Company in Concord. I’m excited to The NASFiC in Raleigh is planning as Major that the best thing he could do to see it. I saw their production of The Women and things go and I highly recommend heading out improve Alexiad would be to add more art. It’s it was very good and I really wanna see what to it next August. It’ll be huge fun, and I’m great reading, though my ADD-addled they do with it. fairly certain it has the youngest management generation sometimes needs a rest with lovely FurCon isn’t too far away and it’ll be an team of any WSFS convention in at least a art. Still, one of, if not the best written zine in interesting take to see how the Fairmont can decade. the US. handle being a regular con hotel. It’ll be getting Arnie Katz put out another Home Kookin’ a lot of use over the next year and some. with the rest of the Vagrants. I haven’t gotten FurCon, a Westercon, World Fantasy, they’re
4 Letters of Comment
Lloyd Penney writes: Zines… I look forward to the return of someone becoming unstuck in time comes at Hello, all, and many thanks for another Midfanzine. It was enjoyable to read about the start of the movie, and the rest of it spiffy-looking SF/SF. Comments to you from Midwestern fandom and conventions, progresses logically, the movie is a delight, me on issue 94… especially seeing the Midwest also consists of even with its inherent sadness. Seeing his The fan funds are a source of confusion for Manitoba and Ontario. Even the cover says future wife as a little girl, and his future me right now. Not only have I been approached so… I don’t think Tim Marion has a current e- daughter as an older girl, is great. It must have to run for TAFF, but now also for DUFF. This mail address, so I mailed him a letter. The old been the continuity editor’s tough job to keep whole thing is flattering and humbling, but I skills are still the best skills. everything in series, giving Eric Bana gray hair simply can’t do it right now… I still have to We both know people who would disagree, at the temples at the right times and places. find work and put some money away, and but you are right, we’ve lost something useful The movie does have an interesting taking three weeks off for an overseas trip in the form of Emerald City. That’s why it was premise. But it also does seem very sad so I would probably endanger any work I might a pleasure to hand Cheryl Morgan her Hugo in probably won’t be rushing to see it. have at the time. Such major fan funds as these Montréal. I remember how she was vilified by Not going to do the two issues behind thing will take some time to think about, and perhaps fanzine fandom because the zine didn’t have a this time, am I? Cheryl mentioned the problems in a few years… letter column. Well, I wrote a loc for every Anticipation had with programming this year, Jean Martin replies: Both TAFF and issue I received, and I knew it wouldn’t get and with some staff members. I don’t doubt her DUFF sound interesting. What a great way to published in the next issue. It was an enjoyable at all, many fans don’t play well with others, see the U.K. and Australia by visiting local, conversation, and she responded to my letters but I didn’t see the problems myself. I didn’t active members of fandom in other areas of with e-mails of her own. I know much of her hear about them until the good feelings were the world. I wonder what the similarities and commentary now appears on her blog, and well planted. Both Ad Astra and Polaris have differences are between North American perhaps it’s just not the same… I liked her announced some Steampunk programming for fandom and other places. I would be appraisal of Anticipation, and agree with much 2010, and even the local business paper, the interested in running for either myself if I was of what she had to say. one I work at, the Globe and Mail, published a asked. I like to go to the U.K. every three years That is too bad about Emerald City but book review of a young adult Steampunk and I’ve never been to Australia. But you’re it’s good to know that Cheryl is continuing to novel. It’s everywhere, it’s everywhere. right, there is probably a lot of work involved write via her blog. And it is quite validating Great to see Steampunk continuing to be in campaigning and such. And currently, I’m for her to get a Hugo. Congratulations again popular and expanding. It’s a great genre and overwhelmed with work, activities and a new to Cheryl! I hope it keeps going strong for years to come. health problem, which I won’t go into now but Movies… saw just last night The Time Update on my Tim Horton’s story… will probably expound on in my next Traveler’s Wife, with Rachel McAdams and Wendy’s spun off and sold Tim Horton’s, and Editorial. Eric Bana. When the original premise of just a few days ago, the chain was re-registered
5 as a Canadian company. And, update expected… especially for store- to the Electric Velocipede controversy, bought. I coordinated with a museum John Klima recently declared EV to be representative before the event and a semi-prozine, so it won’t win Best they were very welcoming. And they Fanzine next year. I just hope another did appreciate our being there to lend controversy doesn’t crop up. color to their own special activities What a great picture of the for the day. I already have a great picnickers at the Rosicrucian Egyptian idea for the Second SF/SF Picnic for Museum. Gotta get the Chris guy a next year. It’ll be Steampunk, of costume to wear. Jean, you and your course. I just have to research the Egyptian costume are absolutely logistics and all. beautiful. I wonder what museum I think I have finished up. Have a management and staff thought of the great time at SiliCon, everyone, and I group in costume. If there’s plenty of look forward to your reports. They appeal to the picnic this year, imagine will warm up a rapidly cooling who’ll show up next year…a large Autumn here. See you next time! park should do it. The upcoming It turned cold suddenly here as Steampunk events should attract large well. One week there was a heat numbers, and I hope there will be lots wave, the next week I had my heater of pictures. on! It is well and truly Autumn. And Chris in costume? Haven’t seen for the first time, I noticed the bright it, but The Lovely and Talented Linda red trees at my work. I guess I never and I were conspiring recently to noticed them before because they have him do something in the future. were still too young. Happy Fall to Thanks for the compliment. My you and everyone! costume turned out better than I
Monster Mash Party by Aidan Casserly Join our crew! We are looking for writers to cover local events, conventions, fan groups and the fannish scene in general. Contact Jean Martin and Chris Garcia at [email protected] 6 Magnificent Samurai
By Cary W. Tucker warrior,” the traditional ethical code of the exhibits on the second floor, but certainly not to Contributing Writer samurai. More recently, my interest in bushido the breadth or depth of the touring “Lords of I’ve recently learned that the ancient was rekindled after seeing The Last Samurai the Samurai” exhibit. In both touring and samurai did a whole lot more than just kill movie with Tom Cruise and reviewing one of permanent exhibits, you can see an ancient people with katanas. the samurai history featurettes on the DVD. So, samurai firearm and read about how the I remember first seeing the Akira Kurosawa several weeks ago, I decided to go see the matchlock gun was first introduced to Japan by classic Seven Samurai during my freshman “Lords of the Samurai” exhibit at the Asian Art accident when a boat of Portuguese traders was year in college; however, it was probably just Museum in San Francisco. blown off course in 1543. several years ago while playing Civilization II The Asian Art Museum does have samurai However, only the “Lords of the Samurai” on the computer that I first read in the weapons and armor and some notes about the exhibit further discussed the samurai code, how Civilopedia about bushido, or “the way of the history of the samurai as part of the permanent a warrior was advised to be mindful of the
Mounting for a short sword (wakizashi) with spiraling bands, Japan. Edo period (1615–1868), 17th–18th century. Lacquer, lacquered wood, gilt bronze, ray skin, iron, gold, copper alloy, braided silk. Eisei-Bunko Museum, 2906. © Eisei Bunko, Japan. 7 nearness of death and to judge his present
actions by looking backward from the moment , silk, of death. Just recently, I also noticed such repeated contemplation of a warrior’s own death emphasized in the opening of the Forest , lacquer Whitaker movie Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. 1. © Eisei Bunko, Japan.
While viewing the exhibit I also read about 1 the pervasive samurai concepts of bun and bu, . Iron, leather or culture and arms — the balance of martial prowess and cultural activities. I was wondering if this is similar to the English expression “an officer and a gentleman.” Do we value this balance today? We admire the Olympic and professional athletes who learn to Eisei-Bunko Museum, 41 perform ballroom dance routines on television. For Harry Potter, even after facing a Hungarian Horntail dragon, the brave young wizard is also expected to find a date and open the first dance at the Yule Ball. I don’t recall seeing any formal dancing in Seven Samurai, which primarily shows a group of samurai defending a village. However, I can recollect how The Last Samurai actually depicts life in a samurai village. We see Tom Cruise joining the samurai in military drills as well as shots of farming and other domestic routines. Just before he notices the ninja assassins on the roof, Tom Cruise has also joined the villagers to watch a theater , black leather lacing, red cord horizontal accent lacing (katadori) on shoulder protectors, performance, probably traditional Noh or Kyogen. I also remember film images of a young samurai boy learning calligraphy and practicing the tea ceremony. These images from The Last Samurai make a bit more sense after seeing the “Lords of the Samurai” exhibit and Haramaki-type armor worn by Hosokawa Narimori (1806–1861), Japan. Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century and gilt metal. 8 The Book of Five Rings (Gorin no sho), five volumes, by Terao Katsunobu, Japan. Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century. Set of five handscrolls; ink on paper. Eisei-Bunko Museum, 774. © Eisei Bunko, Japan. 9 there being struck by how much the samurai that some Spartans were accomplished valued the arts, culture, and ceremony. musicians, dancers, or architects, and that there Meanwhile, in 300, another recent movie was more to Sparta than harsh military training. about an ancient warrior society (the Spartans), Perhaps it also makes sense then that the the images of life in the city that I recall are Klingons would have opera. mostly shots of military preparations, such as a blacksmith forging a spearhead. Though it may not be explicit from watching 300, a brief For more information, visit: review of Wikipedia and some other Internet www.asianart.org sources reveals that Sparta indeed had culture, www.eiseibunko.com (Japanese)
Noh costume, Kariginu robe with design of cherry blossoms and rafts, Japan. Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century. Silk complex gauze (ro) with silk supplementary weft patterning. Eisei-Bunko Museum, 4911. © Eisei Bunko, Japan. 10 LCROSS Night at NASA Ames
By Howeird instruments, flying through the resulting ejecta Charlie Duke, one of the last men to walk on Contributing Writer plume and then itself crashing into the surface a the moon. www.charlieduke.net It was probably a combination of the few kilometers away. Both impacts would be A huge outdoor screen was guy-wired in chance to spend the wee hours of the morning monitored by the Lunar Reconnaissance place at the front of the grounds; speakers stood on the parade grounds of the former Moffett Orbiter (LRO) satellite orbiting directly above at a podium to the left of the screen. The audio Field Naval Air Station (now NASA’s Ames the crash sites. system was loud and clear and the projection Research Center) with a bunch of die-hard The mission was to find out if there is water setup was excellent. lunatics and the prospect of seeing something ice trapped on the always-shadowed craters, After a short break, the non-ticketed guests blow up which drew me to the LCROSS event and the lunar south pole was chosen as the left, and the rest of us were treated to three on October 8-9. most likely place for this to occur. Moon-themed movies. The first was an The artist’s conceptions of the lunar event NASA held big public events leading up to animated children’s item called Fly Me To The showed a Centaur spacecraft the size of an the impact window. One of the larger ones was Moon about three flies who stow away on SUV crashing into a crater on the south pole of at Ames, where the free ticket I’d received in Apollo 11, with Buzz Aldrin providing his own the moon, with a second “shepherding” craft the mail got me into the overnight event. At voice, and a star-studded cast including Tim following right behind with cameras and about 7:30 p.m. I followed the stream of Curry, Kelly Ripa, Nicolette Sheridan, vehicles into the parking lot just past the parade grounds and hauled my camp chair, bedroll and lunch cooler the 100 yards or so to the front viewing section. The grounds were divided into three sections. The middle was for those who only wanted to stay for the evening presentations, the rear was for tent campers. There was plenty of space. I found a good spot quickly, and caught the end of a multimedia presentation narrated live by LCROSS program executive Victoria P. Friedensen, followed by a fascinating talk and homemade video by Apollo 16 Astronaut
Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite Artist’s conception of the impact plume as seen (LCROSS) as it releases the Centaur payload from the LCROSS shepherding spacecraft. module for impact on the moon. Credit: NASA Credit: NASA 11 Christopher Lloyd and Ed Begley, Jr. The next scripts on the table in front of them. They were copy of the final LCROSS infrared imagery offering was The Dish, a charming Australian all experts who worked on the LCROSS which had been on the screen just before the film about how a satellite dish in the middle of program, and after a while it was clear that two signal was lost, showing where the impact a sheep paddock outside of Parkes, New South men were the anchors; the third person would plume was. Wales, was used to relay the live television of change out from time to time and become the man’s first steps on the moon. Wrapping up interviewee. They also provided expert movie morning was October Sky, about a West commentary as the scene flipped between two Virginia coal miner’s son who defies his father mission control centers leading up to the and the odds to build model rockets from old impact event. The audio from mission control railroad ties, with the help of three school was piped in over the commentators, chums. sometimes validating their narrative and Also shown were two music videos, one sometimes making it hard to hear them. featuring an original composition by violinist A few minutes before impact, the first view Kenji Williams with video scenes of Apollo of the moon from LCROSS popped onto the fans all over the world, and Water On The screen, the moon filling the screen. About a Moon, performed by the songwriter, John minute later it was replaced by a closer shot, Marmie, who also happens to be the LCROSS and the updates continued to show a smaller The LCROSS shepherding spacecraft’s mid- assistant project manager. You can see the and smaller section of the lunar surface minute infrared thermal camera captured this image of video here: by minute. Just as the commentators were the Centaur’s impact flash. Credit: NASA www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1SudfYMXx8 describing where on the image the Centaur was By this time it was getting close to 3:30 supposed to hit, the LCROSS shepherding For those of us without infrared vision, it a.m., with impact slated for about an hour later. module’s feed turned to white noise. Obviously looked like this: It was a relatively mild morning, completely it had crash landed as planned, and though overcast which hid the 65% full moon, but there was a solid round of applause from the bright from the reflected lights of Mountain audience, we had not actually seen anything View. Everyone had been given a thin silver which could be identified as the Centaur impact mylar “space blanket,” but I know that my plume. bedroll, football stadium jacket and ski gloves The scene shifted back to the were what was keeping me cozy in the 5-10 commentators, and the first quote was, “I don’t mph breeze and 55° temperature. Pretty toasty, really know what we just saw there.” compared to the previous morning’s 44° low. The mission control audio was reporting a The screen switched to a view of three successful mission, with lots of data being people around a table inside one of the nearby acquired, but as an audience visual thriller, the buildings, who appeared to be reading from event was a total fizzle. NASA later released a
12 BASFA Minutes: Meetings 1000-1002
Meeting 1000 Evil Kevin: There was a convention this Julian: Match Game was blanking weekend. awesome. Lynn: Needs a job as a tech writer or news Fred: Arse-Elektronika
13 Meeting 1001 Adrienne announced that she had in her it, recommends it as worth full price in hand the SFWA Bulletin which has her article hardback. published therein. Erik reviewed crossing the Snake River as October 5, 2009 [tall] Kevin announced that he and Andy it’s very deep and speculated on holding a were presented with the Ken Uhland award at “crevasse con” there. Trey Haddad, President SiliCon. Then Eric announced that LCROSS will Chris Garcia, Vice-President Dave C announced that LosCon will be kick the Moon’s butt on Thursday-Friday Dave Gallaher, Treasurer over Thanksgiving at the LAX Marriott. [impact expected at 4:31am Friday] and Nasa/ Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms Ames is holding an open house from Thursday Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary Reviews 7pm to 7am Held at Coco’s, 1206 Oakmead Parkway Dave C reviewed Frost Haired Vixens by We did auctions: birthday auctioned off (Lawrence Expressway/101 fwy), Sunnyvale. John Zakour as adventure ensues, worth full Michael Wallis for $3.00 to me; then books for paperback price & reviewed an audio recording $1.00, $1.00; $0.25 & $0.25 Began 8pm. of Reagan on Medicare as priceless. We adjourned at = 9:18 We established a party jar. Harold reviewed SyFy’s new symbol as he And the rumor of the week was: “come for 18 people attended. doesn’t like it & reviewed the new Stargate- the steak, stay for the spackle” Secretary’s report: the minutes of the Enough Already series as not worth going out meeting “formerly known as 1000” were of his way to see it - and [evil] Kevin said “It’s accepted as “technical blasphemy”; the minutes Stargate Voyager!” Meeting 1002 of meeting 1000 were accepted as “clear as Glenn reviewed meeting 1000 as interesting Chris but not as funny.” October 12, 2009 and he hates the Doubletree more and more There was no Treasurer. [and there were a LOT of follow-ons]. There was no VP. Trey Haddad, President I reviewed SiliCon as that I enjoyed it - The President was gratified to know that Chris Garcia, Vice-President however the food at Spencer’s is horrid. Every LASFS thinks we’re certifiable. Dave Gallaher, Treasurer single item that I HAD liked on the menu was I moved that Trey be allowed to buy a pun Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms gone! What I did order was ghastly. I ordered a license [for $5] but he declines to purchase one. Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary salad - that had rotted lettuce under a few fresh Held at Coco’s, 1206 Oakmead Parkway pieces on the top - and “5-cheese mac and Announcements (Lawrence Expressway/101 fwy), Sunnyvale cheese” ... tasted warm ... wet ... and had no Glenn announced that memberships for cheese flavor at ALL. No want! World Fantasy Con = Oct 31-Nov 1 - are President, Vice President, and Secretary Michael Wallis commented that there’s a STILL sold out - and then listed various fled. clown in space [who spent 35 million to go convention times for the next few years; there Dave Gallaher acted as presiding officer. there] and the picture of him with the big red were follow-ons with other distant convention Adrienne Foster, hog-tied as minute-taker. rubber nose was priceless. dates - tho Adrienne mentioned that the rates Trey reviewed a new Liad book by Miller for BoucherCon will go up Jan 1. Began 8ish pm. and Lee = Fledgling as very good, he enjoyed
14 13 people attended. Reviews price. They also went to Renegade’s Bar for We postponed reading the minutes of Dave C. says wolfgangsvault.com has Athena’s Hookers’ Ball, hosted by Lady meeting 1001. music from Bill Graham’s concerts for free and Cassandra, also worth the time. Andy set up his Treasurer reported we took $67.65 in the it is definitely worth full value. printer to replace the little cartridges with a regular jar at meeting 1000. Fred went to a signing for Richard reservoir tank and it’s definitely worth full We collected $95.00 in the tip jar for the Dawkins’s Greatest Show on Earth and also price. waitress, providing she removed obligatory bought And Tango Makes Three, a children’s Adrienne saw Invention of Lying and gave 20% gratuity from everyone’s checks. book about penguins forming a family. Both it 3 out of 5 stars. It’s worth matinee price or Dave G. reported by proxy for the VP that a were worth full price. adding to a Netflix queue. new Drink Tank will be out soon and Chris Eric went to the LCROSS event at NASA Glenn went to Forest of Nisene Marks and only saw Twilight twice over the weekend. Ames to watch stuff smacked into the moon so said it was beautiful. It was also the center of scientists could see if it had ice water. He’s Loma Prieta. He said mobile phones explode Announcements ready to go again. Perhaps the moon will hit when servers overload. We had pumpkin pie on the menu. Earth back. Dave G. reviewed Oraclecon as not giving Ken announced Doctor Who producer Lisa saw Toy Story I & II and said the 3D away blankets. Larry Ellison’s influence has Barry Letz died and his book is coming out this was not apparent for the most part. She also limits. month. saw Bright Star, which was about John Keats. We auctioned a few things, but agreed that Kevin R. announced that Yipe #0, the It was an absolutely gorgeous, period piece, but most of the stuff was Chris-worthy, so we inaugural issue, should be ready by the end of sad because he died. saved most of it for our next meeting. the week. Ken had a “lovely weekend.” He and Jeri The rumor of the week was “The second Mo announced that Alternative Press Expo, ate at a Basin Way restaurant and thought it luna terra jai-alai tournament will be held at which is being produced by the folks who bring was nice, if overpriced. They also saw The Arecibo.” us Comic-Con, will be this weekend and is Producers and thought it was well done, but it We adjourned 9:30ish. taking a year off from working on conventions. closed this weekend. He recommends hopping She also thanks everyone for going to SiliCon. in a time machine to go see it. He also had a It had 500-600 attendees this year. kidney stone, which kept him from going to his Glenn repeated that World Fantasy Con is high school reunion. Nice hospitals still aren’t still sold out and reminded us about the worth getting a kidney stone. Thanksgiving conventions, including LosCon, Andy said he and Kevin went price SorcererCon, OryCon. He also added that shopping and took pictures of the items they SMOFcon will be in Austin this year. were considering. It was totally worth full
15 Bay Area Fannish Calendar
Life is complicated; putting on an event is even Thursdays and Fridays, through November Thursdays-Saturdays, October 15-31 more so. Please check before attending, as 20th Zombie! A New Musical events are sometimes canceled or times and Shocktoberfest!! 2009: Torture Garden Exit Theater locations changed. The Hypnodrome 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco 575 10th Street, San Francisco zombiemusicalsf.com New listings are highlighted in red. thrillpeddlers.com A Rock/Horror/Tragicomedy that will eat your Ongoing events are toward the back. The Thrillpeddlers are proud to announce their face off! tenth annual pageant of titillating Grand 8 p.m. $20 Guignol terror plays and stimulating sex farces. 8 p.m. $25 Thursdays-Saturdays, October 22- November 2nd Through January 19, 2010 Attack of the Killer B-Movies: Barbarella There’s a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak Stage Werx The Contemporary Jewish Museum 533 Sutter Street, San Francisco 736 Mission St., San Francisco www.foulplaysf.com www.thecjm.org A staged tribute brought to life through the The exhibit will feature more than 100 puppet/mask crafters Christina Shonkwiler and watercolors, drawings and sketches by Sendak Philip Sebastian, the wig design of Jordan L. — including many that have never before been Moore, and the animations/videography of displayed, along with video footage of Jeremy Solterbeck, Barbarella is directed by interviews with the author and will include a Sean Owens and Cameron Eng. space for young visitors to enjoy Sendak’s 8 p.m. $25 work. In addition to several Sendak-themed classes and lectures for adults, there will be a number of events for children, including a Wild Things–inspired costume-making day and a preschool hour on Nov. 8 $5-10
16 Thursday, October 22 Wednesday, October 28 Thrillville’s Halloween Gore ’n’ Snorefest! City Arts and Lectures: Jonathan Lethem Camera 3 Cinema, 288 S. Second St, San Jose Herbst Theater www.thrillville.net 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco Featuring 2 super sleazy sexy spooky www.cityarts.net exploitation classics! Tantalizing torsos, In conversation with Paul Lancour lascivious limbs, sexy slashers and prickly 8 p.m. $20 prostitutes splatter the screen in Fred Olen Ray’s outrageous cult masterpiece, Hollywood Thursday, October 29-Sunday, November 1 Chainsaw Hookers (1988)! plus Larry World Fantasy Convention Buchanan’s unbelievable remake of Roger The Fairmont Hotel Corman’s It Conquered the World starring John 170 South Market Street, San Jose Agar as a scientist harboring a “special www.worldfantasy2009.org relationship” with a goofy alien invader, The World Fantasy Convention is a Zontar, The Thing From Venus (1966)! Live professional networking event that regularly music by San Jose’s own Aardvark and Actual attracts several hundred of the top authors in Rafiq! the field every year. It is the home of the World 7:30 p.m. $12 Fantasy Awards and this year will be celebrating Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th birthday. Saturday, October 24 Garth Nix will be the GOH. Nemomatic: Open Studio SOLD OUT 1454 3rd Street, San Francisco www.nemomatic.com Friday, October 30-Sunday, November 1 Open house for kinetic artist Nemo Gould and Yaoi-Con shop-mates Quantum Builders San Mateo Marriott 4 p.m. Free Saturday, October 24-Sunday, October 25 1770 South Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo All-Hallows Fantasy Faire www.yaoicon.com Thursday, October 29 Mother Lode Fairgrounds GOH is Minami Haruka. YaoiCon is a Thrillville’s Halloween Gore ’n’ Snorefest! 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora celebration of male beauty and passion in Balboa Theatre, 3630 Balboa St sonoracelticfaire.com/hallowsfaire.html anime and manga. 18+. www.thrillville.net Sonora Celtic Faire presents the first annual All $60 Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) plus Hallows Fantasy Faire. Zontar, The Thing From Venus (1966)! With $50 live music by The Deadlies and live tassle tossin’ by Lady Monster. 7:30 p.m. $12
17 Thursday, November 5 Friday-Sunday, November 27-29 Saturday, January 2, 2010 Author: Chris Lane LosCon Victorian 12th Night Ball Diesel, A Bookstore LAX Marriott PEERS Event, www.peers.org 5433 College Ave., Oakland 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles Location TBD www.dieselbookstore.com www.loscon.org 12th Night Ball hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Local illustrator Chris Lane signs his new GOHs Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Tim Fezziwig, live performance by Bangers and book, Zombies: A Record of the Year of Rickard and Christian Maguire. Mash. Suggested costume is evening or day Infection $40 dress from 1837 through 1870, any class. 7 p.m. Free Modern evening dress is, as always, a Friday-Sunday, November 27-29 completely acceptable substitute for period Saturday, November 7 SorcererCon costume and there is no dress code for the Le Bal des Vampires Doubletree Hotel evening PEERS Event, www.peers.org 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose 7 p.m. $15 (till December 26) Alameda Elks Lodge www.sorcerercon.com 2255 Santa Clara Ave, Santa Clara Fantasy convention. Details TBA. Friday-Sunday, January 8-10, 2010 Vampire themed event with live performance $40 Anime Los Angeles by Bangers and Mash. LAX Marriott 7 p.m. $25 (till October 24) Friday, November 27-Sunday, December 20 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles The Great Dickens Fair www.animelosangeles.org Wednesday, November 9 Cow Palace Exhibition Halls Anime convention. GOHs: Kyle Hebert, City Arts and Lectures: Michael Chabon & 2600 Geneva Ave, San Francisco Jessica Gaona, The Spoony Bards and Bekka Adam Gopnick www.dickensfair.com the Alice. Tostmaster:Tadao Tomomastu Herbst Theater A holiday adventure into Victorian London. $25 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco $22 www.cityarts.net Friday-Sunday, January 8-10, 2010 8 p.m. $20 Saturday, December 5th QuatreCon Time Tunnel Super Toy, Comic and Record Solano County Fairgrounds, Saturday, November 14 Show 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo First-Ever Last Unicorn Rave Santa Clara County Fairgrounds www.quatrecon.com Oakland 344 Tully Road, San Jose Science fiction, horror, supernatural, and Peter Beagle, three rooms of music, plus food www.timetunneltoys.com paranormal film festival and convention. and beverages, with DJs doing Last Unicorn- 240 tables of vintage to modern toys and $60 themed mixes and more. collectibles. Details TBA 11 a.m $5
18 Saturday-Sunday, January 23-24, 2010 Friday-Sunday, February 12-14, 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 Creation Salute to Star Trek Creation Official Twilight Convention An Evening at Cabaret Westin St. Francis Hotel Hyatt Regency Airport PEERS Event, www.peers.org 335 Powell Street, San Francisco 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame Location TBD www.creationent.com/cal/stsan.htm www.creationent.com/cal/twilight.htm Spend a swinging evening in the most decadent William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Armin $169 cabaret in 1930’s Berlin. Guest band for the Shimerman, Jeffrey Coombs, and more. evening is the brilliant and notorious Lee $159 Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2010 Presson and the Nails. Suggested costume is Gallifrey One 1930’s costume or vintage or modern evening Saturday-Sunday, January 30-31, 2010 LAX Marriott dress. Theatrical costume, including showgirl Animation on Display 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles attire, is also welcome. Just about anything Hotel Kabuki gallifreyone.com goes at Cabaret, as long as it’s acceptable to the 1625 Post St., San Francisco Doctor Who convention. GOH Peter Davison, local police, who are among Cabaret’s clients, Animation on Display (AOD) is a convention Sarah Sutton, Georgia Moffer and many more. after all! that features Japanese animation, (relatively $60 (till October 31) 7 p.m. $15 in advance recent) cartoons, and their related interests. $25 (till December 31) Friday-Sunday, March 5-7, 2010 Friday-Sunday, March 12-14, 2010 Consonance The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition Saturday, February 6, 2010 Hilton Newark/Fremont Hilton Garden Inn Le Mardi Gras des Vampires 39900 Balentine Drive, Fremont 1800 Powell Street, Emeryville PEERS Event, www.peers.org www.consonance.org www.steampunkexhibition.com Location TBD Filk Convention. GOH are Tricky Pixie, Chris $60 New Orleans’ most amusing hosts, Lestat de O’Shea, Ju Honisch & Katy Droege. Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac, and Toastmistress is Judi Miller. Friday-Sunday, March 26-28, 2010 their ward, Mlle. Claudia, invite you to a $40 (till October 31) Contact joyous Mardi Gras Ball in true Nineteenth NASA Ames Research Center century ante-bellum New Orleans style. www.contact-conference.com Suggested attire is period costume, fantasy Details TBA Mardi Gras costume, or a fanciful version of period costume. Modern evening dress is perfectly acceptable and there is no dress code for the ball. To protect your reputation, masks are strongly recommended. 7 p.m. $15 (till January 30)
19 Saturday, April 3, 2010 tradition is admired, not required. Period Friday-Sunday, August 6-9, 2010 La Legion Fantastique: A Victorian costume (authentic or creatively “mixed”), Costume College Steampunk Ball vintage evening dress, or modern evening dress Warner Center Marriot PEERS Event, www.peers.org is also welcome, as are perfectly normal 21850 Oxnard St, Woodland Hills Location TBD mortals. Masks, either worn or hand-held, are www.costumecollege.org Guests are invited to dress in either strongly recommended. While wings are very A three-day educational conference on all conventional mid-to-late Victorian evening welcome on our Faerie creatures, be sure to subjects relating to costuming and clothing. dress (1850s – 1900) or Victorian Steampunk wear wings you can dance in (this is probably Check website for details and registration. attire, complete with goggles and gadgets. not the best night to sport a giant wingspan!). (Note: Costumes, as always, are admired, not Live music by Avalon Rising. Intermission Saturday, August 7, 2010 required, at PEERS balls, and modern evening entertainment includes dance performances and Jane Austen Picnic Dance dress is a perfectly acceptable substitute for romantic DJ dance music for the insatiable PEERS Event, www.peers.org period costume). Live music provided by dancers. Complimentary light refreshments will Lincoln Park Bangers & Mash. Punch and a light snack be served throughout the evening and, as usual, 1450 High Street, Alameda (Near the Rose buffet will be served. As usual, the Legion your potluck contributions are very welcome. Garden) appreciates your potluck contributions to the 7 p.m. $15 in advance Our guests are invited to bring their own buffet. period-style picnic lunch and to make their 7 p.m. $15 in advance Saturday, June 5, 2010 picnic site look as period as possible (Please The Golden Anniversary Victorian Ball note that the event is not a potluck. Our hard- Friday-Sunday, May 7-10, 2010 PEERS Event, www.peers.org working catering staff will be taking a well- WonderCon Location TBD deserved holiday!). Suggested costume for the Moscone Center South Please join us in celebrating the 50th birthday of event is late 18th century or Regency summer 747 Howard Street, San Francisco Mr. Fezziwig, the most gracious party host in afternoon dress (1780-1818), but, as usual, www.comic-con.org/wc all of Dickens’ London. Live music by Bangers costumes are admired, not required. Live music Comics convention. & Mash. Late Georgian Regency, Victorian, or will be provided by Bangers & Mash. This Details TBA modern evening dress is admired but not event is a thank you to all of our devoted fans, required. Punch, cake and a light Old English and we will not be charging a fee for Saturday, May 1, 2010 buffet will be served (Potluck contributions to admission. Donations for our brilliant and hard- The Courts of Faerie Ball Mrs. Fezziwig’s kitchen would be most working musicians will be gratefully accepted, PEERS Event, www.peers.org welcome). however, both before and during the event. Location TBD 7 p.m. $15 in advance 11 a.m. Free The Unseelie King and Queen of the Fae honour May Day and resign their crowns for six months to the blessed Seelie King and Queen. Fantasy, fairy, or fairy tale costume from any 20 Saturday, September 4, 2010 Ongoing Sakuramento Anime Society The Gilbert and Sullivan Ball Rancho Cordova Library PEERS Event, www.peers.org Daily 9845 Folsom Boulevard, Rancho Cordova Location TBD Meets every Sunday to watch old and new Mr. and Mrs. William S. Gilbert request the Cartoon Art Museum anime and anime music videos, play collectible honour of your presence at a fancy dress ball 655 Mission Street, San Francisco card games, practice artwork and make AMVs. honouring the musical achievements of their www.cartoonart.com 3-7 p.m. colleague, the recently knighted Sir Arthur Once Upon a Dream, The Art of Sleeping Sullivan. Guests are welcome to attend either in Beauty (through January 10, 2010). Masters of Mondays “normal” evening dress of the late 19th century Webcomics (through December 6, 2009) (1860-1900) or in costumes inspired by the $6 Bay Area Science Fiction Association operas of Gilbert and Sullivan (Costumes are, Coco’s San Francisco Ghost Hunt Walking Tour 1206 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale as usual, admired but not required, at the ball). Begins: Queen Anne Hotel Live music by Bangers and Mash and www.basfa.org 1590 Sutter at Octavia, San Francisco 8 p.m. Free intermission entertainment includes a www.sfghosthunt.com performance of song and dance excerpts from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. $20 Dukefish Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas. As usual, Jake’s of Sunnyvale punch and a light snack buffet will be served VIZ Cinema 174 E. Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale throughout the evening (Mrs. Gilbert will 1746 Post Street, San Francisco Group meets weekly to play German-style gratefully welcomes your potluck contributions www.newpeopleworld.com/films strategy board games such as Settlers of Catan, to the buffet). VIZ Cinema is a 143-seat underground cinema Carcasson and other games, plus an occasional 7 p.m. $15 in advance inside NEW PEOPLE in San Francisco. Its game of bridge breaks out. Meet up at 8:00 programming focuses on the latest and hottest p.m., figure out who wants to play what, and Saturday, October 2, 2010 films from Japan, as well as classics, favorites, The Evil League of Evil Villains’ Ball typically start playing games no later than 8:30 documentaries and anime. p.m. PEERS Event, www.peers.org Please check theater for showtimes and tickets. Location TBD 8 p.m. Free Guests are invited to attend as their favorite Sundays Evil character – historical, fictional, or original. Live music by Avalon Rising. Costumes may MGI SF&F/Horror/Speculative fiction be historical, science fiction/fantasy, modern Writing Group evening dress. The event includes musical Personal Residence (email for details) performances, a no-host (cash) bar, and a light Emeryville snack buffet. Potluck contributions to the buffet groups.yahoo.com/group/MGISFFWriters will be greatly appreciated. 7:30 p.m. Free 7 p.m. $15 in advance
21 Mondays and Wednesdays East Bay Strategy Games Club SF Games EndGame Muddy’s Coffeehouse Silicon Valley Boardgamers 921 Washington, Oakland 1304 Valencia Street, San Francisco Mountain View Community Center www.michaeldashow.com/eastbaystrategy/ vax.hanford.org/dk/games 201 S. Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View home.html SF Games is a collective name for a bunch of www.davekohr.users.sonic.net/svb 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Free people who get together and play board games Group meets regularly to play mostly German- and card games every week. Also has a regular style strategy boardgames such as Settlers of Fanboy Planet Podcast cards night at Atlas Café, 20th and Alabama Catan; also multi-player Avalon Hill-style, Illusive Comics and Games Streets, Tuesday nights from 6:30-10. historical war games, and others. 2725 El Camino Real, Suite 105, Santa Clara 7 p.m. to midnight Free 6:30 p.m. $2 Live from Illusive Comics and Games, it’s the Fanboy Planet Podcast with your host, Derek Fridays-Mondays Tuesdays McCaw. 6 p.m. Free Haunted Haight Walking Tour MGI Boffers & Outdoor Games Meets at Coffee To The People Codornices Park Wednesdays and Saturdays 1206 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco 1201 Euclid Ave, Berkeley www.hauntedhaight.com mgisciaf.angelfire.com Hayward Collectibles Show Reservations required. groups.yahoo.com/group/MGIFamilyclub 22300 Hathaway Ave (rear bldg), Hayward 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. $20 Bad weather: we meet the same time at 33 www.toysandbaseballcards.com Revolutions Record Shop & Cafe, El Cerrito Wednesdays 3 p.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays 10 Fridays and Saturdays for boardgames. a.m.-5 p.m. 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Free Free Vampire Walking Tour Meets corner of California and Taylor, San Wednesdays Fridays Francisco www.sfvampiretour.com Bay Area Role-Playing Society FyDy SyFy Led by Mina Harker. Tour is canceled if there Go-Getter’s Pizza Eclipse Lounge, Hyatt Regency is heavy rain. 1489 Beach Park Boulevard, Foster City 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco 8 p.m. $20 www.BayRPS.com Casual meetup in the atrium lobby bar. Hosts a weekly game night. For club and game 5:30-7:30 night details email [email protected] 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Free
22 Biweekly doing strange things with electricity. Legion of Rassilon Free, donations welcome Carl’s Jr. PenSFA Party 2551 N 1st St , San Jose The Peninsula Science Fantasy Association East Bay Star Wars Club www.legionofrassilon.org meets every two weeks for a party at the home Central Perk Doctor Who fan group usually meets the fourth of one of their members. They also host parties 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito Friday of the month: Episodes of Doctor Who, at local conventions. Email 510-558-7375 news, discussion of recent movies, and a raffle. [email protected] for information on www.ebstarwars.com 7:30 p.m. Free attending. Meets the second Friday of every month. PenSFA standard party rules: bring something 7:30 p.m. Free Micro Gods, Inc. edible or drinkable to share, or pay the host $2. Berkeley Public Library, West Branch Don’t smoke in the house without checking Fantastic Frontiers 1125 University Ave, Berkeley with the host first. Normal start time is 8 p.m. www.freewebs.com/fantasticfrontiers/ mgisciaf.angelfire.com but may vary depending on the host. Social club for Sacramento County sci fi/ groups.yahoo.com/group/MGIFamilyClub/ fantasy fans usually meets the second Saturday Family Club for fans of Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Group of the month. Check website for meeting times Fantasy, Movie, Anime & Manga. Meets every Borderlands Books and locations. 3rd Saturday, please check Yahoo group for 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco updates. Meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each Foothill Anime 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Free month at 6 pm. Contact Jade Livingston at Building 5015, Foothill College [email protected] for more information. Los Altos Hills No-Name Anime Monthly event where people can get together to Saratoga Library Monthly watch anime and meet like minded others. 13650 Saratoga Avenue Usually meets the first Sunday of every month Saratoga Clockwork SF at noon. www.nnanime.com New location TB, tentative return dates in 12 p.m. Free Anime screenings usually take place on the November. second Saturday of the month. www.myspace.com/clubclockwork The Gay Men’s Book Club Free A Steampunk Parlor: Gothic/Darkwave/ Borderlands Books Synthpop w/DJ’s MzSamantha, Fact 50, 866 Valencia, San Francisco Other Realms Book Club Melting Girl and Greg. 21+ www.borderlands-books.com Books, Inc. 9 p.m. $5 after 10 p.m. Please contact Chris, the group leader, at 1375 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame [email protected] for more information. www.booksinc.net Dorkbot-SF 5 p.m. Free Meets the 4th Wednesday of the Month. www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ 6:30 p.m. Free Dorkbot hosts regular forums for artists, designers, engineers, students, and other people 23 Religion & SF Book Club SF Browncoats USS Northern Lights First United Methodist Church Cafe Murano Contact [email protected] for 1183 “B” Street, Hayward 1777 Steiner Street, San Francisco specifics. Meets the 4th Sunday of the month. Please www.sfbrowncoats.com sites.google.com/site/ussnorthernlights contact Rev. Randy Smith at SF Firefly/Serenity fans usually meet up on the ’Lights is a chapter of Starfleet International [email protected] for more information. second Saturday of the month. and a swell group of science fiction fans. We 7 p.m. Free Noon Free do more than Trek. Usually meets the third Saturday of the month, with social event TBD. Rocky Horror Picture Show Silicon Gulch Browncoats October 17th will be at the California Academy The Clay, 2261 Fillmore Street San Francisco/ Various locations (see website for details) of Sciences, November 21st the St. George The Guild, 949 El Camino Real Menlo Park www.silicongulchbrowncoats.org Holiday Open House, and November 19th a www.bawdycaste.org Silicon Valley fans of Firefly/Serenity meet up festive potluck at the Hooverarium The Bawdy Caste presents the classic midnight on the first Saturday of the month. 7 p.m. Free movie the first Saturday of the month, Noon - 2 p.m. Free alternating between the Clay in San Francisco Veritech Fighter Command ONE-THREE and the Guild in Menlo Park. USS Augusta Ada Round Table Pizza Midnight Round Table Pizza 4403 Elkhorn Blvd, Sacramento 3567 Geary Blvd, San Francisco 916-338-2300 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club trek.starshine.org Anime/cosplay group usually meets the last Clayton Books Augusta Ada is both a chapter of Starfleet Saturday of the month at 1800 hours. 5433 D Clayton Road, Clayton International and a Linux and *BSD user 6 p.m. Free www.claytonbookshop.com group. Usually meets the fourth Saturday of The book for October 21st is A Princess of every month. Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Meets the 3rd 1 p.m. Free Wednesday of the month. 7:30 p.m. Free USS Defiance 5026 Don Julio Blvd, Sacramento Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club 1566 Howe Ave, Sacramento Borderlands Books www.myspace.com/d2121978 866 Valencia, San Francisco Star Trek fan group meets the third Friday of www.borderlands-books.com the month. The book for October is Faerie Tale by 7 p.m. Free Raymond Feist. Please contact Jude at [email protected] for more information. 6 p.m. Free
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MGI SFF/H Writing BASFA MGI Boffers BA Role-Playing Soc FyDy SyFy Sakuramento Anime Dukefish E.Bay Strategy Games SF Games SV Boardgamers Fanboy Planet Podcast SV Boardgamers 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Silicon Browncoats Rocky Horror
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Foothill Anime The Phenomenauts SF&F Writers’ Group The Texas Chainsaw Writers With Drinks Musical Carnival of Stars East Bay Star Wars Fantastic Frontiers USS Northern Lights No-Name Anime SF Browncoats
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Carnival of Stars Litquake: Doug Dorst Zombie! A New USS Defiance Dark Shadows Picnic Gay Men’s Book Club Musical (thru the 31st) Folsom Ren Faire SF Santa Rosa Meetup Tangential Micro Gods, Inc Conjectures Clockwork SF USS Northern Lights
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SF/F Book Club Clayton SFF Book Thrillville’s Halloween Legion of Rassilon Nemomatic Open Studio Club Gore ’n’ Snorefest! All-Hallows Fantasy Faire (thru Sun) USS Augusta Ada
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Religion & SF Jonathan Lethem World Fantasy Yaoi-Con (thru Sun) Veritech Fighter Cmd 13 Other Realms Convention (thru Sun) Thrillville’s Halloween Gore ’n’ Snorefest!
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Gay Men’s Book Club Michael Chabon & SF&F Writers’ Group East Bay Star Wars First-Ever Last SF Santa Rosa Meetup Adam Gopnick USS Northern Lights Unicorn Rave Fantastic Frontiers No-Name Anime SF Browncoats
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SF/F Book Club Clayton SFF Book Tangential USS Defiance Micro Gods, Inc Club Conjectures Clockwork SF USS Northern Lights
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Religion & SF Other Realms LosCon (thru Sun) USS Augusta Ada SorcererCon (thru Sun) Veritech Fighter Cmd 13 Dickens Fair (thru Dec 20) Legion of Rassilon
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