The next MinnStf meeting will be Saturday April 7th starting at 2pm at the home of Jonathan Adams and Carol Kennedy 3328 Colfax Ave. S., Mpls. Cats, guinea pigs, very limited smoking, children welcome but not childproof. For further information call Carol or Jonathan at 612-###-####. Saturday April 7th starting at 1:30pm The Rivendell Group and the Minnesota Science Fiction Society will be sponsoring a panel entitled From Hobbits to Harry Potter at the Southdale Public Library 701 York Ave., Edina. The panel will feature experts on and writers of children's fantasy. For further information contact David Lenander via email at d-lena@tc.umn.eXu or call him at 651-###-#### Saturday 7th April starting at 1 pm there will be a meeting of the Worldbuilding Society at Arone's, 500 Central Ave. SE, Mpls. the topic will be "Education in the Future". For further information contact Dan Goodman via email at dsgood@visi.cXm or call him at 612-###-#### Also on Saturday 7th April from 1 to 2:30 pm the Powderhorn Writer's Festival will present a panel entitled Genre Writing and Publishing, at Walker Community Church, 3104 16th Ave. S., Mpls. panelists include Lois McMaster Bujold. Sunday April 8th starting at 2 pm there will be a work party and brainstorming session for Minicon 37 at Dreampark, 4002 Pillsbury Ave. S., Minneapolis For further information contact Corwin Brust via email at corwin@mpls.cx Sunday 8th April starting at 1 pm there will be a Diversicon 9 concom meeting at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Mpls. For further information email diversicon@sfminnesota.cXm Also on Sunday 8th April starting at approximately 2 pm (just after the Diversicon 9 meeting), there will be a Diversicon 10 concom meeting at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Mpls. For further information email diversicon@sfminnesota.cXm Also Sunday 8th April from 1 to 4 pm there will be a MarsCon concom meeting at the Radisson South Hotel, 7800 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington. For further information contact Marscon via email at 2001info@marscon.oXg, or look on the web at marscon.oXg ############ Wednesday April 11th starting at 7 pm there will be a Minicon 36 work party at the home of Jonathan Adams and Carol Kennedy 3328 Colfax Ave. S., Mpls. For further information call Carol or Jonathan at 612-###-####. Friday April 13th through Sunday April 15th is Minicon at the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Ave. S., Mpls. For further information email request@minicon.mnstf.oXg Monday April 16th is the preregistration deadline for MarsCon For further information contact Marscon via email at 2001info@marscon.oXg, or look on the web at marscon.oXg Friday April 20th MISFITS Read the Book/See the movie club will be meeting. This months book and movie is Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Laroux For further information contact Tim Wick via email at odison@aol.cXm. Friday 20th April and Saturday 21 April are MISFITS movie nights at the Plaza Theater, 1847 East Larpenteur, Maplewood. The movie is Tron. Tickets are $4 and the shows start at 11:30 pm Friday and Saturday with a special 11 am matinee showing on Saturday. For further information contact the theater at 651-###-#### ############ Saturday April 21st starting at 2 pm there will be a MinnStf meeting at the home of Larry Sanderson 519 W 27th St, Mpls. Not childproof, smoking on the porch or outdoors. For further information call Larry at 612-###-#### Monday April 23 is the deadline for cabana requests for MarsCon For further information contact Marscon via email at 2001info@marscon.oXg, or look on the web at marscon.oXg Further information about the Minnesota Science Fiction Society can be found on the web at www.mnstf.oXg or you can write to Minnesota Science Fiction Society PO Box 8583, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408 or you can leave a message after the beep and I will get the message to the appropriate person If you would like to have an event listed on the hotline you can send email to hotline@mnstf.oXg or leave a message after the beep.