Hello you've reached the Minn Stf hotline a service of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society a volunteer run, non-profit organization This message was recorded on Tuesday October 23rd The next Minn stf meeting will be the Minn-StF Halloween Party, Saturday October 27th starting at 4 pm, at Dreampark the home of Sharon Kahn and Richard Tatge 4002 Pillsbury Avenue South, Minneapolis. No smoking. Note that this replaces the usual first November meeting For further information call Sharon or Richard at (612) ###-#### Tuesday October 23rd from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Laurell K. Hamilton will be signing "Narcissus in Chains" at Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore 2864 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis For further information call the store at 612-###-#### Tuesday the 23rd of October starting at 6:30 pm Harry LeBlanc will be reading at Dreamhaven Books 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis This event is a presentation of the Speculations Reading Series For further information contact Eric Heideman via email at eheidman@qwest.nXt Friday October 26th starting at 7:30 pm there will be a Minn-StF Board Meeting at the home of Scott and Irene Raun 3928 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis. For further information contact any board member. Saturday October 27th from 9 to 11 am there will be a Publication party for The Kerlan Awards in Children's Literature, 1###-####, edited by Ruth Berman at the Andersen Library, University of Minnesota West Bank, with refreshments. Call the Kerlan at 612-###-#### to reserve a place. Saturday the 27th of October starting at 1 pm there will be a meeting of the Worldbuilding Society. this months topic is "Why is the future so much like the past? How to keep your science fiction from becoming dated." at McNamara's Sports Bar, 301 Central Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis For further information contact Dan Goodman via email at dsgood@visi.cXm or call him at 612-###-#### ############ Also on Saturday the 27th of October starting at 2 pm. There will be a panel discussion "Of Hobbits and Starships: Fantasy and Science Fiction for Teens" at the Southdale Library, 7001 York Avenue South, Edina. featuring Lois McMaster Bujold, Lisa Stuart, Laura Krentz, and possibly Patricia Wrede or others. Adults as well as teens are invited to attend. Co-sponsored by the library, MnStf, and the Rivendell Group of the Mythopoeic Society. For further information call (952) ###-#### Also on Saturday October 27th starting at 2:30 pm there will be a Minicon Open Meeting at Dreampark, the home of Sharon Kahn and Richard Tatge, 4002 Pillsbury Avenue South, Minneapolis For further information contact Laurel Krahn via email at laurel@windowseat.oXg Wednesday October 31st is the first preregistration cut-off date for Marscon. Adult attending memberships are $30 through the 31st and $40 thereafter. For further information email 2002info@marscon.oXg Saturday November 3rd starting at 7 pm will be MISFITS Karaoke Night at the Radisson South Hotel 7800 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington Cost is $5 or $3 with a nonparishable food or personal care item for the Aliveness Project For further information email karaoke@misfit.oXg Sunday November 4th starting at 2 pm there will be a Diversicon 10 concom meeting at Dreamhaven Books 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. For further information email diversicon@sfminnesota.cXm ############ Saturday November 10th starting at 2 pm there will be a CONvergence 2002 Programming Open Brainstorming Session at the Radisson South Hotel 7800 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington For further information contact Michael Lee via email at michaell@michaell.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 Hotline scripts are available on the Internet via anonymous FTP at ftp.visi.cXm in the directory /users/kaustin/hotline 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. 2015