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 Wednesday, October 23rd. The next Minn-Stf meeting will be the Minn-Stf Halloween party, Saturday the 2nd of November, starting at 2pm, at Dreampark, the home of Sharon Kahn and Richard Tatge, 4002 Pillsbury Avenue South, Minneapolis. No smoking. For further information call Sharon or Richard at (612) ###-#### Friday October 25th through Sunday October 27th is CONSume! aka Relaxacon 2002 at the Ramada Inn Northwest 6900 Lakeland Avenue North, Brooklyn Park Membership is $40 at the door for adults For further information email relaxacon@hotmail.cXm, look on the web at relaxacon.tripod.cXm or contact Rick Gellman via email at sf@visi.cXm or call him at (651) ###-#### Friday the 25th of October and Saturday the 26th of October are MarsCon movie nights at the Plaza Maplewood Theater 1847 East Larpenteur, Maplewood. This month's movie is Sleepy Hollow. Tickets are $4 and the shows start at 11:30 pm For further information call the theater at (651) ###-#### Sunday the 27th of October, Second Foundation will be meeting at the home of David Christenson, 3728 Longfellow Avenue South, Minneapolis. This months topic will be the work of Mervyn Peake. For further information contact Eric Heideman via email at eheideman@qwest.nXt or call him at (612) ###-####. Monday the 28th of October Ctein will be having a photography showing at Blaisdell Poly, 3721 Blaisdell Avenue South, Minneapolis. For further information regarding the showing contact David Dyer-Bennet via email at dd-b@dd-b.nXt, or call him at (612) ###-#### extension 3 Wednesday the 30th of October starting at 7 pm there will be an an autographing with World Fantasy Convention 2002 Guests of Honor Jonathan Carroll, Dennis Etchison, Stephen Jones, Dave McKean, and William F. Nolan, plus a host of other authors, at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. Currently they are also expecting Susan Barnes, Carol Berg, Lois McMaster Bujold, Lillian Stewart Carl, Charles de Lint, Stephen R. Donaldson, David Drake, David Hartwell, Brian A. Hopkins, Alma A. Hromic, Marguerite Krause, Tim Lebbon, Kelly Link, Louise Marley, Dennis McKiernan, Lyda Morehouse, Mike Moscoe, James Owen, and S.M. Stirling. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Thursday the 31st of October through Sunday the 3rd of November is World Fantasy Convention at the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis. Memberships are currently $150, though memberships are limited and expected to sell out before the convention. For further information email wfc@dreamhavenbooks.cXm ############ Thursday, October 31st, is the first preregistration deadline for Minicon. Attending memberships are $35 through the 31st and $45 thereafter. For further information email registration@minicon.mnstf.oXg Also, Thursday the 31st of October is the first preregistration cut-off date for MarsCon. Adult attending memberships are $30 through the 31st and $40 thereafter. For further information email 2003info@marscon.oXg Also Thursday, October 31st beginning at 7 pm there will be a mass autographing at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. With P.D. Cacek, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Ellen Datlow, Brian Lumley, Robert Sheckley, Janeen Webb, and F. Paul Wilson. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Sunday the 3rd of November starting at 5 pm John M. Ford, Thomas Harlan and Kathe Koja will autographing at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Tuesday the 5th of November starting at 7 pm Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman will be autographing and reading at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Hotline scripts are available on the Internet via anonymous FTP at ftp.visi.cXm in the directory /users/kaustin/hotline ############ 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. 2015