**SPECIAL "Zining 'Round the MAY Pole" 1996 Issue of EINBLATT** MAY 2 (Thu): Photographer Ken Miller signs OPEN ALL NIGHT at DreamHaven Uptown / 1403 W. Lake St. (Mpls) at 7 pm. FFI: 825-4720. 4 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm on at Blaisdell Polytechnic (e.g. Carter/Dean/Dyer-Bennet/ Nickerson) / 3721 Blaisdell Ave. S. (Mpls). Cats (basement catfree); smoking outside only; not childproof but "children welcome under supervision." FFI: 827-6521. 4 (Sat): Stipple-Apa 134 collation. 2:30 pm at the meeting. Copy count 25. FFI: Judy at 699-7676. 4 (Sat): USS Pegasus (Star Trek fan club) display and recruitment from 11 am to 4 pm at Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Book Store / 2864 Chicago Avenue S. (Mpls). FFI: 824-6347. 4 (Sat): Irish Wake, with Neal Gaiman and Charles Vess, for final issue (#75) of their comic THE SANDMAN. 7 pm on at DreamHaven Books / 912 W. Lake Street (Mpls). FFI: 823-6161. 7 (Tue): Marion Dane Bauer receives 1996 Kerlan Award (children's literature) at 6:30 pm banquet at U of MN Campus Club (in Coffman Union). FFI: Kerlan Collection at 624-4576. 11 (Sat): Crossroads Festival noon to 10 pm at the People's Center / 2000 S. 5th St. (Mpls). Music, performances, and art show by Giovanna Fregni and others. FFI: Paul Rucker at 813-1347. 11 (Sat): Will Shetterly & Emma Bull's "huge rummage sale: furniture, office & art supplies, cool stuff, books, records, grownup toys; no boring clothes." Noon- 6 pm at 1903 E. 38th St. (Mpls). Will and Emma also seeking to sell their house: FFI: EmmaBull@aol.com or Bob at 897-1417. 15 (Wed): Diversicon meeting. 7 pm at Painter Park Bldg. / 34th and Lyndale Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: Artist Guest. FFI: Joe Agee at 798-5880. 17 (Fri): Gaylaxians meet at 7 pm at the Lotus Restaurant / 3037 Hennepin Ave. (Mpls). General discussion. FFI: Penny at 729-9015. 18 (Sat): World Building Society meets at 1 pm at Boomer's / 312 Central Ave. SE (Mpls). Topic: "Alien Religion" (postponed last time). "Look for the people with the books." FFI: Dan Goodman at 871-5461, or e-mail to: goodman@freenet.msp.mn.us 18 (Sat): SF Minnesota meeting. 2 pm in upper meeting room of Walker (Mpls Public) Library / 2880 Hennepin Ave. S. Visions Lecture Series: "Differently-Abled and/or -Oriented Characters in Science Fiction." Lois McMaster Bujold & Eleanor Arnason. Reception. FFI: Eric at 825-9353. 18 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm on at home of Kris Spiesz et al / 4733 2nd Ave. S. (Mpls). "Cats; smoking outside only; not childproof; food donations welcomed." FFI: 822-6159. 18 (Sat): Minneapa 326 collation. 3 pm, at the meeting. Copy count 30. FFI: Dean at 827-1775. 18/19 (S/S): Giovanna Fregni, Michael Huyck, Mary O'Rourke & Sam Zordich art show and sale, 11 am- 7 pm at their studio: 2402 University Ave.-#504 (St. Paul). FFI: GF at 644-9858 or 644-6518. 19 (Sun): Second Foundation meeting. 2 pm, at home of Andrew Addelman / 2211 Elliot Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: The Works of Neal Stephenson. FFI: Eric Heideman at 825-9353. 19 (Sun): Minicon 32 organizational meeting, at the Radisson South. 2 pm (I think). FFI: Cat Ocel at 729-1473 or Tom Juntunen at 798-5011. 22 (Wed): MinnSTF Board of Directors meeting. 7:30 pm at home of Martin Schafer / 2609 3rd Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: Martin at 872-9793, or any other Board member (Drache/Gahlon/Litterer/Peterson). 22 (Wed): Arcana meeting. 7:30 pm at O'Gara's Bar / 164 N. Snelling Ave. (St. Paul). Topic: Minnesota Fantasy Award. FFI: Kathy Youker at 484-2575. 28 (Tue): Einblatt deadline for June issue: 7 pm (to the second) to Denny at 824-5157. **************************************************************************************************** JUNE bugs: 1 & 15 (MinnSTF mtgs); 1 (SF MN garage sale & USS Phoenix at DrHaven); 9 (Ladies' SewCirc & DivCon mtg); 14 (Gaylaxians); 15 (WorldBldg); 19 (J McDevitt at UHugo's & DrHaven); 25(deadline) **************************************************************************************************** MAY Birthdays: 1: Joel Rosenberg; 3: David Cargo; 8: Thomas Keeley; Todd McInroy; 11: Malcolm Heath; Michael Pins; 12: Carol Anndy Farwell; 13: Carol Kennedy; 15: Jo Ann Johnson; 19: Scott Imes; 24: Mike Heinsohn; 25: Doc Bonewits Too late to announce, but for the record: May Rivendell meeting was May 1st: Jack Zipes on HHesse. Humble Groveling: TotU contributor Carolyn "Lightbell" last month should be Carolyn Light Bell. BIRTH: William Robert Ketter, child of Lisa C. Freitag & Greg Ketter, born March 24th; 5 lb 2.5 oz. DEATH: Larry Johnson, better known as "Ernest Mann," frequent Minicon attendee who published zines for 28 years at The Little Free Press, died at age 69 on 13 March as a murder victim. See the cover story of the 24 April TWIN CITIES READER for details. AWARDS: Bruce Bethke won the Philip K. Dick Award for HEADCRASH as 1995 Best Original SF Paperback. Minnesota Book Award winner for sf/fantasy was David Prill for THE UNNATURAL; additionally, JACK AND ROCHELLE, a memoir of Lawrence Sutin's parents edited by him, won the biography category. BEST SELLERS: Lois McMaster Bujold's CETAGANDA is #3 on April LOCUS hc list & #8 on Barnes & Noble/ B. Dalton list; Kij Johnson (with Greg Cox's) ST:TNG: DRAGON'S HONOR is #5 on B&N/BD Media list. SALES: Bruce Bethke, with Theo Beale, REBEL MOON, a gaming novelization, sold to Pocket Books. Laurel Winter, "David's Ashes," a short story, sold to MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. PUBLICATIONS: nonfiction--Terry A. Garey, THE JOY OF HOME WINEMAKING, Avon trade pb, due mid-May new novel: Raphael Carter, THE FORTUNATE FALL, coming as Tor hardcover, July list Kara Dalkey, GOA, coming as Tor hardcover on the August list novel reprints: Emma Bull, FALCON, Ace paperback on July list Steven Brust, BROKEDOWN PALACE, Ace paperback on August list local publishers (authors may or may not be local), all novels from Llewellyn: Florence Wagner McClain, VISIONS OF MURDER (pb, January); D.J. Conway, THE DREAM WARRIOR (trade pb, February); Ray Buckland, CARDINAL'S SIN (hardcover, March); D.A. Heeley, LILITH (trade pb, April); also (from Milkweed, ya tp) THE BOY WITH THE PAPER WINGS by Susan Lowell. CONVENTIONS--LOCAL AND/OR WITH LOCALS AS GUESTS (mostly--LOCUS or me for more details): Congenial 7 (May 10-12). GoH include Steve Brust. $35 at the door. Lisle IL: congenial@mcs.com KeyCon 13 (May 17-19). GoH: Larry Niven, Tanya Huff, Sunshine Katz, Dave Hayward, Dave Pruden. $40 at the door. Winnipeg. FFI: WinSFA / Box 3178 / Winnipeg MB R3C 4E6 Canada. Conquest 27 (May 24-26). GoH: Allen Steele, Lubov, Myrna Logan, Lee Killough, Wilson "Bob" Tucker, Ken Keller. FFI: Box 36212 / Kansas City MO 64171; (816) 942-5463; or K-Stokes3@genie.geis.com WisCon 20 (May 24-27). GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin plus many GoHs from past WisCons, including Lois McMaster Bujold. Concourse Hotel, Madison. $35 until 9 May to: SF3 / PO Box 1624 / Madison WI 53701-1624. FFI: (608) 233-8850; or wiscon.concom@cs.wisc.edu TwinCon 96 (May 25-27). Gaming. Thunderbird Hotel (Bloomington). $25. FFI: TwinConReg@aol.com Duckon 5 (May 31-June 2). GoH: Hal Clement, others. Lisle IL. PO Box 4843 / Wheaton IL 68189. SFRA 1996 (June 21-23). GoH: Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski; also Eleanor Arnason, Lois McMaster Bujold, Earl Joseph, & Joan Slonczewski. Holiday Inn Campus, Eau Claire. Theme: The Science Fiction Writer/Editor/Critic. $105 to 1 June to: SFRA 1996 / College of Arts and Sciences Outreach / U of Wisconsin--Eau Claire / Eau Claire WI 54702; or e-mail to: sneenl@uwec.edu Fourth Street Fantasy Convention (July 19-21). GoH: Michael Swanwick. Northwest Inn (Brooklyn Park). $25 to 1 July to: 4242 Minnehaha Ave. S. / Minneapolis MN 55406; 4thst@terrabit.mn.org ConCussion (July 26-28). GoH: Lawrence Watt-Evans, David Weber, Larry Elmore, David Means, others. Council Bluffs IA. $24 to 30 June to: PO Box 85762 / Lincoln NE 68501; or (402) 488-8441 FFI. Diversicon 4 (August 9-11). GoH: Maureen McHugh. $25 (child $20) to July 4. Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408-8036, or call 798-5880, or e-mail to 75257,2607 (Compuserve). MST3K Con Expo-Fest-a-Rama 2 (August 30-Sept. 2). Mpls. MST / PO Box 5325 / Hopkins MN 55343 FFI. Coppercon 16 (Sept. 6-8). GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold. Box 82303 / Phoenix AZ 85071 FFI. MadMedia 3D (Sept. 13-15). Ramada Inn CCC, Madison. GoH: Joan D. Vinge, Eric Larson. $25 (child $15) to 1 Sept. to: PO Box 9873 / Madison WI 53715. FFI: (608) 836-1103, or MadMedia@aol.com ConSanguinity 2.5 (Sept. 20-22). Laurell K. Hamilton, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Fawcett. Lisle IL. $20 to 15 August to: PO Box 4951 / Naperville IL 60567-4951; or (708) 961-0056 or mirth@mcs.com OurCon 96 (Sept. 28-29). GoH TBA. StarTrek con. Winnipeg. $25 to 1 Sept. to: Box 67001 / RPO Maples / Winnipeg MB, CANADA R2P 2T3. Arcana (Oct. 4-6). GoH: David J. Skal; Fedogan & Bremer. Holiday Inn Express, Bandana Square (St. Paul). $20 to 1 Sept. to: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408-8036. FFI: 484-2575. Archon 20 (Oct. 4-6). GoH: Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Julius Schwartz, Forrest J Ackerman. Collinsville IL. $20 to 31 August. FFI: Box 483 / Chesterfield MO 63006 or (314) 326-3026. ValleyCon 21 (Oct. 4-6). No GoH or price info yet. Fargo. FFI: PO Box 7202 / Fargo ND 58109. ICon 21 (Oct. 11-13). Coralville IA. $20 to 27 May: Box 525 / Coralville IA 52244; (319) 351-4374. Bouchercon 27 (Oct. 9-13). World Mystery Con, at Radisson Hotel (St. Paul). GoH: Mary Higgins Clark, Jeremiah Healy, Ellen Nehr. $90 to 9 July. FFI: 871-1227. ReinCONation 6 (Oct. 18-20). GoH: Spider & Jeanne Robinson, Jan Bogstad. Radisson South (Bloomington). $22 to: ReinCONation / c/o Minnesota Science Fiction Society / Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408. "Cogitamus Ergo Festivamus." World Fantasy Con '96 (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). GoH: Katherine Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Lumley. Schaumberg IL. $90 to 1 Sept. to: WFC 1996 / Box 473 / Oak Forest IL 60452. WindyCon 23 (Nov. 8-10). GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold, others. PO Box 184 / Palatine IL 60078 FFI. ONGOING INFORMATION: Minn-STF Hotline: Provides latest information and accepts messages: (612) 824-5559. Minicon Voice Mail at (612) 333-7533; see also Minicon Web site at: http://www.ddb.com/minicon31/ Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 827-3228. Shockwave (and) Sound Affects. Local sf radio shows. Saturdays at 6-6:30/6:30-7 on KFAI-FM (90.3). EINBLATT also posted (by Dan Goodman) on Usenet group rec.arts.sf.fandom EINBLATT from July 95 to date also archived at this Web address: http://www.mnstf.org/mnstf/einblatt Local sf/fantasy computer bulletin boards include: Fire Opal 822-4812 Sysop: Scott Raun Terraboard 825-0926 Sysop: David Dyer-Bennet Mostly Harmless 943-1506 Sysop: TomKat Keeley EINBLATT is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local sf community. Send same to Denny Lien / 3149 Park Ave. S. / Minneapolis MN 55407; or call me at (612) 824-5157 or 624-0503 (work). E-mail can now go to: einblatt@mnstf.org ((or)) to me at: d-lien@tc.umn.edu /// Next deadline is 7:00 pm SHARP on Tuesday, May 28, 1996.