**SPECIAL "Entering The Summer Zone--Do Not Adjust Your AUGUST" 1996 Issue of EINBLATT** AUG 3 (Sat): Minn-STF meeting. 2:30 pm on, at home of Susan Ryan / 2958 Sheridan Ave. N. (Mpls). Dog; smoking. FFI: 529-9480. 3 (Sat): Sneaking Suspicion in their (probably) farewell performance: 9-11:30 pm at the New Riverside Cafe / corner of Cedar & Riverside (Mpls). FFI: 333-4814 (Cafe) or any member. 4 (Sun): Kill Zinesters "First Official Nationwide Zine Tour" event, featuring Ben is Dead, Bunnyhop, Genetic Disorder, and the music of The Kiss and Tells (and) The Gnomes of Zurich. 1-5 pm at DreamHaven Books / 912 W. Lake Street (Mpls). FFI: 825-4720. 8 (Thu): David Prill signs SERIAL KILLER DAYS from 7 pm at Barnes & Noble (Minnetonka). 9/11 (F/S/S): Diversicon 4 (info overleaf), including meetings of these groups (FFI: 825-9353): MIFWA -- 3 pm Friday: "Markets for Writers" Gaylaxians -- Saturday evening -- party Second Foundation -- 3 pm Sunday -- "The Works of Maureen F. McHugh" 11 (Sun): Minicon 32 open meeting. 2 pm, at the Radisson South. FFI: Cat at 729-1473; Tom at 798-5011; voice mail to 333-7533; or e-mail to: request@minicon32.mnstf.org 16 (Fri): Diversicon meeting. 7 pm at place TBA. Topic: D4 post-mortem; D5 nominations for Special Guest. FFI: Joe Agee at 798-5880 or Eric Heideman at 825-9353. 17 (Sat): WorldBuilding Society meets at 1 pm at Boomer's / 312 Central Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: "Arthur C. Clarke's Worldbuilding." FFI: Dan Goodman at 871-5461 or dsgood@mixer.visi.com 17 (Sat): Rivendell meeting (all details tentative, call to confirm), possibly at home of Deb Jones / 1444 Arona (St. Paul) at 1:30. Topic: SHADOWLANDS. FFI: hotline or 292-8887. 17 (Sat): Minn-STF meeting. 2:30 pm on, at home of Myrna Logan / 5525 Endwood Trail (Northfield). No cats; a dog lives there (but will not be present); smoking outdoors only; not childproof. Bring your own meat to grill. Take 35-W south to Exit 66 (Dundas). Go east (left) on County Road 1, through Dundas, for about four miles. Cross Hwy 3: Endwood Trail is first right after that. Alternate route: Highway 3 south all the way from St. Paul. FFI: (507) 645-8716. 17 (Sat): I assume Minneapa 329 collation will be at the meeting, but have not heard: 827-1775. 17 (Sat): Monthly Inter-Minicon SF&F Film Fest. 8pm-midnight at Home Video Theatre of Ron Dozier / 1734 Hickory Hill Drive (Eagan). 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY with readings of related Clarke works before and after. Limited seating--reservations & FFI: 882-3549 or rondozier@worldnet.att.net 18 (Sun): Ladies' Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society meets at 2 pm at home of Myrna Logan (address and directions above). 19 (Mon): Minn-STF Board of Directors meets at 7 pm at home of Kay Drache / 3067 Zarthan Ave. S. (St. Louis Park). FFI: Kay at 926-7975 or any other Board member. 24 (Sat): Datacon--a discussion of "how we run Minicon--all dept. heads of last decade please come & have your brain sucked." 2214 Radisson at 3 pm. FFI: Lydia at 827-6521 or Kay at 926-7975. 27 (Tue): Deadline to get information into the September EINBLATT is 7:00:00 pm to 824-5157. Info a day or twenty earlier (always appreciated) can go there, via mail, or to: d-lien@tc.umn.edu **************************************************************************************************** Upcoming in SEPT: Minn-STF mtg 7 & 21; StippleApa 7; Minicon mtg 8; 2d Foundation 22 **************************************************************************************************** MinnSTF History exhibit, to debut at LACon III, seeks the best 1-2 photos of club activities taken by every EINBLATT reader--5x7, 8x10, or loan of neg/slide. FFI: Jeff Schalles at 825-3558. Locals working on LACon also include Dave Romm (opening ceremonies) and Geri Sullivan (fan lounge). Changes of Address: Jonathan Adams/Carol Kennedy & family / 3328 Colfax Ave. S. / Mpls MN 55408-3507 Kara Dalkey / 506 N. Colorado Street / Gunnison CO 81230 Jerry Kaufman & Suzanne Tompkins / 3522 NE 123rd St. / Seattle WA 98125 Sharon Rosenberg & Tina Scholl / 4411 Minnetonka Blvd / St. Louis Park 55416 Jon Singer / 10402 SE 16th Street / Bellevue WA 98004-7142 AUGUST Birthdays: 2: Charles Anderson; M. Renata Fossett; 3: Curtis Hoffmann; Reed Waller; 4: Marianne Hageman; 5: Beth Colsher; Gerry Wassenaar; 6: Curtis Gibson; Ericka Johnson; 7: Terry A. Garey; 8: Ginger Emgott; 9: Bob Berlien; Karen Schaffer; 10: Deb Schouten; 11: Nate Bucklin; 13: Lori Schaefer; 15: Carol Eschweiler; 16: Nancy Klock; Joyce Maetta Odum; Anthony Von Krag; 17: Mitch Pockrandt; 18: Judy Cilcain; 19: Sally Morem; 22: Sara Logan, Elise Matthesen; Will Shetterly; 24: Jerry Stearns; 31: Jacque Marshall Birth: on June 24th, Delia Rose Ihinger, to Peg (Kerr) and Rob Ihinger; 6lb 7oz / 20.5 inches Death: sympathies to Jack Targonski on the loss of his father, John "Duke" Targonski LOCAL PUBLISHERS: Fedogan & Bremer, BEFORE...12:01...AFTER, Richard A. Lupoff hc collection now out North Star Press is publishing WOMEN OF THE KALEVALA by Mary Caraker. NOVEL: Lois McMaster Bujold, MEMORY, a hardcover on October schedule from Baen NOVEL SALE: Kara Dalkey, STEEL ROSE and another not-yet-written novel, to ROC NONFICTION: P.C. Hodgell's doctoral dissertation, THE NONSENSE OF ANCIENT DAYS: SOURCES OF IVANHOE, available in an offset-from-typescript version from Hypatia Books REPRINTS/REISSUES: Lois McMaster Bujold, THE VOR GAME (Baen pb, Sept.); CETAGANDA (Baen pb, Oct.); and CORDELIA'S HONOR, an omnibus (Baen trade pb, November) Gordon R. Dickson, THE FINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (Tor/Orb trade pb), 2 vol. Jan/Feb. John M. Ford, STAR TREK: HOW MUCH FOR JUST THE PLANET?, Titan (UK) pb April 96 Patricia C. Wrede, BOOK OF ENCHANTMENTS, August SF Book Club hc reprint STORIES: Steven Brust, "Valosag and Elet," in THE SANDMAN: BOOK OF DREAMS ed. Gaiman & Kramer John M. Ford, "Clean Home, Low" in same anthology Will Shetterly, "Splatter," in same anthology Philip C. Jennings, "Virtual Kaballah," in July 1996 SCIENCE FICTION AGE BESTSELLERS: Steven Brust, ORCA, was #9 on the July LOCUS and #5 on Waldenbooks Paperback lists. Gordon R. Dickson, THE MAGNIFICENT WILF, was #9 on Waldenbooks Paperback list. Honorable Mentions in YEAR'S BEST SF: 13th (ed. Dozois) include "The Chrysantheum Robe" by Kara Dalkey and "Passage to Galena" by Philip C. Jennings, plus two stories from TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED #15: "Learning to Breathe" by Maureen F. McHugh and "Faux" by R. Neube. The Dalkey and McHugh stories were also Honorable Mentions in YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR: 9th (ed. Datlow & Windling), as were "'Tis Claude" by Howard Wandrei and three pieces from ToTU 14: "And After a While, There Came a Stillness" by G.L. Daum; "Heartbreak" by "Reade Williams" (local Jen Wolter); and "Piper," a poem by Wendy Rathbone. Congratulations to all... This issue should include flyer of Minicon 33 bid from Eric Baker, Victor Raymond & Martin Schafer. CONVENTIONS--LOCAL AND/OR WITH LOCALS AS GUESTS (mostly--LOCUS or me for more details): Diversicon 4 (August 9-11). GoH: Maureen McHugh, Doug Friauf, Rodger Gerberding. $35 ($30 child) at the door. FFI: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408-8036, or call 798-5880, or e-mail to: 75257,2607 on Compuserve. Toner (August 23-26). Special Invited Guest: Geri Sullivan. Las Vegas. FFI: (702) 263-6234. 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, Richard A. Lupoff. Holiday Inn Express, (St. Paul). $20 to 1 Sept. to Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. 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). GoH: Steven Brust, Mark Foote. Fargo. $10 to 4 Sept. to: Valleycon 21 / Box 7202 / Fargo ND 58109, or call (701) 280-5855. ICon 21 (Oct. 11-13). GoH: Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, Tadao Tomomatsu, Rusty Hevelin. Coralville IA. $25 to 2 Sept. to PO Box 525 / Iowa City IA 52244-0525; or icon21@icarus.leepfrog.com Bouchercon 27 (Oct. 9-13). World Mystery Con, at Radisson Hotel (St. Paul). GoH: Mary Higgins Clark, Jeremiah Healy, Ellen Nehr. $100 to 1 Oct. FFI: 926-1086 or bcon27@winternet.com ReinCONation 6 (Oct. 18-20). GoH: Spider & Jeanne Robinson, Jan Bogstad. Radisson South (Bloomington). $22 to: ReinCONation / Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. World Fantasy Con '96 (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). GoH: Katherine Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Lumley. Schaumberg IL. $100 to: WFC 1996 / Box 473 / Oak Forest IL 60452. Interstellar Support Trade Show (Nov. 2-3). Rochester MN. Dealers, gaming, auction. FFI: PO Box 633 / St. Charles MN 55972 or e-mail to: Pacey@sparc.isl.net WindyCon 23 (Nov. 8-10). GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold, others. PO Box 184 / Palatine IL 60078 FFI. Boskone 34 (Feb. 14-16, 1997). GoH: John M. Ford. FFI: Box 809 / Framingham MA 01701-0203. Minicon 32 (March 28-30, 1997). GoH: C.J. Cherryh, Tom Lopez, others TBA. Radisson South, Sofitel, and Holiday Inn (Bloomington). $25 to 31 Oct. FFI: Minicon / PO Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408; or hotline at (612) 824-5559, or voice mail at (612) 333-7533, or e-mail to: request@minicon32.mnstf.org or get e-mail FAQ at: info@minicon.mnstf.org 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 on Usenet groups rec.arts.sf.fandom (and) alt.fandom.misc (and) mn.general 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, August 27, 1996.