Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:36:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Our Calendar of Upcoming Events
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Here, once again, is the contents of our calendar of upcoming events.
As always, it's available at http://www.wsfa.org/calendar.htm,
mirrored at http://keithlynch.net/wsfa/calendar.htm. It contains
links to external web pages for nearly every person, event,
organization, or location mentioned. I recommend viewing it at least
once a week or so. Please inform me of any other events which you
think would be of interest to WSFAns. Please also inform me of any
errors, omissions, broken links, etc. Thanks to everyone who has done
so. Most recently Cathy Green and Sam Scheiner.
WSFA's List of
Upcoming Cons & Events
2004
Monday, June 7th: Life in the Universe lecture
"New Strategies for Detecting Life in the Universe" Free
lecture at the National Air and Space Museum at 8 pm. Dr.
William Borucki describes the Kepler Mission.
Tuesday, June 8th: Transit of Venus
The planet Venus gets between us and the sun, for the first
time in 122 years. Visible at sunrise. Use eye protection.
Tuesday, June 8th: Nicholas Meyer speaks at LoC
Nicholas Meyer speaks on "Science Fiction as Art" at the
Library of Congress at the Madison Building, Dining Room A, 6th
floor, at 12:10 pm. Open to the public. No reservation needed.
Friday, June 11th: Gingrich and Forstchen at Olsson's
Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen sign their new alternate
history novel Grant Comes East at Olsson's Books and Records
at 7 pm at Olsson's Old Town Alexandria, 106 S. Union St.,
703-684-0077, about a mile from the King Street Metro station
on the Blue and Yellow lines.
June 11 - 13: Conterpoint 2004
A filk convention in Rockville Maryland.
June 12 - 13: Used book sale
Used book sale will be held on the grounds of the Freeman
House, 131 Church St., N.E., Vienna, VA, from 9 until 4 on
Saturday and noon until 5 on Sunday. For more information,
call 703-938-5187.
Monday, June 14th: Dr. Who viewing
The Northern Virginia Doctor Who Viewing Society will be
showing "Earthshock" at the Fairfax Government Center starting
at 7 pm.
Tuesday, June 15th: Kim Stanley Robinson at Bailey's Crossroads Borders Books
Kim Stanley Robinson introduces his new novel Forty Signs of
Rain at the Borders Bookstore at Bailey's Crossroads Virginia
at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday, June 15th: Lissa Moore meets psychosculptor
Lissa Moore meets Psychosculptor Nat Hamlin (in Robert
Silverberg's The Second Trip).
Wednesday, June 16th: Bloomsday Centennial
One hundred years since the events of James Joyce's Ulysses.
Wednesday, June 16th: Kim Stanley Robinson at NSF
Kim Stanley Robinson introduces his new novel Forty Signs of
Rain at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., one
block south of the Ballston Metro station on the Orange Line,
at 1:30 pm.
Friday, June 18th: WSFA Third Friday Meeting
Regular WSFA meeting (at the Ginters' as usual). Newcomers
welcome. Email me for directions.
Monday, June 21st: History is rewound
History is rewound to February 1987, to undo a terrible
disaster, according to John Cramer's novel Einstein's Bridge.
Friday, July 2nd: WSFA First Friday Meeting
Regular WSFA meeting (at the Gillilands' as usual). Newcomers
welcome. Email me for directions.
Sunay, July 4th: Picnic
Another traditional Fourth of July picnic at The Fabulous
Bungalow in Arlington, starting at noon, to celebrate America's
birthday.
July 9 - 11: Shore Leave 26
Annual, fan-run, Star-Trek-focused convention in Hunt Valley,
Maryland (outside of Baltimore).
Monday, July 12th: Dr. Who viewing
The Northern Virginia Doctor Who Viewing Society will be
meeting at the Fairfax Government Center starting at 7 pm.
Friday, July 16th: WSFA Third Friday Meeting
Regular WSFA meeting (at the Ginters' as usual). Newcomers
welcome. Email me for directions.
Friday, July 30th: Fifth Friday
WSFA often has a party on months with a fifth Friday. Stay
tuned for details.
Saturday, July 31st: Hugo award voting deadline
Hugo and Retro-Hugo award voting deadline. All members of
Noreascon 4 are eligible to vote.
Friday, August 6th: WSFA First Friday Meeting
Regular WSFA meeting (at the Gillilands' as usual). Newcomers
welcome. Email me for directions.
Wednesday, August 4th: China Miéville at Politics & Prose
China Miéville signs his new book The Iron Council at the
Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, one
mile north of the Van Ness Metro station, at 7:00 pm.
Monday, August 9th: Dr. Who viewing
The Northern Virginia Doctor Who Viewing Society will be
meeting at the Fairfax Government Center starting at 7 pm.
September 2 - 6: 62nd World SF Convention: Noreascon 4
Back to Boston.
October 15 - 17: Capclave 2004
WSFA is putting on a convention! At Tysons Corner, VA.
December 3 - 5: SMOFcon
WSFA is hosting 2004's SMOFcon, in Washington DC.
December 10 - 12: Philcon 2004
The The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS) brings you
another Philcon. In Philadelphia.
2005
August 4 - 8: 63rd World SF Convention: Interaction
Glasgow, once more with ceiling.
September 1 - 5: CascadiaCon
The 2005 NASFiC, near Seattle.
October 14 - 16: Capclave 2005
WSFA is putting on a convention! At Tysons Corner, VA. (Date
and location subject to change.)
2006
August 23 - 27: 64th World SF Convention: L.A.con IV
Anaheim California, same place as the 1996 Worldcon and the
1999 NASFiC.
2008
Friday, February 29th: Datclave II
Location TBA. WSFA hosts Datclave whenever a February has a
fifth Friday. The previous one was in 1980.
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