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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) 827-3228 

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 612-824-6347

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.net

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, 1975-2001, edited by Ruth Berman at the Andersen Library,
University of Minnesota West Bank, with refreshments.
Call the Kerlan at 612-624-4576 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.com or call him at 612-821-3934
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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) 847-5914 

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.org

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.org

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.org

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.com
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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.org

Further information about the Minnesota Science Fiction Society can be found
on the web at www.mnstf.org or you can write to Minnesota Science Fiction Society
PO Box 8583, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408 or you can leave a message
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