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BSFS MEETINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS

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April 2026

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Please join us for a 1st night participatory Passover Sedar on April 1 ... No jokes! Pot-luck: Vegan, Vegetarian or meat. All dish ingredients must be labeled to avoid food or ethical allergies. Registration is a must! Limited seating. Miriam(at)bsfs(dot)org


Passover
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• Fiber Arts Creativity Circle: Discuss everything SF, Fantasy or whatever while working on your sewing, knitting, crafting and share skills. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Easter
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00 PM  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

Author Event

Author Reading at ~8:00 PM by Meridel Newton from her new novella, The Present Day By Day published by Interstellar Flight Publishing. Zoom left open between Balticon and BSFS Meetings.

• BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm.  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.
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Library Workers Day
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• Speculative Poetry Workshop by Zoom: A monthly writer's workshop for SF and Fantasy and Speculative authors of poetry held every Third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. See index.html for connection details.
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• Movie Night: 7:00 PM+ Fun fan films and features allowed by our MPLC License. See index.html for details.
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• Alphabet Soup Day of Gaming at the BSFS Building. 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM . For info email dale at bsfs dot org
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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• Anime Afternoon at BSFS, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the BSFS Building. See index.html for connection details.


• Book Discussion Group 6:30 pm. Featured Book: Titan by John Varley.  In person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

• BSFS Social Meeting, in person at BSFS or at a home of a BSFS member when volunteered to host from 8:00 PM+ till at least 11:00 PM. Details closer to date.
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• Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm. On Discord only. See index.html for connection details. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! We will be rotating through various tabletop Sci Fi RPGs. You are welcome if you love Tabletop RPG's. We will be running for all levels and will have premade characters available. We will run as many games as we have players to fill. For more details contact yoshi at bsfs dot org
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May 2026

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• Fiber Arts Creativity Circle: Discuss everything SF, Fantasy or whatever while working on your sewing, knitting, crafting and share skills. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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• BSFS Library Committee work session. Help, sort,  add to database and shelf books. 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM. More info at library at bsfs dot org
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Cinco De Mayo
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00 PM  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

• BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm.  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

After BSFS Business Meeting Balticon prep, volunteers needed to move everything needed for Balticon down to main room from storage.
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Mother's Day
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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Movie Night canceled this month due to our building being used for Balticon Prep.
Open for Balticon Prep 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM + likely late.
Preakness

Armed Forces Day
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No Alphabet Soup Gaming as Building very full of stuff ready to go to Balticon so no room.
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• Speculative Poetry Workshop by Zoom: A monthly writer's workshop for SF and Fantasy and Speculative authors of poetry held every Third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. See index.html for connection details.
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Load Balticon Truck at BSFS Building, volunteers needed 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Unload Truck at Hotel. Volunteers needed 5:00 PM till late.
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Unload truck from Balticon. ~ Noon+ at BSFS Building.
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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Put stuff away after Balticon at BSFS Building Noon to 5:00 PM.,
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•   Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm.  On Discord only. See index.html for connection details. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! We will be rotating through various tabletop Sci Fi RPGs. You are welcome if you love Tabletop RPG's. We will be running for all levels and will have premade characters available. We will run as many games as we have players to fill. For more details contact yoshi at bsfs dot org


June 2026

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Post Balticon clean up at BSFS Building 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM.

Fiber Arts Meeting not held due to post Balticon Chaos.
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No Library session as building still being reset from post Balticon Chaos.
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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Post Balticon clean up at BSFS Building 12:00 Noon to 7:00 PM.

• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00 PM  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

• BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm.  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.
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Flag Day
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• Speculative Poetry Workshop by Zoom: A monthly writer's workshop for SF and Fantasy and Speculative authors of poetry held every Third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. See index.html for connection details.
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Juneteenth
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• Movie Night: 7:00 PM+ Fun fan films and features allowed by our MPLC License. See index.html for details.
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• Alphabet Soup  Day of Gaming at the BSFS Building. 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM . For info email dale at bsfs dot org


Father's Day


Solstice
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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BSFS PICNIC Bear
BSFS PICNIC LABEL

at PATAPSCO VALLEY STATE PARK, HOLLOFIELD AREA, SHELTER #: 301, 8020 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE (RT 40 W), ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043 (NO RAIN DATE) NOON to DUSK ( 9 PM)


•   Book Discussion Group 6:30 pm at the BSFS Picnic. Featured Book: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. In person only as internet at park is spotty.
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•   Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm.  On Discord only. See index.html for connection details. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! We will be rotating through various tabletop Sci Fi RPGs. You are welcome if you love Tabletop RPG's. We will be running for all levels and will have premade characters available. We will run as many games as we have players to fill. For more details contact yoshi at bsfs dot org
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July 2026

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Independence Day
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• BSFS Library Committee work session. Help, sort,  add to database and shelf books. 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM. More info at library at bsfs dot org
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See See index.html for connection details.
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Shoreleave Con
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00 PM  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

• BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm.  In-Person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.
Shoreleave Con
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Shoreleave Con
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• Speculative Poetry Workshop by Zoom: A monthly writer's workshop for SF and Fantasy and Speculative authors of poetry held every Third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. See See index.html for connection details.
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• Movie Night: 7:00 PM+ Fun fan films and features allowed by our MPLC License. See index.html for details.
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• Alphabet Soup Day of Gaming at the BSFS Building. 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM . For info email dale at bsfs dot org
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  By Zoom only. See index.html for connection details.
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• Anime Afternoon at BSFS, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the BSFS Building. See index.html for connection details.


• Book Discussion Group 6:30 pm. Featured Book: TBD.  In person and by Zoom. See index.html for connection details.

• BSFS Social Meeting, in person at BSFS or at a home of a BSFS member when volunteered to host from 8:00 PM+ till at least 11:00 PM. Details closer to date.
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• Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm. On Discord only. See index.html for connection details. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! We will be rotating through various tabletop Sci Fi RPGs. You are welcome if you love Tabletop RPG's. We will be running for all levels and will have premade characters available. We will run as many games as we have players to fill. For more details contact yoshi at bsfs dot org
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Note: The September Business Meeting in 2026 will be moved to 09/19/2026 which is the Third Saturday to allow greater participation during the BSFS election than Rosh Hashanah would on the second Saturday.























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