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The Latest Word - as of 5/5/2008: Balticon 42 Main Program Highlights: In addition to the other traditional activities this year the Balticon 42 programming department wants to make sure you don’t miss; Friday night Opening Ceremonies at 8 - The Great and Diabolical Renfield has planned an exciting kickoff for the greatest weekend of the year! It's 42!! Bring your towel for the weekend, Be sure to wear it on May 25, International Towel and enter our Fashion Show Monday, May 26. Entry form to be available at http://www.balticon.org Medieval Dance Saturday 4-6 pm Premier of Stranger Things, directed by award winning film maker Earl Newton Sunday at noon. Temeraire Dance at 1pm Sunday Balticon 42 Main Program Participant Update: Recently added program participants at Balticon 42 include the great Maryland author Catherine Asaro http://www.sff.net/people/asaro/ and Kathryn Cramer http://www.kathryncramer.com and David G, Hartwell http://www.davidghartwell.com/ Also recently added are Brian Koscienski, Chris Pisano and Bryan Prindiville. K.T. Pinto regrets that she will not be able to attend. Balticon 42 Science Program Samples: The Balticon 42 Science Program staff would like everyone to know about the following events inside the 24 hour science schedule. Friday; 9:00 The Science performed on the Space Shuttle during missions STS-47, 52, 53, 65, 70, 83 & 94. Donald Thomas, retired astronaut, director of the Hackerman Academy of Math & Science, Towson U. 10 to midnight Meet the Scientist Social sponsored by NSS and Moon Society Saturday; 10 am Electric Motorcycles are here now (and being made in Maryland) Also, how to “plug in” your Prius! Mike Harvey, Harvey Coach Works 05:00 Hot Fusion (Inertial Electrostatic) with demonstration Tom Ligon Balticon Children's Program Item: The Balticon 42 children's program would like to announce that Saturday at 1 PM they will feature “How to draw 'the Flash'” by illustrator Greg LaRoque. Free Connie Willis Event at Pratt Regional Library: Connie Willis will conduct a free discussion of her works, prior to her weekend appearance at Balticon 42, at the Pratt Southeast Anchor Library on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. For info check http://www.prattlibrary.org/calendar/atpratt.aspx?id=18746 Balticon 42 Program Participants Nominated BY Locus Poll Award in Categories Of: Novella: "All Seated on the Ground", Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec 2007) Collection: The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories, Connie Willis (Subterranean) Novelette: "We Never Talk About My Brother", Peter S. Beagle (Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show Jun 2007) Short Story: "The Last and Only, or, Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French", Peter S. Beagle (Eclipse One) Editor: David G. Hartwell Balticon and BSFS Meetings: The Balticon 42 planning meeting on May 10, 2008 at 7:00pm will be held inside the glorious BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. Last chance for plan preparation before Balticon and an opportunity to inventory supplies for the con. For directions check http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on May 10, 2008 inside the BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. For directions check http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm Alphabet Soup Gaming Session: Held this month on May 11th from 12noon-6pm at BSFS. Open gaming. Contact hal at bsfs dot org for details. Maryland Fairy Festival June 7&8: The Maryland Fairy Festival will be held June 7th & 8th, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Similar to renaissance festival but with am more eldritch theme. Costumes are welcome. For more information check http://www.MarylandFaerieFestival.org
The Latest Word - as of 4/6/2008: | More Balticon 42 Program Participants Added: Added to the program participant list for Balticon 42: Birt, Danny; Hillman; Mojzes, Bernie; Passarella, John; Tohara, Christy; Vincent, Amy; Wooldridge, Trisha; Yoder, Christina; Yoder, Steven. For a more comprehensive list of previously announced program participants check http://www.balticon.org 2008 Hugo Nominees of Balticon Interest: For the category of Best Novella: Balticon 42 Guest of Honor Connie Willis for her work "All Seated on the Ground" published in Asimov's Dec. 2007 and Balticon 40 GOH Gene Wolfe for his work "Memorare" published in F&SF April 2007. For the category Best Professional Artist: Balticon 39 art GOH Bob Eggleton for his Cover work and Balticon 36 art GOH Phil Foglio for his cover work. For the category Best Fan Artist: Maryland cartoonist and multiple Balticon program participant Steve Stiles. Book Sale by Friends of the Towson Library: Gently used adult and kid books, music, videos, DVDs & more to benefit the Towson library, Baltimore County, Maryland. First choice sale will be held with a $10 admission on April 10 5:30 – 8pm. Free admission dates are April 11 and 12 10 am - 5 pm and on April 13 1-4 pm. For more information check http://www.bcplonline.org/branches/branch_to.html Tolkien Maps visit Baltimore: Three original J.R.R. Tolkien maps created for The Hobbit and The Return of the King will be on view at the Walters Art Museum till June 8th! As part of the special exhibition Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. The maps Thror's Map, from The Hobbit, and Topographical View of Minas Tirith, from The Return of the King were drawn by the hand of J.R.R. Tolkien himself. The complete exhibit titled “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World” features over 100 of the world's greatest maps, globes and artifacts, including maps by Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, among others. For more information, visit http://www.thewalters.org April 19th Pirate Invasion Fell’s Point: On Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 11am to 6 pm Fell’s Point will host a Pirate invasion festival celebrating the historical ties of Baltimore to privateer history. Featuring a Living History Camp and 7 tall ships offering free on board tours. Pirate costumes are encouraged for all. To be held in Broadway Square (Where Broadway meets Thames Street) and adjacent piers. (Not far from the BSFS Building.) For more information check http://www.fellspointdevelopment.com/privateerday.html Library of Congress Event: On Friday April 11, 2008 at 12:10pm The “What if”… program at the LOC Pickford Theater, 3rd Floor, Madison Building features "Weird Tales at 85: New Life for Fantasy's First Literary Magazine" with Stephen Segal, Editorial & Creative Director and George Scithers, Editor Emeritus. Contact Colleen Cahill at ccah at loc dot gov for more information. Bookmaking/Bookbinding Class: Saturday, April 19 • 11 am-2:30 pm: BOOKMAKING with Felice Cleveland. Enter into the wonderful world of handmade books and learn basic techniques along with beautiful bindings. Walk away with finished books and knowledge that will give you volumes. At the American Visionary Art Museum. Members $35, non-members $50. Pre-paid registration required; call 410.244.1900. More info http://www.avam.org/
The Latest Word - as of 3/3/2008: | Janet Kagan Passes: Noted science fiction author, and past Balticon program participant, Janet Kagan,63, died Friday, February 29, 2008 of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease after a long illness. She won a Hugo Award in 1993 for best novelette and was widely admired in SF fandom.
The Latest Word - as of 3/2/2008: | Compton Crook Winner at LOC Event: Compton Crook Award winning author Maria V. Snyder will be featured at the Library of Congresses "What IF... Science Fiction & Fantasy Forum" March 4, 2008, 12:10pm presenting "Juggling a Writer's Life" a response to the frequently asked question of "how I manage to juggle my full-time writing career, the endless promotion of my books, my family, my house, and my sanity". This event will be held in the Dining Room A, 6th floor, Madison Building. Contact Colleen Cahill at ccah at loc dot gov for more information. Balticon and BSFS Meetings: The Balticon 42 planning meeting on March 8, 2008 at 7:00pm will be held inside the glorious newly patched and painted Kelly Hall room of the BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. For directions check http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on March 8, 2008 inside the glorious newly patched and painted BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. Come see less of a sloped floor in the Kelly Hall and an even coat of epoxy paint across the entire floor. Marvel at walls that transcend tacky 1970's paneling, brick, drywall and other colors with light color matching paint. Stare in wonder at a ceiling cloaked in the illusion of infinity via the magic of flat black paint. Admire the contrast of sharp color boundaries exactly at the shadow lines created by light fixtures. For directions check http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm Alphabet Soup Gaming Session: Held this month on March 9th and 23rd from 12noon-6pm at BSFS. Open gaming. Contact hal at bsfs dot org for details. Nautical Events at Inner Harbor: On Saturday, March 22, 2008 the USS Constellation will host a presentation about St. Brendan the Navigator and early celestial navigation techniques, For information call 410.539.1797. On Friday, March 28, 2008 the Stad Amsterdam a Dutch Tall Ship arrives at the Inner Harbor, West Wall for a visit lasting till April 1, 2008. For info call 410.522.7300 CAMELOT at the Hippodrome: On Tuesday, March 25th at 8pm Lerner & Loewe's CAMELOT starts at the Hippodrome Theatre, 12 N. Eutaw Street in Baltimore. Call 410.547.SEAT for tickets. Show runs through April 6. Smith College Book Sale: Prepare yourself for the Smith College Book sale at the Maryland State Fairgrounds April 4-6 2008. For info check www.smithbooksale.org
The Latest Word - as of 2/28/2008: | Balticon 42 Program Participant Update: The following have been added to the Main Program participants list; Tom Beck, James Chambers, Elaine Corvidae, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, Helen Madden, David Silverman, Anthony Stevens. A previously listed participant, Jim Kelly, should have been listed as the more commonly recognized form of his name James Patrick Kelly. Balticon 42 Pre-registration rates go up March 1: The pre-registration rate for Balticon increases on March 1 from $46.00 to $51.00. Save a few dollars by pre-registering online before March 1 by visiting www.balticon.org.
The Latest Word - as of 2/20/2008: | BSFS Meeting on 23rd Canceled, But Alternate Activity Set: The BSFS Meeting on February 23rd at the building is canceled due to work on the building. However, those wishing a BSFS experience that night can all meet at the Double T Diner at 6300 Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville, MD 21228 at 7:00pm where we will share the joy of eating together. (Each person paying for their own of course.) The Diner is located just off the Beltway (I-695) Exit 15 headed west on RT-40. It is near North Rolling Road. The phone number is 410-744-4151. They don't take reservations, but the manager said that even if 20 people show up they should be able to seat them together and handle the crush with only a ten minute wait. Those of us attending will raise a soda glass to the memory of Jack Chalker and Ted Pauls given their fondness for snacking at that restaurant after BSFS meetings. Please spread the word as appropriate. Alphabet Soup On February 24th Canceled: The Alphabet Soup open gaming and library open session at the BSFS Building on February 24th has been canceled as well. Compton Crook Award Winning Author Reading at LOC: Maria V. Snyder, the 2006 Compton Crook Award winner for the novel Poison Study will read on March 4, 2008, 12:10pm in the Library of Congress Dining Room A, 6th floor, Madison Building. For more information contact Colleen Cahill at ccah at loc dot gov
The Latest Word - as of 2/10/2008: | BSFS Building Closed for Construction: After the Alphabet Soup meeting ends today, the BSFS Building will be closed to future Wednesday night meetings and possibly the fourth Saturday meeting to accommodate major painting and patching by a contractor. Please consult the BSFS calendar at http://www.bsfs.org/bsfscldr.htm for updates before leaving to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Thanks to all the volunteers that helped clear out the Kelly Hall Room at BSFS yesterday to prepare it for a makeover.
The Latest Word - as of 2/5/2008: | Elizabeth Moon Author Signing: On February 21, 2008 at 7:00pm Elizabeth Moon, Compton Crook Award Winner, will appear at the Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins University Bookstore 3330 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21218. She will be signing her new book "Victory Conditions" a Del Rey publication. For more information call 410-662-5850. Farpoint and Katsucon Weekend: Farpoint Con will be held February 15-17 at the Marriott's Hunt Valley in Hunt Valley Maryland. A media con at heart with every other SF fan interesting subject added in. For info check http://www.farpointcon.com/ Katsucon will be held February 15-17 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel located at 2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC. An excellent Anime convention. For info check http://www.katsucon.org/ Library of Congress Event: The LCPA's "What IF... Science Fiction & Fantasy Forum" presents "Capitalists at Warp Speed" by David Louis Edelman the author of Infoquake, nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best Novel and named Barnes & Noble's Top SF Novel of 2006. For author details see http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/ Event to be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008, 12:10pm Dining Room A, 6th floor of the Libraries Madison Building. For more information contact Colleen Cahill at ccah at loc dot gov Balticon and BSFS Meetings: The Balticon 42 planning meeting on February 9, 2008 at 7:00pm will be held inside the glorious BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. Mostly for Balticon Program managers and staff, but anyone can attend if they want and contribute ideas. For directions check http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on February 9, 2008 inside the BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. This may be the last meeting held in Kelly Hall before major renovation to the room, so come on down for a good before construction look. Immediately after the meeting we will likely begin clearing stuff out of the main room to allow contractor access, so hang around and help if you can. For directions check http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm Alphabet Soup Gaming Session: Held this month on February 10th from 12noon-6pm at BSFS. Open gaming. Contact hal at bsfs dot org for details.
The Latest Word - as of 1/26/2008: | Rank Balticon Program Ideas: The Balticon programming department wishes to solicit a ranking of program panel topics to determine those Balticon attendees might most want to attend. These are only literary program topics and don't contain other program tracks as in science, art, anime, etc... To participate go to http://www.balticon.org/b42progideas.txt and then rank up to 5 items in order from the most to least desired ones that you would like to see at Balticon 42. Please send your ranking before March 1, 2008 to program at balticon dot org Balticon 42 Special Friday Science Program Guest: On Friday May 23, 2008 Donald Thomas, retired astronaut and new director of the Hackerman Academy of Math & Science at Towson University, will attend Balticon 42. At 9:00pm he will speak about the science performed on Space Shuttle missions STS-47, 52, 53, 65, 70, 83 & 94. BSFS Member Wins Volker/McChesney Award: The Volker/McChesney Award, presented by the Farpoint committee for service to SF fandom, will be awarded to Dale Arnold, a member of the BSFS Board of Directors and past Balticon Chair. The award will be presented on Friday February 15, 2008 at the Farpoint Convention banquet. [Yes the author of these messages, if anyone else had won I would have announced that too...] Official notice at http://farpoint.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/volkermcchesney-award/ For information on the Farpoint convention check http://www.farpointcon.com/
The Latest Word - as of 1/4/2008: | More Balticon 42 Program Participants: Additional confirmed Balticon 42 literary/main track program participants include; Brick Barrientos, Joshua Bilmes, Patricia Bray, Bill DeSmedt, Scott Edelman, Laura Anne Gilman, C.J. Henderson, Matt Jarpe, Robert T. Jeschonek, Eric Kotani, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Dina A. Leacock, Perrianne Lurie, Jeff Lyman, Peggy Maher, Louise Marley, Gail Z. Martin, Clayton L. McNally, Ally Pelitier, Peter W. Prellwitz, Mary Jo Putney, Angela Render, Ray Ridenour, James Daniel Ross, Tony Ruggiero, Jeri Smith-Ready, Maria V. Snyder, Marshall Thomas, Mark Van Name, Eve Vaughn, Matt Wallace, Diane Weinstein, Mark Wheatley, Steve White, Den Wilson, Martin Morse Wooster. This is in addition to the program participant list from last month which can be found below on this page. Also this does not include many program participants from other program tracks like art, science, filk, pod-cast etc... BSFS 45th Founding Anniversary Meeting/Party: The January 12, 2008 Baltimore Science Fiction Society meeting will host a party at the BSFS Building celebrating the 45th anniversary of the founding of BSFS in 1963. Although we are not inviting local dignitaries as was done for the 40th anniversary and likely will be for the 50th, we hope many people in SF fandom will show up and help us mark 45 years of science fiction fannish activity. There will be cake and balloons. Short meeting starts at 8:30pm followed by cake. This is your excuse to see the Christmas Dalek in all of its finery, so mark your calendar. Directions at http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm Send Us News: Anyone with news they believe would be of interest to people on this mail list should send the news item to "bsfs at bsfs dot org". Topics should be limited to information about Balticon, BSFS, SF Fans in Maryland doing important things, Events in Maryland of interest to SF Fans, particularly cultural events. News must have an SF theme. We are very careful about what goes out to the "info at balticon dot org" list to prevent annoying folks with too many messages. We try to keep these messages down to once a month until we get close to Balticon, although we will do special messages as they occur and want to share them with the subscribers. To find out how to subscribe to "info at balticon dot org", please go to BSFS Mailing List.
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