The Latest Word - as of 11/18/2024:
Special Events at BSFS Building: (Some Online)
Potluck Thanksgiving at BSFS: Join SF Fans for a potluck celebration of thanksgiving at our Building. Please email miriam at bsfs dot org to let know coming and coordinate food contributions. 6:30 PM to late on November 28, 2024.
Book Club Meeting at BSFS: Next Book Club held November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM. Featured Book: How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler. This Book Discussion will be by Zoom and also in-person at the BSFS Building (only use this zoom link for book club, for other zoom meetings use proper links below) at https://zoom.us/j/94129016253?pwd=LzRMVEZmVGtnUi9jOUc3MnFOcHFHQT09
Meeting ID: 941 2901 6253 Passcode: 041896
Film Night at BSFS: On December 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM (building opens at 6:00 PM for early folks and browse the library) Film Starts 7:00pm. Pending decide on film. The license we have to clear copyright says we can not advertise on the web but we can distribute flyers so use the password "movie" on the pdf file of the flyer that opens when you click (last month one till we get next film decided) here to see the name of the movie being screened with recorded sound off to allow live original music/soundtrack. Free screening on our 10 ft screen. Watch with old or new friends.
BSFS Social Meeting: [Post Pandemic Return of traditional event] Join members of BSFS and anyone that loves SF in-person (at our building or a party at the home of a BSFS member when they volunteer) for free form conversations and hanging out. Discuss everything SF, Fantasy or whatever in an informal session. On the fourth Saturday of the month at 8:00 PM+ (or earlier if book club ends) till 11:00 PM unless folks keep on talking then later.... Next time on November 23, 2024 at the BSFS Building.
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 to 8:30 PM. Near term this would mean 11/20/2024. By Zoom only (only use this zoom link for Poetry Workshop, for other zoom meetings use proper links below) at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82112772660?pwd=OpzU8diAfWSeCiAhdfSGKyfhcPW4Os.1
Sunday Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event at Online:Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event next held November 24, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. On Discord only at https://discord.gg/5U3s2YzPzQ To participate by Discord you do need to register for Discord if you have never done so before, but the process is fairly easy. 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
Anime Social at BSFS: Anime Social will be in person and on Discord. Join Discord here On November 23, 2024 between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM we will be screening At 2P:00pm with Good Bye, Dragon Life episode 1-3. Long ago, the most ancient of divine dragons was slain by a human then suddenly it was reborn as Dolan a quiet villager. He meets Celina, a half-human, half-snake creature looking for a partner, but challenges lie ahead; 3:30pm DAN DA DAN episodes 1-3 where high schooler Momo, a spirit medium, meets her classmate Okarun an occult geek. Together they awaken a hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse and must challenge the paranormal forces threatening their world. Join the event in cyberspace at the watch-parties channel on the BSFS discord. For more info or suggest titles for the future contact anime at BSFS dot org
Alphabet Soup Board Gaming at BSFS: Every third Sunday of the month at the BSFS Building. Next on December 15, 2024 between 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM . For info email matthewsands at bsfs dot org
 | Quiet writing Events at BSFS. Join our writing sessions at the BSFS Building every Sunday of November 2:00pm to 5:00pm for writers to work on novels, short stories, poetry or any other writing project. Join by Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84798344185?pwd=66HuikzFST2x6pZ0AeCPNKpU2pKCVC.1 Meeting ID: 847 9834 4185 Passcode: 610134 As always, free WiFi, coffee and tea. See this schedule on our calendar here | |
See our long range events calendar here.
Borrow and bring back books from our 18,000+ item free lending library at any event or meeting at the BSFS Building.
Special Events Sponsored By BSFS Outside BSFS Building:
Oral History of BSFS Video Online: David M Ettlin one of the two surviving founding members of BSFS tells the story on Y-Tube at https://youtu.be/4Bxb4WBvh6E?si=HIlpfg-J9W4HeUEQ
Balticon Planning and BSFS Business Meetings:
These meetings this month will be in person at the BSFS Building and by teleconference by Zoom. To attend in person see our directions page at bsfsdrct.htm. To attend by Zoom using your computer use link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88616075406?pwd=YmF1aDhPZzVYR2NjdzBYdGZ0aStpZz09
Passcode: 930363
Meeting ID: 886 1607 5406
Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13017158592,,97614691479#,,,,*463191# or +19292056099,,97614691479#,,,,*463191#
Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC), +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago), +1 929 205 6099 US (New York), +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma), +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 886 1607 5406 Passcode: 930363
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/ac59gxWAiW
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on December 14, 2024 in person and by Zoom to share ideas, watch us warp traditional parliamentary rules, hang out etc. Connection details see above.
The Balticon Balticon 59 Planning Meeting next held on December 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Drop by in person or on Zoom then to share and learn ideas about how to improve the next and future Balticons. (or volunteer)
Writers Circle at BSFS:
BSFS sponsors a Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm usually meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month, near term this means teleconference only by zoom on 12/12/2024. (skip one date for Thanksgiving) Participants prefer to stay on zoom for now. This is a SF and Fantasy focused writing group. If you write check it out. At least Seven stories work shopped at this writer's circle have been sold to professional markets in the last three years. This is a recurring meeting so any Writer's Circle meeting use:
Join Zoom Meeting at https://zoom.us/j/91064908740?pwd=TENjZ25HenRNOHhtcHFaRlZnOGE3dz09
Meeting ID: 910 6490 8740
Passcode: 805110 (see Zoom phone numbers above for dial in at need)
For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
