The Latest Word - as of 4/15/2024:
Congratulations to the 2024 Compton Crook Award Winner: Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa (S&S/Saga Press)
Congratulations to Tom Doherty: winner of the 2024 Robert A. Heinlein Award. He will attend Balticon 58.
Special Events at BSFS Building: (Some Online)
Book Club Meeting at BSFS: Next Book Club held April 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM. Featured Book: Starplex by Rob Sawyer. 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
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 4/17/2024. 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
Film Night at BSFS: On April 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM (building opens at 6:00 PM for early folks and browse the library) with fun fan films and professional productions our license allows. This month a classic monster movie with an all original musical score performed live by Josh Reinking and his friends. 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 here to see the true name of the screening. Free screening on our 10 ft screen. Watch with old or new friends.
Sunday Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event at Online:Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event next held April 28, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. (March falls on Easter) 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 mike at bsfs dot org
Anime Social at BSFS: Anime Social will be in person and on Discord. Join Discord here On April 27, 2024 we will be screening: 2PM Solo Leveling episodes 1-3. The world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo has a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up. Discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them; 3:30PM we will watch Frieren: Beyond Journey's End episodes 1-3. After the heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren tries to make peace with the nature of life and death.; 5PM we will wind down with more Space Dandy episodes 19 & 20. As our long watch is winding down, feel free to give me ideas for our next longwatch! 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 April 21, 2024 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM. For info email matthewsands at bsfs dot org
See our long range events calendar here.
Borrow and bring back books from our 17,800+ 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 May 11, 2024 in person and by Zoom to share ideas, watch us warp traditional parliamentary rules, hang out etc. Connection details see above.
The Balticon 58 Planning Meeting next held on May 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Drop by in person or on Zoom then to share your ideas about how to improve the next and future Balticons. (or volunteer) THIS MEETING WE NEED VOLUNTEERS AFTER THE MEETING TO BRING STUFF TO RUN BALTICON DOWN TO THE MAIN ROOM TO STAGE FOR TAKING TO BALTICON!
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 04/11/2024 and 04/25/2024. 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
