Join us for a Virtual Holiday Get-Together this Saturday, December 3!

This event will constitute the first part of the club’s 2022 Seasonal Celebrations! (Our in-person Christmas Luncheon, scheduled for the following Saturday, December 10, constitutes the second part; more information about that affair is to be posted next week—watch this space!)

So, on December 3, beginning at 1:00PM, we’ll be gathering on ZOOM to chat and share as the Holidays near. This will afford particularly our out-of-towners the opportunity to wish each other the very best of the season, and of course, to talk all things sci-fi, and beyond!

No formal programming is planned, but we welcome any ad hoc contributions of an SF/F or seasonal theme—show off your homemade SF/F Christmas tree decorations, put up photos of your miniature Christmas village, recommend favourite Holiday movies, etc.

And, akin to the perennial Christmas specials that air on TV, we’ll post on our site some of the best Holiday presentations we’ve featured these past few years of pandemic-induced e-meetings!

Do join us for a few minutes, or a few hours, this Saturday, December 3, beginning at 1:00PM for the club’s 2022 Virtual Holiday Get-Together!

Join us for a Virtual Holiday Get-Together this Saturday, December 3, beginning at 1:00PM!

We’ll be gathering on ZOOM to chat and share as the Holidays near. This will be an opportunity to wish each other the very best of the season, and to talk all things sci-fi, and beyond!

No formal programming is planned, but we welcome any ad hoc contributions of an SF/F or seasonal theme—your homemade Christmas tree decorations, your miniature Christmas village, recommendations of favourite Holiday movies, etc.

And, akin to the perennial Christmas specials that air on TV, we’ll post on our site some of the best Holiday presentations we’ve featured these past few years of pandemic-induced e-meetings!

So join us for a few minutes, or a few hours, this Saturday beginning at 1:00PM for the club’s 2022 Virtual Holiday Get-Together!

Two zines to share, edited by Guy Lillian:

Spartacus no. 61

CHALLENGER 43

This post officially closes today’s MonSFFA e-meeting.

12) THANK YOU!

We proffer our sincere thanks to Danny Sichel, Keith Braithwaite, and Cathy Palmer-Lister for their contributions to today’s programme, and thank, as well, all of our supporting contributors this afternoon. MonSFFA would not be able to put on these virtual meetings without the stellar efforts of such club members!

And of course, to those who visited with us today, and took in our online get-together, thank you for your interest and attention, and don’t forget to comment!

13) WRAP-UP (UPCOMING MonSFFA CHRISTMAS LUNCH/PARTY)

To wrap things up, we’ll address the club’s upcoming Christmas Party/Lunch. We have been, and will now, in the final minutes of today’s ZOOM-chat, be discussing the particulars of our Christmas get-together, with the intention of finalizing plans. Within the next week, we’ll post all pertinent details, so watch this space.

We can confirm at this time that a hall has been booked on the West Island, next to major bus and commuter-train routes, and a date selected—Saturday, December 10. This will be an afternoon, in-person gathering, with a catered, self-serve buffet offered, and our traditional Christmas Gift Raffle on the agenda!

We hope you can join us on the 10th!

14) SIGN-OFF AND ODE OF REMEMBRANCE

We sincerely hope you have enjoyed your time with us these past few hours and, with Remembrance Day having transpired just yesterday, are glad to have been able to pay our respects to Canada’s veterans.

Thank you for dropping in, today, and we encourage you to visit www.MonSFFA.ca regularly for additional content.

Our hoped-for return to in-person club meetings has been stymied by pandemic-related circumstances, unfortunately; we will keep you updated as to any progress regarding our search for a new meeting room!

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10) WHAT ARE YOU READING/WATCHING?

On ZOOM at this moment, we’re asking “What are You Reading, or Watching?” Give us your quick book report, or your brief review of a film or TV show you’ve recently been enjoying!

For those not participating in our ZOOM chat, today, you may still contribute by submitting your concise book reports or movie and television-series reviews via this post’s “Leave a Comment” option. We welcome your input.

11) GALLERY: GENRE SNOW GLOBES

Or, alternately, we invite you to peruse this gallery of lovely genre-themed snow globes: