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Who Are We? MonSFFA is the Montreal Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, a club for fans of the science fiction and fantasy genres. We are your connection to the SF/F community, local, national and international. We have been active since 1987. What Are We Into? Our areas of interest span the full spectrum of the SF/F universe: literature, movies, television, comics, gaming, art, animation, scale-model building, costuming, memorabilia collecting, film/video production and more!

March 22nd Meeting

Crazy Hat Day at the March 22 meeting! Mad as a March hare – Mad Hatter… we can all wear a weird (yet wonderful) hat! Get creative!

Speaking of March Hares, have you seen Night of the Lepus? Monty Python’s killer rabbit?

 

February meeting, quick re-cap

dragon in colour copyGreetings, MonSSFen and Friends:

The February meeting had members coming in from the cold, and others sick with a cold, and some left out in the cold because trains were not running.

So we were few in number, about a dozen or so, I think, but we had a good time.

Sylvain brought some pre-meeting entertainment in the form of romantic tv comics that also led into his presentation on Hanna-Barbera’s Toth years. As usual, the presentation was very slick, using really cool special effects. Cathy inadvertently nicked Keith’s keys, which sent everyone scrambling to find them.  Danny gave an excellent presentation on wishes and how they never seem to work the way you expect them to.

The raffle prizes were really good thanks to donations from members, Sylvain in particular.  Snacks included Valentine chocolates, candy hearts, and red-iced cupcakes.

Seven of us went for supper at the Cage au Sports, and indulged in more calories.

A really sweet meeting!

Hello world!

 Robot in colour copy

(Corrected) IMPULSE for February 2015 is now available for download!

 

Next Meeting: February 15, 2015

Not to be missed! Two great presentations!

Hanna-Barbera: The designers and animators from Hanna-Barbera have brought us numerous enjoyable genre pieces that are still remembered fondly by many of us. Of particular note are the creations of the late Alex Toth, of which we will cover a few in this panel.

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Wishing Well, Wishing Ill: Genies, Leprechauns, and Monkey’s Paws

Don’t forget to wear red for Valentine’s Day!

Today is national science fiction day

National Science Fiction Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

National Science Fiction Day is unofficially celebrated by many science fiction fans in the United States on January 2, a date that was chosen to correspond with the official birthdate of famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.[1]

While not an official holiday of any sort (in the sense that it is not recognized or declared by any government), National Science Fiction Day is given some degree of credence by its recognition by organizations such as the Hallmark Channel and by the Scholastic Corporation.