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Corona meetings from home, MonSFFA Website

Today, at 13:00h, you are invited !

 All are welcome to join us!

We meet today, 17th of June, 13:00h. The invitation to Zoom will appear in the introduction post right at 13:00h.

Guest Speaker: Author Olivia Atwater

Olivia Atwater writes whimsical historical fantasy with a hint of satire. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her fantastic, prose-inspiring husband and her two cats. She has been, at various times, a historical re-enactor, a professional witch at a metaphysical supply store, a web developer, and a vending machine repair person.

Fantasy as Satire: Though you can write a satire in just about any genre, fantasy lends itself particularly well to the idea for reasons both structural and psychological. Olivia Atwater discusses a few well-known examples of satire within the fantasy genre, and elaborates on why they succeed so well at their aims.

Joe Aspler: These are the Voyages…: There have been many fine ships named Enterprise. In this presentation, I will summarise their origins, their history, their battles, and the exploration that they carried out.

Discussions: August meeting at the Legion in Lachine, what are we reading or watching, or creating!

 Raffles: Nine prizes are on offer to lucky winners!

And Keith’s SF trivia quiz!

 

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MonSFFA meets on the 13th!

MonSFFA meets on line and on zoom on the 13th of May. All are invited to attend.  The link to the zoom invitation will be in our first post of the meeting which appears on this website right at 13:00h. Or, you can request the link by contacting <president@monsffa.ca>

There will be two presentations. Kofi will be speaking on math and magic, and Danny Sichel will speak on everyone’s favourite detective, Sherlock Holmes.

 Mathematical Fiction: Is Magic just another source of Math?
Mathematical Fiction might not be popular but has been around since 1884. We will discuss how this can be relevant in many sci-fi/fantasy-based worlds and check some work on databases that keep track of it. How do we conceive such a world and what differences can we use to alter it from our world?
The Case of the Literary Archetype: It’s been almost 150 years since Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the most popular fictional characters in history. Sherlock Holmes and his associates have had an outsized impact on popular culture in many ways; how have they affected science fiction and fantasy?

 

 

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APRIL 2023 E-MEETING, POST 4 OF 7: Time for a break!

Get your Bheer & Chips!
It’s time for the break!
NEWS

WARP: Danny and Val have WARP113 just about ready to hit the presses! The next issue, 114, will need your input! Write a review, a short story, draw a cartoon or create a puzzle! Don’t wait for the deadline.

DISPLAY TABLE
Josée’s latest creation

Click to see more of Josée’s dragon eggs http://www.monsffa.ca/?page_id=22010

Cathy’s most recent jigsaw puzzle: Gandalf, cut from cherry. Pattern by Judy Peterson.

 

RAFFLE PRIZES

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Sturmovik Neko Girl, Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp.

A SF classic: Rogue planet that threatens Earth is found to be habitable. Rockets prepare to launch-who gets to be saved?

60 cards portraying visual scenes from Burroughs’ creations like Tarzan, Mars etc. Card backs show more Burroughs artwork & Jusko’s commentary

3-D version: Radar Men from the Moon is a 1952  12-chapter movie serial, the first Commando Cody serial starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_Men_from_the_Moon

Black unicorn standing jigsaw puzzle. Would normally sell for 30$, but the finish is not up to my standards. Would still look nice on your bookshelf! Design by Judy Peterson.

From Sylvain’s collection: 8 movie lobby cards (8″ x 10″) – two from each movie: The Incredible Shrinking Woman with Lily Tomlin – 1980 Battlestar Galactica – 1978 Futureworld – 1976 The Thing – 1982

Alan Dean Foster and Eric Frank Russell: Design for Great-Day Good condition

Small crystal ball which held in sunlight projects prisms of colour. Belonged to SSP.

Collaborative novel by George RR Martin & John J Miller., a murder mystery set in the Wild Cards Universe.

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February 2023 e-Meeting, Post 4 of 8: The Break!

Get your Bheer & Chips!
It’s time for the break!
NEWS

WARP: Danny is waiting for your submissions. Reviews, fiction, and letters of comment, art, puzzles, photos of your creations, all are welcome! Otherwise it’s going to be a very thin issue!

Membership: A review of our roster shows we still have a few members whose payments are overdue. We are reviewing our membership rates and benefits, and there may be a few small changes as a result.

DISPLAY

Cathypl is cutting prehistoric critters. Wood is cherry, walnut, and yellow birch.

Daniel Kenney is working on a new build for a Romulan warbird. “Custom made wings..needed to pass wires in the wings through the body of ship to the battery packs..”

Brian is working on figures. He will be speaking on Keith’s panel discussion, offering tips on presentation of models.

Wayne has two more models built.

RAFFLE PRIZES

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Sturmovik Neko Girl, Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp.

Tentacles! Cut by cathypl from beech.

From Sylvain’s Legacy, Star Wars Pop-Up Book

From Sylvain’s collection: The Animated Cerebus, by Dave Sim. A set of 45 colour prints (about 9″ x 12″) making up three flip-card animated stories. The cover sheet is signed by Dave Sim.

Another picture from the Animated Cerberbus

From Sylvain’s collection: 8 movie lobby cards (8″ x 10″) – two from each movie: The Incredible Shrinking Woman with Lily Tomlin – 1980 Battlestar Galactica – 1978 Futureworld – 1976 The Thing – 1982

Alan Dean Foster and Eric Frank Russell: Design for Great-Day Good condition

Boris, series 1, from Sylvain’s legacy, box of 90 cards, each card described on the back

1983 – Gwennan Daggert, caught in an underworld of hellish nightmares and beautiful dreams,  must now fulfill the destiny she can no longer deny. Interior illustrations by Chris Miller.

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AGENDA: FEBRUARY 2023 MonSFFA e-Meeting

AGENDA: FEBRUARY 2023 MonSFFA Meeting

Note: Our meetings take place both on our webpage and on Zoom. To request a link to Zoom, contact <president@monsffa.ca> .

1:00PM, Post 1 of 8 (Meeting Opens!)

Release (Photos of) the Kraken! (This is a quick feature showcasing recent pictures taken of the rarely photographed giant squid, inspiration for many a sci-fi monster.)

1:30PM, Post 2 of 8 (We’ve Been Framed!)
Presentation—Framing Your SF/F Artwork. Keith, with membership participation presents tips on how to show off your projects to best advantage.

2:30PM, Post 3 of 8 Page and Screen: “What Are You Reading/Watching?”  (ZOOM)

3:00PM, Post 4 of 8 (Break): Snack Time, Virtual Display Table, Today’s Raffle Prizes (ZOOM Chat Continues)

3:15PM, Post 5 of 8 (The Purge!)
Discussion: Moderated by Cathypl–Why readers find it so hard to give up books we have loved (It’s not hoarding if it’s BOOKS!)  (ZOOM)

4:15PM, Post 6 of 8 (Show Us Yours!)
Show-and-Tell (ZOOM Chat)

Gallery: Celebrating Famous Sci-Fi Couples (In honour of Valentine’s Day!)  On line

4:45PM, Post 7 of 8 (For the Record!)
Special SF/F LP Record Offer! (Courtesy of the Legacy of Sylvain St-Pierre)

5:00PM, Post 8 of 8 (Wrap-Up!)
Thank You!

Date of Next Club e-Meeting: March 11, 13:00h. Guest speaker, Lloyd Penney

Sign-Off

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January 2023 Virtual Meeting, Post 5 of 8: More Special Cameos in SF/F

This is Post 5 of 8 this afternoon.

On ZOOM at this time, we discuss and take a look at more cool cameos in SF/F film and television!

9) MORE SPECIAL CAMEOS IN SF/F FILM AND TELEVISION

This presentation, by Josée Bellemare, is mostly on ZOOM, but here are three examples for the Web Site. Enjoy!

Highway to Heaven, Halloween episode, S4-E5
I was a middle age werewolf

The episode title is a sly dig at the film I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) which starred Michael Landon. Clips of it are shown throughout the episode, and Mark Gordon even says “This guy looks a lot like you.”

Ghostbusters/Star Trek episode S2-Ep47
Ain’t NASA-sarily so

The Ghostbusters are sent to outer space to the space platform Galileo. They must capture a particularly scary creature, while Peter is overjoyed about working under a government contract. The space platform is named “Galileo,” a reference to the shuttlecraft Galileo from Star Trek. The character “Yeoman Whitney” is a reference to actress Grace Lee Whitney who played “Yeoman Janice Rand” in “Star Trek The Original Series.”

 

Meatloaf & Barry Bostwick /Glee
Rocky Horror Picture Show

Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf, who star in the original film, appear in cameo roles in this episode.

https://www.tiktok.com/@_batouttahell/video/7008279709330984197?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7008279709330984197

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Post 4 of 7: It’s Time for the Break!

Get your Bheer & Chips!
It’s time for the break!
NEWS

Regarding a move to the Atwater Library: We finally heard back from the library, and it’s not good news. They are no longer open on Saturdays, so it would cost us 500$ per meeting, which is of course out of the question.

So we are back to looking for a home.

Have you paid your dues? Please check with Joe! A lot of memberships are overdue!

DISPLAY

From Josée Bellemare:

It was a Harry Potter themed Hallowe’en event at a local shopping mall. It was aimed more for the kids but I saw it as an opportunity to wear my Hufflepuff t-shirt.

RAFFLE PRIZES

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Sturmovik Neko Girl, Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp.

From Sylvain’s legacy, Starlog Photo Guidebook: Fantastic Worlds

From Sylvain’s Legacy, Star Wars Pop-Up Book

Three copies of Mad Magazine from the 1970s, including January 1978 – their very first Star Wars parody. From Sylvain’s Legacy

Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold, hardcover, pages a bit yellowed, Sylvain’s legacy

Vernor Vinge: Tatja Grimm’s World, excellent condition. Cover by Tom Kidd

Alan Dean Foster and Eric Frank Russell: Design for Great-Day Good condition

Boris, series 1, from Sylvain’s legacy, box of 90 cards, each card described on the back

First of a duology by Ben Bova & A J Austin, dust jacket a bit scuffed, otherwise looks unread.
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Post 3 of 6: The Break

Post 3 of 6: The Break

Get your Bheer & Chips!
It’s time for the break!

NEWS

Regarding a move to the Atwater Library: The last I heard, we were to be informed in August about when we could begin renting the auditorium. I wrote to the Atwater Library again, but no response. I’ve no idea what’s going on, and I’m getting discouraged.

Have you paid your dues? Please check with Joe! A lot of memberships are overdue!

DISPLAY

Brian Knapp sends us photos of his latest work.

I finally finished Polar Light’s Robby the Robot from the shelf of doom. The resin base, Robby’s legs, Altaira, & the Fez are all aftermarket from Jimmy Flintstone Studios (https://jimmyflintstonestudios.com/Figurines_c_28.html). Please feel free to start a caption this segment during the next meeting, or if someone wants to write a short story.

RAFFLE PRIZES

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Sturmovik Neko Girl, Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp.

Cat licking paw, ornament designed by Sue Mey, cut by CPL from canary wood. 8cm diameter.

1982 – Prix Boréal 1982 – Prix Rosny-Aîné 1982 – Grand Prix de la science-fiction française From Sylvain’s collection

Set of 5o cards showing cover art for Astounding Magazines. Descriptions on back. From Sylvain’s legacy.

Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold, hardcover, pages a bit yellowed, Sylvain’s legacy

Vernor Vinge: Tatja Grimm’s World, excellent condition. Cover by Tom Kidd

Alan Dean Foster and Eric Frank Russell: Design for Great-Day Good condition

Boris, series 1, from Sylvain’s legacy, box of 90 cards, each card described on the back

First of a duology by Ben Bova & A J Austin, dust jacket a bit scuffed, otherwise looks unread.