The Latest Word - as of 09/14/2020:
ALL PUBLIC FUNCTIONS INSIDE BSFS BUILDING ARE CANCELED FOR NOW TO AVOID POSSIBLE SPREAD OF COVID-19 VIRUS. WE WILL REVIEW RESUMING PUBLIC EVENTS AT BSFS AS WE GO ALONG. SOME BALTICON AND BSFS MEETINGS ARE TELECONFERENCE SEE DETAILS BELOW.
Special Events at BSFS Building:
Book Club Meeting at BSFS. Next held September26, 2020 at 6:30 PM as ZOOM Teleconference. Featured Book: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine which is a winner of the Compton Crook Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81637909647 Meeting ID: 816 3790 9647
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Dial in +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) or Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kblPPmZC22
Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming event on (CANCELED-SEE ABOVE) from 12:00 Noon til 5:00pm. Board gaming using the Hal Haag Memorial game collection. For more info contact artb at bsfs dot org
Film Night at BSFS. (CANCELED-SEE ABOVE) from 7:00pm-10:00 pm.
Digital Gaming Event at BSFS. On September 20, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM will meeting on the Discord server at https://discord.gg/VGHpxwu You do need to register for Discord if you have never done so before, but the process is fairly easy. For more info before the event contact matthew at bsfs dot org
Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event at BSFS. September 27, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM will meeting on the Discord server at https://discord.gg/VGHpxwu You do need to register for Discord if you have never done so before, but the process is fairly easy. For more info before the event contact matthew at bsfs dot org
Anime Social at BSFS. Next held on September 26, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is a day of anime watching and just general hanging out normally, but due to the virus this will be a watch party on the discord server. The watch party will view Healin’ Good Pretty Cure 1-3 @ 2:00PM, Symphogear (season 1) 1-3 @ 3:30PM, and of course, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 19-20 @ 5:00PM. Go to the Discord Server at https://discord.gg/VGHpxwu and select from the available channels #wach-parties. You do need to register for Discord if you have never done so before, but the process is fairly easy. For more info or suggest titles for the future contact anime at BSFS dot org
See our long range events calendar here.
Borrow and bring back books from our 12,000 item free lending library at any event or meeting at the BSFS Building.
Special Events Sponsored By BSFS Outside BSFS Building:
None scheduled due to virus distancing. The BSFS Picnic on June 20, 2020 was moved off that date and not sure when we can reschedule. If you know of a site that does not need to be reserved a year in advance please let us know.
Balticon Planning and BSFS Business Meetings:
These meetings in October are to be teleconference only events. To join using your computer use link https://zoom.us/j/580063103?pwd=ZzBtd3NEWHlpQ3VDcXdRSytsV3pUZz09
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +19292056099,,580063103# or +13126266799,,580063103#
Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 929 205 6099 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782. Webinar ID: 580 063 103. International numbers available from https://zoom.us/u/ac8akhx8mH
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on October 10, 2020 as a teleconference only event, see above.
The Balticon 55 Planning Meeting will be held at 7:00pm on October 102, 2020 as a teleconference only event, see above. Drop in and share your ideas about how to improve 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 inside the BSFS Building, however, near term this means teleconference only by zoom on 09/24/2020 and 10/08/2020. 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/468885815?pwd=Z3orQ3lobVpOTms3eENoelRnNnZBZz09
Meeting ID: 468 885 815 Password: 560092
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Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) ; +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ; +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ; +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ; +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 468 885 815 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abWVtZvs5J
For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
