The Latest Word - as of 2/19/2019:
Congratulations to Gregory Benford, Winner of the 2019 Robart A. Heinlein Award. (Attending Balticon 53)
Special Events at BSFS Building:
Normal Book Club Meeting at BSFS.Book Discussion Group next meets on February 23, 2019 at 6:30pm Featured Book: Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear. This is a steampunk adventure by one of the 2019 Balticon Guests of Honor. Details contact bookdiscuss at bsfs dot org
Special Book Discussion with the Vonnegut Baltimore Book Club and Film Night at BSFS: On March 16, 2019 from 7:00 PM. (Building Open at 6:00 PM) Book Discussion of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. on its 50th anniversary of publication with members of the Vonnegut Baltimore Book Club followed at 8:00 PM by the screening of the 1972 Slaughterhouse-Five Movie (Warning R rating for realistic historically accurate violence and Game of Thrones type nudity) on our 10 ft screen. Followed by additional discussion. Free event as always.
Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming February 24 and March 10, 2019 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.
Digital Gaming Event at BSFS. Play and learn about console and computer games. February 17, 2019. 2:00 PM till 5:30 PM. For more information contact matthew at bsfs dot org
Anime Social at BSFS. Next held on February 23, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is a day of anime watching, board gaming, manga reading, and just general hanging out. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event at BSFS. On February 24, 2018 1-5pm. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup returns! 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 Matthew at bsfs dot org
LARP at BSFS. Live Action Role Playing at BSFS. (On a every other Month schedule) April 6, 2019 from 12:00 Noon to 9:00 PM. Theme-Modern Urban Fantasy as inspired by The Dresden Files. All experience levels are welcome. Characters will be provided. One-time fee of $5 for materials paid at the first session. For details email kmiden at yahoo dot com
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:
Balticon Planning and BSFS Business Meetings:
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on March 9, 2019 inside the BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. For directions see http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm
The Next Balticon 53 Planning Meeting will be held at 7:00pm on March 9, 2019 inside the BSFS Building. Drop on by and share your ideas about how to improve future Balticons. (or volunteer) For directions see http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm.
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. Near term this means February 28, 2019. (February 14th Canceled due to Holiday conflict) 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. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
