The Latest Word - as of 9/13/2021:
WE ARE PAUSING PUBLIC EVENTS (yet again) AT THE BSFS BUILDING ONE MORE MONTH DUE TO DELTA COVID SO IN-PERSON ITEMS MOVED TO OCTOBER. BALTICON AND BSFS MEETINGS ARE TELECONFERENCE ONLY DURING SEPTEMBER. WE WILL REVIEW AT END OF SEPTEMBER TO SEE HOW GOING. SEE DETAILS BELOW.
Special Events at BSFS Building: (Online instead During COVID Times)
Book Club Meeting at BSFS. Next held September 25, 2021 at 7:30 PM as ZOOM Teleconference. Featured Book: Dune by Frank Herbert. Join Zoom Meeting at https://zoom.us/j/94129016253?pwd=LzRMVEZmVGtnUi9jOUc3MnFOcHFHQT09
Meeting ID: 941 2901 6253 Passcode: 041896
Film Night at BSFS. Paused in September. Next held October 16, 2021 from 5:00pm-11:30 pm. (Building opens at 4:00 PM) We will screen Troll Bridge an authorized Terry Pratchett fan film at 7:00 PM and before at 5:00 PM a recent Terry Pratchett professional production and after Troll Bridge continuing the pro production. All on our 10 ft screen! Our license gives us the right to show, but we are not supposed to advertise on the web but can distribute flyers--so to see the info on the pro film we are screening Click here and use the password "movie" on the pdf file that opens. Marty Gear donated to the production of Troll Bridge before his death in 2013 so join us in Marty's last premier in the BSFS Building!
Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event at BSFS. Next held September 26, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Meeting on the Discord server at https://discord.gg/5U3s2YzPzQ To participate by Discord 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 BSFSEvents at bsfs dot org
Anime Social at BSFS. Next held on September 25, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is usually a day of anime watching and just general hanging out in-person but given COVID paused till we are more convinced things are getting better so due to the delta covid virus this will be conducted as a watch party on the discord server. Just go to the Discord Server at https://discord.gg/5U3s2YzPzQ 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. Schedule of anime awaiting update from Anime Czar. For more info or suggest titles for the future contact anime at BSFS dot org
Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming event returns October 10, 2021 at the BSFS Building from 12:00 Noon til 5:00pm (under a new manager and will no longer be going on hiatus for the fall months as in past years) Board gaming using the Hal Haag Memorial game collection. For more info contact paulo at bsfs dot org
See our long range events calendar here.
Borrow and bring back books from our 13,000 item free lending library at any event or meeting at the BSFS Building.
Special Events Sponsored By BSFS Outside BSFS Building:
Pending good ideas...given Delta Covid Clarification.
Balticon Planning and BSFS Business Meetings:
These meetings in October will be in-person and teleconference by Zoom. To attend in October by Zoom using your computer use link https://zoom.us/j/97614691479?pwd=aDJscVhySGJ5TUpOZTNXRXBTaHJadz09
Passcode: 463191
Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13017158592,,97614691479#,,,,*463191# or +19292056099,,97614691479#,,,,*463191#
Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833
Webinar ID: 976 1469 1479 Passcode: 463191
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/ac59gxWAiW
To attend in person see our directions page at https://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on October 9, 2021. Drop on by on Zoom to share ideas, watch us warp traditional parlimentary rules, hang out etc., see above.
The Balticon 56 Planning Meeting next held October 9, 2021 at 7:00 PM. Drop in on Zoom 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 09/23/2021 and 10/07/2021. 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/91064908740?pwd=TENjZ25HenRNOHhtcHFaRlZnOGE3dz09
Meeting ID: 910 6490 8740
Passcode: 805110
For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
