 BSFS MEETINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Events in black text are inside the BSFS Building unless specifically noted as off site. Color logos mean outside our building and link to more info. Items in [ ] are not open to general public or need pre-register. For BSFS building directions click here.
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January 2020
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4 • [Beyblade Gaming Tournament, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM. Fighting Tops game. Games sanctioned by World beyblade Organization so must sign up at here.]
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5 • Library Organizing Meeting: From 12:00 Noon to 4 pm. Volunteers needed to performing various activities that improves the organization of the bsfs library collection, such as adding current and new books to the digital library website, removing duplicates from the library and sorting through book donations. Stop by to volunteer. Bring your laptop to do web based data entry. Details email eflack at bsfs dot org
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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 Anniversary of the Founding of BSFS 57th Anniversary Meeting • Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00pm • BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm. |
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• Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 |
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• Film Night at BSFS 6:00pm-11:30pm. All eight episodes of the Mandalorian with breaks between for comment/snacks. Building opens 5:00 PM for early arrivals.
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• Digital Gaming Event at BSFS. Play and learn about console and computer games. 2:00 PM till 5:30 PM. For more information contact matthew at bsfs dot org |
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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• Anime Social at BSFS 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 • Book Discussion Group 6:30pm. Featured Book: The Prestige by Christopher Priest; Details contact bookdiscuss at bsfs dot org • BSFS Social Meeting 8:00pm+ |
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 • Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! 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 • Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 |
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February 2020
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1 • LARP at BSFS: Live Action Role Playing at BSFS 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
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2 • Library Organizing Meeting: From 12:00 Noon to 4 pm. Volunteers needed to performing various activities that improves the organization of the bsfs library collection, such as adding current and new books to the digital library website, removing duplicates from the library and sorting through book donations. Stop by to volunteer. Bring your laptop to do web based data entry. Details email eflack at bsfs dot org
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00pm • BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm. [BOD Meeting 12:00 Noon] |
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• Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 |
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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• [Beyblade Gaming Tournament, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM. Fighting Tops game. Games sanctioned by World beyblade Organization so must sign up at here.]
• Film Night at BSFS 8:00-10:30pm. Fun fan films and items our video license allows us to show. |
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• Anime Social at BSFS 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 • Book Discussion Group 6:30pm. Featured Book:Fallen Angels by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn. The angels are space colonists stranded on Earth and how SF fandom rescues them. Read entire book, all chapters, free online at publishers website here ; Details contact bookdiscuss at bsfs dot org • BSFS Social Meeting 8:00pm+ |
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• Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 • Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! 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 |
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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After many delays Ramp Construction of the BSFS Building Front Door Ramp will be done during March 2020 as the city has granted the permit!. Schedule of events at BSFS will change to accomodate construction,so check here as we get closer to this time frame as weather is hard to predict far in advance.
March 2020
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1 • Library Organizing Meeting: From 12:00 Noon to 4 pm. Volunteers needed to performing various activities that improves the organization of the bsfs library collection, such as adding current and new books to the digital library website, removing duplicates from the library and sorting through book donations. Stop by to volunteer. Bring your laptop to do web based data entry. Details email eflack at bsfs dot org
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• Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 |
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00pm • BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm. |
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• Digital Gaming Event at BSFS. Play and learn about console and computer games. 2:00 PM till 5:30 PM. For more information contact matthew at bsfs dot org |
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• Film Night at BSFS 8:00-10:30pm. Fun fan films and items our video license allows us to show. |
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• Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 |
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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• Anime Social at BSFS 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 • Book Discussion Group 6:30pm. Featured Book: Tinker by Wen Spencer. Super science meets fantasy and teen action adventure political thriller culture clash in a alternate Pittsburgh cycling through multiple worlds; Details contact bookdiscuss at bsfs dot org • BSFS Social Meeting 8:00pm+  |
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• Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! 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 |
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• LARP at BSFS: Live Action Role Playing at BSFS 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 |
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5 • Library Organizing Meeting: From 12:00 Noon to 4 pm. Volunteers needed to performing various activities that improves the organization of the bsfs library collection, such as adding current and new books to the digital library website, removing duplicates from the library and sorting through book donations. Stop by to volunteer. Bring your laptop to do web based data entry. Details email eflack at bsfs dot org
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org  Passover Starts |
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00pm • BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm. |
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• Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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  |
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• Film Night at BSFS 8:00-10:30pm. Fun fan films and items our video license allows us to show. |
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• Digital Gaming Event at BSFS. Play and learn about console and computer games. 2:00 PM till 5:30 PM. For more information contact matthew at bsfs dot org |
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• Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm. SF Focused Writing Group. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org |
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•Anime Social at BSFS 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 • Book Discussion Group 6:30pm. Featured Book: TBD. Details contact bookdiscuss at bsfs dot org • BSFS Social Meeting 8:00pm+ |
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• Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event. 1-5pm. Our Tabletop Roleplaying Games (RPGs) meetup! 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 • Alphabet Soup. Board Gaming 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 |
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• Balticon Planning Meeting 7:00pm • BSFS Business Meeting 8:30pm. Volunteer to help bring stuff out of Storage to prep for Balticon! |
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Movie Night Not Held this Month. Building Open for Balticon Prep 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM+  |
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Balticon Truck loading 12:00 Noon to ~5:00PM. Balticon Setup at Hotel 5:00 PM+ |
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  Balticon starts 1:00 PM and continues 24x7 to Monday |
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Balticon continues 24x7 till Monday. |
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Balticon continues 24x7 till Monday. |
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Balticon Truck unload at BSFS Building 12:00 Noon till done. |
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BSFS Building Clean up and put away post Balticon |
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