[Excalibur] [Valley Fandom] FW: Upcoming Events

[John C. Watson]

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> From: Amherst College Sci-Fi/Fantasy Club <sffc at amherst.edu>
> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:33:18 -0400
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: Upcoming Events
> 
> Hello gentlemen, ladies, and hyperintelligent shades of the color blue!
> This is your intrepid leader speaking.  I'm going to try and do a weekly
> email of upcoming events, meetings, and other stuff that's going on in
> the Valley, and this is the first one of those.  Friday is probably not
> the best night to send these things out, since a lot of said events
> happen on Fridays, but it's been a busy week.  I'm going to aim for
> Wednesdays in the future.  If you have an announcement you want included
> (for example, you're looking for players in a game or you want to borrow
> a specific book), email me by Wednesday and I'll include it.  OK, I'll
> shut up now and let you read.
> 
> On-Campus Events:
> 
> 1) The Valley Fandom Council will be having its monthly meeting on
> Sunday, October 19th at 8pm in the Red Room.  The VFC is composed of
> people who want to help organize fandom-related events in the Valley,
> roughly defined as "anyone who wants to show up".  This is a good chance
> to meet members of the other colleges who have similar interests to
> yours, so drop by!
> 
> 2) ConDuct 1 was quite successful, and now it's time to start planning
> for ConDuct 2 next fall!  We'll be having an organizational meeting on
> Wednesday at 5 in Jenkins 102/103.  If you are interested in doing
> anything for the con, from helping to chair it to running a screening
> room to being a gopher to suggesting someone we can invite as a guest,
> show up and/or email Nathaniel at nireden at amherst.edu.
> 
> 3) The SFFC needs to write a constitution!  Send us your ideas, or if
> you want to help, let us know.  The completed document will be
> distributed to you for approval before we submit it to the AAS.
> 
> Off-Campus Events:
> 
> 1) This Saturday (tomorrow) is Hampshire's semi-annual Deathfest. What's
> that you ask? Well, it's a 3-tier D&D game/tourney with lots of people
> (60 showed up last time), food, and prizes! It's in FPH at 6 PM. Wing is
> leading a field trip there on the PVTA, since he actually knows how to
> get around Hampshire in the dark. We'll be meeting at the Amherst bus
> stop at 5:25. Dice will be provided at the game.
> 
> 2) The first Bellatrix Anime Night is tonight (Friday) beginning at 9 in
> the Blanchard Student Lounge at Mt. Holyoke.
> 
> 3) Vampire: the Eternal Struggle storyline event at Phoenix Games on
> Saturday September 27 from 6-10.  Prizes will be available for
> participation, and the cost to enter is only $1.
> 
> 4) Beginning this Saturday, the Tower Theaters in South Hadley will be
> showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday night at midnight.
> Bellatrix will have some of its members there for opening night this
> Saturday, and they want to know if any of us want to go too.  If you
> want to go and email me back by tonight, I can ask them to reserve you a
> ticket.  Otherwise, feel free to try your luck, or go later in the year.
> 
> 5) SSFFS is planning a trip to the Connecticut Renaissance Faire on
> Saturday October 4th.  They have already filled the two vans they have,
> but if there's enough interest here we may be able to borrow our van
> and/or carpool.  It'll be $12 to get into the Faire, and the trip will
> be an all-day event.  Email me if you're interested.
> 
> 6) SSFFS has an annual Live Action Chess Game.  This year it will be
> held on October 18th.  I'll post more info when I hear it.
> 
> Regularly Scheduled Events:
> 
> 1) Magic Booster Draft at Phoenix Games every Thursday from 6:30 to
> 11:30.  Regular price is $7.
> 
> 2) Griffon Games Bloodbowl League every Sunday from 12:30-4:30.  Many
> teams to compete against, newcomers welcome.  $1 entry fee to cover team
> updates.
> 
> 3) Sunday Board Games at Space-Crime Continuum every Sunday from 1-5.
> Play any of their dozens of board games, from the newest releases to old
> favorites.  Free and open to all interested parties.
> 
> 4) Warhammer at Griffon Games every Friday from 5-9.  Open play.  Bring
> your armies and crush your opponents.
> 
> 5) Griffon Games Magic Type 1.5 Tournament every Saturday from 1-5.  $5
> entry fee, with prizes available.  The first Saturday of each month is a
> sealed deck tournament.
> 
> 6) SSFFS meeting every Friday at 4:30 in Seelye 208 on the Smith
> campus.  They're good people, and their meetings are fun.
> 
> 7) There is boffing at UMass every Sunday starting at noon.  Interested
> parties may meet at the GHL office (second floor of the UMass Student
> Union, room number 423 A), or show up a little later next to the pond in
> front of the UMass Student Union.
> 

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Ciao,
     John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Amherst Division

"Shuraku-tai--hasshin!"