September Meeting - Reading by L. A. McBride

The September KaCSFFS meeting will be held on Saturday, September 20 at 6:30 PM.  We'll be meeting at our usual place, please email bob.j.clark (at) proton.me for the address, or if you'd like the Zoom link.  (Note that I will not be able to attend this month, and will be busy around meeting time, so please plan ahead if you're going to contact me about the location or Zoom link!)

This month, we'll have a reading from author L. A. McBride!

About the author:

L.A. McBride writes urban fantasy with quirky characters, twisty mysteries, and swoon-worthy romance. She lives an hour from Kansas City with her husband and menagerie of pets. If she’s not writing, she's probably either buried in DIY projects or trying to win the devotion of her flock of chickens named after Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters.

About the book:

I’m a shifter with a checkered past and sticky fingers.

I like my new life. I’ve got good friends, cheap barbecue, and weekly karaoke. Sure, I live in an apartment with more deadbolts than functioning windows. And yeah, I earn just enough tips as a mediocre bartender to buy name brand ramen noodles. But I can be as flamboyant and fun as I want—as long as I keep my hands clean.

When a mysterious stranger strolls into my bar with tales of a magical dagger so rare it’s guaranteed to start a bidding war, that itch is back. One last heist…for old times’ sake. At least, that’s what I tell myself.

With a sexy alpha werewolf muscling into my business and a demon after my prize, this job could be my downfall. One wrong move, and the pack of werewolves I ran from eight years ago will come looking for payback. Only this time, they won’t leave me breathing. Hopefully, my survival skills are better than my bartending.

Relic Hunter is the first book in the Riley Cruz series about a goat shifter who steals magical artifacts. If you like fun, fast-paced urban fantasy with quirky characters, found family, and a slow-burn, opposites attract romance, this is the book for you.

Please bring any snacks or beverages that you'd like to share!

August Meeting

 The August KaCSFFS meeting will be held on Saturday, August 16 at 6:30 PM.  We'll be meeting at our usual place, please email bob.j.clark (at) proton.me for the address.  (Note that I will not be able to attend this month, and will be busy around meeting time, so please plan ahead if you're going to contact me about the location.)

The program this month will be a showing of the film "Myth of Man"

Please bring any snacks or beverages that you'd like to share!

July Meeting

The July KaCSFFS meeting will be held on Saturday, July 19 at 6:30 PM.  We'll be meeting at our usual place, please email bob.j.clark (at) proton.me for the address.

The program this month will be a panel, entitled "Adaptations of SF/F books: Three best and three worst, of movies and of TV/streaming series."

Please bring any snacks or beverages that you'd like to share!

Mini-ConQuesT!

A wee convention in a house! Panels, Art Show, Dealers, Consuite. Author GoH Rosemary Williams, Artist GoH Allison Stein. Bring a chair for yourself and if you wish, a snack/beverage for the Consuite. BYOB for the Dead Dog. Free Mini-ConQuesT membership for KaCSFFS members, $5 donation at the door for non-KaCSFFS members. Get your membership here:  https://forms.gle/jDZhHDUZohrGZURZ9

April Meeting, and upcoming Mini-ConQuesT!

The April KaCSFFS meeting will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 6:30 PM.  PLEASE NOTE - As previously announced, this is on the FOURTH Saturday in April, rather than our usual Third Saturday!

We'll be meeting at our usual place, place, please email bob.j.clark (at) proton.me for the address.

This month, as usual for April, we're holding elections.  You must be a paid-up member to vote or run for office!  Dues may be paid on our website, at Kansas City Science Fiction & Fantasy Society or you may send a check to our snail-mail address, KACSFFS, PO Box 22833, Kansas City, MO 64113

For our program, we will be playing Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" radio play, which was broadcast in October 1938.

In May, our meeting will be held on the usual 3rd Saturday, and will be a Mini-ConQuesT House Con, with Guests of Honor, an Art Show, and other traditional Con activities.  More details will be coming soon!

Carnival of Souls on YouTube

For those of you who missed Satruday's (March) KaCSFFS meeting, this month's program — the full length film "Carnival of Souls" (196s) — is available on YouTube, at the link below.

Sadly, however, you can't enjoy seeing it in 3D as we did at the meeting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNYg4YWkp0k&ab_channel=CultCinemaClassics

Comment from David Sooby (of the Laser Rangers film buff group):

I was surprised when Ruth Lichtwardt said this "cult" movie was not filmed in 3D.  Apparently the 3D version was computer generated.  However, the company which did the conversion (Eyepop-3D) did such a good job of it that I thought it had been filmed in 3D using stereo cameras!

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Link to movie poster:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Carnival_of_Souls_%281962_pressbook_cover%29.jpg

March Meeting

The March KaCSFFS meeting will be held on Saturday, March 15 at 6:30 PM.  We'll be meeting at our usual place, place, please email bob.j.clark (at) gmail.com for the address.

Two fun things at the meeting:

Viewing of the classic horror film (1962) "Carnival of Souls" in 3-D.

Also, we'll be having a "Blind Date with a Book" book exchange.  Bring a wrapped book with a short sentence describing it written on the wrapper.  You'll take home someone else's wrapped book.

Snacks theme: Carnival food.

January Meeting - Annual Review of SF&F television shows

Our meeting this month will be on Saturday, January 18, at 6:30 PM.

This month, our meeting will be our traditional annual review of SF&F television shows, hosted by Carol and Rosemary.  Come discuss the TV shows you liked and didn't like with us!  Please feel free to bring any snacks or beverages to share.

Our meeting location is a private residence, please email me at bob.j.clark (at) gmail.com for the address, or the Zoom link.