April 15, 2015

Election Meeting Saturday April 18, 2015

The Writers Place
WhatMonthly KaCSFFS Meeting
3607 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111
WhenSaturday, April 18, 2015
5:30 Board of Directors Meeting—open meeting
6:00 Doors open for setup and pre-meeting socializing, and paying dues if you want to vote. 
ART SHOW: View a sampling of fantasy and sf artwork from the collection of member Corey Barber!
7:00 Meeting begins: Board reports, member announcements, and updates on events happening in KC in the coming weeks and months.

A word about the ART:
Hanging on easels and all downstairs walls will be a very special science fiction and fantasy art exhibition. All 30+ framed artworks are from the huge 1000+ piece science fiction and fantasy art collection of longtime KaCSFFS member Corey Barber. On display will be a sampling of his favorite pieces. He will be available to answer any questions you may have. All paintings return to his home following the meeting.

Choose between two Presidential Candidates
Online voting is open through Saturday 4/18/2015 at 5 p.m. (members should have received a message containing a link to the online form), or members may vote at the meeting. To vote for President, 2015/2016 annual dues must be paid. To pay dues, please see KaCSFFS treasurer Earline Beebe before or right after the meeting begins. 

Our Candidates 
(Alpha order by last name--no preference implied!) 
Each presidential candidate was asked to submit a photo and a platform statement. Please note that Tim Keltner plans to make an expanded statement at the meeting. 

Margene Bahm
Margene Bahm: 
If I am elected President of KaCSFFS, it is my goal to facilitate the membership’s goals for the club whatever they may be. We may end up with one path or we may end up with several but together we will succeed both individually and as a group.

KaCSFFS has been around for 44 years and I would like to see it continue for another 44 years. We need new goals and new insights to encourage the enthusiasm of our members. Together we can do anything we decide we want to do.  So let’s get out there and do it!

Tim Keltner
Tim Keltner:
When I served as KaCSFFS Director before, I had planned on at least a two year tenure. Family circumstances made that plan change and I have felt, for some time now, that I owe the club, at least, another year, Accordingly, and because my job situation has changed and I am no longer working third shift, I am throwing my beanie into the ring and running for club President. "May fortune favor the foolish!"

Other Board positions have only one self-nominee each. Since they are running unopposed, there is no voting on the following:
Secretary: Kristina Hiner
Treasurer: Earline "Cricket" Beebe
Communications Officer: Jan S. Gephardt
2016 ConQuesT Chair: Keri O'Brien 

After the meeting: 
Please join us for post-meeting food and discussion at either Sosa's or Chubby's (to be selected after the meeting).

IMAGES: As ever, many thanks to The Writers Place for the photo of our meeting place. The photo of Margene Bahm is from her personal Facebook page, used by permission. Tim Keltner provided his image for use here. Many thanks to all!

April 09, 2015

KC Horror Book Club April 2015 Meeting

Wake the Dead 2

By Gary F. Vanucci

Details:
Date and Time: April 12, 2015 (Sunday) from noon to 1:30.
Location: The Green Room Burgers and Beer
Address: 4010 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite D, Kansas City, MO.
Event Notes: 

Come and discuss and grab some food too.

Warning: This book contains graphic sexual content, strong language, and violence. It is intended for mature audiences. "As the dead once again rise, Alex and company seek to make the best of the zombie incursion that has now advanced inside the Renaissance Faire-grounds. But, when the execution of their plan to cleanse those grounds meets with complications, will they be able to adjust, or will the undead that now surround the castle walls spell a slow and painful death of starvation for those within?>

-Ashenclaw Studios & Earline Beebe


Check the Facebook Event Page for more information.

Please contact Earline Beebe for more information on the Facebook event page.
Image from: Amazon. Published by Ashenclaw Studios.

April 08, 2015

Laser Rangers 2015 April Meeting

F***t**ds from Xenu
Date: April 11, 2015
Time: 4:50pm
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: Don M.
Food: Mexican, (Special Request) Lava Cakes.
Costume: Skin tight


Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Edge of Tomorrow

(2014, 113 minutes) Directed by: Doug Liman

Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson

When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Maj. William Cage (Tom Cruise), an officer who has never seen combat, is assigned to a suicide mission. Killed within moments, Cage finds himself thrown into a time loop, in which he relives the same brutal fight -- and his death -- over and over again. However, Cage's fighting skills improve with each encore, bringing him and a comrade (Emily Blunt) ever closer to defeating the aliens.-IMDB

Watch the trailer here!







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After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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Feature Presentation!
Oblivion

(2013, 124 minutes) Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Melissa Leo

In the year 2077, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack's concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger (Olga Kurylenko) from a downed spacecraft. The woman's arrival triggers a chain of events that culminates in Jack's nearly single-handed battle to save mankind.-IMDB

Watch the trailer here!







The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 


The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

April 02, 2015

Laser Rangers 2015 April Meeting

GAME OF THRONES SEASON 4! (Postponed to May 2!)
Date: May 2, 2015
Time: 4:50pm
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser:Sir Kennos of Kayce
Food: Inn at the Crossroads
Costume: Medieval

To learn more, please visit our Facebook Event Page.


Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Feature Presentation!
GAME OF THRONES SEASON 4 EPISODES 1-5

(2014, LONG!) Directed by: VARIOUS

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Maisie Williams, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Charles Dance, Rory McCann, Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, John Bradley, Michelle Fairley, Isaac Hempstead Wright.

The fourth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on April 6, 2014, and concluded on June 15, 2014, consisting of 10 episodes.[4] It is adapted primarily from the second half of A Storm of Swords, along with elements of A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, all novels from the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin.[5]-Wikipedia

Watch Season 3 in four minutes! here!







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After the first two or three episodes, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The poster come from Daily India. All copyrights are held by HBO & George R.R. Martin.


The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!