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Established in 1969 and based in Johannesburg, Science Fiction South Africa (SFSA) is a club for fans of both science fiction and fantasy. Membership benefits include:
International and country members are more than welcome :) |
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Join us at our monthly meetings, monthly discussion evenings and annual mini-conventions! Don't be shy to bring your friends or even strangers you've met in a bookshop! CURRENT EVENT
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| Time | Activity |
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| Friday | |
| 19h30 - 21h15 | Movie: Renaissance (R) |
| 21h15 - 23h00 | Movie: Company of Wolves (R) |
| Saturday | |
| 10h00 - 10h30 | Registration |
| 10h30 - 12h20 | Movie: Last Night |
| 12h30 - 13h30 | Talk: Dr Fabio Frescura on Cosmology |
| 13h30 - 14h10 | Lunch |
| 14h10 - 15h20 | Talk and demonstration presented by Tony Voorveldt: Scientific Instruments through the Ages |
| 15h30 - 17h20 | Movie: Akumulator I |
| 17h30 - 18h30 | Panel Discussion: Prime Directive. |
| 18h40 - 19h40 | Cheese and wine function |
| 19h45 - 22h00 | Movie: Immortal |
Please contact Ian or Gail Jamieson at (011)805-1157, after hours, or Gail at 083 602 5827 or Ian at 083 523 0081, in the case of any queries.
FORTHCOMING EVENT
Speaker
- Date: Saturday 20 September 2008
- Time: 15h30 for 16h00
- Venue: Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
- Cost: R10
Still being planned
Please contact Ian or Gail Jamieson at (011)805-1157, after hours, or Gail at 083 602 5827 or Ian at 083 523 0081, in the case of any queries.
2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| When | Type | What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 18 January | Film Club | The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price. This is the first film version of I Am Legend | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 26 January | Monthly meeting | AGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday party | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Fri 8 February | Film Club | Alphaville - (B&W) 1965 | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 16 February | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Prof. John Carter on "Stars and Stardust" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Sat 15 March | Monthly Meeting | Discussion, Bring and Braai social and movie: The Crimson Pirate | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Sat 12 - Sun 13 April | Camping weekend | Our excursion for the year | Mountain Sanctuary Park |
| Fri 18 April | Film Club | Creature from the Black Lagoon! | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 19 April | Monthly Meeting | Star Trek minicon | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 16 May | Film Club | Journey to the Centre of the Earth made in 1959, directed by Henry Levin and starring James Mason and Arlene Dahl. | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 17 May | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Professor David Coplan on "Angels Without Wings: Making New Religions in the Foothills of the Drakensberg" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 13 June | Film Club | Cool World (1992) directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Gabriel Byrne and Kim Basinger an animation/real world blend. Also starring Brad Pitt | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 21 June | Monthly Meeting | Games afternoon | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Fri 11 July | Film Club | Destination Moon (1950) directed by Irving Pichel and starring Warner Anderson | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 19 July | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Prof. Deirdre Byrne on "Fatherhood and surrogate fatherhood in the Harry Potter series" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 8 August | Film Club | The Invisible Man (1933) Directed by James Whale, and starring Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Fri 15 - Sat 16 August | Monthly Meeting | Convention | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Sat 20 September | Monthly Meeting | Still to be confirmed | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Sat 18 October | Monthly Meeting | Minicon and Worldcon report | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Sat 15 November | Monthly Meeting | Year end Supper with speaker | To be confirmed |
| Sat 13 December | Monthly Meeting | Year end Bring and Braai social | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| When | Type | What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20 January | Monthly meeting | AGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday party | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 25 January | Discussion Evening | Topic: "The Pyramids are really a satellite positioning system for an Alien civilization" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 17 February | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Pippa Tshabalala on "The Mod Squad - Making Art with Computer Games" | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 22 February | Extra meeting | Speaker: Michael Raeburn on "Science Fiction and the Paranormal: the energies we cannot define" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Sat 17 March | Meeting | Board games afternoon | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 29 March | Discussion evening | Topic: Science, Pseudo Science and Science Fiction | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Mon 17 April | Extra Speaker | Bruce Muzik on "Quantum Physics and its application to everyday life coupled with the Power of the Mind" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Sat 21 April | Movie day | Star Wars Movie day | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 26 April | Discussion evening | Topic: "Yes, no, maybe & perhaps - how does an alien life form THINK" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 26 May | Meeting | Bring and Braai social | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 31 May | Discussion evening | Topic: "When isn't it SF" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 16 June | Meeting | Star Trek Minicon | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 29 June | Discussion evening | Topic: "My Robot" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 15 July | Historical movie evening | Eraserhead | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 21 July | Meeting | Speaker: Prof Viruly on "What's happening in the property market - a futuristic outlook" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 26 July | Discussion evening | Topic: "The Future that Never Was" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 10 August | Historical movie evening | Fahrenheit 451 | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 18 August | Meeting | Minicon | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 30 August | Discussion evening | Topic: "The Future that Never Was. Part II... What ever happened to the personal Helicopter" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 13 September | Historical movie evening | Tron | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 22 September | Meeting | Worldcon report and movie | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 27 September | Discussion evening | Topic: "What is WorldCons really for...?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 6 - Sun 7 October | Weekend excursion | R60 per person. Bring your own tent. | Mountain Sanctuary Park |
| Fri 12 October | Historical movie evening | Night Watch | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 27 October | Meeting | Speaker and movie | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 1 November | Discussion evening | Topic: "Does 'Hard SF' have to be dull?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 23 November | Meeting: Year end dinner | Speaker: Digby Ricci on "Fantasy Movies" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Thu 29 November | Discussion evening | Topic: "Whatever happened to Bug-Eyed Monsters? Has SF caught up with them as well?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 8 December | Meeting | Year end Bring and Braai social | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
TYPES OF EVENTS
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Monthly meetingsThese usually occur on the afternoon of the third Saturday of the month, from 15h00 onwards and may take the form of presentations, bring and braai's (barbecues), an outing to the Planetarium, an obligatory bad movie screening... R5 fee for tea, coffee and biscuits.
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Discussion eveningsIf you've not tasted Al's cheesecake, you're missing out! These discussion evenings take place on the last Thursday of the month and may either be general discussions on SF themes or a single topic handled by a facilitator, who starts off with a short presentation (5-10 minutes), and then gives those present the opportunity to discuss this topic in appropriate detail. We welcome suggestions for topics and the people dedicated enough to give a short presentation on the topic. We normally start at 19h00 and finish by about 21h00, unless, of course, you wish to continue until later. Entrance is free, but we do ask that you please bring a plate of snacks, or equivalent, along. Tea and coffee will be provided. The venue will usually be at the home of a member.
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Mini-conventionsThese include a midyear convention for the more serious fan - consisting of a day of talks, discussions, debates, quizzes and movie screenings - as well as speciality small conventions, such as a Star Trek minicon held in the first half of the year.
Please email us or phone Ian or Gail Jamieson at (011) 805-1157, after hours, if you have any queries.
Last Update: 31 July 2008 |
