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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 Film Club 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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| When | Type | What | Where |
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| Fri 16 January | Film Club | John Carpenter's The Thing starring Kurt Russell. | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 24 January | Monthly meeting | AGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday party | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Fri 13 February | Film Club | The Thirteenth Warrior . | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 21 February | Monthly meeting | Speaker: Andre Croucamp will be talking on "What does it mean to be Human?" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 13 March | Film Club | The Illustrated Man . | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 21 March | Monthly meeting | Social, with discussions,etc. | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Fri 3 April | Film Club | Mars Attacks! . | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 18 April | Monthly meeting | Classical movie day | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Sat 16 May | Monthly meeting | Speaker: Prof Tim Carter on Science Fiction that became science fact | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 19 - Sat 20 June | Monthly meeting | Convention | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 3 July | Film Club | Equilibrium directed by Kurt Wimmer (2002) and starring Christian Bale. | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 18 July | Monthly meeting | Social | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Sat 15 August | Monthly meeting | Speaker: Pippa Tshabalala | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Sat 19 September | Monthly meeting | Minicon | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Fri 2 October | Film Club | Back to the Future 3 | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 17 October | Monthly meeting | Speaker: Prof Ted Lowther on "Superman and Superhard Materials" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Sat 28 November | Monthly meeting | Year End supper with Speaker Joh Van Heerden on "The traditional hero and his revisioning in Steven Erikson's fantasy". | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Sat 12 December | Monthly meeting | Year end Bring and braai social | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| When | Type | What | Where |
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| 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 |
| Fri 29 August | Film Club | Serenity | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 20 September | Monthly Meeting | Freek Kok on "Science and Fiction: Science in Fiction and Fiction in Science" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Fri 3 October | Film Club | Planet Terror | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| 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 | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Fri 5 December | Film Club | Galaxy Quest | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 13 December | Monthly 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... R10 fee for tea, coffee and biscuits.
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Film Club eveningsUsually on the second Friday evening of the month, at Gwen's house. Here we watch a short, currently an episode of the X-Files, and then the main movie for the evening. Can vary from the redicilous to the sublime, and is selected from Gwen's extensive library. We normally start at 19h30 and finish by about 23h00. Entrance is free.
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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: 10 November 2009 |
