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IMPORTANT – Change of Book Club location
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Barnes and Noble doesn’t have a reserved table for us for our 3/18 book club.
Our new location will be The Unicorn Cafe (1723 Sherman Ave, Evanston). This was were we met for “In the Garden of Iden”.
Please pass the word along to anyone you know who was planning to attend. We apologize for the late notice.
March F.E.A.S.T. Event
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Capricon’s Parent Organization will be meeting March 31 2012 at the Maple Tree Inn, located at 13301 S. Olde Western Avenue, in Blue Island at 6pm.
Click here for a map.
F.E.A.S.T. stands for Fans Eating All Sorts of Things and this time we will be eating Cajun/Creole/BBQ.
If you plan on joining us please let me know no later than March 27. Thanks. Hope to see you all there.
March Book Club – “The Color of Magic”
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In March, the Phandemonium Book Club will journey to Discworld with “The Color of Magic” by Terry Pratchett. We’ll meet on Sunday, March 18, at 6:30pm at the Barnes and Noble in Evanston, (1630 Sherman Ave). We hope to see you there!
Note that the time has been set for the book club at Capricon 32. We’ll meet to discuss “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow on Saturday, 2/11, from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
Join our meetup page!
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by Just Jerry
in Phandemonium
Phandemonium now has a meetup page! It’s another way for you to stay informed of our fannish activities throughout the year.
For more information, click here.
The Fall 2011 E-Edition of Goat Droppings is here!
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The Fall 2011 E-Edition of Goat Droppings is here!
Chock full of news about Capricon 32: Amazing Adventures! (only two months to go!), plus all the other cool stuff we here at Phandemonium are up to these days.
The issue includes:
Capricon 32 Progress Report:
*Pre-registration ($50) rate extended until December 31!
*Hotel block is open!
*Info on programming and art show and dealers and parties and exhibits and fan tables and volunteering!
Detailed information on some special events at Capricon:
*Settlers of Catan – World Wide Catan Championship Pre-Qualifier on Friday and Saturday!
*Our Food Drive and Book Drive!
Upcoming Phandemonium events :
*The Ides of Phandemonium – our monthly gatherings!
*The Capricon Bookclub!
*The Capricon Euchre Club!
There’s even more stuff in this issue – so much we can’t list it all here! Download the full color PDF in all its glory!
Phandemonium Book Club – “Little Brother”
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We’ll be discussing “Little Brother” by our Author Guest of Honor, Cory Doctorow, at Capricon 32. The exact date, time and location will be listed in the final schedule.
The book is available for free in a variety of e-formats here.
And remember, we’ll be meeting on January 8, 2012 to discuss “A Time of Changes” by Robert Silverberg. The discussion starts at 6:30pm at our normal meeting place, the Evanston Barnes & Noble.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1630 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL
Ides of Phandemonium – 2012 Edition
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Why not make a New Year’s resolution to join us at Ides of Phandemonium? Spending a fun evening out with fellow fen is a resolution that’s easy to keep! Mark your calendar with our first 2012 dates.
1/15/2012 at Fox and Hound, 7pm
918 W Dundee Rd
Arlington Heights, IL
2/15/2012 at Ram, 7pm
700 N Milwaukee Ave
Wheeling, IL
(This will be a post-Capricon, Zombie Goat celebration!)
3/15/2012 at Brixie’s, 7pm
9526 Ogden Ave
Brookfield, IL
Upcoming Phandemonium Events
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Hi, everyone! Here’s an update on some of our upcoming events. Mark your calendars and join us for some fun.
Phandemonium Euchre Club will be getting together on October 16 and December 11. Both dates are Sundays. We’ll meet at 5:30pm at our usual hangout, The Grafton.
The Grafton Pub
4530 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
Phandemonium Book Club will be meeting at WindyCon to discuss this year’s Hugo winners for best novel, “Blackout” and “All Clear” by Connie Willis. We’ll be meeting on Saturday, November 12, at 10:00am. WindyCon will be at…
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL
Then, bookclub will start out 2012 with “A Time of Changes” by Robert Silverberg. For this meeting we’ll return to the Evanston Barnes & Noble. The discussion starts on January 8, 2012 at 6:30pm.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1630 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL
Phandemonium Book Club Update
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The 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel was awarded to Connie Willis for “Blackout” and “All Clear”. Therefore, these will be the books for our November discussion at WindyCon.
The exact date, time and location of our book club will be announced as part of WindyCon programming. WindyCon will be from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. WindyCon will be at…
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, Illinois
Ides of Phandemonium – Fox and Hound
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Join us on October 14 at 7:00pm for another “Ides” at the Fox and Hound. You don’t have to wait for Capricon for North Side fannish fun. We’re looking forward to seeing you.
Fox and Hound
918 W Dundee Rd
Arlington Heights, Illinois