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“The Princess Bride” screening
06 years
The University of Chicago is presenting a film series called “You Can’t Handle the Youth: ’80s Classics of John Hughes and Rob Reiner”. On October 3 and 5, they’ll be screening “The Princess Bride”. This also happens to be the book selected for the January 11, 2015 meeting of the Phandemonium Book Club in Evanston.
See the movie. Read the book. Compare and contrast. Ya know, brainy stuff.
Click here for details on the U of C screening.
Phandemonium Book Club Evanston – “The Princess Bride”
06 years
Wondering how best to start 2015? We’ve got some ideas. Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions. Miracles.
In short, “The Princess Bride” by William Goldman.
We’ll be meeting on January 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm at our normal location:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
Evanston is kind of like the Cliffs of Insanity, right? Stop by and find out.
Phandemonium Book Club Elgin – “Frankenstein”
06 years
To celebrate Halloween, the Phandemonium Book Club in Elgin will be discussing “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Although usually thought of as horror, it has all the elements of great science fiction.
We’ll be discussing this masterpiece on October 25, 2014 at 1:00 pm. Note the new time. (You get to sleep in!) The meeting will be at…
Blue Box Cafe
176 E Chicago St
Elgin, IL 60120
It’s walking distance form a Metra station and a major Pace Bus hub. There is free parking in a garage on the block north of the Cafe on Chicago Street and some street parking.
Join us as we discuss this classic story.
Phandemonium Book Club – 2014 Hugo Best Novel
06 years
We’re kicking off our second decade of Phandemonium Book Club with the 2014 Hugo Award winner for Best Novel. This year’s winner was “Ancillary Justice” by Ann Leckie.
We will be meeting at WindyCon 41. The convention is being held on November 14-16, 2014 at…
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL 60148
We’ll be meeting on Saturday (11/15) at 1:00 pm. The room is TBD. Check the Windycon program for final details.
Join us to discuss some good old space opera.
Phandemonium Book Club Evanston – “Lord of Light”
07 years
The September book club will mark the 10th anniversary of our first meeting in 2004. We’ll be discussing “Lord of Light” by Roger Zelazny. This book won the 1968 Hugo for Best Novel. It was also nominated for a Nebula award.
We’ll be meeting on September 21, 2014 at 7:00 pm at our normal location:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
Join us for this landmark occasion to discuss this award-winning book.
Phandemonium Book Club Elgin – “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
07 years
Phandemonium now has a second book club. It meets at the Blue Box Cafe in Elgin, a very cool Doctor Who themed cafe.
Our next book will be “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne. We’ll be discussing it on August 23, 2014 at 10:00 am.
Blue Box Cafe
176 E Chicago St
Elgin, IL 60120
It’s walking distance form a Metra station and a major Pace Bus hub. There is free parking in a garage on the block north of the Cafe on Chicago Street and some street parking.
Join us and help support this fun new event.
“Galactic Patrol” eBook
07 years
Phandemonium Book Club Evanston will be discussing “Galactic Patrol” by E. E. “Doc” Smith on July 13, 2014. Click here for details. I was able to locate a free eBook copy of this book. You can downloaded it from…
Here for iPhone, iPad, etc.
Here for Kindle
If you have another device that can’t read either of these files, send a note to socialmedia*at*phandemonium.org and I’ll see what I can do.
Phandemonium Book Club Evanston – “Galactic Patrol”
07 years
For July we’ll be discussing “Galactic Patrol” by E. E. “Doc” Smith. This is one of the 1939 Retro Hugo nominees. It’s also part of the classic “Lensman” series.
We’ll be meeting on July 13, 2014 at 7:00 pm at our normal location:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
Join us for a good discussion and have a good sandwich or soup too.
Phandemonium Book Club Elgin – “The Martian Chronicles”
07 years
Phandemonium is starting a second book club. We’ll meet at the Blue Box Cafe in Elgin. What better place for us to gather than a Doctor Who themed cafe?
Our first book will be “The Martian Chronicles” by Ray Bradbury. We’ll be discussing it on June 21, 2014 at 10:00 am.
Blue Box Cafe
176 E Chicago St
Elgin, IL 60120
It’s walking distance form a Metra station and a major Pace Bus hub. There is free parking in a garage on the block north of the Cafe on Chicago Street and some street parking.
Join us and help get this new event off to a great start.
Phandemonium Book Club – “The Player of Games”
07 years
In 2013 the science fiction world lost Iain Banks. He will be honored at this year’s WorldCon, Loncon 3.
We’ll be discussing his book, “The Player of Games”, on May 4 at 7:00pm at:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
Come out and discuss the work of one of the genre’s greats.