Monday, March 24, 2014
6:00 PM
Perkins Restaurant
1130 St. Laurent Blvd,
Ottawa, ON
Bring out your books, art or space models. Also we’ll discuss upcoming movies.
Please email events@ottawasfs.ca to let us know how many to expect.
The monthly supper gathering of the Ottawa Science Fiction Society
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
6:00 PM
Denny’s South Keys
2208 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON
When you come in the main door, walk straight ahead to the back room.
This is where we met last month and is at South Keys Shopping Centre, right near Bank Street. Check the www.ottawasfs.ca web site for details or contact exec@ottawasfs.ca
Hopefully the weather will be better this time.
Last month we featured local authors and their books. They are welcome to bring books again but we would like our artist members–painters, artists and cartoonists–to bring out their works for showing off or sale. We know there’s lots of creative folks in our group and would like to see what all they do. If you have a favourite piece of SFF or Horror bring it along for everyone to enjoy.
Please email events@ottawasfs.ca to let us know how many to expect.
See the New Robocop!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 7:00 PM
Silver City Cineplex Gloucester Cinemas
It will probably be a lot like the old Robocop with better special effects! But the old Robocop was awesome, so that sounds awesome!
Please join us for the first gathering of the new year, on Monday, January 27th, 6pm, at Denny’s Restaurant, 2208 Bank Street in the South Keys Plaza.
Please RSVP either by email to events@ottawasfs.ca or at our Meetup site: http://www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca
You’re invited to a combined holiday party with OSFS and Apaplexy on Saturday, December 28th, 7pm, at the home of Sheila & Ian Brown. (Address supplied when RSVP received.) Please bring something to share – appetizers, munchies, desserts or beverages. We look forward to seeing you there. 🙂
RSVP required to osfs@ottawasfs.ca or our Meetup site at
www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca/
Colonnade Pizza is at 280 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON, at the corner of Metcalfe and Gilmour.
We’ll likely be at a table in the right hand (north east) corner of the back section of the restaurant. Reservation will be in Alex’s name as well as OSFS.
Once again, keep watching our blog at the official OSFS web site www.OttawaSFS.ca and post any ideas for books, TV shows, movies or Internet links that would interest our membership, which now stands at over 100.
PLEASE RSVP SO WE CAN RESERVE ENOUGH SEATS. We hope to see many of you on the 23rd.
Long time member John Park, author of Janus, will be sharing the Saturday 12:00-to-12:55 slot with Matt Moore. The current programming schedule can be seen at http://www.can-con.org/2013/
Can-Con will be held October 4-6, 2013 at the Minto Suite Hotel, Downtown Ottawa. The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature, “The cutting edge of science fiction and fantasy,” put on by The Society for Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature. CAN•CON is a science fiction convention with a professional orientation assembling writers, scientists, publishing professionals and fans for panel discussions, presentations, readings, launches, and networking opportunities.
See all the details at www.can-con.org
For the first time in 30 years — and only the fourth time ever — the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) is bestowing a Lifetime Achievement award, and the recipient is Ottawa-born author Robert J. Sawyer. Sawyer is to get his award in Ottawa on Oct. 6. He is one of only eight writers — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year:
Join us for dinner at The Emerald Chinese Buffet, in the Eastview Plaza at Montreal Road near the Rideau River, on Monday, September 30th, 2013, at 6pm.
Place: The Emerald Buffet, 33 Selkirk Ave (at Montreal Road), 613-749-2088
Website: www.emeraldbuffet.com
All-You-Can-Eat. Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Salad bar, Sushi bar, Dim Sum, Gluten and MSG free options. Check out our dessert bar and fresh fruit. Over 150 items to choose from.
Also if you find interesting books, TV shows and other events, post them on the blog at www.ottawasfs.ca
CAPCON 2013 Scale Plastic Model Show & Contest
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Nepean Sportsplex
The event includes ship, armour, aircraft and space models. It is open to the public. By late morning, most models are on display. The vendor room is usually a treat as well.
8:30AM
Registration begins
Model Room opens for viewing
Vendor Room opens
Silent Auction begins
12:00PM noon
Registration closes
1:00PM
Judging begins
(Model Room closed to public)
4:00PM
Judging ends
Model Room re-opens
Vendor Room closes
Silent Auction ends
5:00PM
Awards Ceremony begins
Space & Science-Fiction theme — “Pre-1960 Storyline” : Celebrating pre-1960’s real space and “classic” science fiction. Subjects reflect story lines originating prior to 1960, Batman subjects (modern or classic) or Time Machine would be eligible as the stories both originated in 1939 and 1895 respectively; Sputnik would be also be an eligible entry. Star Trek (1966) or Star Wars (1977) subjects would not qualify for this theme.