[CircularOfJanus] May 2009 Circular

[Lynette R. F. Cowper]

Circle of Janus Science Fiction Club of Indiana
  The Circular of Janus
  Apr 25, 2009
  Volume 30, Issue 5

Contents:
  Presidential Ponderings - Kathie Thompson
  Minutes of the April Meeting - Stephen Kendall
  May Meeting Agenda
  New Books - from Locus
  A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy - Lynette Cowper
  Mark Your Calendars
  Answers to the April Circular
  Meeting Info & Club Officers

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Presidential Ponderings
  by Kathie Thompson

We had a wonderful time at the April Meeting with Dr. Rob Pyatt. As usual 
Dr. Pyatt amazed us with scientific knowledge. We all look forward to Dr. 
Pyatt's panels at InCon.

The non-meeting meeting here at the Thompson house was lively and 
enjoyable. It was a picture perfect day and everyone seemed to enjoy the 
salad and potato idea. Thank you to everyone for bringing things and 
sharing your time with us.

For the month of May there will be no speaker as Kat is organizing a 
pitch-in and gaming night. We are looking forward to seeing everyone 
there.

Don't forget about the ConCom meetings as get nearer to the convention it 
is very important to attend the meetings if you are unable to attend 
please be sure to e-mail Ellen.

Kathie Thompson - CoJ President.

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Minutes of the April Meeting
  by Stephen Kendall

April 4, 2009, 7:30pm at the location:
    Seventh & Eighth United Christian Church, 2916 W 30th St, Indianapolis, 
Indiana 46222.

Board members in attendance:
    Andy Andrews, Chairman of the Board
    Kathie Thompson, President
    Lynette Cowper, Vice President
    Stephen Kendall, Secretary
    Tony Patterson, Treasurer
    Jeff Thompson, Sergeant-at-Arms
    Ellen Patterson, ConChair 2009

Board members not in attendance (reason):
    Kat Robertson, ConChair 2010 (illness)
    Mike Cowper, ConChair 2011 (unknown)

Circle of Janus members in attendance (if attendance was taken):
    Not taken.

Call the meeting to order:
    The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm.

Reading of the last meeting's minutes:
    The minutes were approved as submitted.

Treasurer's report:
    The Treasurer report was submitted.

InConJunction 29 Convention Report:
    The convention was promoted at Millenicon.
    Tom Smith introduced us to a new guest, Sarah Zettel.
    Programming needs panel ideas.
    Gaming needs gamemasters.
    Registration needs assistants.
    AV needs assistants.
    ConSuite needs help and is taking recommendations.
    When you put out flyers, please email flyers at inconjunction.org.
    The PDF of the current flyer will be distributed by email.
    The charity auction is still accepting donations.

InConJunction 30 Convention Report:
    The ConChair was unable to attend.
    The future of the Mariott's courtyard was discussed.

InConJunction 31 Convention Report:
    The ConChair was unable to attend.

Member Services Report:
    No report.

Member Activities Report:
    Upcoming activities were discussed.
    There will be a Non-meeting Meeting at the Thompson house on April 18 
at 6:00pm. A salad bar will be provided; attendees are requested to bring 
additional salad ingredients.

Other communications:
    None

Old Business:
    Bylaws:
       Bylaws are still being worked on.

    Audit Committee:
       The next audit committee meeting will be after the convention.

    Membership Cards:
       Membership cards should be available by the end of the meeting.

    Lifetime Memberships:
       Lifetime memberships were considered by the board, which recommended 
against. Lifetime memberships were tabled.

New Business:
    30th Anniversary Party:
       The board is discussing special arrangements for the 30th 
Anniversary Party.

    Star Wars Exhibit Visit:
       The Children's Museum has a Star Wars Clone Wars exhibit for the 
remainder of 2009. The President would like to form some groups to go see 
it.

    State Fair Volunteer Opportunity:
       CoJ manning the Jaycee corn booth at the State Fair to earn money to 
donate was discussed. Volunteers for a four-hour shift were solicited; 
8-10 volunteers are needed for a shift.

At 7:39pm chaos was declared for a five-minute break and Rob Pyatt's Weird 
Science presentation.

Announcements:
    Attendees were asked to feed the kitty.

Chaos was redeclared at 8:05pm.

Respectfully submitted,
    Stephen Kendall,
    Secretary

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Meeting Agenda

The Circle of Janus
  May Meeting
  May 2, 2009

  Opening of Meeting (7:00pm), introduction of any guests
  Approval of the Minutes of the April Meeting (with changes if necessary)
  Communications
     Board Report
     Treasurer's Report
     Convention Report, InConJunction 29
     Convention Report, InConJunction 30
     Convention Report, InConJunction 31
     Member Services - Report
     Member Activities
         Scheduled Speakers or activities so far
             June - Convention Stuff
             July - No Meeting
             August -
             September - After-the-Con Bash - Where?
             October - Laura Hohman - Bats
         Non-Meeting Meetings
             Who wants to host?
     Other communications
  Old Business
     Bylaws Grammar and Spelling
  New Business
  Announcements - one per person please
  Close of meeting - Chaos

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New Books
  From locusmag.com

May 2009
  Adams, John Joseph, ed. * Federations * (Prime Books, anth, tpb)
  Armstrong, Kelley * The Awakening * (Orbit)
  Armstrong, Kelley * The Awakening * (HarperCollins, nvl-ya, hc)
  Asaro, Catherine * Diamond Star * (Baen, hc)
  Ballantyne, Tony * Twisted Metal * (Tor UK, tpb)
  Barnes, Steven * Shadow Valley * (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
  + Baxter, Stephen * Flood * (Roc, hc)
  Brown, Eric * Gilbert and Edgar on Mars * (PS Publishing, nva, hc)
  Campbell, Alan * God of Clocks * (Bantam Spectra, hc)
  Carey, Jacqueline * Santa Olivia * (Grand Central, tpb)
  + Chadbourn, Mark * World's End * (Pyr, tpb)
  Cherryh, C. J. * Conspirator * (DAW, hc)
  + Esslemont, Ian C. * Night of Knives * (Tor, hc)
  Fenn, Jaine * The Consorts of Heaven * (Gollancz, hc/tpb)
  Gilman, Greer * Cloud & Ashes * (Small Beer Press, hc)
  Hamilton, Edmond * The Collected Captain Future, Volume One * (Haffner 
Press, cln, hc)
  Hamilton, Edmond * The Metal Giants and Others: The Collected Edmond 
Hamilton, Volume One * (Haffner Press, cln, hc)
  Hamilton, Edmond * The Star Stealers: The Complete Adventures of the 
Interstellar Patrol: The Collected Edmond Hamilton, Volume Two * (Haffner 
Press, cln, hc)
  Harris, Charlaine * Dead and Gone * (Ace, hc)
  Hoffman, Nina Kiriki * Fall of Light * (Ace, hc)
  Holt, Tom * May Contain Traces of Magic * (Orbit, hc)
  Kuttner, Henry * Robots Have No Tails * (Planet Stories, cln, tpb)
  Lansdale, Joe R., ed. * Son of Retro Pulp Tales * (Subterranean Press, 
anth, hc)
  + Marshall, Michael * Bad Things * (Morrow, hc)
  Mendlesohn, Farah, ed. * On Joanna Russ * (Wesleyan University Press, nf, 
hc/tpb)
  Mieville, China * The City & the City * (Macmillan UK, hc)
  + Mieville, China * The City & the City * (Subterranean Press, hc)
  Moorcock, Michael * The Best of Michael Moorcock * (Tachyon Publications, 
cln, tpb)
  Ness, Patrick * The Ask and the Answer * (Walker UK, nvl-ya, hc)
  Oyeyemi, Helen * White is for Witching * (Picador UK, hc)
  Pierce, Tamora * Beka Cooper: Bloodhound * (Random House, nvl-ya, hc)
  Pinborough, Sarah * The Language of Dying * (PS Publishing, nva, hc)
  Powers, Tim * A Time to Cast Away Stones * (Charnel House, nva, hc)
  + Redick, Robert V. S. * The Red Wolf Conspiracy * (Ballantine Del Rey, 
hc)
  Reeve, Philip * Fever Dream * (Scholastic UK, nvl-ya, hc)
  Robins, Lane * Kings and Assassins * (Ballantine Del Rey, tpb)
  Ruckley, Brian * Fall of Thanes * (Orbit, hc)
  + Sapkowski, Andrzej * The Blood of Elves * (Orbit US)
  Shepard, Lucius * Vacancy & Ariel * (Subterranean Press, cln, hc)
  Silverberg, Robert * Trips: The Collected Stories, Volume Four * 
(Subterranean Press, cln, hc)
  Williams, Sean * Astropolis: The Grand Conjunction * (Ace)
  Williams, Sean * Astropolis: The Grand Conjunction * (Orbit)
  Yolen, Jane * Dragon's Heart * (Harcourt, nvl-ya, hc)
  Zebrowski, George * Empties * (Golden Gryphon Press, hc)

June 2009
  Abercrombie, Joe * Best Served Cold * (Gollancz, hc)
  Anderson, Poul * Rise of the Terran Empire * (Baen, cln, tpb)
  Baker, Kage * The Women of Nell Gwynne's * (Subterranean Press, nva, hc)
  Bell, Alex * Jasmyn * (Gollancz, hc/tpb)
  Bernobich, Beth * Ars Memoriae * (PS Publishing, nva, hc)
  Block, Francesca Lia * The Waters and the Wild * (HarperTeen, nvl-ya, hc)
  Brennan, Marie * In Ashes Lie * (Orbit)
  Brown, Eric * Xenopath * (Solaris)
  Brown, Eric * Xenopath * (Solaris US)
  Carey, Jacqueline * Naamah's Kiss * (Grand Central, hc)
  Chizmar, Richard, ed. * Shivers V * (CD Publications, anth, tpb)
  Crowley, John * Four Freedoms * (Morrow, hc)
  Di Filippo, Paul * Roadside Bodhisattva * (PS Publishing, hc)
  Foster, Alan Dean * Flinx Transcendent * (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
  Gaiman, Neil, & Dave McKean * Crazy Hair * (HarperCollins, nvl-ya, hc)
  Hamilton, Laurell K. * Skin Trade * (Hodder Headline, hc)
  Hamilton, Laurell K. * Skin Trade * (Berkley, hc)
  Harrison, Kim * Once Dead, Twice Shy * (HarperTeen, nvl-ya, hc)
  Hartwell, David G., & Kathryn Cramer, eds. * Year's Best SF 14 * (Eos, 
anth)
  Hoffman, Alice * The Story Sisters * (Random House/Shaye Areheart, hc)
  Howard, Jonathan * Johannes Cabal the Necromancer * (Hodder Headline 
Review, hc/tpb)
  Huff, Tanya * The Enchantment Emporium * (DAW, hc)
  Koontz, Dean * Relentless * (HarperCollins UK, hc)
  Lake, Jay * Green * (Tor, hc)
  Micklem, Sarah * Wildfire * (HarperVoyager)
  Resnick, Mike * Hazards * (Subterranean Press, hc)
  + Reynolds, Alastair * House of Suns * (Ace, hc)
  Rucker, Rudy * Hylozoic * (Tor, hc)
  Sanderson, Brandon * Warbreaker * (Tor, hc)
  van Eekhout, Greg * Norse Code * (Bantam Spectra)
  Vance, Jack * Wild Thyme, Green Magic * (Subterranean Press, cln, hc)
  Williams, Tad, & Deborah Beale * The Dragons of Ordinary Farm * 
(HarperCollins, nvl-ya, hc)
  Wilson, Robert Charles * Julian Comstock * (Tor, hc)
  Zafon, Carlos Ruiz * The Angel's Game * (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, hc)
  Zafon, Carlos Ruiz * The Angel's Game * (Doubleday, hc)
  Zivkovic, Zoran * Impossible Stories 2 * (PS Publishing, cln, hc)

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A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy
  By Lynette Cowper

Heritage Festivals: Indianapolis boasts a bunch of heritage festivals with 
great food, dancing, art, and more. Here's a selection:
    Asian Festival: May 9, Garfield Park. Free.
    Italian Street Festival: June 12 to 13, Holy Rosary Catholic Church. 
Free.
    Indian Market and Festival: June 27 to 28, Eiteljorg Museum. $8 in 
advance, $10 at the gate.
    Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration: July 9 to 19, Convention Center. 
I have no idea how much this costs as it isn't easily findable on their 
web page.
    Middle Eastern Festival: July 17 to 19, St. George Orthodox Church. $5 
adults, children under 12 free.
    Chinese American Festival: Sep. 12, Military Park. Free.
    Indy Irish Festival: Sep 18 to 20, Military Park. $20 for the weekend, 
various day rates.
    Fiesta Indianapolis: Sep. 19, American Legion Mall. Free.

Comic Book Heroes Featuring the Max Simon Comic Book Collection: This is a 
can't-miss opportunity to view-- for the first time ever-- a collection of 
more than 19,000 comic books amassed by the late Max Simon, son of Mel and 
Brenda Simon. The new 7,000-square-foot exhibit created by the Children's 
Museum highlights the people who bring comic books to life and those who 
preserve them while demonstrating that anyone be a comic book hero just by 
harnessing their creative talents. Through May 3, 2009, the Children's 
Museum of Indianapolis.

Indiana Paranormal Convention: Come join us for a fun and exciting 
three-day event featuring seminars, workshops, celebrity guest speakers, 
local guest speakers, and various vendors from all over the United States. 
This event will also be a huge fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation 
which helps grant the wishes of children who suffer from life-threatening 
medical conditions. May 8 to 10, Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds and 
Conference Complex.

LEGO Castle Adventure: In this exhibit kids and their families are 
transported to a LEGO kingdom where they too can become master castle 
builders, using one of the greatest building materials of all time -- LEGO 
bricks. Through May 31. The Children's Museum.

Wicked: So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. Long before that girl 
from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. 
One-- born with emerald green skin-- is smart, fiery and misunderstood. 
The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to 
become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for 
"the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" 
(USA Today). On Broadway and around the world, Wicked has worked its magic 
on critics and audiences alike. June 3 to 21, Murat Centre.

The Dos and Don'ts of Time Travel: When her girlfriend Claire is diagnosed 
with cancer, Zoey's past suddenly becomes her future. Hooked on time 
travel for decades, Zoey wills herself to relive the two most painful 
years of her life. But her friend Rachel thinks "time travel movies suck" 
(and she's writing a thesis to prove it). Rachel wants Zoey to stop 
nursing her ailing lover long enough to change the course of their 
friendship. In a universe of endless possibilities, they learn no moment 
can ever be recaptured. It's a tale of love, hate, sacrifice-- and 
physics-- that spins with sensual velocity. July 16 to Aug 15, Phoenix 
Theatre.

Komodo Dragons: At ten feet long, Komodo dragons are the largest lizards 
in the world. Many zoos in the United States and throughout the world are 
helping to protect this fantastic lizard species by creating captive 
breeding programs, raising funds and providing support. The two dragons we 
will be displaying will come from the Denver Zoo. You won't want to miss 
this incredible predator from Komodo! May 23 to Sept 6, Indianapolis Zoo.

Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs: A new exhibition 
featuring more than 130 treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh 
Tutankhamun and additional ancient sites. June 27 to Oct 31, Children's 
Museum.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Exhibition: The exhibition features artwork, 
costumes and other pieces used in the concept and production for Star 
Wars: The Clone Wars. There'll be a life size Jedi fighter in the Welcome 
Center. The exhibit itself will be in the lower level by the planetarium. 
There are life-size flats of Anakin, Yoda, Ahsoka and other characters 
next to which visitors can pose for pictures. Through Jan 31, 2010, 
Children's Museum.

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Mark Your Calendars

May 2009
  1: Battle for Terra
  1: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  1-2: MichiCon - Rochester Hills, MI
  1-3: DemiCon - Des Moines, IA
  1-3: DICEHEAD SIEGE - Chattanooga, TN
  1-3: OUTLANTACON - Atlanta, GA
  1-3: Penguicon - Romulus, MI
  1-3: PointCon - Stevens Point, WI
  1-4: Costume-Con - Timonium, MD

  2: CoJ meeting
  2: IAS New Astronomers Group - McCloud Park
  2: TengaiCon - Manhattan, KS

  3: Ash Comic Show - Holiday Inn East
  3: Comic Book Con - Springfield, IL
  3: GenreCon - Sarnia, ON

  7: Star Trek

  8: Whoosier Network Meeting - Jesus Metropolitan Community Church
  8-10: Anime Central - Rosemont, IL

  9: Amy Page's birthday

  12: CoJ Board Meeting

  14: Deb Hunt's birthday

  15: Angels & Demons
  15-17: AnCon '09 - Hudson, OH
  15-17: MOBICON - Mobile, AL
  15-17: Morphicon - Columbus, OH

  16: IAS General Meeting - Link Observatory

  17: Kat Robertson's birthday
  17: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
  17: Comic Book Con - Gurnee, IL

  19: Cheryl Miller-Andrews's birthday

  21: Terminator Salvation

  22: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  22-24: Animazement - Durham, NC
  22-24: Anime North - Toronto, Ontario
  22-24: ConQuest - Kansas City, MO
  22-24: Marcon - Columbus, OH
  22-24: TIMEGATE - Atlanta, GA
  22-25: MediaWest*Con - Lansing, MI
  22-25: NIAGfest/GREATCON - Beaver City, IN
  22-25: Play On Con - Birmingham, AL
  22-25: WisCon - Madison, WI

  25: First of three in a triple conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune

  29: Drag Me to Hell
  29: Up
  29-31: ConCarolinas - Charlotte, NC

  30: IAS New Astronomers Group - McCloud Park
  30: Rockford Comic Book Con - Rockford, IL
  30-31: GarasoNoShiCon - Perrysburg, OH

  31: Milwaukee Comic Book Con - Milwaukee, WI

June 2009

  3: Andy Andrews's birthday

  4-7: ColossalCon - Sandusky, OH

  5: Land of the Lost
  5-7: Anime Alabama - Mobile, AL
  5-7: Die Con 9 - Collinsville, IL
  5-7: Hypericon - Nashville, TN
  5-7: OMGcon - Paducah, KY
  5-7: TorchSong - Rosemond, IL

  6: CoJ meeting
  6: Comic Book Con - Overland Park, KS
  6: Day of Days Con - Menomonee Falls, WI

  7: Comic Book Con - Urbandale, IA

  11-14: SFRA - Atlanta, GA

  12: Imagine That
  12-14: Adventure Con - Knoxville, TN
  12-14: DucKon - Chicago, IL

  13: IAS General Meeting - Link Observatory
  13: Comic Book Con - Iowa City, IA

  14: Comic Book Con - Mounds View, MN

  19: Michael Suess's birthday
  19: Year One
  19-21: Fourth Street Fantasy Convention - Minneapolis, MN

  20: Comic Book Con - Terre Haute, IN

  21: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
  21: Comic Book Con - Collinsville, IL

  24: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

  25-28: Origins Game Fair - Columbus, OH
  25-29: MidWestCon - Sharonville, OH

  26-28: Fieldcon - Morgan County, OH

  27: Reed Hartman's birthday
  27: IAS New Astronomers Group - McCloud Park
  27-28: JAFAX - Allendale, MI

  28: Ash Comic Show - Holiday Inn East
  28: Atlanta Anime Day - Atlanta, GA
  28: X-trava-con Comic Show - Livonia, MI

July 2009

  1: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

  2: Ellen Patterson's birthday
  2-5: Anthrocon - Pittsburgh, PA
  2-5: CONvergence - Bloomington, MN

  3-5: InConJunction

  6: Dillan Dick's birthday

  10-12: Anime Festival Wichita - Wichita, KS
  10-12: LibertyCon 22 - Chattanooga, TN
  10-12: Polaris - Toronto, ON
  10-12: Shore Leave - Baltimore, MD

  11: Rebecca Margedant's birthday
  11: IAS General Meeting - Link Observatory
  11: Ares I-X test flight
  11: Comic Book Con - Chesterfield, MO
  11-12: Northern Anime Festival - Oshawa, ON

  12: Comic Book Con - Springfield, MO

  13: Second conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune

  15: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  16-19: Historicon - Lancaster, PA

  17-19: Otakon - Baltimore, MD

  18: IAS New Astronomers Group - McCloud Park
  18: Madison ComicCon - Madison, WI
  18-19: Northern Mich. Anime Con - Traverse City, MI

  19: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
  19: Peoria Comic Book Convention - Peoria, IL

  21-26: EPOCH 2009 - Beaver City, IN

  22: Stephen Kendall's birthday
  22: Longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century (unfortunately not 
visible in the US)

  23: Ricky Lile's birthday

  24: Orphan
  24-26: Confluence - Moon Township, PA
  24-26: M. O. O. N. Con - Sauk City, WI
  24-26: PersaCon - Decatur, AL

  25: Kathie Thompson's birthday
  25: IAS New Astronomers Group - McCloud Park

  26: X-trava-con Comic Show - Livonia, MI

  31: Kim Huff's birthday
  31: They Came From Upstairs
  31-8/2: ConVersation - Ann Arbor, MI
  31-8/2: Diversicon - St. Paul, MN
  31-8/2: Pulpfest - Columbus, OH
  31-8/2: Writercon - Minneapolis, MN

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Name Those Ships/Buildings/Cities!
  April Circular Answers:
    Page 2: The Sanctuary, Sanctuary
    Page 4, top right: Enterprise, Star Trek
    Page 4, bottom left: Atlantis, Stargate: Atlantis
    Page 4, bottom right: Babylon 5, Babylon 5
    Page 5: Death Star, Star Wars
    Page 6: Discovery, 2001
    Page 8: Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Be sure to check out the May PDF of the Circular for more guessing fun.

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Meeting Info
    The next meeting of the Circle of Janus will be held at the 7th and 8th 
United Christian Church at 2916 West 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222. 
Doors open a little before 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 2, 2009. There will be 
a ConCom meeting preceding it at 5:00 and a pitch-in/gaming time to 
follow.

Officers
  Board Chairman - Andy Andrews
  President - Kathie Thompson
  Vice President - Lynette Cowper
  Secretary - Stephen Kendall
  Treasurer - Tony Patterson
  Sergeant at Arms - Jeff Thompson
  InConJunction 29 ConChair - Ellen Patterson
  InConJunction 30 ConChair - Kat Robertson
  InConJunction 31 ConChair - Mike Cowper

The Circular of Janus is a publication of the Circle of Janus Science 
Fiction Club of Central Indiana. Subscription is included with membership, 
$15.00/year. For information write to Circle of Janus, P.O. Box 68514, 
Indianapolis, IN 46268-0514.
  Lynette R. F. Cowper, Editor