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Anime Crossroads, Gary Kitchen: There will be a staffing meeting for Anime 
Crossroads Saturday, 10 October, at the Marriott East, from 11:00 AM to 
5:00 PM (Time probable - may be adjusted closer to the event). Anyone 
interested in this convention may attend.

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New Books
  From locusmag.com

October 2009
  Bradbury, Ray * Bullet Trick: Teleplays and Short Stories * (Gauntlet 
Press, cln, hc)
  + Cashore, Kristin * Fire * (Dial, nvl-ya, hc)
  Chadbourn, Mark * The Silver Skull * (Pyr, tpb)
  Datlow, Ellen, ed. * Best Horror of the Year 1 * (Night Shade Books, 
anth, tpb)
  Datlow, Ellen, ed. * Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction & 
Fantasy * (Prime Books, anth, tpb)
  Gabaldon, Diana * An Echo in the Bone * (Delacorte, hc)
  + Hobb, Robin * Dragon Keeper * (Eos, hc)
  Horton, Rich, ed. * Science Fiction: The Best of the Year: 2009 Edition * 
(Cosmos, anth)
  Jones, Gwyneth * Imagination Space: Essays and Talks on Fiction, 
Feminism, Technology and Politics * (Aqueduct Press, nf, tpb)
  Kelly, James Patrick, & John Kessel, eds. * The Secret History of Science 
Fiction * (Tachyon Publications, anth, hc)
  King, Stephen * Under the Dome * (Scribner, hc)
  Lackey, Mercedes * Gwenhyfar: The White Enchantress * (DAW, hc)
  Martin, George R. R. * A Dance with Dragons * (Bantam Spectra, hc)
  Pratchett, Terry * The Unseen Academicals * (Harper, hc)
  Reynolds, Alastair * Thousandth Night & Minla's Flowers * (Subterranean 
Press, cln, hc)
  Roden, Barbara * Northwest Passages * (Prime Books, cln, hc)
  Scholes, Ken * Canticle * (Tor, hc)
  Shinn, Sharon * Gateway * (Viking, nvl-ya, hc)
  Shinn, Sharon * Quatrain * (Ace, cln, hc)
  Skillingstead, Jack * Are You There and Other Stories * (Golden Gryphon 
Press, cln, hc)
  Snodgrass, Melinda * The Edge of Ruin * (Tor, hc)
  Strahan, Jonathan, ed. * Eclipse Three * (Night Shade Books, anth, tpb)
  Straub, Peter * American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe 
to the Pulps * (Library of America, hc)
  Straub, Peter * American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 
1940s Until Now * (Library of America, hc)
  Sturgeon, Theodore * Slow Sculpture: The Complete Stories of Theodore 
Sturgeon: Volume XII * (North Atlantic, cln, hc)
  VanderMeer, Ann, & Jeff VanderMeer * The Kosher Guide to Imaginary 
Animals * (Tachyon Publications, nf, hc)

November 2009
  Armstrong, Kelley * Frostbitten * (Bantam, hc)
  Bear, Elizabeth * By the Mountain Bound * (Tor, hc)
  Boyett, Steven R. * Elegy Beach * (Ace, hc)
  Card, Orson Scott, & Jake Black * The Authorized Ender Companion * (Tor, 
nf, hc)
  Cooper, Brenda * Wings of Creation * (Tor, hc)
  Dann, Jack, & Gardner Dozois, eds. * The Dragon Book * (Berkley, anth, 
hc)
  Doctorow, Cory * Makers * (Tor, hc)
  Fenner, Cathy, & Arnie Fenner, eds. * Spectrum 16: The Best in 
Contemporary Fantastic Art * (Underwood Books, art, hc)
  + Hamilton, Laurell K. * Divine Misdemeanors * (Ballantine, hc)
  Horton, Rich, ed. * Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2009 Edition * 
(Cosmos, anth)
  Jones, Stephen, ed. * The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: 20 * (Running 
Press, anth, tpb)
  + Jordan, Robert, & Brandon Sanderson * A Memory of Light * (Tor, hc)
  Kerr, Katharine * The Silver Mage * (DAW, hc)
  + Mahy, Margaret * The Magician of Hoad * (Atheneum, nvl-ya, hc)
  McDevitt, Jack * Time Travelers Never Die * (Ace, hc)
  McKinley, Robin, & Peter Dickinson * Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits * 
(Putnam, cln, hc)
  Niven, Larry, & Edward M. Lerner * Destroyer of Worlds * (Tor, hc)
  Priest, Cherie * Boneshaker * (Tor, hc)
  Rambo, Cat, Paul Tremblay & Sean Wallace, eds. * Worlds of Fantasy: The 
Best of Fantasy Magazine * (Prime Books, anth, tpb)
  Rusch, Kristine Kathryn * Diving Into the Wreck * (Pyr, tpb)
   Sherman, Delia, & Christopher Barzak, eds. * Interfictions 2: An 
Anthology of Interstitial Writing * (Small Beer Press, anth, tpb)
  VanderMeer, Jeff * Finch * (Underland Press, tpb)

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Meeting Agenda

The Circle of Janus
  October Meeting
  October 3, 2009

    Opening of Meeting (7:00pm)
    Approval of the Minutes of the August Meeting (with changes if 
necessary)
    Communications
       Treasurer's Report
       Final Convention Report, InConJunction 29
       Convention Report, InConJunction 30
       Convention Report, InConJunction 31
       Member Services - Report
       Member Activities
          Scheduled Speakers or activities so far
             October -Laura Hohman - bats
             November - Procrastinators Halloween Partyl
             December - Anniversary Party
          Non-meeting meetings
             Who wants to host?
    Other communications
    Old Business
       Bylaws Grammar and Spelling correct
       Audit committee needs to schedule to meet.
    New Business
       September board meeting information
       Donating funds to Spider and Jeanne Robinson
       Other things as necessary
    Speaker - Laura Hohman - Bats
    Announcements - one per person please
    Close of meeting - Chaos

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Mark Your Calendars

October 2009

  1-4: Buckeye Game Fest - Columbus, OH

  2: Whoosier Network Meeting - Jesus Metropolitan Community Church
  2: The Invention of Lying
  2: Toy Story/Toy Story 2
  2: Zombieland
  2-3: North Kansas City Game Con - Kansas City, MO.
  2-4: Anime Detroit - Troy, MI
  2-4: Archon 33 - Collinsville, IL
  2-4: FlatCon - Bloomington, IL
  2-4: Kuzuri Con - Battle Creek, MI
  2-4: RoundCon - Columbia, SC

  3: CoJ meeting
  3: Anime at UMSL - St. Louis, MO
  3: JAXCON 2009 - Jacksonville, NC
  3: Rockford Comic Book Convention - Rockford, IL
  3-4: CHUCK-a-CON - Pittsburgh, PA
  3-4: MidOhioCon - Columbus, OH

  4: Gary Plumlee's birthday
  4: Peoria Comic Book Convention - Peoria, IL

  9-11: Albacon - Albany, NY
  9-11: ConClave - Romulus, MI
  9-11: Gaylaxicon - Minneapolis, MN
  9-11: Tsubasacon - Huntington, WV

  10: IAS General Meeting - Link Observatory
  10: Anime Crossroads Staff Meeting - Marriott East
  10-11: Baltimore Comic-Con - Baltimore, MD
  10-11: OshCon 2009 - Oshkosh, WI

  11: IAC Meeting - Glendale Branch Library

  14: Tony Patterson's birthday

  15-18: Bouchercon - Indianapolis, IN
  15-18: Con on the Cob - Hudson, OH

  16: The Stepfather
  16: Where the Wild Things Are
  16-18: Capclave - Washington, DC
  16-18: Convivial - Bloomington, MN

  17: Green Bay Comic Book Con - Green Bay, WI
  17: Hammercon - Hamilton, Ontario
  17-19: Arcana - St. Paul, MN

  18: Robin Brunner's birthday
  18: Anjala Dick's birthday
  18: Chicago Comic Book Convention - Gurnee, IL

  22-25: Ohio Valley Filk Fest - Dublin, OH

  23: Emily Anne Rodgers's birthday
  23: Amelia
  23: Astro Boy
  23: Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
  23: Saw VI
  23: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D
  23-24: Rising Star - Bluefield, WV
  23-25: CharCon - Charleston, West Virginia
  23-25: Geek.Kon - Madison WI
  23-25: ICON - Cedar Rapids, IA
  23-25: Rock-Con - Rockford, IL
  23-25: TRAVELLERcon-USA - Lancaster, PA

  24-25: Adventure Con - Pigeon Forge, TN
  24-25: Motaku - Kansas City, MO

  25: Ash Comic Book Show - Holiday Inn East

  26: Megan Cowper's birthday

  28: Vicki Merriman's birthday

  29-11/1: World Fantasy Convention - San Jose. CA
  29-11/1: Youmacon - Dearborn, MI

  30-11/1: CONtagion - Minneapolis, MN
  30-11/1: HallowCon - Chattanooga, TN
  30-11/1: SugoiCon - Ft. Mitchell, KY

31: Madison ComicCon - Madison, WI

November 2009

  6: The Box
  6: Disney's A Christmas Carol
  6: The Fourth Kind
  6-8: Astronomicon - Rochester, NY
  6-8: Fall in! - Gettysburg, PA
  6-8: MACE - High Point, NC
  6-8: Nekocon - Hampton, VA
  6-8: PentaCon XXV - Fort Wayne, IN

  7: CoJ meeting
  7: IAS General Meeting - Holcomb Observatory
  7: Comic Book Icon - Altoona, IA
  7-8: Zenkaikon - Valley Forge, PA

  8: Timothy Simpson's birthday
  8: Kansas City Comic Con - Overland Park, KS

  10: Steven Marsh's birthday

  12-15: IlluXCon - Altoona, PA

  13: 2012
  13-15: GASPcon 10 - Pittsburgh, PA
  13-15: MEPACON - Clarks Summit, PA
  13-15: OmegaCon - Birmingham, AL
  13-15: U-Con Gaming Convention - Ann Arbor, MI
  13-15: WindyCon 36 - Lombard, IL

  15: IAC Meeting - Glendale Branch Library
  15: Milwaukee Comic Book Con - Milwaukee, WI

  17: CoJ Board Meeting
  17: Leonid Meteor Shower

  19-22: KCGame Fair - Kansas City, MO
  19-22: ShaunCon - Kansas City, MO

  20: Planet 51
  20: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
  20-22: Anime: USA - Arlington, VA
  20-22: Arkansas Anime Festival - Fayetteville, AR
  20-22: Bishie Con - St. Louis, MO
  20-22: Daisho Con - Stevens Point, WI
  20-22: Midwest Furfest - Wheeling, IL
  20-23: Anime Crossroads - Marriott East

  22: Springfield Comic Book Con - Springfield, IL

  27-28: Keokon - Keokuk, IA
  27-29: Chambanacon - Champaign-Urbana, IL
  27-29: Chicago TARDIS - Lombard, IL
  27-29: Darkover - Timonium, MD
  27-29: WolfCon - Chicago, IL

  28: Atlanta Anime Day - Atlanta, GA

December 2009

  4: Crystal Walter's birthday
  4-6: Kajonk-A-Con - Knoxville, TN
  4-6: Steel City Con - Monroeville PA

  6: Twin Cities ComiCon - Mounds View, MN

  12: Wendy Carson's birthday
  12: St. Louis Comic Book Con - Chesterfield, MO

  13: Geminid Meteor Shower
  13: Iowa City Comic Book Con - Iowa City, IA
  13: Toronto AnimeCon - Toronto, Ontario

  18: Avatar

  20: Jessica Bunn's birthday
  20: Third conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune
  20: IAC Meeting - Glendale Branch Library

  27: Ash Comic Book Show - Holiday Inn East

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A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy
  By Lynette Cowper

Hauntings: It's Halloween time, so where can you go to get your scare on?
    Hanna Haunted Acres: Sep 25 to Nov 1, 7323 E. Hanna Ave. Featuring six 
Halloween attractions. $27, combo ticket for all six events; $21, combo 
ticket for any two events; $13, any single event. Children under five are 
admitted free.
    Fright Manor Haunted Attractions: Oct. 2 to 31, Old Markey Building, 
2909 S. Meridian St. Three great haunts for the price of one! Fright 
Manor, Southport Sanitarium, and Psychomanthium. Several actors from 
various horror flicks are special guests. $18.
    Asylum House: Oct 2 to 31, German Park, 8600 South Meridian St. The 
Asylum House has expanded all of its five haunts-- Original Asylum House, 
Nightmares in 3-D, Dark Oaks, The Crypt of Elysium, and Monster Mayhem. 
$10.
    Hannah House Haunted House: Oct 2 to 31, The Historic Hannah House, 
3801 Madison Ave. Indy's only real haunted house. Tours of the house and 
actual voice recordings that were captured in the house during live 
investigations. $12; free, children under 6 (not recommended).
    Children's Museum Guild's Haunted House: Oct 16 to 31, Children's 
Museum. At the 46th annual Haunted House, adventurers will cross the 
Desert of Despair, navigate The Vile Nile and explore the Pyramids of 
Peril on a Quest for the Lost Mummy! Offers both Friendly Hours (with the 
lights on, for children who scare easily) and Frightening Hours (with the 
lights off, for children who dare to be scared). $6.50.
    Headless Horseman: Oct 16 to 30, Conner Prairie. Huddle close on a 
haunted hayride keeping your eyes open for skeletons, witches and ghosts 
trying to warn you about the infamous Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. 
$7-$13.
    Historic Indiana Ghost Walks & Tours: Year-round, see 
http://www.unseenpress.com/ for locations, specific dates, and pricing. 
Explore the undead underbelly of Indiana's most haunted places with 
Indiana's most accomplished professional paranormal investigators. 
Reservations required by phone or on the web. Walking tours (1.5-2 hours).
    Music of the Night: Oct 23 & 24, Crown Hill Cemetery. Charles Manning 
as Phantom of the Opera, refreshments and walking tour, Skeletons in the 
Closet I, featuring tantalizing facts and incidents! $15, adults; $10, 
students 16 and under.

Fishers Renaissance Faire: Celebrate and experience the period of 
16th-century Renaissance at the 5th annual Faire! Guests are welcome to 
come dressed in Renaissance era costume. $8, adults 13 and over; $5, 
children 5-12; free, children 4 and under. Oct 3 & 4, Conner Prairie.

Ug! The Caveman Musical: Ug and his feisty tribe of Neanderthals are 
feasting on a tasty dinner of wild boar when he decides to tell one of his 
many feats of bravery by reenacting the event. "Pretend it isn't now," he 
tells them, "pretend it is then!" Without knowing it, Ug has invented 
theater, an entirely new way of telling stories. The tribe all agrees that 
this thing Ug calls a "play" is so lifelike and gripping, no one will ever 
want to have a story told any other way. This show is family friendly with 
PG content! $25, adults; $20, seniors 62 and over, full-time students and 
military personnel. Weekends, Through October 17, Theatre on the Square.

Bouchercon 2009: Bouchercon celebrates the mystery genre and is the 
largest annual meeting in the world for mystery lovers. The 2009 
Bouchercon will include special events throughout central Indiana. Basic 
registration for the 2009 Bouchercon in Indianapolis is $150. The 
committee plans to offer a reduced price for students and families 
attending the children's programming only, and single-day registrations 
for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday if space is available. October 15 - 18, 
2009, Hyatt Regency.

The Flame of Love: The Legend of Tristan and Iseult: Featuring Patrick 
Ball and the Medieval Beasts.  The long, dark nights of Medieval Europe 
were rich with stories. But one legend was told and beloved beyond all 
others, The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Filled with love, passion, 
magic and death, it captivated the listeners because it was the very 
mirror of their own hearts, minds and souls. And to raise the telling 
beyond the power of words there was music: the vielle, the harp, the drum, 
the psaltery and the singing voice. All this made for evenings of 
brilliance and enchantment throughout the Dark Ages. Advance Tickets: $20, 
Door: $25. Oct 25, Indiana History Center.

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. Through Oct 31, Children's 
Museum.

Nosferatu Film Screening: Nosferatu is one of the first horror films in 
movie history and a great early example of stylistic, rather than 
realistic, cinema. Based heavily on Bram Stoker's Dracula, Murnau's 
atmospheric, visually striking film follows Count Orlok (Max Schreck), a 
reclusive, grotesque nobleman with very vampiric habits. The bloodthirsty 
fellow wreaks havoc on a curious couple. Shown in 16mm. A short pre-film 
talk will be given by Butler University Fairbanks Professor and Media Arts 
Department Chair, Kenneth Creech. Live soundtrack performed by Ensemble 
48. Members $5, Public $9, students free with ID. Oct. 29, Indianapolis 
Museum of Art.

Gardens of the Far East: Travel to the Far East in this Asian-inspired 
show. The Indianapolis Zoo's White River Gardens Hilbert Conservatory will 
be filled with bonsai plants from the Bonsai Club of Indianapolis, as well 
as a variety of Asian-inspired plants. Through Nov. 8, Indianapolis Zoo.

The Giver: An adaptation of the popular book teens can't seem to put down. 
This thought-provoking production drops you into the utopian world of 
twelve-year old Jonas as he is chosen to be the Receiver of Memories and 
hold the community's long-forgotten memories of joy and pain. The truth is 
told. The harrowing journey begins. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct 23 through 
Nov 21, Indiana Repertory Theatre.

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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Meeting Info
    The next meeting of the Circle of Janus will be held on Saturday, 
October 3, 2009, at the 7th and 8th United Christian Church at 2916 West 
30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222. Doors open a little before 7:00 pm.

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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

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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