[CircularOfJanus] May 2014 Circular of Janus

[Lynette R. F. Cowper]

Circle of Janus Science Fiction Club of Indiana
 The Circular of Janus
 May 2014
 Volume 35, Issue 5

Contents:
   Summary of the April Club Meeting – Lynette Cowper
   Mark Your Calendars
   A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy – Lynette Cowper
   New Books – from Locus
   Meeting Agenda
   Meeting Info & Club Officers

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Summary of the April Club Meeting
 by Lynette Cowper

The club met on April 5. We had about 20-ish people in attendance
including all club officers except Sergeant-at-Arms Reed Hartman and
ConChairs Jeff Thompson and Laura Edwards. We had one guest, John F.
Allen, a local author, and one new club member, Kat / Jade.

We briefly went over the March minutes and had a Treasurer's report, then
Drew reported on InConJunction 34. We have a new Author GoH, John Hemry
who writes under the name Jack Campbell. We will be announcing that via
email and Facebook soon. We're doing ads in the Naptown Roller Girls bout
book. And we have a new Anti-Harassment Policy. We didn't have reports for
InConJunction 35 or 36. Andy reminded everyone we would have a Board
meeting on May 17th.

In Old Business, Laura is looking for volunteers to take 2-hour shifts at
Indy Pride, which is June 14th at the American Legion Mall downtown.
Please (pleasepleaseplease), see or email Laura to volunteer!

In New Business, we went over plans for after-meeting activities. May will
be gaming and a pitch-in. Bring food and games!

For announcements, Joe Greene reminded us that Programming suggestions
will be accepted until April 30th. Melissa Kocias talked about Sigma-Play,
a new convention down in Bloomington May 23-24th. The Starlite was bought
by a family and will be open! Randy Porter mentioned Wil Wheaton will have
a new show on SyFy. His Tabletop and other Geek and Sundry shows are up in
the air. Deb Hunt went to England and checked out the Harry Potter
Experience which was awesome! Various people recommended or were psyched
about Captain America 2, Caper, The 100, X-Men: Days of Future Past,
Godzilla, and Guardians of the Galaxy. And that was it for April!

Don't forget we're having a pitch-in and game night after the meeting.
Bring your favorite dish and tabletop games to share!

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Mark Your Calendars

May 2014
   1-4: Morphicon – Columbus, OH

   2: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
   2-4: EerieCon – Grand Island, NY
   2-4: LexiCon – Lexington, KY
   2-4: Nauticon – Provincetown, MA
   2-4: OutlantaCon – Atlanta, GA – Georgia
   2-4: Penguicon – Southfield, MI
   2-4: Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con – Minneapolis, MN

   3: CoJ Meeting – VMCC
   3: McCloud Nature Park Stargaze – North Salem, IN

   4: Ash Comic Book Show – Ramada Inn

   5-6: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower – Look, up in the sky!
   5-6: ShowMeCon – St. Louis, MO

   7: Indy Knights Meeting – Athenaeum

   9: Whoosier Network Meeting – Life Journey Church [Note the date change!]
   9: Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
   9-11: Anime Southeast – Sevierville, TN
   9-11: Marcon – Columbus, OH
   9-11: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live – Kansas City, MO
   9-11: Trek Con Springfield – Springfield, MO

   10: Saturn at Opposition – Look, up in the sky!
   10: Astronomy Day – All over the place

   11: Barry Childs-Helton's birthday
   11: IAC Meeting – Glendale Library

   14: Deb Hunt's birthday

   15-18: Tonner Collector’s Convention – Lombard, IL

   16: Godzilla
   16-18: Anime Central – Rosemont, IL
   16-18: Cleveland Pop Culture Expo – Cleveland, OH
   16-18: Motor City Comic Con – Novi, MI
   16-18: XCON World – Myrtle Beach, SC

   17: CoJ Board Meeting – VMCC
   17: Kat Robertson's birthday
   17: South Bend Comic Book Con – South Bend, IN
   17-18: Appleseed Comic Con – Grand Wayne Ctr, Ft. Wayne
   17-18: Biggs Park Mall Comic Book and Toy Show – Lumberton, NC
   17-18: EMCon Anime Fest – East Meadow, NY
   17-18: MCBA SpringCon Comic Book Celebration – Saint Paul, MN
   17-18: SC Comicon – Greenville, SC

   18: Mike Wickliff's birthday

   19: Cheryl Miller Andrews's birthday
   19: Debbie Happli's birthday

   21-23: ACD Games Day – Madison, WI

   22-26: Game-o-Rama – Atlanta, GA

   23: X-Men: Days of Future Past
   23-24: Sigma Play – Courtyard Marriott, Bloomington
   23-25: Animazement – Raleigh, NC
   23-25: Anime North – Toronto, ON
   23-25: AniMinneapolis – Minneapolis, MN
   23-25: Cherry Capital Comic Con (C4) – Williamsburg, MI
   23-25: ConQuesT – Kansas City, MO
   23-25: Mobicon – Mobile, AL
   23-25: MomoCon – Atlanta, GA
   23-25: Pop Culture Expo – Wilmington, MA
   23-26: Balticon – Baltimore, MD
   23-26: WisCon – Madison, WI
   23-27: MediaWest*Con – Lansing, MI

   24: Possible Meteor Storm – Look, up in the sky!

   27: Lynn Ciurej's birthday

   30: Maleficent
   30-6/1: Cleveland ConCoction – Cleveland, OH
   30-6/1: ConCarolinas – Charlotte, NC
   30-6/1: Indy PopCon – Indiana Convention Center
   30-6/1: Link Campout – Link Observatory
   30-6/1: Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con – Atlanta, GA

   31: Katt McConnell's birthday
   31: IAS Meeting & Public Lecture – Link Observatory
   31: McCloud Nature Park Stargaze – North Salem, IN

June 2014
   2: Laura Terhune's birthday

   3: Andy Andrews's birthday

   5-8: Colossalcon – Sandusky, OH

   6: Edge of Tomorrow
   6: Whoosier Network Meeting – Life Journey Church
   6-8: AnimeNEXT – Somerset, NJ
   6-8: DucKon – Wheeling, IL
   6-8: HamaCon – Huntsville, AL
   6-8: Terror Con – Providence, RI

   7: CoJ Meeting – VMCC
   7: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars – Look, up in the sky!

   8: IAC Meeting – Glendale Library

   10: Chuck Budreau's birthday

   11-15: Origins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio

   12: David Lee Pancake's birthday
   12-15: Cosplacon – Jefferson City, MO

   13: How to Train Your Dragon 2
   13-14: Apollo Rendezvous – Yellow Springs & Dayton, OH
   13-15: AndoCon – Atlanta, Georgia
   13-15: Anime Mid-Atlantic – Chesapeake, VA
   13-15: Hypericon – Nashville, TN
   13-15: OMGcon – Owensboro, KY
   13-15: POPaticon – Boston, MA

   14: Indy Pride Festival – American Legion Mall
   14-15: Special Edition: NYC – New York, NY

   18: Greg Dunn's birthday

   19: Mike Suess's birthday
   19: Kevin Spencer's birthday
   19-22: Nexus Game Fair – Milwaukee, WI
   19-22: Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con – Philadelphia, PA

   20: The Rover
   20-22: 4th Street Fantasy Convention – Minneapolis, MN
   20-22: Anime Blues Con – Memphis, TN
   20-22: DieCon – Collinsville, IL
   20-22: Heroes Convention – Charlotte, NC
   20-22: Northeast Filk Convention – Morristown, NJ
   20-22: Seishun-Con – Atlanta, GA

   21: CoJ Board Meeting – Indianapolis Marriott East
   21: IAS General Meeting and Public Lecture – Link Observatory
   21-22: JAFAX – Allendale, MI

   26-29: Midwestcon – Cincinnati, OH

   27: Reed Hartman's birthday
   27: The Signal
   27: Transformers: Age of Extinction
   27-29: Anime Festival Wichita – Wichita, KS
   27-29: Days of the Dead – Wyndham Indianapolis West
   27-29: LibertyCon – Chattanooga, TN
   27-29: Link Campout – Link Observatory
   27-29: Sci-Fi Valley Con – Altoona, PA
   27-29: SoonerCon – Oklahoma City, OK

   28: McCloud Nature Park Stargaze – North Salem, IN
   28-29: Lake Count-I-Con – Round Lake Beach, IL
   28-29: ToyConNJ – Parsippany, NJ

   29: Ash Comic Book Show – Ramada Inn

   30: Doug Rollison's birthday

July 2014
   2: Ellen Schuck Patterson's birthday
   2: Deliver Us From Evil
   2: Earth to Echo
   2-6: Dexcon – Morristown, NJ

   3-6: Anthrocon – Pittsburgh, PA
   3-6: CONvergence – St. Paul, MN

   4-6: InConJunction – Indianapolis Marriott East
   4-6: Anime Midwest – Rosemont, IL
   4-6: Sukoshi Con: Louisville Anime Weekend – Louisville, KY

   6: Dillan Dick's birthday

   10: Kristin Looney's birthday
   10-13: ConnectiCon – Hartford, CT
   10-13: Readercon – Burlington, MA

   11: Beckie Margedant's birthday
   11: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
   11-13: Atomic Lollipop – Toronto, ON
   11-13: TFcon – Mississauga, ON

   13: IAC Meeting – Glendale Library

   17-20: Detcon1 & North American Science Fiction Convention – Detroit, MI
   17-20: Historicon – Fredericksburg, VA

   18: Jupiter Ascending
   18-20: ConBravo! – Hamilton, ON
   18-20: Hoshicon – Charlotte, NC
   18-20: Ryu-Kon – Buffalo, NY

   19: IAS General Meeting & Public Lecture – Link Observatory

   20: Indiana Toy and Comic Expo – Wyndham West Hotel

   22: Stephen Kendall's birthday

   23: Ricky Lile's birthday
   23: Ron Hawkins's birthday

   24-26: Indiana Family Star Party – Camp Cullom, Frankfort, IN

   25: Kathie Thompson's birthday
   25: Amanda Erwin's birthday
   25: Hercules

   26: CoJ Board Meeting – VMCC
   26-27: Glass City Con – Toledo, OH

   28-29: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower – Look, up in the sky!

   31: Kim Huff's birthday

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A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy
 By Lynette Cowper

* Events with an asterisk are free!

*Target Free Family Night: Sponsored generously by Target, the first
Thursday of each month The Children's Museum opens free of charge.
   May 1, 4:00pm to 8:00pm, The Children's Museum.

*Mr. Muffin's Trains Open House: The Lionel Collectors Club of America
(LCCA) and the Autism Society of Indiana invite you to attend an open
house event at Mr. Muffins Trains new 5,400-square-foot store. Come and
see the progress Liz and Steve “Mr. Muffins” Nelson and their team are
making on their massive layout currently under construction. Public is
welcome.
   May 3, 10:00am to 4:00pm, Mr. Muffin's Trains, 146 W. Carmel Dr.,
Carmel, IN 46032.

Indy Magic Monthly 73: The Closeup Magic Spectacular: Utilizing a unique
projection system, we create an intimate theatre for magic as we welcome 4
masters- Caleb Wiles, Ryan Siebert, Patrick Smith, and French magician
Vincent Hedan in his first performance in Indianapolis. Following the
show, Vincent Hedan will lecture about his show and magic. Plus door
prizes and surprises galore.
   May 6, 7:00pm, Theatre on the Square.

Steampunk Mother's Day Tea: Indiana Landmarks and Circle City Aerodrome --
Indianapolis’ own steampunk group -- will present a steampunk-themed
Mother’s Day tea for the special ladies in your life. Revelries will
include a demonstration of Tea Dueling and steampunk Poison Croquet. A
steampunk-themed afternoon tea will follow the festivities. Advance
reservations required.
   May 10, 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Morris-Butler House.

Take Me There® China: Grand Opening: This new, permanent exhibit will be
one of the largest comprehensive exhibits on contemporary China ever
produced in the United States. Adults and children will be able to explore
ancient customs and modern activities through art, music, food, tea
culture, and ancient Chinese medicine. In a special immersion experience,
families will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about Chinese
celebrations, traditions and even learn martial arts "basics" through the
museum's partnership with the famous Shaolin Temple, the home of Chinese
Kung Fu.
   May 10 through May 17, The Children's Museum.

Indianapolis City Market Catacombs Tours: Indianapolis' catacombs are some
of the oldest and best preserved catacombs in the United States. They're
what remains of Tomlinson Hall, an imposing building whose main hall
seated 3,500 people. Tomlinson burned in January 1958, turning Market
Street into an icy lake as firefighters battled the blaze. The city took
down the remains later that year, but left the vast basement of brick
arches intact. Tours last approximately 25 minutes. Reservations required.
   May 3 and 17, Whistler Plaza, City Market.

The Addams Family is a smash-hit musical comedy that brings the darkly
delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday,
Pugsley, and, of course, Lurch to spooky and spectacular life. Come meet
the family. We’ll leave the lights off for you.
   May 13 through May 18, Clowes Hall.

44th Annual Broad Ripple Art Fair: Two fun-filled days to purchase
original artwork, savor the sights, smells and tastes of spring,
participate in hands-on activities and enjoy live music, rain or shine.
Featuring more than 225 artists, live bands/performers on five stages,
children's activities, food vendors providing a variety of cuisine, two
wine and beer gardens, cultural booths and more!
   May 17, 10:00am to 6:00pm, and May 18, 10:00am to 5:00pm, Indianapolis
Art Center.

Indy PopCon: Indy PopCon is a 150,000-square-foot celebration of comics,
video games, pop culture, sci-fi, and more. Dress up as your favorite
super hero or character and join us for a weekend full of celebrity meet
and greets, panels and workshops, exclusive collectible merchandise, a
free concert on Friday evening, video game tournaments, autograph
signings, and kids' classes.
   May 30 through June 1, Indiana Convention Center.

Carrie: The Musical: Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, the
musical of Carrie hasn't been seen since its legendary Broadway production
in 1988. Now, the show's original authors have fully reworked and
re-imagined this gripping tale.
   May 30 through June 15, Buck Creek Players.

NASA's Destination Station: A traveling multimedia exhibition designed to
highlight how the International Space Station (ISS) came to be, what life
is like on board and how it is being used to conduct science, featuring
hands-on activities, imagery and audio and visual technology to connect
visitors with their place in space, communicating the real and potential
impact of the space station on everyday lives.
   Through June 29, Indiana State Museum.

Indiana’s Ice Age Giants: The Mystery of Mammoths and Mastodons:
Underneath Indiana’s soil lies a hidden graveyard of Ice Age giants.
Entombed for thousands of years, the remains of these ancient elephants
continue to be uncovered by Hoosiers across the state. The Indiana State
Museum has been hard at work for decades – discovering, digging, studying
and preserving the remains of mammoths, mastodons and other Ice Age
animals.
   Through August 17, Indiana State Museum.

*Fabled Kings: Featuring 16 Indian paintings dating from the late 17th to
the 18th centuries, this exhibition highlights works from the IMA’s Asian
collection and a selection of paintings from a Panchatantra series painted
at Udaipur, on loan from a private collection. The Panchatantra is based
on an ancient Indian oral tradition that uses tales to teach life lessons.
Shown for the first time together, the works in Fabled Kings represent the
vivid and varied tradition of Indian narrative painting.
   Through September 14, Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Terra Cotta Warriors: The Emperor’s Painted Army: The Shaanxi provincial
government assisted in creating this one-of-a-kind, Indianapolis-only,
hands-on experience. Artifacts from the Terra Cotta Warrior site have only
visited a handful of cities in the United States. Features more than 100
artifacts, including real Terra Cotta Warriors, some never before seen by
the public.
   May 10 through November 2, The Children's Museum.

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New Books
 From locusmag.com

May 2014
   Adams, John Joseph, ed. • Dead Man's Hand • (Titan, anth, tpb)
   Britain, Kristen • Mirror Sight • (DAW, hc)
   Coates, Deborah • Strange Country • (Tor, hc)
   Cornell, Paul • The Severed Streets • (Tor, hc)
   Denton, Bradley • Sergeant Chip and Other Novellas • (Subterranean
Press, cln, hc)
   Douglas, Ian • Dark Matter • (Harper Voyager US)
   Fox, Andrew • Fat White Vampire Otaku • (MonstraCity Press, tpb)
   Guran, Paula, ed. • Magic City: Recent Spells • (Prime Books, anth, tpb)
   Harris, Charlaine • Midnight Crossroad • (Ace, hc)
   Johnson, Kij, ed. • Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 • (Prometheus/Pyr,
anth, tpb)
   Lindskold, Jane • Artemis Awakening • (Tor, hc)
   McGuire, Seanan • Sparrow Hill Road • (DAW, tpb)
   Mcintosh, Will • Defenders • (Orbit US, tpb)
   Modesitt, L. E., Jr. • Cyador's Heirs • (Tor, hc)
   Moon, Elizabeth • Crown of Renewal • (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
   + Nix, Garth, & Sean Williams • Troubletwisters: The Missing •
(Scholastic Press, nvl-ya, hc)
   Rajaniemi, Hannu • The Causal Angel • (Tor, hc)
   Rickert, Mary • The Memory Garden • (Sourcebooks Landmark, tpb)
   + Tan, Shaun • The Rules of Summer • (Scholastic/Levine, nvl-ya, hc)
   VanderMeer, Jeff • Authority • (Farrar Straus Giroux/FSG Originals, tpb)
   Walton, Jo • My Real Children • (Tor, hc)
   Williams, Tad • The Very Best of Tad Williams • (Tachyon Publications,
cln, tpb)
   Willrich, Chris • The Silk Map • (Prometheus/Pyr, tpb)

June 2014
   Anderson, Kevin J. • The Dark Between the Stars • (Tor, hc)
   Blaylock, James P. • The Adventure of the Ring of Stones •
(Subterranean Press, hc)
   Bova, Ben, & Les Johnson • Rescue Mode • (Baen, hc)
   Butcher, Jim • Skin Game • (Penguin/Roc, hc)
   Card, Orson Scott, & Aaron Johnston • Earth Awakens • (Tor, hc)
   Carey, M. R. • The Girl with all the Gifts • (Orbit US, hc)
   Clare, Cassandra • The Mortal Instruments: City of Heavenly Fire •
(Simon & Schuster/McElderry, nvl-ya, hc)
   Corey, James S. A. • Cibola Burn • (Orbit US, hc)
   Datlow, Ellen, ed. • The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six •
(Skyhorse/Night Shade Books, anth, tpb)
   Gabaldon, Diana • Written in My Heart's Own Blood • (Random
House/Delacorte, hc)
   Hamilton, Laurell K. • A Shiver of Light • (Berkley, hc)
   Hodgell, P. C. • Sea of Time • (Baen, tpb)
   Horton, Rich, ed. • The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2014 •
(Prime Books, anth, tpb)
   King, Stephen • Mr. Mercedes • (Simon & Schuster/Scribner, hc)
   Lackey, Mercedes • Blood Red • (DAW, hc)
   Lawrence, Mark • Prince of Fools • (Ace, hc)
   Ligotti, Thomas • The Spectral Link • (Subterranean Press, cln, hc)
   Morrow, James • The Madonna and the Starship • (Tachyon Publications, tpb)
   Page, Shannon, & Jay Lake • Our Lady of the Islands • (Per Aspera
Press, hc)
   Patterson, William H., Jr. • Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His
Century, Volume II: The Man Who Learned Better • (Tor, nf, hc)
   + Reynolds, Alastair • On the Steel Breeze • (Ace, hc)
   Shepard, Lucius • Beautiful Blood • (Subterranean Press, hc)
   Strahan, Jonathan, ed. • Reach for Infinity • (Rebellion/Solaris US, anth)
   Van Eekhout, Greg • California Bones • (Tor, hc)
   Zettel, Sarah • Bad Luck Girl • (Random House, nvl-ya, hc)

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May Meeting Agenda

 The Circle of Janus
 May Meeting
 May 3, 2014

 Opening of Meeting (7:00pm)
    Introduction of guests and member attendance
    April meeting minutes
 Communications
    Treasurer's Report
    Convention Report, InConJunction 34
    Convention Report, InConJunction 35
    Convention Report, InConJunction 36
    Board Report
    Committee Reports, if needed
       Member Services
       Audit Committee
       Archivist
       Quartermaster
       Outreach Coordinator
          Indy Pride
          Pagan Pride
    Other Communications
 Old Business
    Member Activities
    New Year's Eve Party
    Anti-Harassment Policy
    Anything else?
 New Business
    Bylaws Caucus
    Anything else?
 Announcements
 Close of meeting – Chaos

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Have something for the newsletter? We welcome announcements, news items,
reviews, and artwork. Email it to circularfile at circleofjanus dot org by
the Thursday before the last Saturday of the month for inclusion.

Meeting Info
   The next meeting of the Circle of Janus is Saturday, May 3, 2014, at
Valley Mills Christian Church, 5555 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, IN,
starting at 7:00 pm. There is a ConCom meeting preceding it at 5:30. A
pitch-in and game night will follow.

Officers
   Board Chairman – Andy Andrews
   President – Mike Cowper
   Vice-President – Lynette Cowper
   Secretary – Beckie Margedant
   Treasurer – Stephen Kendall
   Sergeant at Arms – Reed Hartman
   InConJunction 34 ConChair – Andrew Happli
   InConJunction 35 ConChair – Jeff Thompson
   InConJunction 36 ConChair – Laura Edwards

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 & Beckie Margedant, Editors



-- 
Lynette R. F. Cowper

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us
with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use and
by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them." --
Galileo