Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, January 6, 2018, at 2:00 pm Location is Lomas-Tramway Public Library, 908 Eastridge Dr NE (just off the southwest corner of Lomas & Tramway), Albuquerque, NM The January 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Bitch Planet Vol 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick, with art by Valentine De Landro (Image 2015). WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Bill Nye: Science Guy at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Saturday, January 2-6 – 6:15 pm only. Directed by Jason Sussberg & David Alvarado – 2017 – 101m – No Matinees One Man’s Mission to Make Science Matter!! Bill Nye is retiring his kid show act in a bid to become more like his late professor, astronomer Carl Sagan. Sagan dreamed of launching a spacecraft that could change interplanetary exploration. Bill sets out … Continue reading “Bill Nye: Science Guy” @ Guild Cinema →

The Neverending Story – 1984 classic – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, January 5-6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Wolfgang Petersen – 1984 – 92m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness special presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! This 1984 adaptation of Michael Ende’s novel is a fantasy cult-classic that definitely retains its appeal after 30-plus years!  Bastian Balthazar Bux escapes a pummeling from school bullies by … Continue reading “Neverending Story” @ Guild Cinema →

Programming – The Annual Group Book Discussion – What We Read in 2017 Come prepared to tell club members What You Read in 2017 [last 12 months] and would recommend to others.  Choose 2-4 books, and practice keeping remarks short and to the point.  You might also consider one or two books that people should avoid! (We’ll have a 3-minute timer, so it’s kind of like “beat the clock.”) Club … Continue reading Albuq SF Society →

The Fifth Element at the Guild Cinema Friday, January 12 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Luc Besson – 1997 – 126m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00. DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 50 ! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE! In conjunction with Albuquerque Comic Con in January, New Mexico Entertainment is excited to present the sci-fi action film The Fifth Element starring Bruce Willis, … Continue reading “Fifth Element” @ Guild Cinema →

Walter Jon Williams Talks and Sign Books at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe New Mexico author & Bubonicon friend Walter Jon Williams will be in Santa Fe on January 14 to talk about and sign his latest novel, Quillifer.  The event is hosted by George RR Martin! About the Book: “An adventurous epic fantasy about a man who is forced to leave his comfortable life and find his … Continue reading Walter Jon Williams in Santa Fe →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, January 15, 2018, at 7:30 pm Location is Jason’s Deli, 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (northwest corner of Louisiana & America’s Parkway – across from Bubonicon’s hotel), Albuquerque, NM The January 2018 book for discussion is The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon (we’re using the 2015 trade paperback from Anchor). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Editor Ellen Datlow Talks and Sign Books at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe – along with Stephen Graham Jones and Matthew Kressel. Famed editor Ellen Datlow will be in Santa Fe on January 21 to talk about and sign her latest anthology, Mad Hatters and March Hares.  She is joined by authors Stephen Graham Jones and Matthew Kressel.  Plus there is a special Mad Hat Contest! About the … Continue reading Ellen Datlow “Mad Hatters” in Santa Fe →

Mom & Dad at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, January 26-27 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Brian Taylor – 2017 – 83m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness special presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours when a virus of unknown origins causes parents to turn on their own kids! “A tale as old as Greek … Continue reading “Mom & Dad” @ Guild Cinema →

Local science-fiction/space-opera author James S.A. Corey (Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck) will be celebrating the release of Persepolis Rising: The Expanse Book 7 with a chat and signing Saturday, January 27! In the 7th Expanse novel, “An Old Enemy returns… In the thousand-sun network of humanity’s expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives on a knife edge between collapse and wonder, and the … Continue reading James S.A. Corey signing →

Mom & Dad at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, January 26-27 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Brian Taylor – 2017 – 83m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness special presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours when a virus of unknown origins causes parents to turn on their own kids! “A tale as old as Greek … Continue reading “Mom & Dad” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 2:00 pm Location is Lomas-Tramway Public Library, 908 Eastridge Dr NE (just off the southwest corner of Lomas & Tramway), Albuquerque, NM The February 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Audubon, On the Wings of the World by Fabien Grolleau, with art by Jeremie Rover (Nobrow Press, 2017). WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Programming – A Visit to New Zealand for Lord of the Rings (Trip Report/Slide Show) Come join us as club member Geneva Schult talks about and shares photos of her December trip to New Zealand, which included touring film sites for The Lord of the Rings movies and The Hobbit flicks, plus interesting geological areas. Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. … Continue reading Albuq SF Society →

Eleventh Southwest Burlesque Showcase at the KiMo Theatre Two nights of  Burlesque Entertainment – Friday, February 9 (or come to the ASFS meeting), and Saturday, February 10.  Doors open both nights at 7:00 pm, with curtain at 8:00 pm. The 11th Annual Southwest Burlesque Showcase is New Mexico’s largest and longest running Burlesque Festival. Each year dozens of incredible performers grace our historic stage for two nights of magic, majest, intrigue and … Continue reading 11th SW Burlesque Showcase @ KiMo →

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, February 16-17 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Jim Sharman – 1975 – 100m – All Seats just $25 for this special event (ticket plus prop bag)! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ONLINE, CLICK HERE.  STAND-BY LIST ONLY, NO GUARANTEES! Another chance to re-live a classic for your VALENTINE’S DAY!  PRIDE & EQUALITY MAGAZINE presents The Rocky Horror Picture … Continue reading Rocky Horror @ Guild Cinema – SOLD OUT →

Local skeptic author & film reviewer Benjamin Radford will be celebrating the release of Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits, his latest non-fiction effort, with a chat and signing Saturday, February 17! The book is described as such: “Ghosts have fascinated and haunted us for millennia. They appear in our campfire tales, films, books, and television shows as well as in our dreams and nightmares. Despite widespread belief in … Continue reading Benjamin Radford “Ghosts” signing →

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, February 16-17 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Jim Sharman – 1975 – 100m – All Seats just $25 for this special event (ticket plus prop bag)! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ONLINE, CLICK HERE.  STAND-BY LIST ONLY, NO GUARANTEES! Another chance to re-live a classic for your VALENTINE’S DAY!  PRIDE & EQUALITY MAGAZINE presents The Rocky Horror Picture … Continue reading Rocky Horror @ Guild Cinema – SOLD OUT →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, February 19, 2018, at 7:30 pm Location is Jason’s Deli, 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (northwest corner of Louisiana & America’s Parkway – across from Bubonicon’s hotel), Albuquerque, NM The February 2018 book for discussion is The Hanged Man by P.N. Elrod (we’re using the 2016 trade paperback from Tor). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, February 23-24 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Christian Nicolson – 2018 – 109m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness special presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF SCI-FI, WHEN SPACESHIPS WERE REAL MODELS, MONSTERS WERE MADE OF LATEX, AND LASER GUNS WERE A CURLING IRON PAINTED … Continue reading “This Giant Papier Mache Boulder…” @ Guild →

Local authors – and Bubonicon friends – Brenda Drake, Jane Lindskold & Gabi Stevens will be celebrating the release of their latest genre efforts in a “Fantasy Fiction Spectacular” on Saturday, February 24.  Drake’s latest is Assassin of Truths: Library Jumpers Book 3, Lindskold has Asphodel, and Stevens’ effort is Mystic. Drake’s Assassin of Truths is described as such: “The gateways linking the great libraries of the world don’t require a … Continue reading 3 Authors “Fantasy Spectacular” @ Page One →

This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, February 23-24 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Christian Nicolson – 2018 – 109m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness special presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF SCI-FI, WHEN SPACESHIPS WERE REAL MODELS, MONSTERS WERE MADE OF LATEX, AND LASER GUNS WERE A CURLING IRON PAINTED … Continue reading “This Giant Papier Mache Boulder…” @ Guild →

Joe R. Lansdale Talks After “Hap & Leonard” Screening at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe Texas author & Bubonicon 48 toastmaster Joe R. Lansdale will be in Santa Fe on March 1 to converse with George RR Martin in a Q&A session after a screening of the first episode of season 3 of Hap and Leonard.  He also will sign books. About the 3rd Season:  In The Two-Bear … Continue reading Joe R. Lansdale in Santa Fe →

Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters! – Live multi-media comedy show – at the Guild Cinema Friday, March 2 – 8:30 pm only Directed and presented by Mike Capozzola – NOW! – 90m approx – All Seats just $10 for this special event! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE!  Comedian & cartoonist Mike Capozzola’s multi-media comedy show about superheroes, action movies, sci-fi, monsters and secret agents. If you’re a fan of Star … Continue reading “Evil Cyborg Sea Monsters” Show @ Guild →

They Remain at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 2-3 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Philip Gelatt – 2017 – 90m.  Special presentation! Best Feature Film – 2017 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! ALSO PLAYING MARCH 6-8 AT 6:00 PM! An adaptation of Laird Barron’s short story “-30-“, directed by the screen writer of Europa Report — Two scientists are sent to investigate … Continue reading “They Remain” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 2:00 pm Location is Lomas-Tramway Public Library, 908 Eastridge Dr NE (just off the southwest corner of Lomas & Tramway), Albuquerque, NM The March 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Chew Vol 1: Tasters Choice by John Layman, with art by Rob Guillory (Image 2009). WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →