Event Category: Events

Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, August 31-September 1 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel – 1993 – 104m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! Buckle up and hang on tight — the discovery of a parallel universe launches you into the adventure of a lifetime! Mario and Luigi, two wacky plumbers, undertake … Continue reading 25th Anniv “Super Mario Bros.” @ Guild Cinema

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, September 1, 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 September 2018 graphic novel for discussion is The Girl From the Other Side Vol 1 by Nagabe (author/artist) [Seven Seas 2017]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: Send … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club

Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, August 31-September 1 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel – 1993 – 104m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! Buckle up and hang on tight — the discovery of a parallel universe launches you into the adventure of a lifetime! Mario and Luigi, two wacky plumbers, undertake … Continue reading 25th Anniv “Super Mario Bros.” @ Guild Cinema

Science Fiction author Walter Jon Williams will be celebrating the release of his new Praxis novel, The Accidental War, with a chat and signing Saturday, September 8! Williams’ new book is teased as such: “Blending fast-paced military science fiction and space opera, the first volume in a dynamic trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Praxis, set in the universe of his popular and critically acclaimed Dread … Continue reading Walter Jon Williams signing

Don’s Book Exchange Annual Sale with Open Warehouse! Don’s Book Exchange is having its Big Annual Sale 12 Noon-5:00 pm Sunday, September 9!  Enjoy storewide savings of 25-50% off the majority of items.  Don’s has books, comics, graphic novels, movies and some magazines.  During this event, the Warehouse around back will be open! Don’s Book Exchange is located at 1013 San Mateo SE (south of Zuni, north of Kathryn).  More … Continue reading Don’s Books Annual Sale

Programming – It’s All About The Cons on Sept 14!  Time for reports on Bubonicon 50 and the San Jose Worldcon.  Plus Dragoncon if anyone local went to Atlanta! Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent… Enter Through The North Door (back of church).  St. Andrew is locking up the courtyard at 5:00 pm these days, so park around back. Remember, no outside food is … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Con Reports

New Mexico authors Rebecca Roanhorse & Lauren C. Teffeau will be celebrating the release of their debut SF books, Trail of Lightning: The Sixth World Book 1 and Implanted, respectively, with a chat and signing Saturday, September 15! In Roanhorse’s first Sixth World novel, “While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods … Continue reading Roanhorse & Teffeau signing

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, September 17, 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 September 2018 book for discussion is The Prestige by Christopher Priest (we’re using the 2005 trade paperback from Tor). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group

Jean Cocteau Cinema Presents Denver’s Jason Heller on September 18! SANTA FE, N.M. –Denver-based author Jason Heller joins us for a signing and discussion of his latest novel, Strange Stars, on Tuesday, September 18th, at 6 pm. Discussing how 1970s sci-fi concepts and space exploration affected pop stars like David Bowie, Heller pays tribute to the musical genius that was inspired by these technological advances. Strange Stars is the place where non-fiction meets … Continue reading Jason Heller on “Bowie” in Santa Fe

Let the Corpses Tan at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, September 28-29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Helene Cattet & Bruce Forzani – 2018 – 92m.  Belgium/France – In French with English subtitles!  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! Belgian filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani trade in the crushed velvet and creeping shadows of their giallo-worshiping first two films (Amer, The … Continue reading “Let the Corpses Tan” @ Guild Cinema

Let the Corpses Tan at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, September 28-29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Helene Cattet & Bruce Forzani – 2018 – 92m.  Belgium/France – In French with English subtitles!  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! Belgian filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani trade in the crushed velvet and creeping shadows of their giallo-worshiping first two films (Amer, The … Continue reading “Let the Corpses Tan” @ Guild Cinema

The Theta Girl at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, October 5-6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Christopher Bickel – 2018 – 98m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! Gayce, a take-no-shit young woman, deals a hallucinogenic drug called “theta,” facilitating an audience for her friends’ all-girl rock band. When Gayce’s friends are brutally murdered, she must solve the mystery behind the murders … Continue reading “The Theta Girl” @ Guild Cinema

7000BC Presents 24-Hour Comics Day Noon-Noon October 6-7 What is 24-Hour Comics Day?  24 hours.  1440 minutes. 86,400 seconds.  Be a part of 24-Hour Comics Day 2018!  Accept the challenge to create 24 comic-book pages in 24 consecutive hours.  Join 7000BC as the sun sets and rises at Lobo Anime & Comics.  Once again, thousands of artists of all-skill levels from around the globe gather for this annual celebration of … Continue reading 24-Hour Comics Day @ Lobo Comics

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, October 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 October 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud (author/artist) [William Morrow Paperbacks 2006]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club

The Theta Girl at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, October 5-6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Christopher Bickel – 2018 – 98m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! Gayce, a take-no-shit young woman, deals a hallucinogenic drug called “theta,” facilitating an audience for her friends’ all-girl rock band. When Gayce’s friends are brutally murdered, she must solve the mystery behind the murders … Continue reading “The Theta Girl” @ Guild Cinema

Living in the Future’s Past at the Guild Cinema Tuesday to Thursday, October 9-11 – 3:45 and 8:15 pm Directed by Susan Kucera – 2018 – 100m. “A STUNNING ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY” – INDIEWIRE Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists, profound thinkers and hundreds of earth’s living creatures to reveal eye-opening concepts about ourselves, our past, and our future in a way not presented on film quite like … Continue reading “Living in the Future’s Past” @ Guild Cinema

Living in the Future’s Past at the Guild Cinema Tuesday to Thursday, October 9-11 – 3:45 and 8:15 pm Directed by Susan Kucera – 2018 – 100m. “A STUNNING ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY” – INDIEWIRE Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists, profound thinkers and hundreds of earth’s living creatures to reveal eye-opening concepts about ourselves, our past, and our future in a way not presented on film quite like … Continue reading “Living in Future’s Past” @ Guild Cinema

Programming – 2 for 1 Night – and ASFacts: ♣ Local writer/skeptic Benjamin Radford returns to tell us about his behind-the-scenes experience on a TV ghost hunters show, and to talk about his latest book, Investigating Ghosts: The Scientific Search for Spirits, for the Halloween season (book was released January 2018 by Rhombus Publishing! ♥ Plus we’ll have our club officer elections for moderator, alternator and executive secretary.  Not to … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Ghosts & Elections

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, October 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 October 2018 book for discussion is Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (we’re using the 2016 trade paperback from Solaris). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm – so … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group

MILEHICON 50 IN DENVER MILEHICON 50 is October 19-21, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Tech Center (south end) of Denver, CO. Special Guests are many of MHC’s past GoHs for their golden anniversary – Mario Acevedo, Steven Brust, Barbara Hambly, Jane Lindskold, Robert J. Sawyer, Jeanne C. Stein, John Stith, Michael Swanwick, Robert E. Vardeman, Carrie Vaughn, Connie Willis, Courtney Willis, Liz Danforth, Chaz Kemp, Lubov, Theresa … Continue reading Milehicon 50 in Denver

Corpse Bride for Halloween at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, October 27-28 – 1:00 pm only Directed by Tim Burton – 2005 – 78m.  A NM Entertainment Magazine special presentation! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW BY CLICKING HERE!  New Mexico Entertainment brings you a special Halloween screening of Tim Burton’s rightfully beloved Corpse Bride featuring the voices of Johnny Depp, Helen Bonham Carter & many others!   Victor and Victoria’s … Continue reading “Corpse Bride” @ Guide Cinema

Corpse Bride for Halloween at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, October 27-28 – 1:00 pm only Directed by Tim Burton – 2005 – 78m.  A NM Entertainment Magazine special presentation! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW BY CLICKING HERE!  New Mexico Entertainment brings you a special Halloween screening of Tim Burton’s rightfully beloved Corpse Bride featuring the voices of Johnny Depp, Helen Bonham Carter & many others!   Victor and Victoria’s … Continue reading “Corpse Bride” @ Guide Cinema

Blood Feast (1963) and Two Thousand Maniacs (1964) at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Wednesday, October 30-31 – Double Feature! Blood Feast screens at 9:00 pm Tuesday & 7:00 pm Wednesday, and Two Thousand Maniacs screens at 7:00 pm Tuesday & 9:00 pm Wednesday. Blood Feast directed by Herschel Gordon Lewis – 1963 – 67m. Two Thousand Maniacs directed by Herschel Gordon Lewis – 1964 – 83m. An Alibi Midnight Madness Double … Continue reading Halloween Splatter-Fest (Double Feature) @ Guild

Blood Feast (1963) and Two Thousand Maniacs (1964) at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Wednesday, October 30-31 – Double Feature! Blood Feast screens at 9:00 pm Tuesday & 7:00 pm Wednesday, and Two Thousand Maniacs screens at 7:00 pm Tuesday & 9:00 pm Wednesday. Blood Feast directed by Herschel Gordon Lewis – 1963 – 67m. Two Thousand Maniacs directed by Herschel Gordon Lewis – 1964 – 83m. An Alibi Midnight Madness Double … Continue reading Halloween Splatter-Fest (Double Feature) @ Guild

Get Your Indigenerd On…Again!  Indigenous Comic Con 2018 The third Indigenous Comic Con takes place Friday-Sunday, November 2-4, at Isleta Resort & Casino, 11000 Broadway Blvd SE (exit on I-25 south).  Featuring Indigenous creators, illustrators, writers, designers, actors, and producers from the worlds of comic books, games, sci-fi, fantasy, film, TV, and graphic novels. The Indigenous Comic Con seeks to highlight the amazing work that brings understanding about the Indigenous … Continue reading Indigenous Comic Con 2018