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 →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, November 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 November 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Cousin Joseph: A Graphic Novel by Jules Feiffer (author/artist) [Liveright 2016]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: Send the club wrangler … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Programming: ♣ New Mexico author & Bubonicon friend Walter Jon Williams visits!  Walter will be presenting his “Lost Worldcon Talk” from the 2017 Helsinki Worldcon (where he was one of the Guests of Honor), plus chatting about his new Praxis novel, The Accidental War (which was released early September).  Of course, Walter is a New York Times bestselling author who has been nominated repeatedly for every major SF award, including … Continue reading ABQ SF Society →

Science Fiction author S.M. Stirling will be celebrating the release of the final book in his popular Change series, The Sky-Blue Wolves: The Change Book 15, with a chat and signing Saturday, November 10! In Stirling’s new book, “Two generations after the Change, Crown Princess Órlaith struggles to preserve the hard-won peace her father brought to Montival–the former western United States. But the Change opened many doors, and through them … Continue reading S.M. Stirling “Change” signing event →

Jean Cocteau Cinema Presents Cixin Liu on November 14! SANTA FE, N.M. — Join us at the Jean Cocteau for this special Author Event.  Author Cixin Liu, China’s #1 science fiction author will be discussing his latest book Ball Lightning with George RR Martin. This event includes an audience Q&A, followed by a book signing in the lobby. In Liu’s latest novel, “On his fourteenth birthday, right before his eyes, … Continue reading Cixin Liu in Santa Fe! →

Beetlejuice at the Guild Cinema Friday, November 16 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Tim Burton – 1988 – 92m. A DARK ROOM HORROR PRESENTATION!  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE! DOOR PRIZES FROM BUBONICON 51! What’s a couple of stay-at-home ghosts to do when their beloved home is taken over by trendy yuppies? They call on Beetlejuice, the afterlife’s freelance bio-exorcist to scare off the family – and everyone … Continue reading “Beetlejuice” @ Guild Cinema →

CON-JIKAN Year Six The 6th annual Con-Jikan is November 17-18, 2018, at the Ramada Midtown Hotel, 2020 Menaul Blvd NE (formerly the MCM Elegante).  Announced Guests include voice-over artists Michelle Knotz & James Carter Cathcart, cosplay talents CheeseCakePanda & Leah Stevo, and podcast host Dawn (Usamimi).  This anime & gaming convention features an exhibitors hall, an artist alley, a masquerade/cosplay contest, video games, board games, anime screenings, a Cosplay Cafe … Continue reading 6th Con-Jikan (Anime/Gaming) →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, November 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 November 2018 book for discussion is The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (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 pm … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Connie Willis & Melinda Snodgrass hold discussion & sign books at Page One at a Special Time (5:30 pm) Science Fiction authors – and Bubonicon participants – Connie Willis and Melinda Snodgrass will talk about science fiction in general, and their latest published books/upcoming releases  Tuesday, 20 at Page One Books. The most recent publications for Willis are I Met a Traveller In an Antique Land (April 2018), and Crosstalk … Continue reading Willis & Snodgrass talk/signing →

Howard the Duck – the cheesy quacker – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, November 23-24 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Willard Hyuck – 1986 – 101m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation, co-sponsored by Lobo Anime & Comics!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51 & Lobo Anime! “A fun and fast paced piece of eighties schlock…” – Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed Winner of the 1986 Golden … Continue reading “Howard the Duck” @ Guild Cinema →

Howard the Duck – the cheesy quacker – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, November 23-24 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Willard Hyuck – 1986 – 101m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation, co-sponsored by Lobo Anime & Comics!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51 & Lobo Anime! “A fun and fast paced piece of eighties schlock…” – Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed Winner of the 1986 Golden … Continue reading “Howard the Duck” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, December 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 December 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (author/artist) [Fantagraphics 2015]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: Send the club wrangler an email. Website:  … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Lauren C. Teffeau signs at Barnes & Noble in Coronado Center Albuquerque author Lauren C. Teffeau will be signing her debut science-fiction novel, Implanted, on Sunday, December 2, at Barnes & Noble in the Coronado Center (southwest corner of Louisiana & Menaul NE). Teffeau’s book is described as such:  “The data stored in her blood can save a city on the brink… or destroy it, in this gripping cyberpunk thriller. … Continue reading Lauren C. Teffeau signing →

HOBBIT SOCIETY FALL SPEAKER SERIES  Featuring Eric Velhagen In a hole in the ground, there lived an artist…  Eric Velhagen is a Fantasy Artist whose largest assignment (also the funnest and most challenging) to date was illustrating George RR Martin’s 2018 Game of Thrones calendar.  Velhagen’s work also has been featured in fantasy art books and magazines, numerous galleries, conventions, and in Magic: The Gathering game cards.  As well as … Continue reading Eric Velhagen talk @ UNM →

Scrooged (the 1988 Bill Murray classic) at the Guild Cinema Friday, December 7 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Richard Donner – 1988 – 101m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00. ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE!  Door Prizes provided by Bubonicon 51! New Mexico Entertainment brings you a special holiday screening of Scrooged. In this modern take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Frank Cross (Bill … Continue reading “Scrooged” @ Guild Cinema →

Programming: Holiday Party — Our 14th Annual Dessert Cook-Off  +  Short Holiday-Oriented Silly SF Films. + The Theme for this year is “A Vampire Feast.”  Please bring enough of your dish (and we’re happy stretching the definition of dessert – sweet or savory) for 20-35 people to sample, plus serving utensils. You Must Label your dish with its title, your name and any allergy notices! Please remember that we need … Continue reading ABQ SF Society: Holiday Party →

Christmas Evil – John Waters’ fave X-mas movie – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 14-15 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Lewis Jackson – 1980 – 94m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! “THE TAXI DRIVER OF CHRISTMAS MOVIES!” – Jim Knipfel, DEN OF GEEK A Newly Restored print!  When he was a boy, Harry idolized Santa Claus, but one Christmas Eve, … Continue reading “Christmas Evil” @ Guild Cinema →

Christmas Evil – John Waters’ fave X-mas movie – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 14-15 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Lewis Jackson – 1980 – 94m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! “THE TAXI DRIVER OF CHRISTMAS MOVIES!” – Jim Knipfel, DEN OF GEEK A Newly Restored print!  When he was a boy, Harry idolized Santa Claus, but one Christmas Eve, … Continue reading “Christmas Evil” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, December 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 December 2018 book for discussion is Altered Carbon: Takeshi Kovacs Book 1 by Richard K. Morgan (we’re using the 2003 trade paperback from Del Rey). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Prospect – the SXSW award-winning SF Western – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 21-22 – 11:00 pm only Door Prizes Friday, Dec 21, provided by Bubonicon 51! Directed by Zeek Earl & Christopher Caldwell – 2018 – 100m. A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive … Continue reading Sci-Fi “Prospect” @ Guild Cinema →

Prospect – the SXSW award-winning SF Western – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 21-22 – 11:00 pm only Door Prizes Friday, Dec 21, provided by Bubonicon 51! Directed by Zeek Earl & Christopher Caldwell – 2018 – 100m. A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive … Continue reading Sci-Fi “Prospect” @ Guild Cinema →

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin at the Guild Cinema Wednesday-Sunday, December 26-30 – 6:30 pm only Directed by Arwen Curry – 2018 – 68m. BONUS!  Le Guin friend/author Betsy James in person with Organic Books owner & author Steve Brewer opening night!  Special thanks also to BUBONICON 51 ! Best-known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy works such as A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, and … Continue reading Le Guin BioPic @ Guild Cinema →

Mandy – is there anything more – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 28-29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Panos Cosmatos – 2018 – 121m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! “A midnight-movie festival onto itself; over two gonzo hours, it combines giallo, Clive Barker, Death Wish, prog rock, heavy metal, Heavy Metal, Guy Maddin, Mad Max, the dueling-chainsaw climax of … Continue reading “Mandy” (Nic Cage) @ Guild Cinema →

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin at the Guild Cinema Wednesday-Sunday, December 26-30 – 6:30 pm only Directed by Arwen Curry – 2018 – 68m. BONUS!  Le Guin friend/author Betsy James in person with Organic Books owner & author Steve Brewer opening night!  Special thanks also to BUBONICON 51 ! Best-known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy works such as A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, and … Continue reading Le Guin BioPic @ Guild Cinema →

Mandy – is there anything more – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 28-29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Panos Cosmatos – 2018 – 121m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! “A midnight-movie festival onto itself; over two gonzo hours, it combines giallo, Clive Barker, Death Wish, prog rock, heavy metal, Heavy Metal, Guy Maddin, Mad Max, the dueling-chainsaw climax of … Continue reading “Mandy” (Nic Cage) @ Guild Cinema →