Mega Time Squad at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, February 22-23 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Tim van Dammen – 2018 – 86m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! Fantasia 2018 Premiere. NZ sci-fi comedy about a petty crook looking to make a name for himself who happens upon an ancient Chinese amulet that allows him to travel 2 minutes back in … Continue reading “Mega Time Squad” @ Guild Cinema →

Albuquerque author (and Bubonicon friend) Brenda Drake will be signing her latest young-adult fantasy book, Analiese Rising, on Saturday, February 23. The book is described as such: “When a stranger gives Analiese Jordan a list of names before he dies, the last thing she expects to see is her own on it. Not. Cool. Her search for answers leads to the man’s grandson, Marek, who has dangerous secrets of his … Continue reading Brenda Drake signing →

Mega Time Squad at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, February 22-23 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Tim van Dammen – 2018 – 86m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! Fantasia 2018 Premiere. NZ sci-fi comedy about a petty crook looking to make a name for himself who happens upon an ancient Chinese amulet that allows him to travel 2 minutes back in … Continue reading “Mega Time Squad” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 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 2019 graphic novel for discussion is Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo, illustrated by Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale [Abrams ComicArts 2015]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: Send … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Meow Wolf: Origin Story at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, March 4-7 – 3:30 & 8:15 pm daily Directed by Jilann Spitzmiller & Morgan Capps – 2018 – 108m A new doc on our neighbors to the north!  Includes a bonus short of a 17-minute exclusive interview with George RR Martin in dialogue with the Meow Wolf group talking about the importance of creativity in community! This SXSW hit is the tale of … Continue reading “Meow Wolf” Doc @ Guild →

Meow Wolf: Origin Story at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, March 4-7 – 3:30 & 8:15 pm daily Directed by Jilann Spitzmiller & Morgan Capps – 2018 – 108m A new doc on our neighbors to the north!  Includes a bonus short of a 17-minute exclusive interview with George RR Martin in dialogue with the Meow Wolf group talking about the importance of creativity in community! This SXSW hit is the tale of … Continue reading “Meow Wolf” Doc @ Guild →

Meow Wolf: Origin Story at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, March 4-7 – 3:30 & 8:15 pm daily Directed by Jilann Spitzmiller & Morgan Capps – 2018 – 108m A new doc on our neighbors to the north!  Includes a bonus short of a 17-minute exclusive interview with George RR Martin in dialogue with the Meow Wolf group talking about the importance of creativity in community! This SXSW hit is the tale of … Continue reading “Meow Wolf” doc finishes @ Guild →

Programming: ♣ New Mexico scientist & Bubonicon 50 science speaker Dr. Russell Morton visits!  Dr Morton will be giving an encore of his talk on The Neurobiology of Zombies: Does the Zombie Brain Explain Their Behavior.  He is a research assistant professor in the Department of Neurosciences at UNM’s School of Medicine. The talk will examine “Why do zombies act the way they do? We will dive into the zombie … Continue reading ABQ SF Society →

Level 16 at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 8-9 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Danishka Esterhazy – 2019 – 102m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! “One of Fantastic Fest’s best films … Don’t sleep on this one!” – Amelia Emberwing, Birth.Movies.Death Level 16 is a dystopian sci-fi thriller set in a bunker-based school for orphaned girls whose teachings are obedience and etiquette … Continue reading “Level 16” @ Guild Cinema →

Level 16 at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 8-9 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Danishka Esterhazy – 2019 – 102m.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! “One of Fantastic Fest’s best films … Don’t sleep on this one!” – Amelia Emberwing, Birth.Movies.Death Level 16 is a dystopian sci-fi thriller set in a bunker-based school for orphaned girls whose teachings are obedience and etiquette … Continue reading “Level 16” @ Guild Cinema →

The 50th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo Treasures of the Earth – the 50th Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo – takes place Friday, March 15 – Sunday, March 17, at the Creative Arts Center on the NM State Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “Anniversary! Gold and Diamond.” Admission is $3.00 Saturday or Sunday, but Friday is Dollar Day!  The Expo is free for kids under 13 years of … Continue reading Treasures of the Earth Expo #50 →

2019 Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair The 2019 ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair is 4:00 pm-8:30 pm Friday, March 15, and 10:00 am-4:00 pm Saturday, March 16, at the Sid Cutter Pilots Pavilion, 4900 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE (north of the Balloon Museum, off Alameda).  This year is the third time at the Pilots Pavilion for the fair. The Fair features booksellers from across the southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nevada … Continue reading ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair →

Wayne’s World at the Guild Cinema Friday, February 15 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Penelope Spheeris – 1992 – 95m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00.  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 51! New Mexico Entertainment Magazine presents this month’s late night movie at The Guild Cinema, Wayne’s World!  Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.  You know the story!  A big screen spin-off of … Continue reading “Wayne’s World” @ Guild Cinema →

2019 Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair The 2019 ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair is 4:00 pm-8:30 pm Friday, March 15, and 10:00 am-4:00 pm Saturday, March 16, at the Sid Cutter Pilots Pavilion, 4900 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE (north of the Balloon Museum, off Alameda).  This year is the third time at the Pilots Pavilion for the fair. The Fair features booksellers from across the southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nevada … Continue reading ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair →

The 50th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo Treasures of the Earth – the 50th Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo – takes place Friday, March 15 – Sunday, March 17, at the Creative Arts Center on the NM State Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “Anniversary! Gold and Diamond.” Admission is $3.00 Saturday or Sunday, but Friday is Dollar Day!  The Expo is free for kids under 13 years of … Continue reading Treasures of Earth Expo 50 ends →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, March 18, 2019, 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 March 2019 book for discussion is The Daedalus Incident: Daedalus Book 1 by Michael J. Martinez (we’re using the 2016 mass market paperback from Night Shade). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl – new anime – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only Directed by Masaaki Yuasa – 2018 – 93m – In Japanese with English subtitles Winner of last year’s Japan Academy Prize for animated feature, The Night Is Short made its way to a strong cult upon its release last August. After Hours meets Scott Pilgrim in this “up-all-night” comedy … Continue reading “The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl” @ Guild →

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl – new anime – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only Directed by Masaaki Yuasa – 2018 – 93m – In Japanese with English subtitles Winner of last year’s Japan Academy Prize for animated feature, The Night Is Short made its way to a strong cult upon its release last August. After Hours meets Scott Pilgrim in this “up-all-night” comedy … Continue reading “The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl” @ Guild →

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl – new anime – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only Directed by Masaaki Yuasa – 2018 – 93m – In Japanese with English subtitles Winner of last year’s Japan Academy Prize for animated feature, The Night Is Short made its way to a strong cult upon its release last August. After Hours meets Scott Pilgrim in this “up-all-night” comedy … Continue reading “The Night Is Short” Ends @ Guild →

Nominations for Bubonicon 52 Special Guests (2019) will take place 7:30 pm Friday, March 29, in the Activity Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE (near Erna Ferguson Library, just off San Mateo between Comanche & Montgomery). Mark your calendar if you’re interested. This meeting is open to everyone! You need not be a member of ASFS or a past attendee of Bubonicon to come and suggest … Continue reading B’con 52 Special Guests Nominations →

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – the 1974 original – at the Guild Cinema Friday, March 29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Tobe Hooper – 1974 – 84m. A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL EVENT!  DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 51 !  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW BY CLICKING HERE! The film to be shown is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. … Continue reading “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” @ Guild Cinema →

Local science-fiction/space-opera author James S.A. Corey (Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck) will be celebrating the release of Tiamat’s Wrath: The Expanse Book 8 with a chat and signing Saturday, March 30! In the 8th Expanse novel, “Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins, the mysteries and threats grow deeper.  In the dead systems where gates … Continue reading James S.A. Corey signing →

The Field Guide To Evil at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 2-4 – 8:45 pm only Directed by Various – 2019 – 117m – With English subtitles when necessary INCLUDES PETER STRICKLAND’S “THE COBBLER’S LOT” THAT FEATURES A FILM SCORE BY LOCALS JEREMY BARNES & HEATHER TROST FROM A HAWK AND A HACKSAW! This anthology of short films features cinematic renderings of folk tales from eight countries. Nine filmmakers collaborate to provide a … Continue reading “Field Guide to Evil” @ Guild →

The Field Guide To Evil at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 2-4 – 8:45 pm only Directed by Various – 2019 – 117m – With English subtitles when necessary INCLUDES PETER STRICKLAND’S “THE COBBLER’S LOT” THAT FEATURES A FILM SCORE BY LOCALS JEREMY BARNES & HEATHER TROST FROM A HAWK AND A HACKSAW! This anthology of short films features cinematic renderings of folk tales from eight countries. Nine filmmakers collaborate to provide a … Continue reading “Field Guide to Evil” @ Guild →

The Field Guide To Evil at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 2-4 – 8:45 pm only Directed by Various – 2019 – 117m – With English subtitles when necessary INCLUDES PETER STRICKLAND’S “THE COBBLER’S LOT” THAT FEATURES A FILM SCORE BY LOCALS JEREMY BARNES & HEATHER TROST FROM A HAWK AND A HACKSAW! This anthology of short films features cinematic renderings of folk tales from eight countries. Nine filmmakers collaborate to provide a … Continue reading “Field Guide to Evil” @ Guild →