The Wednesday March 10th SF in SF film night will be held in conjunction with Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition Convention, which takes place in Emeryville on March 12/13/14.

We’ll be showing:

• The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello – 30 mins.
• Dr. Horrible’s Sing A Long Blog – 43 mins.
• Perfect Creature – 88 mins

A suggested $10 donation at the door goes to support the convention.

Come in costume!

We have a bonus for you in March – an extra author – though not an extra person. As many of you will know, Chaz Brenchley also writes as Daniel Fox. As it is Mister Fox who has the new book out at the time, Chaz may well read in his foxy persona. Or he may be both of him. We’ll find out on the night.

Join us on Saturday for our first reading of 2010.

Saturday, January 16th
Doors and cash bar open at 6:00PM
Author readings begin at 7:00PM

SF in SF is pleased to present authors Jeff Carlson and Nancy Etchemendy. Each author will read a selection of their work, followed by Q & A moderated by author Terry Bisson. Book signing and schmoozing in the lounge afterward.

Books for sale courtesy of Borderlands Books.

Seating is limited, first-come, first-seated.

All bar proceeds and tips benefit Variety Children’s Charity of Northern California.

Our February movie night is now firmed up. It will be on Wednesday, February 17th and the films will be Up and Coraline.

For the benefit of those of you who like to fill up your diaries early, we now have our reading schedule for 2010 booked out as far as April.

Here’s a late addition to the January calendar.

Wednesday January 13, 7:30 PM
Moe’s Books – Berkeley

Join your community for a reading, signing, and discussion

Terry Bisson: Fire on the Mountain (PM Press)
Kim Stanley Robinson: Galileo’s Dream (Harper)

From Harper’s Ferry to the moons of Saturn …
What if John Brown had succeeded?
What if Galileo had failed?

Monday, January 4 / 7:30PM
The Night of the Living Book Club will discuss The Exorcist by William Blatty.
Books Inc. in Mountain View

Sunday, January 10 / 5:00PM
The QSF&F Book Club will discuss Boneshaker by Cherie Priest.
Borderlands Books, San Francisco, CA

Sunday, January 17 / 6:00PM
Science Fiction/ Fantasy Book Club will discuss The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Borderlands Books, San Francisco

Wednesday, January 20 / 7:30PM
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club will discuss Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
(Seanan will join the group for the discussion!)
Clayton Books, Clayton, CA

Wednesday, January 27 / 6:00PM
The Graphic Novel Book Club will discuss Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny by Ed Brubaker.
Books Inc. at Opera Plaza, San Francisco

Wednesday, January 27 / 6:30PM
The Other Realms F&SF Book Club will discuss Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
Books Inc. in Burlingame

Thursday, January 7 / 7:30PM
David Thomson – The Moment of Psycho: How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder
Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park

Saturday, January 9 / 3:00PM
Scott Sigler – The Rookie
Borderlands Books, San Francisco

Saturday, January 9 / 2:00PM
Jasper Fforde – Shades of Grey
M is for Mystery, San Mateo

Sunday, January 10 – 2:00PM
Deborah J. Ross (Marion Zimmer Bradley) – Hastur Lord (the new Darkover novel)
Dark Carnival, Berkeley

Thursday, January 14 / 7:00PM
Margaret Killjoy – Mythmakers and Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction
A series of 14 original interviews with writers, including Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, and Alan Moore,  examining the ways anarchist politics have shaped their writing. Intro by Kim Stanley Robinson
Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco

Saturday, January 16 / 2:00PM
Larry Gonick – Cartoon History of the Modern World II
Book Passage, Corte Madera

Saturday, January 16 / 3:00PM
Jeff Carlson – Plague Zone
Borderlands Books, San Francisco

Join us for our first film of 2010 – ushering in our 5th year of SF in SF supporting Variety Children’s Charity!

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Doors and cash bar open at 6:00PM
Films will begin about 6:30PM-ish

For your rib-tickling enjoyment we have:

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (aka “Mønti Pythøn ik den Høli Gräilen” ) directed by Terry Gilliam, 91 minutes
• Life of Brian (play “Spot the Neil Innes”) directed by Terry Jones, 94 minutes

This year we are ramping it up folks! In 2009 we raised close to $6k for the charity, and we’ve sworn to raise $10k in 2010! Come and help fight the good fight, have a drink and some fun laughing, singing, and saying “Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z’nourrwringmm!”

And – a special raffle for a Spam-a-lot goodie basket before the first film!!

Join us – no need to RSVP – by simply showing up ready to have fun. Seating is limited, and first-come, first-seated.

The Variety Preview Theatre, The Hobart Bldg., 1st Floor, 582 Market St., at 2nd @ Montgomery, San Francisco

Don’t drive!! BART/MUNI Montgomery St. station is steps from our front door.

We are now booked up for our February and March readings. The schedule is as follows:

• Saturday February 13: Jedidiah Berry & Laurie King
• Saturday March 13: Chaz Brenchley & Malinda Lo