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Late August Book Club Meetings

August 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Late August Book Club Meetings

There are lots of them, starting tomorrow.

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Movie Night Reminder

August 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Movie Night Reminder

Our next movie night takes places tomorrow (Wednesday) and will feature two well-loved favorites: Galaxy Quest; and Raiders of the Lost Ark Lounge and cash bar open at 6:30pm. The movies start at 7:00pm. There will be a 15-20 minute intermission between the films.

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Mark Millar & Tony Harris at Isotope

August 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Mark Millar & Tony Harris at Isotope

Comics creators Mark Millar and Tony Harris will be holding a signing and party for their new project, War Heroes, at Isotope Comics on Saturday August 23rd. The signing begins at 5:00pm and morphs into the party from 8:00pm onwards. More details from the Isotope web site.

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August SF in SF Reading

August 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on August SF in SF Reading

We are delighted to announce that our August Reading will take place on Saturday August 16th and will feature Michael Shea and Michael Blumlein. As usual the event will take place at The Variety Preview Room, 582 Market St. @ Montgomery (1st floor of The Hobart Building). Join us from 6:00pm for a 7:00pm start.

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Ask a Scientist – A lecture series for curious humans

August 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Ask a Scientist – A lecture series for curious humans

Wednesday August 6, 7:00 PM From Talos and Golem to Rosie the Maid and KITT the Car, artificial humans have long been a source of fascination to real humans. While fiction and fantasy abound with an animated cast of automatons ranging from evil to endearing, today’s real robots are building our cars, defusing roadside bombs, […]

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August Book Clubs

August 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on August Book Clubs

Here are the upcoming book club meetings for early August.

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August Appearances

August 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on August Appearances

As usual, August is a busy month for SF appearances around the Bay Area. Look out for the following:

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August At Borderlands

August 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on August At Borderlands

August will start quietly at Borderlands Books for the simple reason that many of the staff, along with much of the SF&F community, will be in Denver for the World Science Fiction Convention. However, once everyone gets back readings will start again in earnest. Look out for: Jeff Carlson, Plague War, Saturday August 16th at […]

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Borderlands Readings for August

July 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Borderlands Readings for August

The following readings and signings have been arranged at Borderlands Books for August. More are likely to follow. David Weber (By Schism Rent Asunder) – August 2nd, 3:00pm Jeff Carlson (Plague War) – August 16th, 3:00pm Greg Bear (The City At The End Of Time) – August 19th, 7:00pm

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