Superhero Day at the Mariners

Reposted on behalf of Shawn Marier - NWSFS Vice Chair:

I don't think we will do an official NWSFS event for this, but I figured a number of NWSFS members might be interested.

The Seattle Mariners and the Emerald City Comic Con join forces to present: Superhero Day

Angels vs. Mariners
Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 1:10 p.m.

Holy peanuts and crackerjack, Batman- Superhero Day is coming to Safeco Field on Sunday, May 9! Discounted group seating has been reserved and is available for you to purchase through this special offer. Your Superhero Day ticket grants you special entry into the Ellis Pavilion for a Superhero Social!

• Highlights:
  • Join us pre-game for a Superhero Social in the Ellis Pavilion (see map)!
  • Come dressed as your favorite superhero or villain for a chance to win some Mariners prizes! Just be sure to leave your weapons at home*.
  • Get a personalized caricature drawn by Steve Hartley- he can even turn you into a superhero!
  • Brandon Ray, Balloon Artist
  • Colorific Kids, Seattle's Premier Face Paint & Body Art
• DEADLINE TO PURCHASE: Friday, May 7 at NOON
• Game Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 1:10 p.m.
• Pricing:
  • $15 View Reserved Seating (normally $20)
  • $32 Field Level Seating (normally $40)

Reserve free tickets to Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony starting May 10

Reposted on behalf of EMP/SFM:

EMP|SFM Announces the 2010 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductions

Reserve free tickets to ceremony starting May 10

SEATTLE—Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum is proud to announce the 2010 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductions. On Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 4:30 p.m., four science fiction luminaries will be inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Those being honored this year are: Octavia E. Butler, Richard Matheson, Douglas Trumbull and Roger Zelazny. The induction ceremony will be held in the JBL Theater at EMP|SFM. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is part of the annual Science Fiction Weekend which includes The Locus Awards and NW Media Arts writing workshops.

Tickets to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are free and can be reserved starting May 10 by calling the EMP|SFM box office at 206-770-2702.

As part of the induction, the inductees will be featured in laser-etched images on the translucent, glowing Hall of Fame display. The 2010 inductees’ images will be revealed in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame Saturday, June 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the second level of the science fiction galleries at EMP|SFM. This will be an opportunity for museum guests to take photos of the inductees and their families.
 
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame honors the lives, work and ongoing legacies of science fiction's greatest creators. Founded in 1996, the Hall of Fame was relocated from the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to its permanent home at EMP|SFM in 2004. Hall of Fame nominations are submitted by EMP|SFM members. The final inductees are chosen by a panel of award-winning science fiction authors, artists, editors, publishers and film professionals.


BIOS
Octavia E. Butler
1947 - 2006
American author
Octavia E. Butler merged science fiction with themes of gender, race and other social issues. An introspective child, she began writing at the age of 10 to escape self-described “loneliness and boredom,” and her first novel, Patternmaster (1976), is ostensibly a reworking of one of her childhood stories. It became part of the five-book Patternist series, which explores topics of biology, power and enslavement. Butler’s most renowned novel, Kindred (1979), is also a modern exploration of slavery that she described as “grim fantasy” rather than science fiction. She won her first Nebula and Hugo awards for the novelette Bloodchild (1984), and would later earn such honors as the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant and the PEN American Center lifetime achievement award. Butler is notable for being a female African American writer of science fiction—a rarity—but mainly she’s notable as one of the most eminent science fiction writers overall.
 
Richard Matheson
1926 -
American author, screenwriter
Richard Matheson is among the most prolific and quietly recognizable authors of science fiction short stories, novels and screenplays. His first short story, “Born of Man and Woman,” was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. Although written as a simple tale of terror, the tale was lauded as a great work of science fiction, earning Matheson immediate fame. Matheson transitioned to TV and film writing in the late 1960s, adapting a number of his stories and novels for the screen. Among his most notable film adaptations are his first novel I Am Legend (1954; filmed originally as The Omega Man, 1971), and The Shrinking Man (1956; filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man, 1957) for which he earned a Hugo award. Matheson’s publications and film work often explore themes of human existence facing alternate reality and incorporate the paranormal, terror, survival and ardor.
 
Douglas Trumbull
1942 -
American visual effects artist and director
Douglas Trumbull has forged a multi-faceted career as an innovative master of special effects, a visionary filmmaker, and an entrepreneur. Born in Los Angeles, Trumbull began his career as a technical illustrator for Graphic Films, a small animation and graphic arts studio that produced documentary films for NASA and the Air Force. His work on the Graphic Films feature Journey Beyond the Stars caught the attention of director Stanley Kubrick and resulted in Trumbull’s hire as special effects supervisor on Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film utilized Trumbull’s own process of slit-scan photography to obtain the more abstract sequences. This groundbreaking technique contributed to the film’s critical acclaim and established Trumbull as one of the top names in motion picture special effects. Trumbull continued to impart his special effects talents on such landmark science fiction films as Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and Blade Runner (1982), each one earning him an Academy Award nomination.
 
Roger Zelazny
1937 - 1995
American author
Roger Zelazny was one of the foremost writers of science fiction’s New Wave movement, authoring short stories and novels packed with both psychological and mythological structures. After earning his B.A. in English at Western Reserve University, Zelazny continued with graduate studies at Columbia University, specializing in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. It was only after earning his M.A. in 1962 that Zelazny took serious steps towards writing professionally when he penned the short story “Passion Play” (Amazing Stories, 1962) followed by “Horseman!” (Fantastic, 1962). Zelazny continued to prosper in short fiction. Among his best-known works are “A Rose for Ecclesiastes” (1969), This Immortal (1966), and Lord of Light (1967), the latter two novels earning him Hugo awards. During the course of his career, Zelazny received six Hugo awards and three Nebula awards.


HOURS
Winter hours through May 27, 2010, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Summer hours May 28-September 6, 2010, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

TICKETS
$15 for adults; $12 for youth (ages 5-17), students, military and seniors; free for members and children under 5

CONTACT INFO
325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
206-770-2700, main line
206-770-2702, box office
1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free
www.empsfm.org

ABOUT EMP|SFM
Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum (EMP|SFM) is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music and the thought-provoking ideas and experiences of science fiction.

ABOUT THE EMP|SFM BUILDING
Since EMP opened in 2000 and SFM in 2004, EMP|SFM has welcomed more than 4.5 million visitors through its doors. From its museum planning stages in 1998 through 2009, EMP|SFM has been a key economic driver among Seattle nonprofit arts and culture organizations, with combined EMP|SFM institutional expenditures and EMP|SFM audience-member spending resulting in $651 million dollars of local economic impact. EMP|SFM is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.

May Steamcon Organizational Meeting

The next meeting is this coming Sunday at the Hilton

Sunday, May 2, 2010

3:00pm - 5:30pm (end time is not definite due to site tour)

Seattle Airport Hilton (Crystal Ballroom C)

17620 International Blvd, Seattle, WA (right next door to the Marriott)

Parking is comped.  Be sure to ask at the meeting how to get your comped parking.

Wayward - indie folk and Appaloosa music

 Looking for entertainment this weekend? Come down to Wayward and listen to some indie folk with hints of Steampunk from returning performers Star Called Sun on Friday. And on Saturday we welcome back Michael Garner performing his lyrical Appaloosa-inspired music.

PLANNING AGHEAD - NEW EVENT: For those inclined to hit the road to the rumble of a motorcycle, we have a new event NEXT WEEKEND on Friday, April 30th. We will be hosting ”Cage-Free Coffee, a moto meetup” at Wayward Coffeehouse from 6 - 9 pm. Ride down to Wayward and meet with fellow motorcycle riders as you enjoy tasty coffee beverages and admire an array of bikes. And if you don’t ride yet, come down and ogle the two-wheeled offerings anyway! Rain or Shine!

FRIDAY, April 23 LIVE MUSIC: Star Called Sun 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Indie folk.

SATURDAY, April 24 LIVE MUSIC: Michael Garner 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Lyrical Appaloosa music.
Wayward Coffeehouse, it's better than a plan
Mon-Fri: 630 am - 11 pm / Sat-Sun: 7 am - 11 pm
8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
www.waywardcoffee.com

Wayward - jazz guitar, sea chanteys, and more!

Posted on behalf of Wayward Coffeehouse:

It’s an exciting weekend of live music at Wayward as we welcome jazz guitarist Andrew PhilbinPint & Dale with their amazing repertoire of Irish folk and Sea Chanteys that call up the sounds of the seas and moors. on Friday for an evening of original songs and arrangements. And on Saturday we host
PLANNING AHEAD - MUSIC: Next weekend we welcome the return of Star Called Sun on Friday as well as an evening of Appaloosa music on Saturday with Michael Garner.

PLANNING AGHEAD - NEW EVENT: For those inclined to hit the road to the rumble of a motorcycle, we have a new event on Friday, April 30th. We will be hosting "Cage-Free Coffee, a moto meetup” at Wayward Coffeehouse from 6 - 9 pm. Ride down to Wayward and meet with fellow motorcycle riders as you enjoy tasty coffee beverages and admire an array of bikes. And if you don’t ride yet, come down and ogle the two-wheeled offerings anyway! Rain or Shine!

FRIDAY, April 16
LIVE MUSIC: Andrew Philbin 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Jazz guitar.

SATURDAY, April 17
LIVE MUSIC: Pint & Dale 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Celtic folk and Sea Chanteys featuring the hurty gurty.
Wayward Coffeehouse, it's better than a plan
Mon-Fri: 630 am - 11 pm / Sat-Sun: 7 am - 11 pm
8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
www.waywardcoffee.com

PCS news for 04-12-2010

Posted on behalf of the Pacific Science Center:

Next week you have the opportunity to meet two very special filmmakers. The first is astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, a graduate of West Seattle High School and the UW. He was a member of the crew that successfully repaired the Hubble Space Telescope, the mission featured in our current IMAX film, Hubble 3D. This scientist captured most of the footage shot in space. Joining him will be filmmaker Toni Myers who put together this amazing film. Both will be on hand at the public showing of Hubble 3D next Thursday, April 15 at 11:45 a.m. They'll also appear at our 21+ event that evening, Science With A Twist. Come learn firsthand how this incredible film came together. Learn More

NWSFS's April MFR

Posted on behalf of Shawn Marier - NWSFS Vice Chair:

Now that Norwescon has come and gone for another year, it is time for the a very informal NWSFS's MFR.  I'm sure this MFR will have lots of conversations about what happened at this years Norwescon.

When: Wednesday April 14th at 7pm

Where: Crossroad's Mall food court (in Bellevue):  http://www.crossroadsbellevue.com/
           
As they don't allow us to put the signs up on the tables, look for us near Half Price Books.

What to Eat: Many Many different restaurant choices:

Ai Sushi
Boba Express
Bulgogi Korean
Burney Brothers BBQ
Cold Stone Creamery
Crossroads Cafe
Dragon's Wok
Ebru Mediterranean Grill
GrendelSweets
Indi Bite Indian Grill
O'Char Thai
Papaya Vietnamese Cuisine
Papazzi Pizzeria
Piroshky Piroshky
Starbucks Coffee
Tanpopo Japanese Restaurant
Thyme for Soup
Torero's Taqueria
Ziti Pasta Italiano

No RSVP required.

Wayward - urban fantasy Book Release and dulcimer folk

Posted on behalf of Wayward Coffeehouse:

We have dulcimer music and a book release with author readings to help you escape the blustery Spring weather. Come down to Wayward this weekend for our live entertainment and to try our new Polgara Mocha.

PLANNING AHEAD: Next weekend our live music offerings include jazz guitarist Andrew Philbin and the sounds of the sea and moors with Pint & Dale.

FRIDAY, April 9
LIVE MUSIC: Carolyn Cruso 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Dulcimer folk.

SATURDAY, April 10
BOOK RELEASE / READING: Close Encounters of the Urban Kind 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Come celebrate the release of the new urban fantasy anthology, Close Encounters of the Urban Kind, with readings from some of its featured authors: Nathan Crowder, Rosemary Jones, and Erik Scott de Bie.

Wayward Coffeehouse, it's better than a plan
Mon-Fri: 630 am - 11 pm / Sat-Sun: 7 am - 11 pm
8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
www.waywardcoffee.com

Wayward - Friday movie and Saturday jazz

Posted on behalf of Wayward Coffeehouse:

Come join us tomorrow night for our “First Friday Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Night” from 9 - 11 pm. We’ll be reaching a little beyond the geeky genre for some larcenous shenanigans in the comedy “Hudson Hawk”. Come down early and have a melty sandwich and try our new Polgara Mocha while you enjoy the movie!

Saturday night we feature our monthly evening of jazz with the North End Jazz Quartet from 8 - 10 pm. Its a great night to meet up with friends or bring down the whole family to enjoy live music and tasty treats.

PLANNING AHEAD: Next Friday we have live dulcimer music with Carolyn Cruso. And on Saturday, April 10, we will be hosting a very special BOOK RELEASE of the new anthology Close Encounters of the Urban Kind with readings by local urban fantasy authors featured in the book, including Nathan Crowder, Rosemary Jones, and Erik Scott de Bie. Put this one on your calendar now!

FRIDAY, April 2
MOVIE: “Hudson Hawk” 9 -11 pm, no cover
Larcenous shenanigans.

SATURDAY, April 3
LIVE MUSIC: North End Jazz Quartet 8 - 10 pm, no cover
Jazz.


Wayward Coffeehouse, it's better than a plan
Mon-Fri: 630 am - 11 pm / Sat-Sun: 7 am - 11 pm
8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
www.waywardcoffee.com