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"Cabinet" and "Steampunk" (and The Magician King!) are getting some good press! Are you excited yet?
Posted on 2011-06-22 at 19:31 by montsamu
But before I get on with that, a brief announcement: in the hour preceding the 7 pm Cabinet of Curiosities Literary Extravaganza event on Saturday July 30 at Durham's Fullsteam Brewery (whew!) the brewery will play host to the Davenport Sisters, hosts of the weekly Steampunk radio show The Clockwork Cabaret. So, if you're around, and want to come hang out early, chat, get an early start on whatever the Fullsteam R&D is cooking up, etc. the music starts at 6. (Note: they come in pints, of course, but did you
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The Triangle's Summer of Steampunk
Posted on 2011-06-04 at 14:23 by montsamu
The Triangle's "Summer of Steampunk" kicks off today with the Beaver Queen "Streampunk" pageant in Durham (http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2011/05/29/206956/wholl-be-beaver-queen.html). More stuff?
New! Saturday, June 11th, The Decemberists are playing a concert at the Raleigh Amphitheatre (http://decemberists.com/show_notes/the-decemberists-in-raleigh-nc-on-june-11-2011/). Yeah, not technically Steampunk but birds of a feather in many ways.
Maker Faire on June 18 (http://makerfairenc.com/): "Makers, Crafters
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Summer is Coming!
Posted on 2011-05-20 at 17:21 by montsamu
With all apologies to George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones: SUMMER IS COMING! From the VanderMeers to Lev Grossman to our own Mighty Mur, there's an awful lot going on.
7 The "summer" pretty much got started as Free Comic Book Day was here again. Ultimate Comics had (among others) locals Tommy Lee Edwards (TURF), Dale Mettam (Viper Comics), and Firetower Studios (The Order of Dagonet) and Chapel Hill Comics had Thomas Boatwright (Zeke Deadwood, Zombie Lawman) doing sketches.
(Much more...)
12-28 Durham's
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A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES LITERARY EXTRAVAGANZA!
Posted on 2011-05-12 at 13:22 by montsamu
A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES LITERARY EXTRAVAGANZA! Join Hugo Award winning editor Ann VanderMeer and World Fantasy Award winner Jeff VanderMeer for a book release party and evening of celebration-give-aways, short humorous readings, and great conversations. Spotlight on the debut of The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (HarperCollins) and definitive guide The Steampunk Bible (Abrams Image), along with Triangle author and Escape Pod editor Mur Lafferty's new fiction series. Special guests of the
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December/January events!
Posted on 2010-11-25 at 03:26 by montsamu
Whew. December is nearly upon us. After you recover from the weekend's turkey-coma, wake up! December is getting off to a good start:
- Now: The November/December issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&SF) includes the short story "The Closet" by John Kessel
- Wednesday, December 1, 7:30 PM, Quail Ridge Books: Greensboro author Orson Scott Card to read from his new book PATHFINDER (Simon Pulse)
- Thursday, December 2, 7 PM, Barnes & Noble of Brier Creek: Raleigh authors Clay and Susan Griffith to
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September 2010 events flyer.
Posted on 2010-08-31 at 16:15 by montsamu
The flyers seem to be a fairly popular little thing, so here is the September 2010 Local Events/News flyer. It is a PDF file which you may and probably should print out a bunch of times and put everywhere.
Inside:
2 Mark Van Name reads from and talks about his new science fiction novel Children No More at Quail Ridge Books; author’s proceeds donated to Falling Whistles, a child Read more...
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How far is Pittsboro?
Posted on 2010-08-13 at 19:09 by montsamu
For most of us around the Raleigh-Durham area, luckily that answer doesn't fully apply when talking about McIntyre's Books. Fearrington Village is about halfway from Chapel Hill to Pittsboro along US 15-501, which is far, but maybe not too far for a couple of local events of Bull Spec interest:
The first is so recently booked that it isn't yet on the village calendar but it has made it onto Mark Van Name's events so I think it's safe to say it's official. Mark will be at McIntyre's on Sunday, August 29 at 2
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Treats. Let me tempt you with them.
Posted on 2010-08-04 at 14:41 by montsamu
So: if a panel of John Kessel, Natania Barron, Gwendolyn Clare, and Paul Celmer can't tempt you to come out to the Bull Spec #2 launch party at Quail Ridge Books tonight, maybe these will. Mrs. Bull Spec has once again brought out the big guns:
Three (count 'em, three!) varietals of rice crispy treats. Sure, there's your standard (in this case, a little more on the gooey side) 'plain':
And then it gets a little more interesting, with M&Ms and Reese's Pieces:
And then something really cool, coconut raisin Read more...
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BULL SPEC #2 Launch Party: Wednesday 4 August at 7:30 PM at Quail Ridge Books
Posted on 2010-07-08 at 18:46 by montsamu
The "summer issue" of Bull Spec is here! To celebrate making it to a second issue and to kick things off, we're going to get together at Quail Ridge Books on Wednesday, August 4th at 7:30 PM for readings and discussion and perhaps even a bit of a roundtable "program." Local story contributors Gwendolyn Clare and Paul Celmer will be there to give folks a taste of their stories in the issue; NCSU professor and award-winning author John Kessel might say a few words about speculative fiction or his recent
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More stores, local and not. And tomorrow is eventful.
Posted on 2010-05-22 at 04:40 by montsamu
Well, issue #1 is in stock at Barnes & Noble location at the Streets of Southpoint in Durham; thanks very much to the management there giving it a chance and their support.
And a box is on its way to Forbidden Planet NYC -- hopefully it will get there soon and folks will like it!
And for folks in the local area, I'll be at the Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival in downtown Durham tomorrow (Saturday) from 12-9. Come by to chat, play chess, and bring snacks.
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