ATTENTION MonSFFA CLUB MEMBERS: “Fancraft” Workshops Set for Tomorrow, Saturday, August 16!

We’ll wrap up our 2025 summer MonSFFActivities tomorrow, Saturday, August 16, as we return to the club’s usual Nouvel Hotel meeting locale for the revival of an old, pre-pandemic tradition of MonSFFA’s, that of holding a number of workshops throughout the course of the afternoon’s meeting. These hands-on demonstrations of SF/F-themed crafting projects, which we have dubbed “fancraft” workshops, will run concurrently, allowing folk to learn about and try their hand at each during the afternoon.

In past workshops we have learned how to fold sci-fi origami, for instance, tried our collective hand at stop-motion animation, realistically painted and weathered dollar-store toy guns and plastic knives for use as cosplay props, and “scratchbuilt” model spaceships from assorted household odds and ends.

These workshops are hosted from among our own and allow all to exercise their innate creativity. This year, we’ll learn how to fashion beautifully decorative magic wands (of particular interest to those among us applying to Hogwarts next semester!), explore scale-model building using paper and cardstock, try our hand at making sci-fi hand puppets (for kids of all ages!), and more!

Also, MonSFFen are encouraged to bring in, for our display table, examples of their own sci-fi fancraft projects, whether in-progress or completed. Share your creative undertakings with the group!

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our downtown meeting hall tomorrow, Saturday, August 16, 1:00PM-5:00PM! Bring a friend!

Please Note: While we strive to keep on schedule, we do, sometimes, fall behind a little, or find ourselves having to reshuffle the order of items on the agenda for one reason or another, or reschedule planned presentations/discussions. Therefore, please understand that all programming is subject to change!

ATTENTION MonSFFA CLUB MEMBERS: “Fancraft” Workshops Scheduled for this Saturday, August 16!

We’ll wrap up our 2025 summer MonSFFActivities this  Saturday, August 16, as we return to the club’s usual Nouvel Hotel meeting locale for the revival of an old, pre-pandemic tradition of MonSFFA’s, that of holding a number of workshops throughout the course of the afternoon’s meeting. These hands-on demonstrations of SF/F-themed crafting projects, which we have dubbed “fancraft” workshops, will run concurrently, allowing folk to learn about and try their hand at each during the afternoon.

In past workshops we have learned how to fold sci-fi origami, for instance, tried our collective hand at stop-motion animation, realistically painted and weathered dollar-store toy guns and plastic knives for use as cosplay props, and “scratchbuilt” model spaceships from assorted household odds and ends.

These workshops are hosted from among our own and allow all to exercise their innate creativity. This year, we’ll learn how to fashion beautifully decorative magic wands (of particular interest to those among us applying to Hogwarts next semester!), explore scale-model building using paper and cardstock, try our hand at making sci-fi hand puppets (for kids of all ages!), and more!

Also, MonSFFen are encouraged to bring in, for our display table, examples of their own sci-fi fancraft projects, whether in-progress or completed. Share your creative undertakings with the group!

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our downtown meeting hall this Saturday, August 16, 1:00PM-5:00PM! Bring a friend!

Please Note: While we strive to keep on schedule, we do, sometimes, fall behind a little, or find ourselves having to reshuffle the order of items on the agenda for one reason or another, or reschedule planned presentations/discussions. Therefore, please understand that all programming is subject to change!

The latest issue of MonSFFA’s News Bulletin, Impulse, has been distributed to club members electronically, and is also now archived here on the club’s Web site. Visit the “Impulse” page, or just click here: ImpulseAugust2025(OnlineVersion)PDF

ATTENTION MonSFFA CLUB MEMBERS: “Fancraft” Workshops Scheduled for Next Saturday, August 16!

We’ll wrap up this summer’s MonSFFActivities in one week’s time, on Saturday, August 16, as we return to the club’s usual Nouvel Hotel meeting locale for the revival of an old, pre-pandemic tradition of MonSFFA’s, that of holding a number of workshops throughout the course of the afternoon’s meeting. These hands-on demonstrations of SF/F-themed crafting projects, which we have dubbed “fancraft” workshops, will run concurrently, allowing folk to learn about and try their hand at each during the afternoon.

In past workshops we have learned how to fold sci-fi origami, for instance, tried our collective hand at stop-motion animation, realistically painted and weathered dollar-store toy guns and plastic knives for use as cosplay props, and “scratchbuilt” model spaceships from assorted household odds and ends.

These workshops are hosted from among our own and allow all to exercise their innate creativity. This year, we’ll learn how to fashion beautifully decorative magic wands (of particular interest to those among us applying to Hogwarts next semester!), explore scale-model building using paper and cardstock, try our hand at making sci-fi hand puppets (for kids of all ages!), and more!

Also, MonSFFen are encouraged to bring in, for our display table, examples of their own sci-fi fancraft projects, whether in-progress or completed. Share your creative undertakings with the group!

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our downtown meeting hall for this August 2025 meeting! Bring a friend! See you all there on Saturday, August 16, 1:00PM-5:00PM!

Please Note: While we strive to keep on schedule, we do, sometimes, fall behind a little, or find ourselves having to reshuffle the order of items on the agenda for one reason or another, or reschedule planned presentations/discussions. Therefore, please understand that all programming is subject to change!

ATTENTION all MonSFFA club members and friends!

After last Sunday’s postponement, our rescheduled Barbecue-in-the-Park will proceed as planned today!

The Gods of Precipitation appear to have relented, somewhat. While showers are expected early this morning, forecasts are showing the rain lessening as afternoon approaches, with a good stretch of sun and cloud prevailing during the mid-day hours. Temperatures will be much more tolerable than last Sunday’s heat-wave conditions, too!

So, skies may be overcast as much as sunny this afternoon, but the chances of a heavy downpour seem slim; we are cautiously optimistic! Hope to see you all this afternoon at Parc Maisonneuve!

As MonSFFen know, our Barbecue-in-the-Park was rained out last Sunday due to thunderstorms and record rain fall. So, we rescheduled to our “rain date” of this Sunday, July 20.

Sunday’s forecast, at the moment, is predicting light rain, likely in the early morning, with a mixture of sun and cloud prevailing for the remainder of the day. Under such circumstances, we intend to proceed with the event. But should that forecast change to continuous, heavier rain, or afternoon rain, the event will cancelled.

Check this Website again early Sunday morning; we will post notice of a cancellation should that become necessary. Otherwise, the event will proceed as planned. 

Our fingers are crossed for a rain-free event!