Announcing SFFiG's new format of emailing updates: SFFiGly news - that's right news relevant to SFFiG, once per SFFiG. Not sure what I'm talking about? Think I've lost my marbles? Gone space crazy, have I? Not today.
Since a SFFiG event occurs every two weeks on the Friday, one fortnight marked with the beginning and end of this time period occurring on the alternate Fridays will be from here on referred to as one SFFiG. Yes we have our own measurement of time now.
So, as you will probably have guessed, news delivered SFFiGly will be arriving on the Fridays that mark the ending of one SFFiG and beginning of a new SFFiG.
Now that makes more sense than a monkey full of barrels.
If you are still confused by all of this, just ignore it and continue reading the important bits that start now:
SFFiGly News!
Important SFFiG News:
SFFiG-screen TV:
We have recently made our first major purchase with funds raised by you, the SFFiGlings! Our SFFiG-screen TV will be making it's debut at our next meeting. I'd like everyone present to make it feel welcome.
Smeagol wants a home:
We have a Smeagol statue, from the Two Towers box set, that is in need of a home. You can buy tickets for the raffle at just $1 each, available at any standard SFFiG meet. Raffle drawn June 12
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
April 26 SPECIAL EVENT:
Meet Twighlight Stars
Kellan Lutz and Edi Gathegi will be appearing at Gifts for the Geek for autographs between 2:30-4:00pm
With the release of the much anticipated season 9 after 9 long years hiatus Red Dwarf is back! Lister, Rimmer, Kryten and the Cat go on their newest, and possibly their last, adventure in Red Dwarf: Back to Earth.
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
May 7 SPECIAL EVENT:
Star Trek Premier
The premier release of Star Trek XI, I plan to go and would like to invite anyone else interested in attending to meet up before the movie.
Details announce closer to the date.
May 15:
Star Trek Trivia
Questions from all series and movies, no books.
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
May 29:
To Be Announced
June 12:
Lord of the Rings Trivia
Questions from both books and movies (LotR only - no Hobbit, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc. ... phew)
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren & Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
We have had to make changes to all dates on our calendar, apologies for any inconveniences. we are now changing fortnights to the alternate Fridays to what we have been using. Starting with Star Trek Trivia, which has been moved from the 15th of May to the 22nd.
See Upcoming events below for all new dates.
Smeagol wants a home:
We have a Smeagol statue, from the Two Towers box set, that is in need of a home. You can buy tickets for the raffle at just $1 each, available at any standard SFFiG meet. Raffle drawn June
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
May 22:
Star Trek Trivia
Questions from all series and movies, no books.
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
June 5:
To Be Announced
June 19:
Lord of the Rings Trivia
Questions from both books and movies (LotR only - no Hobbit, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc. ... phew)
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
July 3:
To Be Announced
July 17:
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren & Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
There is no SFFiG this week due to calendar changes.
Also please note some further alterations to calendar layout, and extra details on Star Trek Trivia.
We now resume our regular SFFiGly News.
Important SFFiG News:
Changes to SFFiG Calendar:
We have had to make changes to all dates on our calendar, apologies for any inconveniences. we are now changing fortnights to the alternate Fridays to what we have been using. Starting with Star Trek Trivia, which has been moved from the 15th of May to the 22nd.
See Upcoming events below for all new dates.
Smeagol wants a home:
We have a Smeagol statue, from the Two Towers box set, that is in need of a home. You can buy tickets for the raffle at just $1 each, available at any standard SFFiG meet. Raffle drawn June
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
May 22:
Star Trek Trivia
Questions from all series and movies, no books.
Doors open 6:30pm, 7pm start.
Entry $5 ($3 members)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st, Geelong.
DOOR PRIZE: Capitan Kirk Christmas Ornament!
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
SFFiGing Around
Videos, games, enjoyment - a day for just SFFiGing around.
Lord of the Rings Trivia
Questions from both books and movies (LotR only - no Hobbit, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc. ... phew)
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren & Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
A quick reminder that previously scheduled dates have changed, please double check the Upcoming Events for all new dates.
Smeagol wants a home:
We have a Smeagol statue, from the Two Towers box set, that is in need of a home. You can buy tickets for the raffle at just $1 each, available at any standard SFFiG meet. Raffle drawn at Lord of the Rings Trivia
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Friday, 12th June
SFFiGing Around
Video & games night - bring along something to share.
Video theme - cartoon comedy
From 6pm
Entry $5 (members $3)
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Lord of the Rings Trivia
Questions from both books and movies (LotR only - no Hobbit, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc. ... phew)
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren & Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
A couple of months ago we decided to try to kick SFFiG up a notch. Bam! Now we are instead needing to kick it back a notch... bam. So far trivia has been more successful than other events so we will be continuing with our previously scheduled trivia, every 4 weeks, with our new format of TV/games/etc. early in the evening and trivia starting a little after. If you have any suggestions or comments about events you'd like to see, please send me an email - this club is for everyone, and we need everyone's opinions!
Smeagol wants a home:
We have a Smeagol statue, from the Two Towers box set, that is in need of a home. You can buy tickets for the raffle at just $1 each, available at any standard SFFiG meet. Raffle drawn at Lord of the Rings Trivia - July 3!
*If you can't make it to the trivia night but would like to buy some tickets just let me know before the ed of June and we can organise something.*
Ron & Hermione need to get drunk:
We have a beautiful set of Harry Potter mugs donated for raffle featuring Ron Weasley on one mug and Hermione Granger on the other. Tickets @ $1 each - on sale at Lord of the Rings trivia and drawn at Harry Potter trivia.
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Friday, 3rd July
Lord of the Rings Trivia
A Long Expected Trivia.
Questions from both books and movies (LotR only - no Hobbit, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc. ... phew)
From 7pm
Entry $5 (members $3)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren & Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
We
have a Smeagol statue, from the Two Towers box set, that is in need of
a home. You can buy tickets for the raffle at just $1 each, available
at any standard SFFiG meet. Raffle drawn at Lord of the Rings Trivia -
July 3!
*If you can't make it to the trivia night but would like to buy
some tickets just let me know before the end of June and we can organise
something.*
Ron & Hermione need to get drunk:
We have a beautiful set of Harry Potter mugs donated for raffle
featuring Ron Weasley on one mug and Hermione Granger on the other.
Tickets @ $1 each - on sale at Lord of the Rings trivia and drawn at
Harry Potter trivia, July 31st.
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Friday, 3rd July
Lord of the Rings Trivia
A Long Expected Trivia.
Questions from both books and movies (LotR only - no Hobbit, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc. ... phew) Prizes awarded in both book and movie categories! 2 door prizes! Legolas & Smeagol posters.
Videos from 6pm
Trivia starts after 7pm
Entry $5 (members $3)
Guides Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Saturday, 25th July Doctor Who Club visits Geelong From 12pm Celebrating the 9th Doctor
Friday, 31st July
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Congratulations to Pam Holm who won the Smeagol raffle last week. I'm sure Pam and Smeagol will be very happy together.
Ron & Hermione need to get drunk:
We have a beautiful set of Harry Potter mugs donated for raffle
featuring Ron Weasley on one mug and Hermione Granger on the other.
Tickets @ $1 each - on sale at Lord of the Rings trivia and drawn at
Harry Potter trivia, July 31st.
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Saturday, 25th July Doctor Who Club visits Geelong From 12pm 33 Myers St Geelong
$5 ($3 SFFiG/DWCV members) Celebrating the 9th Doctor
Friday, 31st July
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders 33 Myers St Geelong
$5 ($3 SFFiG/DWCV members)
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Whodunnit Trivia Mixed trivia & mystery, a bit of everything for everyone!
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Apologies Apologies to Pam Holman, for my lack of spell checking on her name last SFFiGly News. Congratulations once again on winning Smeagol! Ron & Hermione need to get drunk:
We have a beautiful set of Harry Potter mugs donated for raffle
featuring Ron Weasley on one mug and Hermione Granger on the other.
Tickets @ $1 each - on sale at Harry Potter trivia, July 31st.
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Saturday, 25th July Doctor Who Club visits Geelong From 12pm 33 Myers St Geelong
$5 ($3 SFFiG/DWCV members) Celebrating the 9th Doctor
Friday, 31st July
Harry Potter Trivia
Presented by Andrew Saunders 33 Myers St Geelong
$5 ($3 SFFiG/DWCV members)
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Whodunnit Trivia Mixed trivia & mystery, a bit of everything for everyone!
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Congratulations: Congratulations to Sam Lowe who won the Ron & Hermoine Mugs at the recent Harry Potter Trivia Night. May they all have may happy drinks together!
Thanks: Thanks to Andrew and Christine Saunders for running a fantastic Harry Potter Trivia Night with plenty of fun, games and surprises. Also lollies :-)
I intend to borrow some of their ideas in future trivia nights, starting with out next Youdunnit trivia, which will be different again to anything before!
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Friday, 28th August
Youdunnit Trivia
33 Myers St Geelong Videos from 6pm Trivia starting after 7pm
$5 ($3 members) Characters from across Sci-Fi & Fantasy are on trial - you choose a character and must defend them with your games, knowledge and skills at trivia. ** Arrive early for preference of character choice!
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Futurama Trivia
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Celebrations: Next week at SFFiG we're planning on having one of our biggest, best nights ever. Not only has it recently been our SFFiG day - first anniversary of SFFiG becoming an officially registered group - but this is also our 10th trivia night! So make sure you are there to be eligible for the door prize (Star Wars illustrated encyclopedia) as well as random prizes, and the winning team prize!
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Friday, 28th August
Youdunnit Trivia
33 Myers St Geelong Videos from 6pm Trivia starting after 7pm
$5 ($3 members) Characters
from across Sci-Fi & Fantasy are on trial - you choose a character
and must defend them with games, knowledge and skills at trivia. Someone is a victim, others may be framed... there is only one to blame and they may or may not be caught! ** Arrive early for preference of character choice!
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
Futurama Trivia
Monty Python event
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Youdunnit Results: The conclusion to last week's Youdunnit mystery night is here, after players took control of their favourtie characters for the night we discovered that Majin Buu (Dragonball Z) had been brutally beaten, and everyone in the room was a suspect. We interrogated everyone, for a while Korban Dallas (Fifth Element) was looking pretty suspicious, and in the final moments the lights went out and Captain Kirk (Star Trek) was found dead. However Korban was found not guilty since we did not get enough evidence by the time the game was over. Once everything was finished it was revealed that the whole time Dark Helmet (Spaceballs) was the real culprit!
We had a lot of fun and I'm planning on runing some youdunnit variants coming up, hopefully with more people to mix things up a bit :-)
Memberships reminder: Seeing as we have just passed our first birthday this also means that all those people that generously paid for their annual membership on August 3rd last year will have reached the end of their memberships. However, as this was not mentioned earlier we're giving an extension until after our next event (date to be announced) so that those members can still get in for the cheaper price and get two door prize entries! If you have any questions about memberships feel free to speak to me, or Andrew Saunders, our Membership Officer.
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Currently we do not have a date set for our next event, but watch out for an announcement coming soon! See below for future events.
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
(in no particular order)
Futurama Trivia
Monty Python event A party game, with a little trivia, a lot of silliness and a few shrubberies! BYO Spam.
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Special Congratulations: To my good friend and founding SFFiG Member Andrew Saunders, and new friend and SFFiGling Emily Watson on their recent engagement! Not only is this a wonderful event but also I am very excited to report that the proposal was made in the exact location that the happy couple met: Gifts for the Geek. Well done guys, and may there be many geeky years ahead for you both!
Upcoming Events:
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
Halloween Trivia Everything scary and spooky from Freddy Krueger to Scooby Doo! Ghosts, Gremlins, Monsters and Michael Jackson. Friday 23rd October 7pm Guide Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong $5 ($3 members)
Torchwood The Doctor Who Club of Victoria visits Geelong to celebrate Torchwood on Halloween! Saturday 31st October 1pm Guide Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
(in no particular order)
Monty Python event A party game, with a little trivia, a lot of silliness and a few shrubberies! BYO Spam.
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
Thanks Ben :) I'm sure we will have many many Geeky years ahead of us
--- In SFFiG@..., Ben Hughes <grombek@...> wrote:
>
> SFFiGly News!
>
> Important SFFiG News:
> ***
> Special Congratulations:
> *To my good friend and founding SFFiG Member Andrew Saunders, and new friend
> and SFFiGling Emily Watson on their recent engagement! Not only is this a
> wonderful event but also I am very excited to report that the proposal was
> made in the exact location that the happy couple met: Gifts for the Geek.
> Well done guys, and may there be many geeky years ahead for you both!
> **
> Upcoming Events:
> At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A
> variety of prizes at each trivia night.
>
> *Halloween Trivia*
> Everything scary and spooky from Freddy Krueger to Scooby Doo! Ghosts,
> Gremlins, Monsters and Michael Jackson.
> Friday 23rd October
> 7pm
> Guide Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
> $5 ($3 members)
>
> *Torchwood*
> The Doctor Who Club of Victoria visits Geelong to celebrate Torchwood on
> Halloween!
> Saturday 31st October
> 1pm
> Guide Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
>
> NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
>
> COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
> (in no particular order)
>
> *Monty Python event
> *A party game, with a little trivia, a lot of silliness and a few
> shrubberies! BYO Spam.
>
> And so on...
>
> Advertisements:
> SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks
> for their support:
>
> Community Support:
>
> Gifts for the Geek:
> Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of
> trivia prizes.
> If you haven't visited Darren & Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They
> have everything and anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
> www.giftsforthegeek.com.au
> 166 Ryrie St, Geelong.
>
> St Laurence Family Store
> Many thanks for donations of sci-fi and fantasy themed prizes.
> Torquay rd, Grovedale.
>
> Pace Advertising
> Thanks to Nick at Pace for his sponsorship of our newsletter (still coming),
> and general support.
> www.pace.com.au
>
> Member Ads:
>
> CR&P:
> Collectables, Rarities & Paraphernalia - eBay listing by Ben Hughes
> http://myworld.ebay.com.au/crandp
>
> Legendary Costuming:
> Costumes & Sewing jobs, from small projects to large
> (includes authentic historical costumes)
> Contact Kerry - kerry64 at gmail.com
>
> Chiefkickingbird
> Carmel's eBay account - occasional geeky items.
> http://myworld.ebay.com.au/chiefkickingbird/
>
> If you're a member and would like to place a small ad here just send a
> message to me - grombek@... and I will include it here.
>
> Want to become a SFFiG Member?
> SFFiG Memberships cost just $20 per year. You can also purchase a family
> membership for $30 - this covers anyone living in the same house.
> Being a SFFiG Member gets you in to SFFiG hosted events cheaper, gets you
> two tickets to the door prize as well as a small ad in the SFFiGly News!
>
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> Don't forget to sign up to our SFFiGbook to get event invitations, network
> with other fans and spread the good word!
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/SFFiG
>
> Thanks for your support!
> ~Ben
>
> --
> Ben Hughes
> Ambivalent Overlord
> SFFiG
> Science Fiction & Fantasy in Geelong
>
At every event look out for free tea & coffee as well as a door prize! A variety of prizes at each trivia night.
NEXT TIME AT SFFIG:
Halloween Trivia Everything scary and spooky from Freddy Krueger to Scooby Doo! Ghosts, Gremlins, Monsters and Michael Jackson. Be sure to dress up in something Halloweenish! Bonus points will be awarded, and maybe even treats (I won't mention the tricks as it is a surprise). Friday 23rd October 7pm Guide Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
$5 ($3 members)
Torchwood The Doctor Who Club of Victoria visits Geelong to celebrate Torchwood on Halloween! Saturday 31st October 1pm Guide Hall, 33 Myers st Geelong
COMING UP, ON SFFIG:
(in no particular order)
Monty Python event A party game, with a little trivia, a lot of silliness and a few shrubberies! BYO Spam.
And so on...
Advertisements:
SFFiG supports our local community and members, all of whom we give thanks for their support:
Community Support:
Gifts for the Geek:
Thanks to the guys for supporting us from day 1 and for a constant supply of trivia prizes.
If you haven't visited Darren
& Jason at The Shop yet, then do so now. They have everything and
anything a geek could want, new stock in all the time!
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