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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 • 1:00pm to whenever
Open library/club hours Open library hours 1pm to 8pm. Open club hours 6pm to 9pm or later. At the clubhouse.
Friday, October 6, 2023 • 7:00pm to 9:30pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: The Employees by Olga Ravn

This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.

Saturday, October 7, 2023 • 6:00pm to 10:00
Dr. Who meet up & social We're checking vaccination status, and the event is indoors (masking optional). If you would like to volunteer for this event, then please let Michael Rasnick know at: gaming-coordinator@nesfa.org At the clubhouse.
Saturday, October 7, 2023 • 1:00pm to 8:00pm
Open library hours At the clubhouse.
Sunday, October 8, 2023 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at Noon. The NESFA business meeting will follow, no earlier than 2PM.

These meetings will be held online or possibly hybrid, if we return to the clubhouse.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 • 1:00pm to whenever
Open library/club hours Open library hours 1pm to 8pm. Open club hours 6pm to 9pm or later. At the clubhouse.
Friday, October 13 - Sunday, October 15, 2023
MCFI Relaxacon in Dennisport, MA at the Corsair and Cross Rip Hotels
Saturday, October 14, 2023 • 1:00pm to 8:00pm
Open library hours At the clubhouse.
Sunday, October 15, 2023 • 12:00 Noon to 10:00pm
Game Day Join us for Board, Card, & Role Playing Games at the NESFA Clubhouse! Bring your own games or play from our collection. We will happily teach games! Proof of COVID vaccination is required. RSVP is requested: gaming-coordinator@nesfa.org (Note: Masks optional.) At the clubhouse.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 • 1:00pm to whenever
Open library/club hours Open library hours 1pm to 8pm. Open club hours 6pm to 9pm or later. At the clubhouse.
Wednesday, October 18 - Sunday, October 22, 2023
81st World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, China
Saturday, October 21, 2023 • 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Media Night SF/Fantasy media, Anime, and ... At the clubhouse.
Saturday, October 21, 2023 • 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Open library hours At the clubhouse.
Sunday, October 22, 2023 • 12:00 Noon to 10:00pm
Game Day Join us for Board, Card, & Role Playing Games at the NESFA Clubhouse! Bring your own games or play from our collection. We will happily teach games! Proof of COVID vaccination is required. RSVP is requested: gaming-coordinator@nesfa.org (Note: Mask required.) At the clubhouse.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 • 1:00pm to whenever
Open library/club hours Open library hours 1pm to 8pm. Open club hours 6pm to 9pm or later. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, October 28, 2023 • 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Halloween media night movies and shows appropriate to Halloween At the clubhouse.
Saturday, October 28, 2023 • 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Open library hours At the clubhouse.
Sunday, October 29, 2023 • 12:00 Noon to 10:00pm
Game Day Join us for Board, Card, & Role Playing Games at the NESFA Clubhouse! Bring your own games or play from our collection. We will happily teach games! Proof of COVID vaccination is required. RSVP is requested: gaming-coordinator@nesfa.org (Note: Masks optional.) At the clubhouse.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 • 1:00pm to whenever
Open library/club hours Open library hours 1pm to 8pm. Open club hours 6pm to 9pm or later. At the clubhouse.
Friday, November 3, 2023 • 7:00pm to 9:30pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang

This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.

Sunday, November 5, 2023 • 2:00am to 3:00am
end of daylight saving time 2 am EDT, end of daylight saving time; change clocks backward to 1 am EST.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at Noon. The NESFA business meeting will follow, no earlier than 2PM.

These meetings will be held online or possibly hybrid, if we return to the clubhouse.

Friday, November 17 - Sunday, November 19, 2023
Philcon 2023 in Cherry Hill, NJ
Friday, December 1 - Sunday, December 3, 2023
Smofcon 40 in Providence, RI
Friday, December 1, 2023 • 7:00pm to 9:30pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: Sourdough by Robin Sloan

This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.

Sunday, December 10, 2023 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at Noon. The NESFA business meeting will follow, no earlier than 2PM.

These meetings will be held online or possibly hybrid, if we return to the clubhouse.

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
NESFA Press Royalty run – 2nd half 2023
Sunday, January 7, 2024 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
(Tentative) Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at Noon. The NESFA business meeting will follow, no earlier than 2PM.

These meetings will be held online or possibly hybrid, if we return to the clubhouse.

Friday, January 12 - Monday, January 15, 2024
Arisia 2024 Another New England SF convention at the Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, MA
Saturday, February 3, 2024 • 1:00pm to whenever
Boskone work session Weekend work session in preparation for Boskone. At the clubhouse.
Sunday, February 4, 2024 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at Noon. The NESFA business meeting will follow, no earlier than 2PM.

These meetings will be held online or possibly hybrid, if we return to the clubhouse.

Friday, February 9 - Sunday, February 11, 2024
Boskone 61 Westin Boston Seaport District
Guest of Honor: Ben Aaronovitch
Official Artist: Emily Hurst Pritchett
Special Guest: Bradford Lyau
Musical Guest: Amy Kucharik
Hal Clement Science Guest: Kevin Roche
NESFA Press Guest: John Scalzi
Sunday, March 10, 2024 • 2:00am to 3:00am
beginning of daylight saving time 2 am EST, beginning of daylight saving time; set clocks forward to 3 am EDT.
Monday, April 8, 2024
solar eclipse Totality will be visible in parts of New England (northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine), weather permitting
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
NESFA Press Royalty run – 1st half 2024
Thursday, July 18 - Sunday, July 21, 2024
NASFiC 2024 in Buffalo, NY
Thursday, August 8 - Monday, August 12, 2024
Glasgow 2024 The 82nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland from August 8-12, 2024.
Sunday, November 3, 2024 • 2:00am to 3:00am
end of daylight saving time 2 am EDT, end of daylight saving time; change clocks backward to 1 am EST.
Thursday, January 2, 2025
NESFA Press Royalty run – 2nd half 2024

 

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Please report any errors and any relevant events which are not listed but are in or near New England or otherwise of interest to NESFA members to calendar@nesfa.org.

Note that, as of this time, most events at the NESFA Clubhouse are "mask optional". Some events, especially some Game Days and Dr. Who events, are "mask required". Any "mask required" events will say so in their listing.

Game and Video days, as well as Wednesday evenings at the Clubhouse, have resumed being in-person. For now, NESFA and Boskone Business Meetings will remain via Zoom.

In addition to the activities listed here, some NESFA members gather at the clubhouse almost every Wednesday evening to work, socialize, and play games (often Dominion). The building is almost always open between 6 pm and 9 pm on Wednesday evenings and often later.  When the weather is inclement, please call 617-625-2311 to make sure that there are people at the clubhouse before showing up.