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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • 12:00 Noon to 6:00pm
Library Cataloging Session Please join us for another installment of our ongoing push to get the library cataloged! We need people with laptops (a limited number of computers are available if you can't/don't bring your own) to work on the data entry portion as well as a team to prep the books on the shelves and make sure the laptop folks never run out of books. Generally some sort of snack is provided. At the clubhouse.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
Open Library/Clubhouse Hours On Wednesdays, the NESFA Clubhouse and Library are open from Noon to 9PM (or later; call first). The Library is open to all and for members* to borrow (or return) books, magazines, audio books, and DVDs. Drop by and browse through our 20,000+ item collection. Feel free to read one or just chat with others. Library cataloging is usually in progress. After 5 PM, more members start showing up to chat, work on NESFA Business, or, occasionally, play a pickup board game. * Membership is $24 per year and open to all. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 • 12:00 Noon to 7:00pm
Open Library Hours Starting at noon on Saturdays, the NESFA Clubhouse and Library are open to all and for members* to borrow (or return) books, magazines, audio books, and DVDs. Drop by and browse through our 20,000+ item collection. Feel free to read one or just chat with others. Cataloging the collection is usually also happening during this time. On some Saturday evenings we host a video night at the clubhouse. Please see separate entries. * Membership is $24 per year and open to all. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 • 12:00 Noon to 6:00pm
Library Cataloging Session Please join us for another installment of our ongoing push to get the library cataloged! We need people with laptops (a limited number of computers are available if you can't/don't bring your own) to work on the data entry portion as well as a team to prep the books on the shelves and make sure the laptop folks never run out of books. Generally some sort of snack is provided. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 • 6:00pm to whenever
Anime Social Anime social and viewing. Social discussion begins at 6, screening starts at 7. At the clubhouse.
Sunday, January 26, 2025 • 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! (Masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Sunday, January 26, 2025 • 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Other Meeting @ Mike Benveniste's Send email to info@nesfa.org for details.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 • 12:00 Noon to 6:00pm
Library Cataloging Session Please join us for another installment of our ongoing push to get the library cataloged! We need people with laptops (a limited number of computers are available if you can't/don't bring your own) to work on the data entry portion as well as a team to prep the books on the shelves and make sure the laptop folks never run out of books. Generally some sort of snack is provided. At the clubhouse.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 • 12:00 Noon to whenever
Open Library/Clubhouse Hours On Wednesdays, the NESFA Clubhouse and Library are open from Noon to 9PM (or later; call first). The Library is open to all and for members* to borrow (or return) books, magazines, audio books, and DVDs. Drop by and browse through our 20,000+ item collection. Feel free to read one or just chat with others. Library cataloging is usually in progress. After 5 PM, more members start showing up to chat, work on NESFA Business, or, occasionally, play a pickup board game. * Membership is $24 per year and open to all. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 7:00pm to 10:30
Media Night SF/Fantasy media, Anime, and ... At the clubhouse.
Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 1:00pm to whenever
Boskone Book Numbering Work Session Work session to prep this year's Boskone book. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Boskone Tech Training and Work Session Learn all about video switching and how to run a video camera. At the clubhouse.
Sunday, February 2, 2025 • 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.
Friday, February 7, 2025 • 7:00pm to 9:00pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

This meeting will be held online.

Saturday, February 8, 2025 • 1:00pm to whenever
Boskone work session Weekend work session in preparation for Boskone. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, February 8, 2025 • 7:00pm to whenever
Doctor Who Meet up & Social Join us in viewing classic and new Who, and socializing with fellow fans. (masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Sunday, February 9, 2025 • 1:00pm to whenever
Boskone work session Weekend work session in preparation for Boskone. At the clubhouse.
Sunday, February 9, 2025
No Game Day No gaming today.
Thursday, February 13, 2025 • 3:00pm
Truck Unloading at the Westin Unload the truck and start building Boskone at the Westin.
Friday, February 14 - Sunday, February 16, 2025
Boskone 62 Westin Boston Seaport District
Guest of Honor: Jasper Fforde
Official Artist: Theresa Mather
Special Guest: Kelley Armstrong
Musical Guest: Madison Metricula Roberts
Hal Clement Science Speaker: Heather Preston
Sunday, February 16, 2025 • 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Truck loading @ Westin & Unloading at Clubhouse (easy stuff) Start time depends on availability of primary helpers. 7 PM is a guess. At the clubhouse.
Monday, February 17, 2025 • 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Truck Unloading at Clubhouse This time varies based on availability of primary helpers. 3 PM is the most likely start time based on the other stops the truck needs to make, but call ahead to be sure. At the clubhouse.
Saturday, February 22, 2025 • 6:00pm to whenever
Anime Social Anime social and viewing. Social discussion begins at 6, screening starts at 7. At the clubhouse.
Sunday, February 23, 2025 • 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! (Masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Saturday, March 1, 2025 • 7:00pm to 10:30
Media Night SF/Fantasy media, Anime, and ... At the clubhouse.
Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 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! (Masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Friday, March 7, 2025 • 7:00pm to 9:00pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress

This meeting will be held online.

Saturday, March 8, 2025 • 7:00pm to whenever
Doctor Who Meet up & Social Join us in viewing classic and new Who, and socializing with fellow fans. (masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Sunday, March 9, 2025 • 1:00pm to whenever
Boskone 62 Debriefing Debriefing the Boskone we ran three weeks ago.
This meeting will be held over Zoom.
Saturday, March 15, 2025 • 7:00pm to 10:30
Media Night SF/Fantasy media, Anime, and ... At the clubhouse.
Sunday, March 16, 2025 • 2:00pm to whenever
NESFA Business Meeting The NESFA business meeting normally takes two or more hours. Over Zoom.
Saturday, March 22, 2025 • 6:00pm to whenever
Anime Social Anime social and viewing. Social discussion begins at 6, screening starts at 7. At the clubhouse.
Sunday, March 23, 2025 • 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! (Masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 • 7:00pm to 10:30
Media Night SF/Fantasy media, Anime, and ... At the clubhouse.
Sunday, March 30, 2025 • 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! (Masks optional) At the clubhouse.
Friday, April 4, 2025 • 7:00pm to 9:00pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: This Case Is Gonna Kill Me by Melinda Snodgrass (writing as Phillipa Bornikova)

This meeting will be held online.

Friday, May 2, 2025 • 7:00pm to 9:00pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

This meeting will be held online.

Friday, June 6, 2025 • 7:00pm to 9:00pm
NESFA Reading Group Book: [TBD] by [TBD]

This meeting will be held online.

NESFA events are highlighted like this. Non-NESFA events at the clubhouse are highlighted like this. Extraordinary and exceptional events, dates, and reminders are highlighted like this.

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).

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.

The clubhouse is cleaned by professional cleaners every other week.

In 2024, the remaining dates for cleaning are November 1st, 15th, 29th, December 13, and 27.

Please schedule your activities so as not to interfere with their work.