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7/24-27. San Diego's Comic-Con International is the biggest pop culture and media event in the region. Saturday and four-day memberships sold out in June, so buy your membership online for Thursday, Friday or Sunday ASAP.
7/24: The San Diego Rocket Race is running the Supercolossal Fan Race, on foot downtown during Comic-Con. |
| Website: | http://www.comic-con.org/ |
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| 10/3-4 3rd Annual International Book Fair at San Diego City College. Free admission. |
| Website: | http://www.sdcitybookfair.com |
| Email: | cityworkspress@earthlink.net |
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| 11/1: Teams competing in the San Diego Rocket Race use their skills of puzzle solving, navigation, and science fiction trivia as they race all over San Diego. Teams of 2-4 are welcome. |
| Contact: | James Floyd <sdrocketrace@gmail.com> |
| Website: | http://www.sdrocketrace.com/ |
| Where: | SD Natural History Museum, Balboa Park |
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| 11/4: The monthly SF&F Meetup will hold an SF&F book swap! Bring books! (also welcome: comics, videos, games) See website for time/location. |
| Contact: | Allison |
| Website: | http://scifi.meetup.com/31/events/ |
| Place: | Mountain Mike's Pizza |
| Address: | 3089 Clairemont Dr. 92117 |
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| 11/08 Sew Creative Costume Academy,
DoubleTree Inn, Rancho Bernardo. Classes, costume ball and more. Stay tuned for exact date. |
| Website: | http://www.sewcreative1.com |
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| SD-SF-Fans is a low-traffic mailing list for chat and announcements related to San Diego SF Fandom. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SD-SF-Fans |
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| San Diego Sci-Fi/Fantasy Meetup Group gathers monthly to discuss science fiction and fantasy in literature, gaming, film, television, and art, and SF&F conventions, clubs and events. |
| Website: | http://scifi.meetup.com/31 |
| When: | 1st Mon/Tue of each month. |
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| Jim Hay's San Diego Area Fandom Pages is a counterpart to this Index and provides links to many local fan organizations and fan conventions around California. |
| Website: | http://geocities.com/jameshay.geo/ |
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| Com Station Z is a Science Fiction club and community service organization for those interested in Star Trek as well as general SF/Fantasy/Disney/Ren Faires. Meets Tuesday evenings at local restaurants. |
| Contact: | Kathy Frisbie <president@comstationz.org> |
| Website: | http://www.comstationz.org/ |
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| Darkstar is the SF/Gaming club based out of UCSD which welcomes student and nonstudent members alike. Maintains a 4000+ item SF/F lending library, and meets Thursdays for dinner at area restaurants. |
| Contact: | <darkstar@ucsd.edu> |
| Website: | http://darkstar.ucsd.edu/ |
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| Geeky Grrrlz meet up at the Women's Resource Center to watch movies, play games and deconstruct women's role in sci-fi and fantasy. |
| Contact: | Carmen Chavez <cchavez@thecentersd.org> |
| Website: | http://www.thecentersd.org/womens-resource.php |
| When: | 4th Wednesday, 7-8:40pm |
| Where: | The Center, 3909 Centre Street, SD |
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| San Diego Queer Sci-Fi is a social group that meets for irregular outings and social events: movies, books, TV, gaming, conventions, events and social gatherings. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDQSF |
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| At frequent San Diego Fandom Gatherings, fans of diverse interests to cross-pollinate San Diego fandom at large. Movies, gaming, filking, BBQ, geeking. Usually runs from 4pm till
late, check the website for details. |
| Contact: | Darrel Exline <darrelx@polarden.org> |
| Website: | http://polarden.org/fandom |
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| Crazed Imaginations hosts weekly showings of the B-movie classic Rocky Horror Picture Show. Check website for special events and themed showings. |
| Website: | http://www.crazedimaginations.net/ |
| Location: | La Paloma Theatre, Encinitas |
| When: | Fridays, 12 Midnight |
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| IKV Stranglehold is a group dedicated to preserving the Klingon lifestyle through costuming, reenactment, outings, and social events. Humans welcome. |
| Contact: | K'Han Den yo' aj' <captain@hmsstranglehold.org> |
| Website: | http://www.ikvstranglehold.org/ |
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| San Diego Fan Force is the officially recognized chapter of Star Wars Fan Force for San Diego. We meet regularly to socialize and share our love of Star Wars. We have movie nights, laser tag games, participate in walks for children's charities, go to conventions, and have monthly meetings. |
| Contact: | Dennis McGrath <BBQMASTER@JEDI-COUNCIL.COM>, James Floyd <jawajames@gmail.com> |
| Website: | http://www.sandiegofanforce.com |
| Website2: | http://boards.theforce.net/board.asp?brd=10143 |
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| San Diego Star Wars Society meets regularly for costume/prop construction, movie outings, and more. |
| Contact: | SanDiegoStarWars@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.sandiegostarwars.com/ |
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| San Diego Vintage Sci-Fi meets once a month to watch films, TV, and serials made through 1964. Rubber monster suits, cheesy dialogue, and scripts by Robert A. Heinlein! |
| Contact: | Adam Tilghman <agt@sdvsf.org> |
| Website: | http://www.sdvsf.org/ |
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| USS Copernicus is a Star Trek based Sci-Fi Club and Community Service Organization; interests span all genres of Sci-Fi & fantasy, Disney and Ren Fairs. Community service includes working with children and holding cancer fundraisers. |
| Contact: | Mike Witt <papaekim@sbcglobal.net> |
| Website: | www.usscopernicus.org |
| When: | Wednesday evenings at local restaurants |
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| The Rebel Legion Sunrider Base is a costuming club dedicated to promoting the "good guy" costumes of the Star Wars universe. Sunrider Base covers the Southern California area and members generally communicate online. We attend a variety of events in costume including parades, charity events, children's hospital visits, and more. Membership requires a high quality "good guy" costume and anyone 18 years or older may apply. |
| Website: | http://www.sunriderbase.com/ |
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| The San Diego Browncoats meet for a shindig 2nd Saturday of the month and on-line to chat about Joss Whedon's Firefly TV show and Serenity movie. |
| Contact: | John Monteagudo <john_monteagudo@yahoo.com> |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdbrowncoats |
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| Mysterious Galaxy Books hosts a book group every other Wednesday evening which discusses SF, Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery genres. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. |
| Contact: | <mgbooks@mystgalaxy.com> |
| Website: | http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ |
| Where: | 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego |
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| Three North County Barnes & Noble stores host monthly SF/F book groups. Contact the stores for details. |
| Oceanside: | 1st Monday, 7:30pm |
| Encinitas: | 2nd Thursday, 7:30pm |
| Escondido: | 2nd Wednesday, 7:00pm |
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| S.D. Cosplay is San Diego's premiere cosplay forum/website! Meet local cosplay addicts and plan cosplay activities at local cons/events. |
| Website: | http://www.sdcosplay.org/ |
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| SDSMOFS is a mailing list for people organizing SF/Fantasy/Gaming events around San Diego. Join the list to meet other organizers, share ideas and solutions, etc. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdsmofs |
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| San Diego Filk Fandom gathers regularly to play, sing, and appreciate Fandom's own brand of folk music, "Filk". Meetings are held at members' homes; see website. |
| Contact: | Barney Evans <offkey@sdfilk.org> |
| Website: | http://www.sdfilk.org/ |
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| The San Diego Costume Guild is a group of costumers, professional and hobbyist, who meet to learn, share, and enjoy creating, displaying, and wearing genre and non-genre costumes. |
| Contact: | Valarie Labore |
| Website: | http://sdcg.angelfire.com/ |
| Email: | sdcostume@yahoo.com |
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| San Diego SF/F Writers meets monthly to critique and discuss its members' works. Check website for participation criteria. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdsffwriters/ |
| When: | 3rd Tuesday of each month. |
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| Join the North County Writers of Speculative Fiction meetup.com group for a fun and productive evening of sharing thoughts, exchanging critiques, etc. |
| Website: | http://writers.meetup.com/747/ |
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| The Clarion workshop is widely recognized as a premier proving and training ground for aspiring writers of F/SF. Applicants must submit two complete short stories, representing their best fiction work to date. |
| Website: | http://clarion.ucsd.edu |
| Apply: | Jan. 2-Mar 1, 2008 |
| Dates: | Jun 29 - Aug 9, 2008 |
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| Comic-Con International is the largest popular arts convention in North America, with program topics ranging from comics to SF books to Star Trek. |
| Contact: | <cci-info@comic-con.org> |
| Website: | http://www.comic-con.org/ |
| When: | July 24-27, 2008 |
| Location: | San Diego Convention Center |
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| Con-Dor XVI is San Diego's longest-running SF/Fantasy/Gaming convention. |
| Contact: | condorcon@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.condorcon.org/ |
| When: | February 28 - March 1, 2009 |
| Location: | Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley |
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| Conjecture 2008 is San Diego's Fall literary-oriented SF/Fantasy convention. This year's theme: "Military SF". |
| Contact: | <info@conjecture.org> |
| Website: | http://www.conjecture.org/ |
| GoH: | David Drake |
| Location: | Crowne Plaza San Diego, Hotel Circle N. |
| When: | September 26-28, 2008 |
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| The Barony of Calafia is the regional chapter of the worldwide Society for Creative Anachronism, which studies and reenacts pre-17th-century European society: tournaments, heraldry, crafts, workshops, cuisine, etc. |
| Contact: | <webmaster@calafia.org> |
| Website: | http://www.calafia.org/ |
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| The Mars Society, San Diego works towards the exploration and settlement of Mars via research, outreach, and education. Activities include support of Mars Society International research projects, movie nights, and more. |
| Contact: | <MarsSocietySanDiego@yahoo.com> |
| Website: | http://chapters.marssociety.org/SanDiego/ |
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| The San Diego Futurists discuss and debate the future of science, technology, and the arts, in the tradition of the long-running salons of Los Angeles and the Bay Area. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdfuturists/ |
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7pm, 1st Friday of every month. |
| Location: | Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Mira Mesa |
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| CFM: Cienca Ficcion Mexicana es un grupo de discusion, sobre lo que hacen autores, editores y otros interesados por el genero en Mexico. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cfm |
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| Fuerza Rebelde Base Tijuana is a Star Wars fan club located in Tijuana, B.C.
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| Contact: | Abel Cervantes <dr_abelcervantes@hotmail.com> |
| Website: | http://www.fuerzarebeldebasetijuana.tk/ |
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| Members of Rebel Legion, Mexican Base engage in costume recreation at charity events and SF conventions
in Tijuana and beyond.
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| Contact: | Roberto Mancera <fuerzarebelde@hotmail.com> |
| Website: | www.legionrebeldemexico.com |
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| The Orange County Science Fiction Club meets monthly in Fullerton to discuss the latest happenings in Science Fiction, books, films, TV, conventions, etc. |
| Website: | http://www.ocsfc.org/ |
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| Cal-Animage Beta Chapter is UCSD's campus Anime society, but non-student members are welcome! Weekly Anime showings, video library, and more! |
| Contact: | <animage@ucsd.edu> |
| Website: | http://acs.ucsd.edu/~animage/ |
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| Tri-City Anime Club gathers fans in the Carlsbad / Oceanside / Vista for viewing, discussion, and other activites. Areas of interest include Anime, Manga, and anything Japanese. |
| Contact: | Christy Johnson <rhythm_central@yahoo.com> |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tri-CityAnimeClub/ |
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| sd-anime meets in the local San Diego area for discussion, anime viewing, and the occasional potluck. If you like to watch anime until your eyes ache, and enjoy the company of other anime and manga fans, join this group! |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sd-anime |
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| Live, eat, and drink anime? Join the San Diego Animanga Club! Members participate in countless anime events, meetups, and conventions around So-Cal. |
| Website: | http://sdanimanga.net/ |
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| Siar Geata is part of Amtgard, a free, full-contact medieval/fantasy boffer combat organization. Newcomers welcome! Meets Weds eve. & Sat afternoon. |
| Website: | http://www.caamtgard.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=11 |
| More Info: | http://www.amtgardinc.com/bldocs/AmtgardRoPv7_2.pdf |
| Location: | Kit Carson Park, Escondido |
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| Throne of Seasons is a monthly Changling LARP set in San Diego. |
| Contact: | Hector Reyes < Keichiokami@yahoo.com > |
| Website: | http://throneofseasons.completelyunrelated.com/ |
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| San Diego Gaymers is a table top role playing group catering to San Diego's Queer community; games include 3.5E D&D (Ebberon Setting). |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SanDiegoGaymers/ |
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| Starbase 619 is the home for Decipher CCG gaming in the San Diego area: Star Trek CCG (1st and 2nd edition), Star Wars CCG, Lord of the Rings, and Battlestar Galactica. Meets twice a month or more for tournaments. |
| Contact: | Moderator |
| Website: | http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/sb619/ |
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| Warlords RPGA @ Game Empire
offers two rounds of new D&D/RPGA modules. New players welcome. |
| Contact: | Tom Kee <tfkee@cox.net> |
| Website: | http://www.warhorn.net/warlords/ |
| Location: | Game Empire, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., S.D. |
| When: | 3rd Saturday of each month |
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| rpg-sandiego.org is San Diego's online roleplaying resource, featuring discussion forums, announcements, calendars of events, and links to local gaming groups. |
| Contact: | <owner@rpg-sandiego.org> |
| Website: | http://rpg-sandiego.org/ |
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| The SD RPG Events mailing list carries discussion and news of RPGA and other RPG system events in San Diego and around Southern California. |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdrpgevents |
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| San Diego Strategy Gamers meets regularly to play strategy board games. See website for weekly schedule and current location.
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| Contact: | John - (858)922-3503 |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdstrategygamers/ |
| When: | Tuesdays, 7:00 pm |
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| The Game Empire Message Board helps connect those who play games at Game Empire, and carries announcements of new players, game schedules, Game Empire store special events. Strategy/RPG/Miniatures. |
| Website: | http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/GameEmpire |
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