Alien invasions or space operas? Philip K. Dick or Ursula K. LeGuin? Battlestar Galactica or Star Trek? How do you like your science fiction? Attend meetings of the Philadelphia Sci Fi Meetup Group to converse about all things science fiction.
Interesting Readings: a friendly book club for the best in sci-fi, from quirky classics to fresh indie. Meetings are held in the West Chester area, with frequent diversions from the borough into neighboring environs (including Media, Downingtown, and Exton). Please take a look at the list of past events to see if our selections are up your alley. Or if you have a sci-fi or fantasy title you'd like to recommend for the group, let us know! All monthly titles are chosen via member poll. Meetings be …
So you've named your cat "Q". The bumper sticker on your car reads "My other car is the Millenium Falcon". You start affecting a British accent after watching Doctor Who. You own dice that have more than six sides. You sometimes mutter spells under your breath and marvel that they don't work (if they do work... I wanna meet you). You secretly hope to bitten by a radioactive spider or wish you could go on a quest for Shikon Jewel shards. And you might even have more toys now than you ever had as …
The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society is a non-profi 501(c)3 organization whose purpose is to promote, discuss, celebrate and educate people about Science Fiction and Fantasy in all its forms. PSFS meets monthly, usually at International House, located at 3701 Chestnut St. Each meeting features a guest speaker from some area of the SF or Fantasy field, such as writers, editors, artists, publishers, etc. Our past guests include such well-known writers as Peter Beagle, L.A. Banks, Michael Swan …
This group is for those living in the suburbs to get together to play role playing games of various kinds. By Role Playing games, I mean games with characters and dice and a story line in person like Dungeons and Dragons/Pathfinder, Warhammer, Call of Cthulhu, even LARP players My intention is to over time possibly have multiple groups, each variable sizes but each DM/GM can decide the minimum/maximum sizes and individual rules for their games.
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This group is for people who are reading omnivores. We'll read lots of varying genres - a different one for each month. If you believe that there are too many books and too little time, this is the group for you!
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Do you consider yourself a nerd, geek, or dork? Can you say you like “nerdy” activities without the first saying “I know this sounds kinda nerdy but…” Do you like comic books and/or anime conventions? Do you like learning about new gadgets? Join us!
This group is for people interested in science & society, or science fiction, including: A) any aspect of science & society, such as: natural sciences; social sciences; naturalistic philosophy; technology & society; robotics; natural history; philosophy of science; social evolution; anthropology; geology; historical geography; industrial history; astronomy; social philosophy; history; sociology; technology and industry; evolutionary economics; science & ethics; medical technology & biotechnolog …
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