Last update: Sun, 20 Nov 2011

St. Louis Area SF/Fantasy Conventions & Clubs

The following is a not-necessarily-inclusive list of dates, contacts, etc., for local Sf/fantasy-related conventions and clubs. Not all the contacts listed are the "official" ones, but are at least people who can provide information and/or point you in the right direction.



ST. LOUIS-AREA CLUBS

St. Louis Animation Society
(no officers, no dues; meets 2nd Saturday of each month)
c/o John Donigan
7480 Rupert
St. Louis, MO 63117

John Donigan <jdonigan@swbell.net>
(314) 645-8743

St. Louis Science Fiction Society
(meets 3rd Sunday of alternate months, plus June picnic, Dec. Xmas party)


StLSFS
1738 San Martin Ct.
Fenton, MO 63026-2304

Michelle Zellich, President
(636) FAN-3026

St. Charles Science Fiction & Fantasy Society
(meets the first Wednesday of every other month - Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov - at Borders on Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur)

SCSFFS
P.O. Box 575
St. Charles, MO 63302

SCSFFS@planetstl.com

Celestial Intervention Agency (CIA)
(Doctor Who club; meets bi-monthly, on one Saturday of every other month)

St. Louis CIA
P.O. Box 733
St. Louis, MO 63188

stl-who@lycos.com

St. Louis Camarilla Fan Club
(Dark Confluence Domain meets monthly for Live Action World of Darkness events)

Stephanie Wheeler

stephanie.game@sbcglobal.com

St. Louis Costumers' Guild
(SF/Fantasy and period costuming; affiliated with the International Costumers Guild)

Bruce & Nora Mai
7835 Milan
University City, MO 63130

St. Louis Costumers Guild <slcg@email.con>
(314) 727-0972

Extreme Possibilities
(St. Louis' X-Files Division; meets every other month)

Extreme Possibilities
PO Box 170133
St. Louis, MO 63117

Donna Bakke <bakke@i1.net>
(314) 727-1508

Brentwood Science Fiction Book Club
(Book discussion group; meets at the Brentwood Public Library, 8765 Eulalie Ave., the first Thursday of every month, beginning October 1, 2009)

gnovak@bplmo.org
(314) 963-8630

St. Louis Space Frontier
(annual "Space Week" event?)

Mike Makowski
(314) 432-3493

Flotilla 13
(Artist & Writers Group; meets monthly? at the All American Comic Store, 6510 Chippewa, St. Louis)

Flotilla 13
1209 Auber Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63011

Starfleet: The International Star Trek Fan Association

Missouri Chapters:

USS Antonio Maria Valsalva, NCC-4101
Contact: David Miller, M.D.

USS Atlas, NCC-75013
Contact: info@ussatlas.org

USS Discovery, NCC-1308
Contact: John Newmark

USS Troubador
Contact: Helen Pawlowski

USS Umiak, NCC-3142
Contact: Walter Otten

Illinois Chapters:

USS Hexum, NCC-2199
Contact: Rick Gale

St. Louis Regional Pagan Community
(not a specific organization; look here for information on the Omnistic Fellowship (OF), the Council for Alternative Spiritual Traditions (CAST), and related events)

Jim & Joyce Higgenbotham <tigger@inlink.com>

Dana Eilers <revdana@MindSpring.com>

Council for Alternative Spiritual Traditions (CAST)

St. Louis Pagan Events Calendar and Resources Guide

St. Louis Pagan Mailing and Announcement Lists

Klingon Assault Group

Cold Blood Quadrant Commander
Lt. Com. Najchom vestai-Trekkan
Stacie Cupples <ladytrkn@minor.stlmo.com>
(314) 772-7783
Gateway Squadron Attack Coordinator
Commander K'mak sutai-Tadtaj
Terry Cupples
(314) 772-7783

Gateway Squadron Ships

IKV Shadow Raptor
Meets in the City of St. Louis
Commander K'mak sutai-Tadtaj
Terry Cupples
(314) 772-7783

IKV Purple Haze Wolfpack
Meets in Southwest St. Louis County (Fenton)

Lt. Commander Q'dogh Vestai Qong Hov
dugiem@hotmail.com
(314) 843-0473
XO Lt. Commander SosQej vestai QongHov
Jenny Overkamp <je2nyo@earthlink.net>
(636) 343-3026

IKV Blood Flame
Meets in Granite City, IL

Lt. Commander Krowl vestai-Chuthar
Don Mayford
(618) 877-6412

IKV Eyes of Kahless
Meets at East Meets West Coffee House in Maplewood

Rona Whitsell - Commanding Officer
ronaleaze@hotmail.com

IKV Fury
Meets in the South St. Louis County area

Jim Fornango <bdragon@i1.net>

IKV The Iron Heart
Meets the 3rd Sunday of each month, on the Southern Illinois side of St. Louis

Captain Michael Hatley - Commanding Officer
Michael Hatley <Kingpn1@aol.com>
(618) 286-3938 between 5pm and 9pm

Arch Regional Furries (A.R.F.)
(fan group devoted to anthromorphics, furries, and fun)

Jack "Spiked" Below <SpkdPnch@aol.com>
(314) 223-7410

Medieval and Fantasy Society (MAFS)
(real combat with medieval style padded weapons; meets every Sunday)

Bryan Welmon
(314) 426-6149

Agent Anime
(fan group devoted to Japanese animation; meets 3rd Saturday of each month at the Buder Branch Library, 4401 Hampton Ave.)

matt@agentanime.com
(314) 457-1626

Fant-Asia St. Louis
(fan group for Japanese animation and Asian live-action movies)

Contact:
countlohengramm@hotmail.com
(636) 685-5497

Meetings are held in St. Charles, South County, and at St. Louis Mills; see the web page for locations and dates of meetings and other events.

St. Louis Moon Society
(chapter of The Moon Society, a non-profit educational and scientific foundation formed to further scientific study and development of the moon)

President Keith Wetzel
kawetzel@swbell.net

Secretary David Heck
david.p.heck@boeing.com

Zombie Squad
(meets the third Sunday of every other month at Mangia Italiano)

Zombie Squad
P.O. Box 63124
St. Louis, MO 63163

service@zombiehunters.org
(888) 495-4052

501st Legion
(world-wide Star Wars Imperial costuming group)

70th Explorers Garrison for Missouri & Kansas
Gateway Squad, includes the Missouri side of the St. Louis metro area

Squad 66 - The Temple Raiders, Southwest Missouri area
Midwest Garrison for Illinois & Wisconsin



ST. LOUIS FANDOM MAILING LISTS

St. Louis Fandom at <stlfandom@yahoogroups.com>
STLFANDOM is an unmoderated list for anyone who would like to discuss fandom in St. Louis or just about anything that is on their mind.

List topics are open to anything. The purpose of this list is primarily to discuss Science Fiction, Fantasy, conventions and fandom in general, although the list does sometimes spend time off these topics.

Although unmoderated, this list is NOT for spamming, advertising, vulgar or abusive language, or lewd behavior. No matter how strong someone's opinion is, or someone's opinion about another person's opinion, let us remain civil.

Do not take someone's criticism of your opinions personally. The list owner reserves the right to remove anyone from the lost who is overly offensive and to shut down the list if it turns into a forum for personal attacks on list members who have submitted articles.

To subscribe, go to www.yahoogroups.com/, sign into your yahoogroups account (or create one - registration is free), and subscribe yourself to the group (find it by typing "stlfandom" into the Search box). An alternate method is to go to directly to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stlfandom and click on the "Join This Group!" button.

If you don't want to sign up for a yahoogroups membership, you can also subscribe by sending a blank email message to stlfandom-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. This method will not give you access to the message Archive, however.

Owner: Rich Zellich <rich@zellich.net>

St. Louis Area Trek Enthusiasts <Slate@onelist.com>
This mailing list is for St. Louis Area Trek Enthusiasts.  Chapters and members of Star Trek Fan Clubs (including Starfleet, KAG, RSE, Maquis Forces, UFPI, IFT, or any others) can use this list to discuss fandom, announce chapter activites, or anything else related to Star Trek Fandom.

This list in not intended to discuss Star Trek, but rather the fandom experience.

To join, go to http://www.onelist.com and follow the instructions there, or for more information, see http://www.inlink.com/~moonhawk/slate

Archon Discussion Group

This is a group for open discussion, planning, stories of past Archon science fiction/fantasy conventions, and anything else that has to do with the Archon Convention held in Collinsville, Illinois every October. Fill up the links page, the photos and have a helluva time.
This group is not an official part of Archon and things discussed here are not in any way legally linked to the Archon convention.

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2010 CONVENTIONS & SHOWS

Conflation 2010
Feb 19-21 2010, Comfort Inn Airport & Conference Center, St. Louis, MO
(adult-oriented general SF/Fantasy convention)

Conflation 2010
3204 Town & Country Ln.
St. Charles, MO  63301

conflation@sbcglobal.net

Kawa Kon 2010 - An Anime' Matsura
Mar 12-14 2010, Crowne Plaza, Clayton, MO
(Anime' & cosplay convention)

katrina@kawakon.com

R.O.S.E's 1st Annual Steamposium
Apr 9-11 2010, Crowne Plaza, Clayton, MO
(steampunk-oriented SF/Fantasy convention)

Webmaster@rose-society.org

Anime' St. Louis 2010
Apr 23-25 2010, Collinsville Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL
(Anime' & cosplay convention)

animestl@gmail.com

Con-tamination 2010
Apr 30-May 2 2010, Holiday Inn-Viking Hotel & Conference Center, Sunset Hills, MO
(horror/SF convention)

DieCon X
Jun 4-6 2010, Collinsville Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL
(Gaming convention)

marmulade@hotmail.com

Reconstruction/10th NASFiC
Aug 5-8 2010, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
(General SF/Fantasy convention; North American Science Fiction Interim Convention, held when the Worldcon is outside North America)

Project Comic Con 2
Sep 18-19 2010, Maryland Heights Center, 2344 McKelvey Rd., Maryland Heights (St. Louis area), MO

Archon 34
Oct 1-3 2010, St. Louis area (Sheraton Hotels & Conference Center, Westport Plaza, St. Louis area, MO)
(regional SF/Fantasy/Media/Costuming/Gaming convention)

Archon 34
P.O. Box 4191
St. Louis, MO 63022-4191

info@archonstl.org
(636) 230-9481

ICon 35 - A Steam Powered Convention of the Future
Nov 5-7 2010, Cedar Rapids Marriott, Cedar Rapids, IA
(SF/Fantasy convention)



2011 CONVENTIONS & SHOWS

Kawa Kon 2011
Mar 12-13 2011, St. Louis area (Crowne Plaza, Clayton, MO)
(Anime' convention)

Archon 35
Sep 30-Oct 2 2011, St. Louis area (Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL)
(regional SF/Fantasy/Media/Costuming/Gaming convention)

Archon 35
P.O. Box 4191
St. Louis, MO 63022-4191

info@archonstl.org
(636) 230-9481



CALENDAR OF LOCAL SF/FANTASY EVENTS
2010

Jan 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jan 12 7pm Archon 34 meeting #1, Steve & Jeanne Norris' in Ballwin
 
Feb 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Feb 14 1:30pm StLSFS meeting & officer elections, St. Louis Bread Company, 10 S. Central Ave., Clayton
Feb 17 7pm Archon 34 meeting #2, Steve & Jeanne Norris' in Ballwin
Feb 19-21 Conflation 2010, Comfort Inn Airport, St. Louis, MO
Feb 20 7pm Annual Valentine's Day/Champagne & Chocolate party, Rich & Michelle's
Feb 21 2pm Archon 34 PR#1 mailing party, Steve & Jeanne Norris' in Ballwin
 
Mar 12-14 Kawa Kon 2010, Crowne Plaza, Clayton, MO
Mar 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Apr 9-11 R.O.S.E's 1st Annual Steamposium, Crowne Plaza, Clayton, MO
Apr 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Apr 18 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, St. Louis Bread Company, 10 S. Central Ave., Clayton
Apr 23-25 Anime' St. Louis 2010, Collinsville Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL
Apr 30-May 2 Con-tamination 2010, Holiday Inn-Viking, Sunset Hills, MO
 
May 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
May 15 Preview 8-10am, $5; Open sale 10am-4pm Books and Crannies: Fourth annual used book sale benefitting the Chatillon-DeMenil House Foundation; Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, 3352 DeMenil Place, St. Louis, MO
May 16 Noon-4pm Books and Crannies: Fourth annual used book sale benefitting the Chatillon-DeMenil House Foundation; Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, 3352 DeMenil Place, St. Louis, MO
 
Jun 4-6 DieCon X, Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL
Jun 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jun 13 11:30am-5:30pm StLSFS/St. Louis Fandomily Reunion & Picnic, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton; Call 636-349-0594 or 636-326-3026 for details
Jun 20 (Father's Day) 1:30pm StLSFS field trip to the St. Louis Zoo
 
Jul 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Aug 5-8 Reconstruction/10th NASFiC, Raleigh, NC
Aug 14 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Aug 15 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, St. Louis Bread Company, 10 S. Central Ave., Clayton
 
Sep 11 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Sep 18 9am-6pm Project Comic Con 2, Maryland Heights Center, 2344 McKelvey Rd., Maryland Heights
Sep 19 Noon-5pm Project Comic Con 2, Maryland Heights Center, 2344 McKelvey Rd., Maryland Heights
Sep 25 7pm Rich Zellich's 68th annual birthday party, Rich & Michelle's
 
Oct 1-3 Archon 34, Sheraton Hotels & Conference Center, Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO
Oct 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Oct 16 7pm Michelle Zellich's Annual Birthday/Halloween costume party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Oct 18 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, St. Louis Bread Company, 10 S. Central Ave., Clayton
Oct 31 1pm [NOTE: CHANGE FROM USUAL 1:30pm] StLSFS field trip to Grant's Farm (free admission, but they charge for parking)
 
Nov 4 7pm Brentwood Science Fiction Book Club meeting, Brentwood City Library, Brentwood, MO. Free. Discussion of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke
Nov 5-7 ICon 35, Cedar Rapids Marriott, Cedar Rapids, IA
Nov 6 9:15am-Noon St. Louis Writers Guild Meeting/Workshop, Barnes & Noble, Crestwood, MO
Nov 7 9am-2pm Toyman Toy Show (20th year), Machinist Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Rd., Bridgeton, MO
Nov 12-14   WindyCon 37, "The Lands of Fae and Back Again", Westin Lombard, Lombard, IL. www.windycon.org/windy37 General science fiction convention with fantasy theme this year.
Nov 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Nov 13 Noon-???? Annual StLSFS Wine Trip (start at Hermannhof Winery at Noon f/lunch)
Nov 13 1-4pm Gateway LEGO Users Group (GtwLUG) Meeting, Tesson Ferry Branch Library, 9920 S. Lindbergh
Nov 19 7:30pm St. Louis Astronomical Society Meeting, Room 161 McDonnell Hall Auditorium, Washington U.
 
Dec 11 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Dec 11 7pm-???? Annual StLSFS/St. Louis Fandom Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Dec 31 8pm Zellich's World Famous Annual New Year's Eve [AND RETIREMENT] party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton



CALENDAR OF LOCAL SF/FANTASY EVENTS
2011

Jan 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Feb 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Feb 12 7pm Annual Valentine's Day/Champagne & Chocolate party, Rich & Michelle's
Feb 16 7pm Archon 35 meeting #2, Norris's in Ballwin
Feb 20 1:30pm StLSFS meeting & officer elections, Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2400 Jefferson Ave., 2nd floor, St. Louis (just South of I-44) (New location)
 
Mar 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Mar 12-13 Kawa Kon 2011, Crowne Plaza, Clayton, MO
 
Apr 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Apr 17 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2400 Jefferson Ave., 2nd floor, St. Louis (a few blocks South of I-44)
 
May 14 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
May 15 1:30pm StLSFS field trip to the St. Louis Zoo
 
Jun 11 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jun 18 11:30am-5:30pm StLSFS/St. Louis Fandomily Reunion & Picnic, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton; Call 636-349-0594 or 636-326-3026 for details
Jun 19 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2400 Jefferson Ave., 2nd floor, St. Louis (a few blocks South of I-44)
 
Jul 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Aug 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Aug 14 (changed from Aug 21 due to Worldcon conflict) 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, at Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2400 Jefferson Ave., 2nd floor, St. Louis (a few blocks South of I-44)
Aug 17-21 Renovation/69th Worldcon, Reno, NV
 
Sep 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Sep 24 7pm Rich Zellich's 69th annual birthday party, Rich & Michelle's
 
Sep 30-Oct 2 Archon 35, Collinsville Gateway Center
Oct 2 time TBA Tentative StLSFS extra/open meeting, held at Archon 35
Oct 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Oct 15 7pm Michelle Zellich's Annual Birthday/Halloween costume party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Oct 16 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Location TBA
Oct 30 1pm [NOTE: CHANGE FROM USUAL 1:30pm] StLSFS field trip to Grant's Farm (free admission, but they charge for parking)
 
Nov 5 (changed from Nov 12) Noon-???? Annual StLSFS Wine Trip (start at Hermannhof Winery at Noon f/lunch)
Nov 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Dec 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Dec 17 7pm-???? Annual StLSFS/SCSFFS/Archon/St. Louis Fandom Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, Mike & Jenny Evans' in Fenton; Caroling the neighbors at 7-8pm; Bring an appetizer, main dish, or dessert to feed 5-8 people & bring your own beverages; Bring a ~$10 wrapped gift if you want to participate in the Gift Exchange Game ("Steal From Your Neighbor" game)
Dec 31 8pm Zellich's World Famous Annual New Year's Eve party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton




Last update: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 by
Rich Zellich