Last update: Wed, 3 Feb 2016

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 Trekkies and SciFi Fans
(has 2-3 activities a month; see the Calendar section of this page, or use the above link to the Meetup page)

Contact: stholodeck@yahoo.com

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.

Greater St. Louis Ghostbusters
(Ghostbusters fan group)

Contact:
President Michael Lynn
Yahoogroup mailing list
Facebook

Meetings are periodically held at Animeggroll.

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
Secretary David Heck

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.

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 "archongroup" into the Search box). An alternate method is to go to directly to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/archongroup and click on the "Join This Group!" button.

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2013 CONVENTIONS & SHOWS

Archon 37
Oct 4-6 2013, St. Louis area (Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL)
(regional SF/Fantasy/Media/Costuming/Gaming convention)

Archon 37
P.O. Box 4191
St. Louis, MO 63022-4191

info@archonstl.org
(636) 230-9481



2014 CONVENTIONS & SHOWS

Archon 38
Oct 3-5 2014, St. Louis area (Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL)
(regional SF/Fantasy/Media/Costuming/Gaming convention)

Archon 38
P.O. Box 4191
St. Louis, MO 63022-4191

info@archonstl.org
(636) 230-9481



2015 CONVENTIONS & SHOWS

Archon 39
Oct 2-4 2015, St. Louis area (Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL)
(regional SF/Fantasy/Media/Costuming/Gaming convention)

Archon 39
P.O. Box 4191
St. Louis, MO 63022-4191

info@archonstl.org
(636) 230-9481



CALENDAR OF LOCAL SF/FANTASY EVENTS
2013

Jan 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jan 21 7pm Archon 37 meeting #1, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Feb 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Feb 16 7pm Annual Valentine's Day/Champagne & Chocolate party, Rich & Michelle's
Feb 17 1:30pm StLSFS meeting (officer elections rescheduled to April), Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis (New location)
Feb 21 7pm Archon 37 meeting #2, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Apr 21 1:30pm StLSFS meeting & officer elections, Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis
Apr 26 7pm Archon 37 meeting #3, Norris's in Ballwin
 
May 18 Noon-5pm StLSFS/St. Louis Fandomily Reunion & Picnic, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton; Call 636-349-0594 or 636-326-3026 for details
May 26 1:30pm StLSFS field trip to the St. Louis Zoo
 
Jun 4 7pm Archon 37 meeting #4, Norris's in Ballwin
Jun 16 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis
 
Jul 10 7pm Archon 37 meeting #5, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Aug 15 7pm Archon 37 meeting #6, Norris's in Ballwin
Aug 25 (moved from Aug 18) 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis
 
Sep 9 7pm Archon 37 meeting #7, Norris's in Ballwin
Sep 21 7pm Rich Zellich's 71st annual birthday party, Rich & Michelle's
 
Oct 4-6 Archon 37, Collinsville Gateway Center
Oct 19 7pm Michelle Zellich's Annual Birthday/Halloween costume party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Oct 20 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis
 
Nov 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Nov 9 Noon-???? Annual StLSFS Wine Trip w/side trip to Swiss Meats (start at Hermannhof Winery at Noon f/lunch)
 
Dec 7 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Dec 14 7pm-???? Annual StLSFS/SCSFFS/Archon/St. Louis Fandom Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton;
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 (DRESS UP OPTIONAL), Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton



CALENDAR OF LOCAL SF/FANTASY EVENTS
2014

Jan 11 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jan 29 (rescheduled from Jan 6) 7pm Archon 38 meeting #1, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Feb 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Feb 22 7pm Annual Valentine's Day/Champagne & Chocolate party, Rich & Michelle's
Feb 23 (moved from Feb 16) 5pm (changed from 1:30pm) StLSFS meeting & officer elections, Rich & Michelle's (new one-meeting-only location)
 
Mar 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Mar 10 7pm Archon 38 meeting #2, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Apr 4 (CHANGE FROM APR 20) 6pm StLSFS meeting & Field Trip, St. Louis Science Center's First Friday event; Meet at the Lecture Hall
Apr 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
May 2 6pm StLSFS Field Trip to the St. Louis Science Center's First Friday event (The Science of Star Wars); Meet near the pizza snack bar off the main lobby
May 9 8pm, 9pm, 11:30pm StLSFS Multi-venue Field Trip: 8pm at Star Clipper, 6392 Delmar in the U. City Loop; 9pm at Fitz's Rootbeer, 6605 Delmar, U. City; 11:30pm at the Tivoli Theater, 6350 Delmar, for The Princess Bride (show at 11:55pm)
May 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
May 17 2pm Archon 38 open planning meeting (all interested parties welcome), Brentwood Community Center
May 25 (TENTATIVE DATE) 1:30pm StLSFS field trip to the St. Louis Zoo
 
Jun 10 7pm Archon 38 meeting #4, Norris's in Ballwin
Jun 14 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jun 15 (TENTATIVE DATE) 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis (Tentative location)
REPLACED BY THE PICNIC ON THE 28TH
Jun 28 Noon-5:30pm StLSFS/St. Louis Fandomily Reunion & Picnic, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton;
Call 636-349-0594 or 636-326-3026 for details
 
Jul 17 7pm Archon 38 meeting #5, Norris's in Ballwin
Jul 19 [moved from Jul 12] 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Aug 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Aug 18 7pm Archon 38 meeting #6, Norris's in Ballwin
Aug 24 [moved from Aug 17] 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton
 
Sep 10 7pm Archon 38 meeting #7 (final meeting), Norris's in Ballwin
Sep 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Sep 20 7pm Rich Zellich's 72nd annual birthday party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Sep 23 6:30pm/7:30pm Archon 38 Facilities meeting at the Doubletree (6:30pm) & Gateway Center (7:30pm)
 
Oct 3-5 Archon 38, Collinsville Gateway Center
Oct 11 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Oct 18 7pm Michelle Zellich's Annual Birthday/Halloween costume party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Oct 19 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Cafe' Nova, 5611 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis (Tentative location)
 
Nov 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Nov 8 Noon-???? Annual StLSFS Wine Trip w/side trip to Swiss Meats (start at Hermannhof Winery at Noon f/tastings & lunch)
Nov 15 2-5pm Archon Wrap Up meeting & Debrief (committee & staff only), Brentwood Recreation Center, 2505 S. Brentwood Blvd.
 
Dec 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Dec 13 7pm-???? Annual StLSFS/SCSFFS/Archon/St. Louis Fandom Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton;
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 (DRESS UP OPTIONAL), Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton



CALENDAR OF LOCAL SF/FANTASY EVENTS
2015

Jan 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jan 29 7pm Archon 39 meeting #1, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Feb 14 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Feb 14 7pm Annual Valentine's Day/Champagne & Chocolate party, Rich & Michelle's
Feb 15 1:30pm StLSFS meeting & officer elections, Rich & Michelle's
 
Mar 7 1pm Archon 39 meeting #2, open to anyone interested in attending, in the Auditorium, St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis
Mar 14 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Apr 11 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Apr 19 St. Louis Trekkies and SciFi Fans Member Meet and Greet (see Meetup web site for details)
 
May 3 (moved from Apr 19) 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Rich & Michelle's
May 6 7pm Archon 39 meeting #3, Norris's in Ballwin
May 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
May 22   St. Louis Trekkies and SciFi Fans Member at Wizard World Comic Con (see Meetup web site for details)
 
Jun 13 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jun 20 12:30-5pm StLSFS/St. Louis Fandomily Reunion & Picnic and June meeting, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton;
Call 636-349-0594 or 636-326-3026 for details
Jun 21 1:30pm StLSFS meeting
REPLACED BY THE PICNIC ON THE 20TH
Jun 28 1-3pm Archon 39 meeting #4, open to anyone interested in attending, at the Doubletree Hotel, Collinsville, IL
 
Jul 11 Noon-3pm (time changed) St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jul 16 7pm Archon 39 meeting #5, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Aug 8 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Aug 12 7pm Archon 39 meeting #6, Norris's in Ballwin
Aug 23 (moved from Aug 16) 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Darrell Flynn's house
 
Sep 10 7pm Archon 39 meeting #7, Norris's in Ballwin
Sep 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Sep 15 6:30pm/7:30pm Archon 39 Facilities meeting at the Doubletree (6:30pm) & Gateway Center (7:30pm)
Essential personnel only
Sep 19 7pm Rich Zellich's 73rd annual birthday party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
 
Oct 2-4 Archon 39, Collinsville Gateway Center
Oct 10 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Oct 17 7pm Michelle Zellich's Annual Birthday/Halloween costume party, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton
Oct 18 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Rich & Michelle's
 
Nov 14 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Nov 14 Noon-???? Annual StLSFS Wine Trip w/side trip to Swiss Meats (start at Hermannhof Winery at Noon f/tastings & lunch)
 
Dec 5 Noon Archon 39 Debriefing, Norris's in Ballwin
Dec 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Dec 12 7pm-???? Annual StLSFS/SCSFFS/Archon/St. Louis Fandom Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton;
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 (DRESS UP OPTIONAL), Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton



CALENDAR OF LOCAL SF/FANTASY EVENTS
2016

Jan 9 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Jan 21 7pm Archon 40 meeting #1, Norris's in Ballwin
 
Feb 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
Feb 21 3pm (TIME CHANGE) StLSFS meeting & officer elections, Rich & Michelle's
Feb 27 (moved from Feb 13) 7pm Annual Valentine's Day/Champagne & Chocolate party, Rich & Michelle's
 
Mar 7 7pm Archon 40 meeting #2, Norris's in Ballwin
Mar 12 11am-2pm St. Louis Animation Society Meeting, John Donigan's, in Richmond Heights
 
Apr 17 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Location TBD
 
May
 
Jun 18 12:30-5pm StLSFS/St. Louis Fandomily Reunion & Picnic and June meeting, Rich & Michelle Zellich's, in Fenton;
Call 636-349-0594 or 636-326-3026 for details
 
Jul
 
Aug 21 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Location TBD
 
Sep
 
Oct 16 1:30pm StLSFS meeting, Location TBD
 
Nov 12 [TENTATIVE DATE] Noon-???? Annual StLSFS Wine Trip w/side trip to Swiss Meats (start at Hermannhof Winery at Noon f/tastings & lunch)
 
Dec 10 [TENTATIVE DATE] 7pm-???? Annual StLSFS/SCSFFS/Archon/St. Louis Fandom Annual Christmas Party/Potluck, Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton;
[TENTATIVE LOCATION]
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 (DRESS UP OPTIONAL), Rich & Michelle's, in Fenton




Last update: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 by
Rich Zellich