The 54th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo finishes Sunday, March 16! Treasures of the Earth – the 54th Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo – concludes Sunday, March 16, at the Creative Arts Center on the NM State Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “Copper” – a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Admission is $5.00 Sunday (cash only)!  The Expo is free for … Continue reading Treasures of the Earth Expo 54 Ends →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, March 17, 2025, at 7:30 pm. Location is at Cocina Azul, 4243 Montgomery Blvd NE (north side of the street, between Carlisle & Jefferson). For March 2025, we will discuss Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (any edition will do, but we’ll order the 2019 trade paperback from Grand Central Publishing). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

1989’s Batman – the Tim Burton/Michael Keaton superhero flick – at the Guild Cinema! Friday, March 21 – 10:30 pm Only! Directed by Tim Burton – 1989 – 126m -$12 in advance / $15 at the door.  GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! A Special Screening of the Michael Keaton box office hit by NM Entertainment Magazine!  With Door Prizes from Bubonicon, Jeremy Montoya, and Jon Sanchez – plus a poster … Continue reading 1989’s “Batman” Punches Into Guild Cinema →

Scream – the 1996 meta horror classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, March 22 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Wes Craven – 1996 -110m – All Seats $15.00. A Busy B special of the meta horror classic with pre-screening live drag performances! This special event will include performances by Allison Saint, Sefiah Deleon & Jessica K. Daniels!  A big thanks to local groups MORGUE & KRYPT HORROR FEST … Continue reading “Scream” Sounds Off @ Guild Cinema →

Anime New Mexico Friday-Sunday, March 28-30 Voice actors – such as Mara Junot, Steve Kramer, Greg Dulcie, Erik Kimerer, Phil Parsons, John Gremillion (and more) – and Cosplay/Performance guests, vendors, cosplay, Maid Cafe, fan panels, artists alley, improv comedy, live-action combat, DND Dungeon Crawl, live music, after parties, and more. Hours are Friday 3:30-10:00 pm, Saturday 11:30-11:00 pm, and Sunday 11:30-5:00 pm. Weekend pass $55, Saturday-Only $39.99. It all takes … Continue reading Anime New Mexico Con →

The Fly – the 1986 remake from David Cronenberg – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, March 29 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON – CHECK THE GUILD’S WEBSITE OR DARK ROOM HORROR!  DOOR PRIZES BY BUBONICON 56 AND SPECTRAL YOUTH! Directed by David Cronenberg -1986 – 96m. Considered fairly gruesome in its day, the original 1958 The Fly looks like Mister Rogers’ … Continue reading “The Fly” (1986) Soars Into Guild Cinema →

Anime New Mexico Finishes Sunday, March 30 Voice actors – such as Mara Junot, Steve Kramer, Greg Dulcie, Erik Kimerer, Phil Parsons, John Gremillion (and more) – and Cosplay/Performance guests, vendors, cosplay, Maid Cafe, fan panels, artists alley, improv comedy, live-action combat, DND Dungeon Crawl, live music, after parties, and more. Hours for Sunday are 11:30-5:00 pm. Weekend pass $55, Sunday-Only $29.99. It all takes place at the Embassy Suites, … Continue reading Anime New Mexico Ends →

Wayne’s World 2 – the 1993 SNL-themed comedy – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday, April 1 – 3:45 & 8:15 pm! Directed by Stephen Surjik – 1993 – 95m. A Double Feature (with Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie at 1:30 & 6:00 pm) – Two movies for the price of one.  See both for the same price, we ain’t kidding!  Harrpy April Fool’s Day! After Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) has … Continue reading “Wayne’s World 2” Visits Guild Cinema →

Phantom of the Opera (1925) & Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) with a Live Soundtrack – at the Guild Cinema Thursday, April 3 – 6:00 & 8:00 pm! The Invincible Czars provide a Live Film Score for 1925’s Phantom of the Opera at 6:00 pm and 1920’s Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at 8:00 pm! $20 per film or $35 for both! The iconic moment when Mary Philbin removed Lon Chaney’s … Continue reading Invincible Czars Live Film Scores @ Guild Cinema →

MEETING IS ONE WEEK EARLY! Programming – A Star Trek Presentation from ASFS member Troy Stull Troy Stull – Bubonicon fan participant, USS White Sands staff, ASFS member, and Roy Tackett’s grandson – will give a Star Trek-based presentation on Starfleet Academy: Xenozoology – “Join Troy as he explores the animal lifeforms across the Star Trek galaxy.  No course prerequisites!” Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – One Week Early! →

Lost Highway – David Lynch’s 1997 subversive & hallucinatory film journey – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, April 5 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by David Lynch – 1997 – 134m – All Seats $10.00. Part of the Guild Cinema’s Tribute To David Lynch – A MIDNITE CONCESSIONS SPECIAL! Haunting sexuality, ricochet action and fleeting, murderous shadows await you on a journey that begins and ends on the Lost Highway.  … Continue reading “Lost Highway” Drives Into Guild Cinema →

We’re All Gonna Die – a 2024 sci-fi comedy – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 8-10 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Matthew Arnold & Freddie Wong – 2024 – 110m. The first feature film from Freddie Wong and Matthew Arnold, co-founders of RocketJump and co-creators of the cult classic series Video Game High School and podcast Dungeons and Daddies, and starring Ashly Burch and Jordan Rodrigues. In the … Continue reading “We’re All Gonna Die” @ Guild Cinema →

We’re All Gonna Die – a 2024 sci-fi comedy – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 8-10 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Matthew Arnold & Freddie Wong – 2024 – 110m. The first feature film from Freddie Wong and Matthew Arnold, co-founders of RocketJump and co-creators of the cult classic series Video Game High School and podcast Dungeons and Daddies, and starring Ashly Burch and Jordan Rodrigues. In the … Continue reading “We’re All Gonna Die” @ Guild Cinema →

48TH WILLIAMSON LECTURESHIP IN PORTALES, NM THEME IS “OH, THE (IN)HUMANITY” Event takes place at Eastern NM University in Portales, NM.   Special Guest is Texas author Darcie Little Badger.  She is joined by Mistress of Ceremonies Connie Willis of Colorado.  Also expected to attend are Darynda Jones, Arkady Martine, Diana Rowland, Vivian Shaw, Melinda M. Snodgrass, John Stith, Lauren C. Teffeau, Ian Tregillis, Sarena Ulibarri, Walter Jon Williams, Cordelia Willis … Continue reading 48th Williamson Lectureship →

Dark City – the 1998 neo-nor sci-fi feature – at the Guild Cinema Friday, April 11 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Alex Proyas – 1998 – 111m. “If, for some reason, you have yet to see Dark City, do not hesitate … It is one of the finest science fiction films of recent memory.” – Kathi Maio, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction From the director of The … Continue reading “Dark City” Comes To Guild Cinema →

Fantastic Mr. Fox – the 2009 Wes Anderson animated fave – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, April 12 – 1:00 pm only! Directed by Wes Anderson – 2009 – 88m. CO-PRESENTED BY ABQ FURSUIT GROUP The story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal!  A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family in a new foxhole in a beautiful tree — directly … Continue reading “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Enters Guild Cinema →

PHILIP FRACASSI BRINGS TIME TRAVEL APRIL 12 TO BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE! Philip Fracassi is celebrating the release of The Third Rule of Time Travel 6:00 pm Saturday, April 12, at Books on the Bosque! Storyline:  Scientist Beth Darlow has discovered the unimaginable.  She’s built a machine that allows human consciousness to travel through time—to any point in the traveler’s lifetime—and relive moments of their life.  An impossible breakthrough, but … Continue reading Fracassi’s “Time Travel” Signing @ Books on the Bosque →

Bride of Chucky – the 1998 fourth installment of the killer doll – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, April 12 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON – CHECK THE GUILD’S WEBSITE OR DARK ROOM HORROR!  DOOR PRIZES BY BUBONICON 56 AND SPECTRAL YOUTH! Directed by Ronny Yu -1998 – 89m. The fourth installment in the series – For ten years, the tortured … Continue reading “Bride of Chucky” Engages at Guild Cinema →

Xanadu – the 1980 rollerskating fantasy musical – at the Guild Cinema! Sunday, April 13 – 1:00 pm Only! Directed by Robert Greenwald – 1980 – 93m -$12 in advance / $15 at the door.  GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW!  Door Prizes from Jon Sanchez & Jeremy Montoya, with a poster raffle courtesy of Louie’s Rock-n-Reels. Dust off your roller skates and join New Mexico Entertainment for Movie Night celebrating … Continue reading “Xanadu” Skates Into Guild Cinema →

Hugo – the 2011 Martin Scorsese YA novel-based film – at the Guild Cinema Monday, April 14 at 7:30 pm, and Tuesday, April 15 at 5:00 pm! Directed by Martin Scorsese – 2011 – 126m. In anticipation & celebration of Alcoléa et Cie’s RIGHT IN THE EYE performance at the Kimo Theatre on April 18, we will host a pair of screenings with a special talk by the musical band … Continue reading “Hugo” Visits Guild Cinema →

Hugo – the 2011 Martin Scorsese YA novel-based film – at the Guild Cinema Monday, April 14 at 7:30 pm, and Tuesday, April 15 at 5:00 pm! Directed by Martin Scorsese – 2011 – 126m. In anticipation & celebration of Alcoléa et Cie’s RIGHT IN THE EYE performance at the Kimo Theatre on April 18, we will host a pair of screenings with a special talk by the musical band … Continue reading “Hugo” Visits Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “SPRINGTIME SHORTS”! Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are “taking movie riffing back onstage” once again in a livestreamed event – this time a special Spring event 6:00 pm MDT Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are livestream riffing on a batch of vintage shorts in “A Night of Springtime Shorts,” in … Continue reading The Mads Encounter “Springtime Shorts” →

TOYMANIA Collector-Con 2025 Brought to you by Yo! Toys 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM  Saturday, April 19 $15.00 Early Bird Access at 9:00 am $10.00 General Admission at 11:00 am Kids 5 and Under Free Crown Plaza Albuquerque 1901 University Blvd NE (at Menaul) Albuquerque, NM (No Outside Food Or Drinks)

RAMONA EMERSON TALKS HORROR THRILLERS APRIL 19 AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE! Ramona Emerson is talking horror thrillers and about her novel Exposure (Rita Todacheene Book 2) 3:00 pm Saturday, April 19, at Books on the Bosque! Storyline:  In the follow-up to the National Book Award–longlisted Shutter, Navajo forensic photographer Rita Todacheene grapples with a fanatical serial killer—and the ghosts he leaves behind.  A dual-voice cat-and-mouse thriller, told from the points of … Continue reading Ramona Emerson @ Books on the Bosque →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, April 21, 2025, at 7:30 pm. Location is at Cocina Azul, 4243 Montgomery Blvd NE (north side of the street, between Carlisle & Jefferson). For April 2025, we will discuss Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2021 trade paperback from Tor.com). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 8:55 pm – so we try to keep … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →