January Calendar

  • 01 - New Year's Day
  • 03 - BD: Jim Kennedy
  • 03 - BD: Karen (Hopkins) Omel
  • 04-05 - ShadowCon XII -- Memphis Tennessee
  • 05 - Alabama Comic Weekend -- Huntsville Alabama
  • 06 - BD: Rich Garber
  • 06 - Alabama Comic Weekend -- Birmingham Alabama
  • 07 - BD: Douglas E. Lampert
  • 10 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: The Time Machine, H.G. Wells; 6P
  • 11-13 - GAFilk 10 -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 16 - BD: Bruce Butler
  • 18-20 - Atlanta Game Fest 13 -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 18-20 - MarsCon 18 -- Hampton Roads Virginia
  • 19 - NASFA Meeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark.
  • 20 - BD: Larry Montgomery
  • 21 - BD: Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • 25-27 - Chattacon XXXIII -- Chattanooga Tennessee

February Calendar

  • 01 - National Freedom Day
  • 02 - Groundhog Day
  • 07 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Pigs Don't Fly, Mary Brown; 6P
  • 08 - BD: Lin Cochran
  • 08-10 - Atlanta Comics Expo -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 09 - BD: Jack Lundy
  • 10 - BD: Marcia Illingworth
  • 11 - BD: Jeanna Woosley
  • 12 - BD: Abraham Lincoln
  • 14 - Valentine's Day
  • 15-17 - Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008 -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 16 - NASFA Meeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: TBD. After The Meeting Meeting: TBD
  • 17 - BD: Nancy A. Cucci
  • 19 - President's Day
  • 21 - BD: Susan Stockell
  • 22-24 - ConNooga -- Chattanooga Tennessee
  • 22-24 - SheVaCon -- Roanoke Virginia
  • 22 - BD: George Washington

March Calendar

  • 02 - BD: Ronnie Lajoie
  • 06 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke; 6P
  • 07-09 - MegaCon -- Orlando Florida
  • 08 - BD: Bill Payne
  • 09 - Daylight Saving Time begins
  • 09 - BD: Tracey Kennedy
  • 10 - BD: Kerry Gilley
  • 13 - BD: Anita Eisenberg
  • 14-16 - DeepSouthCon 46/Stellarcon 32 -- High Point North Carolina
  • 14-16 - OmegaCon -- Birmingham Alabama
  • 15-16 - MomoCon -- Atlanta Georgia. NOTE: Firm dates not available online
  • 15 - BD: Carlo DeShouten
  • 17 - Saint Patrick's Day
  • 19-23 - 29th International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts -- Orlando Florida
  • 20 - First Day of Spring (19th in Mountain time zone and westward)
  • 20-23 - Frolicon 2008 -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 21-23 - FantaSciCon 2008 -- Chattanooga Tennessee
  • 22 - NASFA Meeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: Tim McElyea, noted space author and founder of Media Fusion, will present a multimedia program based on his company's animation work for the space industry. After The Meeting Meeting: TBD. NOTE: Date changed to avoid conflict with DeepSouthCon, et al.
  • 22 - BD: Jayson Woosley
  • 27-30 - AggieCon 39 -- College Station Texas
  • 28-30 - MidSouthCon 26 -- Memphis Tennessee
  • 28-30 - JAMPcon -- Chattanooga Tennessee
  • 28-30 - EconoCon -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 28-30 - Technicon 25 -- Blacksburg Virginia

April Calendar

  • 01 - April Fool's Day
  • 03 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Storm Front, Jim Butcher; 6P
  • 07 - BD: Mary (Ortwerth) Lampert
  • 11-13 - CoastCon 31 -- Biloxi Mississippi
  • 15 - Income Taxes Due
  • 15 - BD: Manda Freeman
  • 15 - BD: "Uncle Timmy" Bolgeo
  • 18-20 - ConGlomeration -- Louisville Kentucky
  • 18-20 - PyrateCon 2008 -- New Orleans Louisiana
  • 19 - NASFA Meeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: William Drinkard, author of the new book Elom, will be present to sign and discuss his book. After The Meeting Meeting: TBD
  • 20 - Passover Begins
  • 21 - BD: Randy B. Cleary
  • 22 - Earth Day
  • 23 - Administrative Professionals' Day
  • 25 - Arbor Day
  • 25-28 - Corflu Silver (Fanzine Fandom) -- Las Vegas Nevada
  • 25-27 - Middle Tennessee Anime Convention -- Nashville Tennessee
  • 25-27 - RavenCon 2008 -- Richmond Virginia
  • 26 - BD: Chloie Airoldi
  • 30 - BD: Mark Maxwell

May Calendar

  • 01 - BD: Russell McNutt
  • 01 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Probability Moon, Nancy Kress; 6P
  • 02-04 - Starfleet Region 1 Summit -- Pigeon Forge Tennessee
  • 02-04 - Galaxy of Stars -- Jackson Mississippi
  • 03 - BD: Martha Knowles
  • 11 - Mothers' Day
  • 14 - BD: Debbie Hughes
  • 16-18 - Mobicon XI -- Mobile Alabama
  • 16 - BD: Linda Bolgeo
  • 17 - NASFA This month our regular meeting is our annual picnic, and as such is only open to NASFA members. If you are a current member please contact us for directions.
  • 17 - Armed Forces Day
  • 19 - BD: David O. Miller
  • 20 - BD: Mike Glicksohn
  • 23-26 - Balticon 42 -- Baltimore Maryland
  • 23-25 - ConQuest 39 -- Kansas City Missouri
  • 23-25 - Oasis 21 -- Orlando Florida
  • 23-25 - Rocket City FurMeet -- Huntsville Alabama
  • 23-26 - Timegate: Regenerations -- Atlanta Georgia
  • 26 - Memorial Day (Observed)
  • 27 - BD: Kathy Paulk
  • 30 - Memorial Day (Traditional)
  • 30-01 - A-Kon -- Dallas Texas
  • 30-01 - ConCarolinas -- Charlotte North Carolina
  • 30-01 - DieCon 8 -- Saint Louis Missouri

June Calendar

  • 01 - BD: Glenn Valentine
  • 01 - Comic Fan Appreciation Show - Nashville, Tennessee
  • 02 - BD: Lloyd Penney
  • 03 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: The Wizard Hunters, Martha Wells; 6P
  • 06-08 - OMG Con -- Paducah, Kentucky
  • 06-08 - Sci Fi Summer Con - Atlanta, Georgia
  • 06-08 - Weekend in the Yeomanry VII -- Birmingham, Alabama
  • 13 - BD: Bill S.
  • 13-15 - AdventureCon - Knoxville, Tennessee
  • 14 - Flag Day
  • 14 - Assimilation: Reloaded - Orlando, Florida
  • 15 - Father's Day
  • 17 - BD: Jeff Freeman
  • 20 - First Day of Summer
  • 20 - BD: PieEyedDragon
  • 21 - NASFAMeeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: Scott Oden, author of Men of Bronze, Memnon and the soon-to-be-published Lion of Cairo will be our guest and discuss his books with us. After The Meeting Meeting: TBD
  • June 20-22 -- Heroes Convention -- Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 27-29 - Hypericon -- Nashville, Tennessee
  • 27-29 - Persacon -- Huntsville, Alabama
  • 27-29 - Apollo-Con -- Houston, Texas

July Calendar

  • 01 - Canada Day
  • 02 - BD: Deb Stone
  • 03-06 - Play On Con -- Birmingham, Alabama
  • 04 - Independence Day
  • 10 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: "Lord Foul's Bane", Stephen Donaldson; 6P.
  • 11-13 - Liberty Con -- Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 13 - Atlanta Comic Convention - Atlanta, Georgia
  • 17 - Con*Stellation Concom Meeting — 7:30P at Doug and Mary’s house
  • 19 - NASFAMeeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: Science Fiction Movie Trivia game. After The Meeting Meeting: Russell McNutt's House (subject to change)
  • 24 - BD: Jay Johns
  • 25 - Movie in the Park - "Back to the Future", @sundown
  • 25-27 -- Trinoc*Con 9 -- Durham, North Carolina
  • 27 - Parent's Day
  • 29 - BD: Mark Paulk

August Calendar

  • 06-10 - Denvention 3 (66th World Science Fiction Convention) -- Denver, Colorado
  • 07 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris; 6P
  • 08 - BD: Jim Woosley
  • 08 - Movies in the Park, Doctor Strangelove, @sundown
  • 12 - BD: Sue Thorn
  • 14 - BD: Edward Kenny
  • 15-17 - Armadillo Con -- Austin, Texas
  • 16 - NASFAMeeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: "Garbage Dump in Space" - Dr. William J. (Bill) Cooke, from the Marshall Space Flight Center Meteoroid Environment Office, will talk about garbage in space, which can include meteor fragments, paint chips, and objects of greater size. You'll find out that paint chips at high speed can be deadly when it is just you and your spacesuit against the vaccuum of space. After The Meeting Meeting: Russell McNutt's House (subject to change)
  • 19 - BD: Ken Moore
  • 21 - BD: Deborah Denton
  • 22 - Movies in the Park, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, @sundown
  • 29-31 - Memphis Fur Meet - Memphis, Tennessee
  • 29-01 - Dragon Con - Atlanta, Georgia

September Calendar

  • 01 - Labor Day
  • 03 - BD: David K. Robinson
  • 04 - Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde; 6P
  • 05-07 - OutsideCon 21 -- Burns, Tennessee
  • 09 - BD: Mike Cothran
  • 11 - BD: Ray Pietruszka
  • 12 - BD: Pat Butler
  • 17 - Grandparents Day
  • 17 - Citizenship Day
  • 19-21 - Anime Weekend Atlanta 14 -- Atlanta, Georgia
  • 20 - NASFAMeeting -- 6P Business, 7P Program, at BookMark. Program: Members of the 501st Legion, a Star Wars costuming collective, will discuss the intricacies of making their costumes and why you may not want to sleep in them. After The Meeting Meeting: TBD
  • 26 - BD: Jenna Victoria Stone
  • 27 - Games Day Memphis 2008 -- Memphis, Tennessee

October Calendar