About us
The Rivendell Discussions are monthly discussions of fantasy in the traditions of the Inklings (Tolkien, etc) and more recent writers like Ursula K Le Guin, Patricia McKillip, Lois McMaster Bujold, and many others, on a Saturday afternoon over Zoom--since Covid we've only had a couple of in-person events. We are affiliated with The Mythopoeic Society, (mythsoc.org) which shares these interests. More at rivendellergroup.com, or on Facebook.
Meanwhile, our sister/cousin discussion group, Second Foundation, holds discussions of SF (Science Fiction, or "speculative fiction") with sometimes overlapping membership, usually on Sunday afternoons, about every 6 weeks. Since Covid, they meet at the Hosmer Library in Minneapolis--AND via Zoom. See fliers posted in the photos section of rmore up to the minute information.
If these groups don't work for you, you can contact David and he might have some other suggestion as we know of probably another half-dozen regular discussion groups devoted to SF & F and related genres, such as horror, and some that span all of these genres but also look at more general topics.
Upcoming events
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Zoom discussion with Janet Brennan Croft of _Perilous & Fair_
·OnlineOnlineJoin our book discussion with Editor Janet Croft of
Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R,R. Tolkien, edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie A. Donovan
Saturday, March 21
1:30 p.m. Central Time
Via ZOOM
The link will be posted on our webpage,www.rivendellergroup.com ,
& Facebook Group just before the meeting. And also here in this Meetup Event.The Rivendell Discussions
50 years of monthly discussions of Fantasy
& SF in the traditions of E. Nesbit, Jane Yolen, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack Zipes, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis & the Inklings
**Check our web-sites for more plans: www.rivendellergroup.com**
also www.mythsoc.org
Facebook: “Rivendell Discussion Group of the Mythopoeic Society”
or contact david_lenander@icloud.com • 651-307-4239
Upcoming monthly Zoom discussions on Saturday afternoons,
1:30 PM Central time
• Tentative April in-person & online discussion at Minicon, the SF convention of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society (MN-Stf), first weekend in April, of Ruth Berman's The Broken Lute, date & time to be confirmed- Tentative May topic: Terry Garey’s The Cat Star and Other Poems, and other poems and stories— “Remembering Terry”
3 attendees
Zoom & in person discussion of Claire North's SF, esp. _The First 15 Lives . . .
·OnlineOnlineScience Fiction by Claire North
Especially, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
a book discussion
Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing their first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. They have since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for many other awards.
Sunday, March 29, 1:30-3:30 pm central time
Hosmer Library & over Zoom
347 E. 36th St., Minneapolis, MN 55408
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 813 2055 7969 • Passcode: SecFound Link will also be posted on Facebook Event & Meetup Event
Second Foundation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SecondFoundation/
A Twin Cities (MN) discussion group--meets approximately every six weeks
to discuss SF (Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction). Eric M. Heideman, Founder
FFI: contact david_lenander@icloud.com or (651) 307-4239.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SecondFoundation/
Zoom link will be supplied on Facebook & Meetup events
Upcoming discussion topics, 1:30 PM on Sunday afternoons—at Hosmer Library & over Zoom:
• May 10: topic to be determined; maybe SF short stories, what’s your favorite?3 attendees
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