Just a reminder that this month’s meeting is September 24th, not the usual 3rd Saturday.
Our speakers are from the Albany Paranormal Society.
See you then!
August Meeting
Mavens Meeting
August 27, 2016
Schodack Landing 11 am
Because we are having our picnic, we will have a short business meeting. Please see prompt at close of this message. Prompt group may choose to keep this for September.
This year is the Maven’s tenth anniversary and SINC’s thirtieth.
List of upcoming programs as I know it now:
Sept 24th–Albany Paranormal Society
Oct 15th–Elaine Isaak
Nov 19th–Jenna Kendrick-Scrivener Workshop
Dec 17th–Holiday Party
Upcoming Conferences, Author Fairs and so on
· International Agatha Christie Festival – Torquay, Devon UK Sept 14 – 18
· Bloody Scotland Stirling September 9 – 11, 2016 *
· Bouchercon – New Orleans September 15 – 18
· Library of Congress Book Festival. Washington, DC Sept 24
· Creatures, Crimes and Creativity – Baltimore, MD – September 30 – Oct 2
· Noircon – Philadelphia, PA October 26 – 30
· Magna Cum Murder – Indianapolis, IN Oct 28 – 30
· New England Crime bake – Goffstown, NH Nov 11-13
· Iceland Noir – Reykjavik, Iceland Nov 17 – 20
2017
Berkshire Women’s Writers – March TBA
Upcoming events
• Butterfly Leadership Circle – Cultivating Passion & Purpose April 10 @ 2:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Made in the Berkshires BFWW Benefit Performance: Through the Looking Glass, written and directed by Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims April 17 @ 3:00 pm
• Lean In with the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers April 24 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Writing Out Loud: A performance-based revision workshop May 7 @ 4:00 pm
• Butterfly Leadership Circle for Teen Girls & Young Women May 15 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Rookwood Memoir Writing Retreat with Jennifer Browdy June 3 @ 5:30 pm – June 5 @ 12:00 pm
Sleuthfest – March 25, 2017 Purchase, New York *
July Meeting
SINC Mavens Meeting
July 16, 2016
Bethlehem Public Library – Community Room
Steering committee meeting at 9:00 am at the Village Butcher
The prompts group will meet at 10, prior to the regular meeting. Here is the prompt as proposed by Susan Whaley. (Sorry – no picture this time.) My favorite dish –
Minutes – Susan
Treasurer’s Report – Carol
Announcements
Old Business
Shirts, tote bags and more – We will be finishing up the orders so if you plan to purchase a tote bag, t-shirt or sweatshirt bring cash or a check book.
Don’t they look great?
Miscellaneous
We will now begin preparing the list of new books by our members. If you want to be included, please send me titles and, if you have them, covers. I AM WORKING ON THIS NOW. PLEASE EMAIL ME TITLES AND COVERS.
New Business
This year is the Maven’s tenth anniversary and SINC’s thirtieth.
Sign up for the picnic.
Program – Amy from Open Door Book shop
List of upcoming programs as I know it now. (thanks Linda)
Aug 27 – Schodack Landing, Riverfront Pavilion. Please note change in date. 11 am start. Schodack Landing is on 9 J 16 minutes south of Albany. Please let me know if you are coming and what you will bring. I will have a signup sheet at the next meeting.
Sept 24th–Albany Paranormal Society
Oct 15th–Elaine Isaak
Nov 19th–Jenna Kendrick-Scrivener Workshop
Dec 17th–Holiday Party
June Meeting
Greeting all,
Monthly meeting is June 18, 10:30 am in the Bethlehem Library.
This is our ‘our nuts and bolts class’ so come prepared with questions and experiences.
See you Saturday!
Monthly Meeting: May 21
Monthly Meeting
May 21, 10:30 AM
SINC
Mavens Meeting
Bethlehem Public Library – Board Room
Minutes – Susan
Treasurer’s Report – Carol
Announcements
New Business
Red Binder from SINC and report on Malice Domestic
Old Business
Program
Frankie Bailey on research
List of upcoming programs
May 21st–Frankie Bailey
June 18–nuts and bolts class
July 16th–Amy from the Open Door Bookstore
Aug 20th–our picnic (location TBA)
Sept 24th–Albany Paranormal Society
Oct 15th–Elaine Isaak
Nov 19th–Jenna Kendrick-Scrivener Workshop
Dec 17th–Holiday Party
April Meeting *2nd Saturday*
Mavens Meeting
April 9, 2016
Bethlehem Public Library – Board Room
10:30
Because of space issues at the Library, this month’s meeting will take place one week early.
Steering Committee: there will be a meeting at the Village Butchers at 9:30 am.
Monthly Meeting Reminder
Same place, same time but with a few new opportunities:
10:00 am – Join the story prompts group.
10:30 am – Regular Business
11:00 am – Bob Krug, retired Colonie Police Officer will do a Q&A session. Have your questions ready!
After the meeting adjourns: New writers group hosted by Carol Pouliot and Geri Manchester
All at the Bethlehem Library on Saturday, March 19th.
