Kickstarter Update!

Conquest is chugging along: We’re up to 23 backers and have broken past the $2000 mark!

There’s still a long way to go: if you’re at all interested in a space-based tablet game, check it out here.

Geek Things for February 24th

• Arts Advocacy Day, 7:30AM–3PM, Vermont Statehouse and Pavilion Auditorium, Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Free. (Arts)
• ‘A Dangerous Method’ 5:30PM, 7:30PM, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury. $4-7. (Movies)
• Bird ER, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $9-11; free for kids ages 3 and under. (Birds)
• Lego Fun & Games, 3–4:30PM, Brownell Library, Essex Junction. Free. (Kids)
• Lights, Camera, Action!, 9–11AM, Middlebury Community Television, Middlebury. Free; preregister. (Teens)
• ‘The Smurfs’, 6:30PM, Brownell Library, Essex Junction. Free. (Kids)
• Through the Eyes of Raptors, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $9-11; free for kids ages 3 and under. (Kids)
• The Nature of February, 10:30AM, 1:30PM, Mad River Glen Ski Area, Fayston. $15-25; $65 per family of four. (Nature)
• Winter Evenings Speaker Series – Linda Fowler, “Election 2012.” 7–8:30PM, Tunbridge Public Library, Tunbridge Village. Free. (Politics)
• extempo: Live Original Storytelling, 8PM, Espresso Bueno, Barre. Free to participants (sign up in advance); $5 otherwise. (Words)
• FNM – Friday Night Magic – Type 2 / Standard – $8 Entry Fee, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• “Suspicious Coincidences in the Brain” – The University Of Vermont Complex System, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. — Davis Auditorium, UVM, Burlington. (Science)
• Build a Bluebird Box, 10:30 am / 2PM, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Straw Rockets, 11am, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Sound Science, 3pm, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• MCAB Free Friday Film: The Muppets – 10 – 11:30pm, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, Middlebury. (Movies)
• Science of Sugaring with Peter Martin, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. (Sugaring)
• Westford Strategy Board Gaming, 6pm – 11pm, Westford Public Library, Westford, VT (Gaming)
• Friday Night Magic — Varying Format, 6pm – 10pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Friday Night Magic — Standard Constructed, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Paperback Fiction Bonanza. Get 7 paperbacks for $1, 12-5pm, Aldrich Public Library, Barre. (Books)
• Spectacles of Nature: A Photographic Journey – Heather Forcier, 7pm, Unitarian Church, Montpelier. Donations welcome. (Talk)

Reminder: Throwback Thursday: ID4

Just a quick reminder for those who like SciFi ‘Classics’, Independence Day is up tonight at the Essex Cinemas 10 at 8pm!

Pick up your tickets here.

Geek Things for February 23rd

• CIRC Task Force Meeting, 7–9PM, Town Hall, Williston. Free. (Transport)
• Mount Mansfield Scale Modelers, 6:30–8:30PM, Brownell Library, Essex Junction. Free. (Models)
• Chess Group – Novice and expert players compete against real humans, not computers. Thursday, February 23, 7:30PM at Faith United Methodist Church in South Burlington. $2.
• Bird ER, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $9-11; free for kids ages 3 and under. (Birds)
• Through the Eyes of Raptors, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $9-11; free for kids ages 3 and under. (Kids)
• The Nature of February: 10:30AM, 1:30PM, Mad River Glen Ski Area, Fayston. $15-25; $65 per family of four. (Nature)
• Todd Lecture Series – Kevin Bennet, 7PM, Dole Auditorium, Norwich University, Northfield. Free. (Talk)
• Book Discussion Series: ‘Futures: Utopia and Apocalypse’ Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 7PM, Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville. Free. (Books)
• Through the Wardrobe – Rev. Alex Cameron on C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia. 7-9pm, Room 111, Lafayette Hall, UVM, Burlington. Free. (Books)
• Vermont Distinguished Writers Series – Naturally Curious: A Photographic Field Guide and Month-By-Month Journey Through the Fields, Woods and Marshes of New England, 5:30–6:30PM, New England Federal Credit Union, Williston. Free. (Talk)
• Warmachine / Hordes, 5pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• X-Box Kinect Game Night, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Davis Student Center, Brennan’s Pub & Bistro, UVM, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Animals in Winter, 10:00 am, 1:00pm, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. Audience: ChildrenMembers: $30 Non-members: $35Pre-Registration Required (Kids)
• Mirror Mirror, 11AM, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Skulls, 3:00 pm, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Howard E. Woodin ES Colloquium, 12:30 – 1:20pm, Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103, Middlebury College, Middlebury. (Talk)
• NOOK Tutorial 11:00 AM, Barnes and Noble, South Burlington. (eReaders)
• Passumpsic Naturalists, 7 PM-8:30pm, Upper Lecture Room, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. (Weather)

PoliSciFi Radio # 172: Longing For the Halcyon Days

The latest episode of PoliSciFi Radio is now up for your listening pleasure:

• Fringe
• Ian & Rae watching SGU (B&E watching some with them)
• Comic Book Men on AMC
• Being Human
• Alcatraz
• Grimm
• Walking Dead returns
• Steve watched that Superman clip (with all the cool cameos)

Listen to the entire episode here!

Kickstarter Update!

In the first day, Conquest raised over $1,600 from 16 backers: a strong start towards their goal! Thanks for the people who have spread the message so far, or who have contributed.

If you’re interested in taking a look, you can visit the Conquest Kickstarter page here.

Geek Things for February 22nd

• ‘Drive’, 1:30PM, 7:30PM, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury. $4-7. (Film)
• Chess Club, 5:30PM, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. Free. (Chess)
• Bird ER, 11AM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $9-11; free for kids ages 3 and under. (Kids)
• ‘FernGully: The Last Rainforest’, 6PM, Bradford Public Library, Bradford. Free. (Film)
• Lights, Camera, Action! 9–11AM, Community Meeting Room, third floor, Middlebury Community Television, Middlebury. Free; preregister. (Kids)
• Through the Eyes of Raptors, 2PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. Regular admission, $9-11; free for kids ages 3 and under. (Kids)
• The Nature of February, 10:30AM, 1:30PM, Mad River Glen Ski Area, Fayston. $15-25; $65 per family of four. (Nature)
• Faculty Panel Presentation – The notion of the 2012 apocalypse. 5PM, Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Free. (2012)
• Presenting the Draft Winooski River Basin Plan, 7–8:30PM, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Essex Junction. Free. (Water)
• American Alpine Club’s Green Mountain Book Club, 7PM, Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg. Free. (Adventure)
• Magic: The Gathering – Draft – $12 Entry Fee, 6:30pm – 11:00pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Pathfinder Society, 6:30pm – 11:00pm, Game Lounge Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Physics Colloquium, “Topological Insulators: Surface Quantum Hall Effect and Surface Criticality,” Larz Fritz, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Jost Foundation Room, Davis Center, UVM Campus, Burlington. (Physics)
• Optical Tops, 11:00 am, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Parachutes, 3:00 pm, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• L5R Night at Triple Play, 6:30pm – 10:00pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, NH. (Gaming)