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21 December 1999
Film Night under the stars -- Barbarella
EPSON Moonlight Cinema located at the Royal Botanic Gardens Central Lawn.
 

4 December 1999
Our Xmas get together.
Social night at a restaurant.
 

10 November 1999
Theatre night.
SF double feature at the Astor Theatre (Gattica & Fifth Element)
 

23 October 1999
Cyberfeminism book launch.
Spinifex press launched a new book on women and the internet.
Spinifex Press is an independent feminist press,
publishing innovative and controversial fiction and non-fiction.
 

Diverse Universe #1.
The first issue of our club newsletter.
 

8 September 1999,
Monthly club meeting.
Members of Spaced Out had a casual dinner in a Melbourne restaurant.
"Get to know you" chats and latest news from the world of science fiction and fact.
Please contact the club if you wish to attend future meetings.
 

2 - 6 September 1999:
The 57th World SF Convention,  Aussiecon 3.
 Melbourne, Australia.
Members of Spaced Out hosted an Aussiecon discussion panel, entitled,
"Alternative Science Fiction/Alternative Sexuality"
at 2:30pm on Saturday 4th Sept
Panellists examined why gays and lesbians feature so rarely
in a medium which otherwise likes to think of itself as daring,
exploring strange new concepts and worlds.

(See the article in our first newsletter Diverse Universe #1)
 

2 September 1999,
Meet an SF Author.
International science fiction author Lawrence Schimel met readers
to discuss his science fiction books. 

at Hares and Hyenas Bookshop, South Yarra, Thursday 2nd Sept
 

13 August 1999
Third Meeting
We adopted our club's 10 point Charter
 

16th July 1999
Second meeting
We chose the name Spaced Out thru a fun hybrid of a vote/party game/competition
 

9th June 1999
First meeting

The launch of our club
 

21st May 1999
Calling Galactic Gays and Lunar Lesbians!
Club member Kate was interviewed on community radio 3CR
advertising the new club.
 

April 1999
Is there anyone out there...?
Preliminary advertising of the club begins appearing in Melbourne's G/L press.
 

It all began with an idea...