In 1996, Peg McNabb published a handy, pocket-sized booklet called A Mini-Guide To B&B Fandom - Fan Clubs and Newsletters in the US and Overseas. It was a nice reference where one could quickly find out about all the clubs that were known to Peg at that time. Sadly, she hasn't had the time to maintain it, since updating and publishing her excellent Beauty and the Beast Directory takes up so much of her time.

Peg has offered to have the contents of her Mini-Guide published here on the web, so that the B&B online fandom at large can take on the task of maintaining this information as a group effort. Please click here to read my impassioned plea for help with this!! :)

I hope you find this resource helpful, and I do thank Peg very much for all of her research that got this ball rolling!

A R I Z O N A

Tucson Tunnel Friends

Contact:
Joyce Fuller Kleikamp

Newsletter:
Tucson Tunnel Friends (cost not mentioned)

Benefits:
Video & print lending library, friendship, and support

Area:
Greater Tucson & southern Arizona

Info:
Fanzine publishing project "BondStories", plus tunnel costumes.

C A L I F O R N I A

Carousels & Caverns Community

Contact:
Ben Bock or Lisa Howard

Newsletter:
The Mirror Pool, $5.00/4 per year

Membership:
Approximately 25

Cost:
No dues

Area:
Southern California, USA

Info:
Hosts of the 2000 convention, A Distant Shore II: Remember Love, in Los Angeles; hosted the 1995 convention. Meetings are once a month with non-official get togethers often. Annual Winterfest, Saowen and Picnic in Griffith Park (tunnel entrance and carousel treks are always included) are yearly highlights.

Contact:
Ann Anderson, Pride Leader
1220 Monument Boulevard #F4
Condord, CA 94520

Newsletter:
The Fire and the Rose, cost is included with membership; non-members $2.00 per copy; 12/year

Membership:
Annual dues $10.00

Area:
USA and Canada

Info:
Support group promoting "all things B&B", members nationally and internationally

Goals:
Connect people, promote creativity, B&B, provide a newsletter forum for expression, promote information exchange.

Contact:
Vera Murphy
140 North Earle Street
San Gabriel, CA 91774
818-286-2541

Membership:
Five, mostly just stay in social contact with each other now. But we'd love to hear from you!

Goals:
To keep B&B fandom alive by keeping all information available to all who write us.

C O L O R A D O

Supporters of Beauty and the Beast

Contact:
Becky Bain

Dues:
$10.00 per year - send legal-size SASE with query.

Area:
Colorado area, but anyone can join.

Newsletter:
Pipedreams; cost included in membership, issued quarterly.

Info:
Just opened the Dianne Hellerling Memorial lending library for members, which has all episodes, scripts, newspaper and magazine articles, videos of guest appearances, etc. Donations to library welcomed! Summerfect, annual picnic, Winterfest, annual banquet, and charity functions, B&B episode marathons, annual High Tea at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, and monthly meetings.

Goals:
Dedicated to the philosophy of the tunnels, Raise money for charity, including domestic violence victims, animal rescue shelters, literacy programs, AIDS victims, or those who are mentally/physically challenged.

G E O R G I A

The Underground Connection

Contact:
Pat Farrar

Membership:
27; $5.00 per year

Newsletter:
The Underground Connection; 12/yr; cost included in membership dues.

Area:
Mostly Georgia, but all areas welcome.

Info:
Monthly meetings to share and discuss B&B. Annual Samheim & Winterfest celebrations.

Charity:
The Cobb Animal Shelter

I L L I N O I S

CATS - Chicago Area Tunnel Society

Contact:
Lynne Wexler

Membership:
Approximately 20. Still B&B, preferring Classic emotions, but accepting all seasons on varying levels. No dues.

Published:
Rich in Hope, Media Rare, Media Well Done, and Captain Picard's Guide to Celestial Mythology. We have many publishers, artists, and writers of note.

Area:
Chicago area

Info:
We donate to charity. We now include fans of all genres. We're inveterate Trekkers, love Babylon 5, and others.

I N D I A N A

With Friends Possess'd: Indiana Fans of Beauty and the Beast

Contact:
Eric Tullis

Membership:
There are currently 26 members, about a third of which are active at the meetings. No membership dues.

Newsletter:
We have no newsletter per se, but an update mailer is sent to the membership each month to recap the last meeting, give the location of the next, and inform the readers of special club events or happenings in the fandom.

Area:
All of Indiana.

Info:
This club was formed shortly after the 1996 convention to serve as a "social fix" between the cons! Monthly pitch-in meetings are held in the central Indiana area to share and discuss topics of interest (B&B and otherwise...mostly otherwise!). We also have special events such as trips to the Indianapolis Zoo, high tea at a local tea house, and group movie outings.

L O U I S I A N A

Crescent City B.A.T.B. Connection

Contact:
Bonnie Bozant

Newsletter:
Crescent City B.A.T.B. Connection, 30-40 subscribers; 9 issues/year; available by donation/postage costs.

Membership:
Just donation/postage contributions

Area:
Greater New Orleans area

Info:
Meet every 6 weeks.

Goals:
To give our members all available information on B&B. To provide charitable support to the Battered Women's Shelter.

M A R Y L A N D

Chesapeake Helpers Society for B.A.T.B.

Contact:
Mitzi Anderson
2053-A University Boulevard #105
Adelphi, MD 20783
410-987-5645

Newsletter:
Reflections; 12/yr; free to members

Membership:
40 members. Dues $15, or $25 for family if newsletter goes to same address. Meet monthly.

Area:
Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, but all are welcome.

Info:
We participate in a range of social and volunteer activities. Join us!

Goals:
To improve the quality of life in our little corner of the world.

M I C H I G A N

East Michigan Tunnel Council

Contact:
Donna Gugler
4235 Seeden Street
Waterford, MI 48329
313-674-4248

Info:
Charity work. The club attempts to give back to the community.

Area:
Eastern and southern Michigan.

Contact:
Arwen Bauer
4850 Clintonville Road
Clarkston, MI 48346-4206
810-674-0708

Membership:
Monthly meetings, lots of good conversation, new story/art previews.

Area:
Michigan, Canada

Goals:
Artists, authors, editors, fun, and good works.

M I N N E S O T A

Minnesota B.A.T.B. Society

Contact:
Nora Leverson
2828 Jordan Avenue #305
Minnetonka, MN 55343
612-525-8639

Membership:
25; Dues $10, includes newsletter

Newsletter:
Vincent's Voice;12 issues/yr

Info:
Warm fellowship at monthly meetings, participation in community events, annual Winterfest

Area:
75-100 mile radius of Minneapolis area

Goals:
Collect for local food shelf & Como Park Zoo. Panels at local cons (MiniCon, DiversiCon, PolarisCon).

N E V A D A

The Beast Connection

Contact:
Betty Neiswender
3492 Edward Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-647-8429

Membership:
Around 10, no dues

Info:
Zine lending library, participation in cons. Past coordinators of TunnelCon I, II, III.

Area:
Las Vegas area

Goals:
To share our love for B&B and to promote B&B in every way. To help children's charities whenever possible.

N E W - J E R S E Y

The North Jersey Tunnel Community

Contact:
Roz Levinson

Membership:
No dues, no president, no newsletter. Just an informal group open to all who wish to share the dream.

Goals:
To promote the friendship and communal aspects of the Tunnel World in our daily lives. To help fandom grow. Group motto: Come early, stay late, bring food!

N E W - Y O R K

Upstate Underground

Contact:
Inez Paskal
189 Fairgate Street
Rochester, NY 15606
716-254-9090

Newsletter:
Thoughts and Theories; $6, 4/yr

Info:
Monthly meetings, movie, carousel rides, teas, emotional and physical support, and B&B viewing weekends.

Goals:
To add a little grace to this world.

N O R T H - C A R O L I N A

The Crystal Rose

Contact:
Jo Ann Grant

Newsletter:
The Crystal Rose; $17; 6/yr

Membership:
Cost included in subscription cost

Charity:
Help local home for unwed mothers and collect food for the hungry

Area:
Anywhere and everywhere!

Info:
Besides a newsletter, we publish a series of fanzines and have a members-only lending library.

O K L A H O M A

Beauty and the Beast Fan Group

Contact:
Larraine Parrish
5712 S.E. East Court
Bartlesville, OK 74006
918-333-8762

Membership:
Ten, no dues.

Area:
Bartlesville, Nowata, OK

Info:
Informal, monthly meetings from September through May.

Goals:
To provide a cozy get-together for B&B friends.

Contact:
Julie Smith

Newsletter:
HAT Line; cost included in membership, $2 per issue for non-members; 4 per year

Membership:
$12 per year

Benefits:
Club button with logo, membership card, a list of all members' names/addresses; We donate yearly to the "John 3:16 Mission for Men" with food, money and toiletries.

Area:
Tulsa and surrounding area, but also out of state. Foreign memberships welcomed.

Info:
Members may contribute to newsletter for free. We have published writers, poets, video makers, songwriter/musician, puzzle makers, needlepoint enthusiast, editor of Out-In, and an artist. A lot of B&B merchandise is available through HAT. Monthly meetings open to public, but only members are invited to Winterfest, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day parties, pizza parties, BBQs, pot-luck dinners, etc.

Goals:
To promote and keep alive Beauty and the Beast in every possible way.

Contact:
Maranda Hull

Newsletter:
Pending

Membership:
15 members, $10 dues, meet monthly. Need new members in Texas/Oklahoma area.

Area:
Boswell, Houston, Galveston; pen pals in US, England and Germany.

Info:
4 active members, 11 don't meet but help with charity projects and stay in close contact.

Goals:
To encourage involvement of all B&B friends by using their talents to keep B&B alive. To complete at least 2 charity projects each year.

P E N N S Y L V A N I A

Bucks-Mont-Lehigh Valley B&B Discussion Group

Contact:
Robin Hinsdale
3605 Old Easton Road #B
Doylestown, PA 18901-1136

Newsletter:
No

Membership:
5-10, no dues

Area:
Pennsylvania

Info:
Informal group, meets monthly, every 4th Saturday. Members take turns running meeting/discussion.

T E X A S

Heart of Texas Beauty and the Beast

Contact:
Teri Johnson
PO Box 162253
Austin, TX 78716
512-263-3622

Newsletter:
H.O.T. Beauty and the Beast; $12 for 12 issues

Membership:
No dues

Benefits:
Get-togethers, birthday parties, Winterfest, and charitable functions.

Area:
Central Texas

Info:
Hosted the B&B convention Great Expectations

Goals:
Artists/writers publicize B&B, find other fans, volunteer for fundraisers in the spirit of the Tunnels.

Contact:
Dottie LaBorde
2815 South Lipscomb Street
Amarillo, TX 79109-3531
806-372-1463

Membership:
Five; meets annually, but stays in touch through the year, no dues.

Area:
Amarillo area

Goals:
To keep Beauty and the Beast alive.

Contact:
Pat Jackson
611 Main Street
La Marque, TX 77568
409-935-3125

Newsletter:
Souteast Texas Beauty and the Beast Network; $11 per year for 12 issues

Info:
Meetings, get-togethers for symphony outings, etc.

Area:
Southeast Texas, but members as far away as Japan.

Goals:
Twenty-three page information packet on the many ways that various clubs promote B&B. Provision of "boilerplate" press releases to be customized for fans in other cities.

V I R G I N I A

Dreamseekers

Contact:
Laurie Wittenberg

Area:
Hampton Roads and Southeastern Virginia, but members in other states also.

Info:
Art, poetry, and writing

Goals:
Attempt to incorporate tunnel philosophy in personal lives. Also hosted the 1996 convention A Kingdom by the Sea and the 1998 convention Beauty at the Beach.

C A N A D A

Helpers' Network of Canada

Contact:
Pat Dhillon
PO Box 3092, STN, "D"
Willowdate, ONT
M2R 2G5 Canada

Newsletter:
Helpers' Network of Canada; $12, 4/yr.

Membership:
No dues, worldwide membership

Info:
Credo - To give help when needed and accept help when offered.

Goals:
To promote and foster awareness of Beauty and the Beast.

Contact:
Sue Williams
1845 Baseline Road #103
Ottawa, ONT
KZC 3K4 Canada
613-727-9480

Membership:
Meetings every three months. Ten members.

Area:
Eastern Ontario

Goals:
To live the show and do good for others.

E N G L A N D

Helpers' Network - UK

Contact:
Gwen Lord
6 Meadow Lane
Leasingham, Sleaford
Lincs NG34 8LL
England

Membership:
Dues - $20/year. Includes newsletter.

Info:
Begun in 1989 to provide a central point of contact for fans. Also produce B&B fanzines.

Newsletter:
Quarterly. Large (approx. 30 pages) and always chock full of news.

Contact:
Rita Davies
13 West Avenue
Trecenydd, Caerphylly
Mid Glam CS8 2SF
South Wales, UK

Contact:
Mary Tummon
14 Oxford Road
Acocks Green
Birmingham B27 6DT
England
021 706-0409
Email: via Sue Haley

Info:
We go on outings, picnic on Father's Day.

G E R M A N Y

Chamber Friends

Contact:
Bob Kerwin
Feuerbachstr. 45
12163 Berlin
Germany
++4930 855-1218

Newsletter:
Chamber Friends Newsletter; cost included in membership; quarterly.

Membership:
DM 40.00 Europe; $25 USA

Area:
Germany and International

Info:
Dedicated to B&B to the fullest extent. Every 6 months we publish Beneath the Serpentine. Send SASE for info. Also a minizine called The Whispering Gallery and have published an episode guide. All are in German.

Contact:
Uschi and Thoms Brecht
Hof Guldenwerth 72
42857 Remscheid 1
Germany

Newsletter:
The Tunnel Community

Info:
To do anything possible from this part of the world to save B&B. To help fans communicate, to make ALL Germans aware of B&B, and to evoke creativity in fans - many have it, they just don't know.

I T A L Y

B.A.T.B. Italian Fan Club

Contact:
Catrina Cantone
Caselia Postale 14029
Roma Trullo
Italy 00149

N E T H E R L A N D S

In Spirit

Contact:
Fabiola

Web Page:
http://home.wxs.nl/~fabiola1/

Fanzine:
In Spirit, quarterly

Info:
We are a small fanclub, and four times a year we have also a fanzine. We have lots of fun doing this, and we want to keep the dream of Vincent and Catherine alive.

N E W S L E T T E R - O N L Y - C L U B S

Chatterbox Newsletter

Contact:
Rita Davies
13 West Avenue
Trecenydd, Caerphylly
Mid Glam CS8 2SF
South Wales, UK

Info:
Publishes letters and creative works by all fans. Send SASE for info.

Contact:
Peg McNabb

Membership:
35. Dues - $12/yr. But no one will be turned away if they can't pay.

Newsletter:
CabbFare. Included with membership. Roughly 3-4 issues per year.

Info:
Founded by 4 close friends who live in different states, but who share a common vision concerning B&B. All publications and club discussions center on the classic B&B themes of Vincent and Catherine's relationship, as shown in the first 2 seasons, while repsecting the rights of others who also might enjoy aspects and themes of the third season. Yearly meeting at each con only, since there is no central core location and membership is scattered around the US.

Charity:
We hold an annual celebrity auction at each convention, with all proceeds benefitting the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Our first year netted $1,000 so we feel challenged to try and top that each year.

Contact:
No contact info available. Can anyone help me with this?

Info:
Along the Pipes; $10, 6/year.

Contact:
Sue Haley

Membership:
Over 80, including 8 of the B&B cast. 27 members outside UK. No formal meetings, no dues.

Newsletter:
2-3 issues/yr. More like a chatty letter. Free on e-mail, or send $1 to cover postage.

Info:
B&B friends interested in sign language. You don't have to know sign language to join, nor are you required to learn it. We often have a presentation at cons.

Contact:
Deborah Martin
PO Box 12211
Burke, VA 22009-2847
703-425-2847

Info:
$15 (US, Canada); $20 (overseas); Bi-monthly for subscribers, once yearly for non-subscribers.

Area:
US and International

Goals:
Keeping the dream alive!

C E L E B R I T Y - F A N - C L U B S

The Faces of Perlman

Contact:
Pamela Sondag
PO Box 1144
Bellevue, NE 68005-1144
402-731-2663

Newsletter:
The Faces of Perlman; $7.50 US, $8.50 Canada, $10 Overseas. 4 issues per year.

Benefits:
Access to the Ron Perlman Research and Information Library and the Faces of Perlman Telephone Network.

Goals:
To support and promote the career of Ron Perlman.

Contact:
Gaetano Campisi
PO Box 1009
Media, PA 19063

Membership:
$10/yr

Benefits:
Fan Club kit, updates of Jay's projects.

Contact:
Gwen Lord
6 Meadow Lane
Leasingham, Sleaford
Lincs NG34 8LL
England

Membership:
$18 US (cash please), £8 UK, £9 Europe

Benefits:
Signed items from Roy, membership certificate, stickers, notelets, and lots more, personalized birthday card from Roy on your birthday.

Newsletter:
2-3, 30 pages, twice yearly. Send SASE for info on back issues.

Goals:
To promote and support the career of Roy Dotrice.

I - N E E D - Y O U R - H E L P

If you belong to a B&B club that is not listed here, or if you even know of one that has been missed, PLEASE write me at the email address below and let me know! Further, if you see errors in the info that is already posted here, or if you simply want to give me a freshly worded update on a club, I'll take all of that, too.

One of my goals is to get a better handle on which of these clubs have regular, face-to-face meetings and which do not. If a club has regular meetings, then I consider it a local B&B group and list it under the state or country that it serves. If a club's members communicate through a publication of some sort and do not meet, then that club's state or country of origin is unimportant, and it is listed in the Newsletter-Only section.

I'd greatly appreciate any help you can give in keeping this reference as up-to-date as it can be!