For those of you who could not make the meeting this is what happend.
This was our clubs Regular Line up.
We watched the following:
Guyver
Excel Saga
Sol Bianca
Fighting Spirit
Read or Die TV Series
In other News:
Who: DC Anime Club
What: Cosplay Presentation at the JICC
When: Thursday September 27,2007 6:30pm-8pm
Where: Japan Information and Culture Center
Lafayette Center III
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3308
In a Nutshell:
DC Anime Club will do a presentation on Cosplay at the JICC.
The Cosplay Presentation will consist of Guest speakers from DC Anime Club. Jonny Gross DCAC Cosplay Coordinator,Craig Vaughn DCAC
Club Photographer/Sgt in Arms,Christopher Wanamaker DC Anime Club Founder/President discussing what Cosplaying is all about.
Slide show of Cosplayers from Various different cons which will require a laptop computer, Video Clips of Cosplayer participating in
Masquerades a differnt Cons Members of DC Anime Club Cosplaying.
What we need are at least 4-5 members to cosplay at the JICC.
T-MODE:
Terrence if you could place the following information about T-MODE on
the DCAC Website it would be appreciated.
Website : www.tomode.org
We the DC Anime Club will be attending the Video Game Con T-MODE.
We will be taking advantage of the Otaku Pass Port Pre-reg and will be
using the club dues
to cut the prices as low as possible. After talking with T-MODE Con
Chair since we will only have to pay $30.HOWEVER only those who pay
club dues will be able to take advantage of this opportunity.
So if you have not been paying club dues I suggest you do so.
We need at least 10 people in order to make this work.
We will be taking names/e-mails for those interested in T-Mode.
DEADLINE TO TURN IN THE $30 FOR T-MODE WILL BE July 7,2007.
We the DC Anime Club will be getting the following bennefits:
Commemorative Convention Badge
Listing In Program Book
VIP Brunch with T-MODE Guests
Front Row Seating for All Events
Access to T-MODE Refreshment Suite
Private Website Login
Automatic T-MODE 2008 Discount
Time/Place:
Hilton Crystal City at National Airport
Arlington,VA
September 14-16
Special Guest:
Pixiekitty & Neon Genocide
Peelander-Z
Chris Ayres
Keith Burgess
Lucien Dodge
Tournaments:
Guitar Hero II
Shonen Jump's Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles
Events:
Concert Performances
T-MODE 07 1st Annual Final Fantasy Ball
T-MODE 07 ADV Films Theater
Anime Mature Midnight Madness
Guests,Panels, & Workshops
Plus Much More!
Rates:
T-MODE 07' 3 Day Pass
$35.00 Until April 1,2007
$45.00 Until June 1,2007
$55.00 After June 1, 2007 & At-the-Door
$65.00 Otaku Passport until July 1, 2007
$25.00 Child 3-Day Pass
T-MODE 07' Otaku Passport Features:
Commemorative Convention Badge
Listing In Program Book
VIP Brunch with T-MODE Guests
Front Row Seating for All Events
Access to T-MODE Refreshment Suite
Private Website Login
Automatic T-MODE 2008 Discount
T-MODE 07' 3-Day Pass Features:
Convention Badge
Registration Bag with Program Book
Unlimited Access to All Events
Entrance into All Tournaments
Chance to Win Prizes
Who:DC Anime Club
What: Astra the Manga Musical
When: Sat/Sun July 7, 8 and Thurs, Fri, Sat July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 at
8 PM and a matinee on Saturday, July 14 at 2 PM
Where:Warehouse Theatre on 1021 7th Street NW. Washington, DC near
Gallery Place Metro.
Tickets: Special Discount for DC Anime Club $10 per ticket when
members of DCAC say that they are members of DCAC.
arrive 20 minutes before the Musical starts.
Website:http://www.washingtonwit.org/upcoming.html
In a Nutshell:
We the DC Anime Club spoke with playwrite Karen this past Saturday
regarding her
Musical entitled "Astra The Manga Musical" this past Saturday.
The Musical is about:
Earth women face danger thanks to the evil cyberspace whiz Dr. Hugo
Light who plans to Ozone their brains and turn them into a tribe of
futuristic Barbie Dolls! In this comic book rock opera, Astronaut
Trueshine flies to Eros to recruit the intergalactic Princess Astra to
vanquish the villain and save womankind! Jerry Robinson of the comic
book Batman fame, and creator of characters such as the Joker, has
penned an amazing new musical with co-author Sidra Rausch, Co-Artistic
Director of Washington Women in Theatre.
Washington Women in Theatre celebrates our 5th Anniversary with a
summer festival of original new plays! Join us for a new manga musical
Astra, written by Jerry Robinson of Batman comic books fame, and Sidra
Rausch, and directed by Karen Berman. Astra will be running at the
Warehouse Theatre from July 7-14 at 8 p.m. with one matinee
performance on July 14th at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 and can be
purchased in advance or at the door.
Jerry Robinson is co-author of the Astra comic. Mr. Robinson is a
renowned comic book artist who contributed greatly to the American
"Golden Age of Comic Books," which lasted from the 1930s until the
1950s. He is well-known for his work on the Batman comic and the
creation of the character of the Joker. He has worked for Daredevil
Comics, National/DC, the Herald Tribune Syndicate, as well as numerous
publishers. In 2004, he was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Mr. Robinson is currently serving as a consultant for the Batman
movie, The Dark Knight, scheduled for release in 2008.
Sidra Rausch is co-author of both the manga musical of Astra as well
as the comic book series produced by Cartoonists and Writers
Syndicate. She serves as co-Artistic Director of Washington Women in
Theatre and is a founding member of The Women's Committee of The
Dramatist Guild. Her plays and musicals have been produced in N.Y.,
L.A., The Kennedy Center and The National Museum for Women in the
Arts. She was the recipient of the H.D. Lewis Award for How I Became a
Bennington Girl in 2003.
Who: DC Anime Club
What: Anime Art Show: Cosplay Gathering,Video Gaming,Prize
Raffles,Surprise Special Guest and Much More.
When:Entire Month of Nov
Special Opening on Nov 10,2007
Where: Martin Luthur King Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW
Washington,DC 20001
In a Nutshell:
We the DC Anime Club are looking for artist to submit artwork for the
3nd Annual Anime Art show. The Anime Art Show is the only art show in
the DC metro area dedicated to Anime as an art form.
The Anime Art show will be held on the ENTIRE month of November at the
Martin Luthur King Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington,DC 20001.
There will also be a Special Opening on November 10,2007 in Room A5 of
the Martin Luthur King,Jr Memorial Library from 12pm-5pm with
Guest,activities and more.
The whole purpose of the Anime Art Show is to promote anime as an art
form.
Art Show Rules and Regulations
Artist who wish to have their art displayed during the Anime Art show
must follow the Guidelines below:
NO ART WORK WILL BE SOLD AT THE ART SHOW! PERIOD!
DEADLINE FOR ART WORK IS OCTOBER 1,2007.
You must fill out the Registration form
Those under the age of 18 must have parental consent for their art
work to be displayed in the art show.
The Registration form can be found on the DCAC website at
http://www.dcanimeclub.org/Events.htmlYou must provide your own Frames and labels for your art work.
Labels must include your name and name of Art Work.
Artist may submit up to 3 pieces of Art Work for the Art Show.
You must provide a pre-paid package in order to get your art work back
from the art show. (In other words, provide us a way to get your art
work back to you via mail.)
Keep in mind that your art work will be HUNG.
Art work that will be accepted:
Fan Art
Fan Made T-Shirts
Fan Made Plushies
Cosplay Props
Sketches
We the DC Anime Club reserve the right to veto any art work submitted
for the Art Show.
Please send your Art Work, along with the completed registration form,
to the following Address:
Rachel C. Cassiman
Visual Arts Librarian
District of Columbia Public Library
901 G Street, NW, Room 209
Washington, DC 20001
Club members can simply bring their art work to one of the club meetings.
Shoujo Day:
Who: DC Anime Club
What: Shoujo Day
When: September 29,2007 2:15pm-5pm.
Where:Martin Luthur King,Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington,
DC 20001
In a nutshell: We the DC Anime Club will be hosting an Shoujo Day. A
Day dedicated to Girls Anime and Manga. There will be screenings of
old school and new school Shoujo Anime and much more.
We have talked with Shoujo Beat regarding free give aways for Shouj
Day and we will most likely have giveways.
Rumiko Takahashi Marathon
Who:DC Anime Club
What:Rumiko Takahashi Marathon
When: Dec 8,2007 12pm-5pm
Where:Martin Luthur King,Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington,DC
20001
In a Nutshell: To Celebrate the Works of Rumiko Takahashi we the DC
Anime Club will have a Marathon
of Anime based upon the works by Rumiko Takahashi.
Questions,Comments,Concerns?
send an e-mail to
president@dcanimeclub.org
202 262 2083
Chris W.
DC Anime Club President