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DC ANIME CLUB VIDEO GAMING DAYS SCHEDULE CHANGE |
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Friday, 09 March 2007 |
DC Anime club announces date changes with their Video Gaming Days
The DC Anime Club, an non profit organization whose purpose is to educate the Washington, DC community about East Asian culture through the art form known as Anime (Japanese animation) will host Video Game Days in Room A5 and Room A9 ofthe Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, N.W. on the following dates:
March 24 Room A5 Video Game Day
May 26 Room A9 Video Game Day
July 7 Room A9 Video Game Day
August 18 Room A9 Video Game Day
DC Anime Club will be adding more dates for Video Game Day for the rest of the year.
Attendees of the DC Anime Club Video Game Days are encouraged to bring their own Games and Game Systems. DC Anime Club will be providing several Television sets as well as an LCD Projector and Screen for the Video Game Days.
This program is free and open to the public. For more information please visitthe DC Anime Club website at <A href="http://dcanimeclub.org" TARGET-"_BLANK">http://dcanimeclub.org.
About DC Anime Club:
DCAC was established in 2003 to introduce and educate people in the Washington, DC area about East Asian culture, through viewing and discussion of Japanese animation (also known as anime) and Japanese comics (manga). DCAC is a501(c)(3) not for profit organization, contributions to DC Anime Club are tax deductible to the extent allowable under the law.
The club also works to provide a positive, alternative activity to the youth inthe area by exposing them to foreign culture, encouraging artistic expressionand creativity, and providing opportunities for participation in community activities and leadership.
In addition to our weekly meetings, the club holds an Annual Art Show, an AnnualCostume fundraising event, and visits local schools to do presentations on anime. The club also works with the Smithsonian Freer Gallery and DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival on their anime screenings, and has helped locally promote performances for Japanese bands such as Puffy Ami Yumi and Pine am.
DC Anime Club was founded by Chris Wanamaker (President), Jules Chang (VicePresident) and Craig Vaughn (Sgt in Arms) on Saturday June 5, 2003. We have astrong membership that continues to grow -- most of which are teenagers. |
