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Posted April 30, 2008
Due to Kumoricon Lite being held on May 10, the general meeting has been moved to the weekend after onto Sunday, May 18.
It is from 1pm to 5pm and held at PSU in the same building as Kumoricon Lite:
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
Rooms 327 and 328
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
Please see the calendar item for full details.
Posted April 29, 2008
The pre-registration badges for those registering up to December 31 are in the mail!
Tier Two (January 1 - March 22) should be in the mail by next week!
The early Tier Three badges will be following Tier Two soon.
If you registered in Tier One (anytime before or on December 31) and do not get your badge by the beginning of next week, let us know at registration@kumoricon.org and we can make sure your badge was mailed.
Thanks for your patience and we look forward to seeing you all Labor Day weekend!
Posted April 17, 2008
Our next mini-event will be taking place on May 10:
Kumoricon Lite
Activities Include:
Email questions to psuevent@kumoricon.org.
See you there!
Free admission. Runs from 12noon to 9pm.
Location:
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
Check-in: Room 296
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
May meeting notice: Our May meeting was previously scheduled on the same day, May 10. We will likely move this meeting to avoid the conflict, but have not settled on a definite date yet. When there is any change in the May meeting date, it will be announced in a separate news post and updated on the calendar.
Posted April 17, 2008
We’ve had a contest running in the forums but have received no entries yet—here’s your chance to write the Kumoricon 2008 information page!
Let the world know what you love about Kumoricon in an article between 400 and 800 words. The staff will vote on the winning entry at the staff retreat in late April. Hurry—you only have until midnight at the end of the day of Thursday, April 24.
Please see the full rules and details in the forums. Good luck!
Posted March 10, 2008
The official Masquerade Ball photos have been posted in a gallery. You can download full images, or order prints from our photographer. Enjoy!
Posted March 4, 2008
The March general meeting has been scheduled for March 16th at Borderlands Games in Salem from 1pm-5pm. This is a date change—it is now on Sunday, March 16th, the day after the Saturday on which it was previously scheduled. We greatly apologize for the sudden change in date on late notice. Unfortunately, space at several locations was not available on Saturday.
Borderlands Games is just a few blocks away from the library in Salem where we have frequently met in the past. Please see the calendar entry for the address and map, and visit the Borderlands Games web site for more information on the venue.
Posted February 14, 2008
Kumoricon will be participating in several activities and events at the 2008 Oregon Asian Celebration in Eugene.
Come to our table to register for the con and pick up flyers. Visit our events in the Youth Room:
| Saturday, Feb. 16 | |
| 4:00pm-4:30pm | Anime Cat Ear Workshop |
| 5:00pm-8:00pm | Hare Hare Yukai Dance – Learn to do this popular dance from the Anime Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu. |
| 5:00pm-8:00pm (depending on attendance) |
Cosplay Fashion Show – Dress as your favorite Anime characters or in Goth Loli or current fashions from Japan. Fashion show also open to Lolitas, Gothic Lolitas Wa-Lolis and people in Harajuku fashion. |
| Sunday, Feb. 17 | |
| 4:00pm-4:30pm | Anime Cat Ear Workshop |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Anime Karaoke – Come sing along with your favorite anime theme songs. |
Much thanks to COPIC Marker for helping to arrange this special opportunity with Kumoricon!
The Asian Celebration will be held at the Lane Events Center at the Lane County Fairgrounds.
796 W 13th Ave
Eugene, OR 97402
Admission:
$4 for Adults and ages 13 and older
Free for Children ages 12 and under
Posted January 27, 2008
The February general meeting on Sunday, February 10 will be hosted at Clark Community College in Vancouver, WA. The time is the usual 1pm-5pm. The full details, address, and maps for the campus, parking, and driving are located on the calendar entry.
Update: The meeting will be in the Foster Auditorium.
Posted January 8, 2008
(Updated news: Online ticket sales extended (small processing fee applies) – Nitaboh anime film showing)
Kumoricon will be hosting a table at Mochitsuki, a Japanese American New Years celebration and cultural fair.
This festival features taiko drumming, mochi (Japanese sticky rice cake) creating, hula dance, a sushi bar, and a community stage featuring organizations like Kumoricon and hands-on crafts and activities. The event organizers will be showing the anime film Nitaboh.
Stop by our table to pre-register for the con or participate in crafts—we’re working on activities that will show what Kumoricon is all about.
As part of our involvement as a Community Partner, Kumoricon is selling tickets to two stage performances during the event. Shows are at 1:00pm and 3:15pm. Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for students and seniors, and $5 for children age 2 to 11. We have extended the original deadline to buy tickets online! Because the event is now very close, tickets can only be purchased online and there is a $1.25 fee. Please purchase tickets online here. We recommend choosing the will call option due to the short time until the event.
Our involvement in the Mochitsuki festival is made possible by selling tickets, so if you are planning to attend, please buy a ticket to the stage performance! If you would like, please stop by our booth and let us know if you bought a ticket, or tell us at publicity@kumoricon.org, so we can get an estimate of the number of ticket sales we have promoted.
We’re looking for volunteers to help setup the table, handle registrations, and create crafts and activities for the booth. If you are interested, please post in this forum thread.
Mochitsuki has had an attendance of over 2500 and this year will be its 12th year. Kumoricon joins it for the first time in what promises to be an exciting event!
Posted January 4, 2008
You are cordially invited to Kumoricon’s Winter Masquerade Ball.
Saturday, February 2nd – 6:00 PM to Midnight – Milwaukie Community Club
Tickets are available for $15 ($10 if you attended Kumoricon 2007 or have pre-registered for 2008) here.
Come join us for a night of music and dancing. This is a formal, masked event—formal dress and a mask are required. Formal Western or Asian attire or formal cosplay are acceptable. For guidelines on acceptable attire, please read the Masquerade Ball Dress Code. Prizes will be awarded for Best Formal Attire and Best Formal Cosplay.
Please see the full invitation, schedule, and details.
