Oregon Asian Celebration 2011 is fast approaching, Saturday and Sunday, February 19th and 20th! Join the Kumoricon crew as we return to our birthplace, Eugene, Oregon, offering gaming, karaoke, and hands-on cat-ear making to the patrons of Oregon’s longest-running celebration of Asian culture, now in its 26th year. All ages are welcome at this very kid-friendly event, which showcases cultures from East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. Food booths, dance, musical performances, martial arts demos, cooking and bonsai demos, artisans and art classes (including manga classes by Copic), and educational booths abound. To volunteer, contact Jaki at programming@kumoricon.org, or hop by during the weekend to provide breaks to other grateful crewmembers. For the event schedule, go to www.asiancelebration.org. Hope to see you there!

Here is the tentative general meeting schedule leading up to the 2011 convention. Each date may change pending confirmation of its location, particularly to the opposite day in the given weekend.

Before planning to attend a meeting, check the meeting details in the calendar and check to see if the date is still tentative, or whether it has been confirmed.

• Sunday, February 13 – Portland, OR (confirmed date)
• Saturday, March 19 – in or near Eugene, OR
• Sunday, April 17 – in or near Portland, OR
• Saturday, May 21 – location TBD
• Sunday, June 12 – in or near Portland, OR
• Saturday, July 16 – in or near Salem, OR
• Sunday, August 14 – in or near Portland, OR
• Saturday, August 27 – in or near Portland, OR

Always check back to the calendar for the latest member meeting information. Updates to meeting information will also be posted as news items.