Wednesday, February 22, 2012

New Events


2012-03-08 19:00 Anime Meetup New York (Thursday) 
Anime Meetup is normally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday in each month
At the Skylight Diner, 402 W 34th St btw 9th & Dyer Ave, New York NY 10001-2321 map+1-212-244-0395
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required. The Skylight Diner has a $5 per seat minimum order
See the invitations (.pdf, 321 KB)
2012-03-10 10:00–20:00 SpringFest (Saturday) 
Annual one-day anime convention last held 2011-03-12, first held about 2000
Presented by the Polytechnic Anime Society (PAS), the anime club for the Brooklyn campus of Polytechnic Institute of NYU
In Rogers Hall, Jacobs Building, & Dibner Building, 6 Metrotech Ctr, Brooklyn NY 11201-3840 map (see Brooklyn campus directions)
Metro Anime club banner
2012-03-11 12:00–18:00 Metro Anime Sunday Lunch [Date changed] (Sunday) 
This is the regular monthly anime screening of Metro Anime, which is normally on the 3rd Sunday of each month, shifted this month due to LunaCon
Featuring
Durarara!! (Japan, 2010amazon ANN IMDb Videos eps 11, 12, & 12.5 of 26
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Japan, 2011ANN Videos ep 7 of 13
Princess Jellyfish [Kuragehime] (Japan, 2010ANN Videos eps 7 & 8 of 11
Tiger & Bunny (Japan, 2011)  ANN Videos eps 10 & 11 of 25 

See the Metro Anime show descriptions
Also screening an “early bird” segment at the start, & later a viewers’ choice bring-your-own-anime segment
At Maui Tacos (Surfers’ Dining Room, lower level) at 330 5th Ave (btw W 32nd St (Korea Way) & W 33rd St), New York NY 10001-3101 map+1-212-868-9720
$3 cover charge; attendees are encouraged to buy food
2012-03-16–18 LunaCon (Friday–Sunday) 
55th annual convention of the New York Science Fiction Society
At the Hilton Rye Town, 699 Westchester Ave, Rye Brook NY 10573 map+1-914-939-6300
Preregistration through 2012-02-20 for all weekend: $50 adult, $20 child 6–12; regular registration for all weekend: $60 adult, $30 child; registration for one day: $30 Friday or Sunday, $45 Saturday
2012-03-24 13:00–18:30 Metro Anime Gaming Meeting (Saturday) 
This is the monthly gaming meeting of Metro Anime
At Red Stone Pizzeria, 2d floor, 422 Madison Ave btw 48th & 49th St, New York NY 10017 map+1-212-421-1223
2012-03-28 19:00 Manga Meetup New York (Wednesday) 
Manga Meetup is normally scheduled for the 4th Wednesday in each month
At the Skylight Diner, 402 W 34th St btw 9th & Dyer Ave, New York NY 10001-2321 map+1-212-244-0395
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required. The Skylight Diner has a $5 per seat minimum order
See the invitations (.pdf, 319 KB)
The Manga Meetup now holds its monthly meeting jointly with the Toy and Model Kit Meetup
I-Con banner
2012-03-30–04-01 I-CON (Friday–Sunday) 
I-CON is a science fiction convention with an anime track: “The Northeast’s Largest Convention of Science Fiction, Fact and Fantasy
I-CON has been held annually starting in 1982; it has included an anime track (or mini-convention, once called ChibiCon) starting in 1991
The anime track is extensive, and includes video rooms, panels, contests, and guests of honor
On Long Island at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY-SB) aka Stony Brook University,
100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook NY 11794 map+1-631-632-6000; see SUNY-SB directions & SUNY-SB campus maps
Adult memberships range from $29 to $59 depending on date purchased, days of attendance, and status (e.g., student or senior)
Child memberships are $10
I-CON has a Twitter feed
See photos of I-CON 2007 by Ifurita Oni
2012-04-01 09:00–23:00 Castle Point Anime Convention (CPAC) (Sunday) 
A relatively new 1-day annual convention held starting in 2008; organized by members of Stevens Anime Club
At Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken NJ 07030-5991+1-201-216-5000
Pre-registration through 2012-03-24 $12 per person, $50 for a group of 5
CPAC is on Twitter
Redirection: http://castlepointanime.com/ redirects tohttp://www.stevens.edu/anime/cgi-bin/cpac/
2012-04-12 19:00 Anime Meetup New York (Thursday) 
Anime Meetup is normally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday in each month
At the Skylight Diner, 402 W 34th St btw 9th & Dyer Ave, New York NY 10001-2321 map+1-212-244-0395
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required. The Skylight Diner has a $5 per seat minimum order
See the invitations (.pdf, 321 KB)
2012-04-15 12:00–18:00 Metro Anime Sunday Lunch (Sunday) 
This is the regular monthly anime screening of Metro Anime, which is normally on the 3rd Sunday of each month
Featuring
Durarara!! (Japan, 2010amazon  ANN IMDb Videos eps 13 & 14 of 26
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Japan, 2011)  ANN Videos ep 8 of 13
Princess Jellyfish [Kuragehime] (Japan, 2010ANN Videos eps 9–11 of 11
Tiger & Bunny (Japan, 2011ANN Videos eps 12 & 13 of 25 

See the Metro Anime show descriptions
Also screening an “early bird” segment at the start, & later a viewers’ choice bring-your-own-anime segment
At Maui Tacos (Surfers’ Dining Room, lower level) at 330 5th Ave (btw W 32nd St (Korea Way) & W 33rd St), New York NY 10001-3101 map+1-212-868-9720
$3 cover charge; attendees are encouraged to buy food
2012-04-21 13:00–18:30 Metro Anime Gaming Meeting (Saturday) 
This is the monthly gaming meeting of Metro Anime
At Red Stone Pizzeria, 2d floor, 422 Madison Ave btw 48th & 49th St, New York NY 10017 map+1-212-421-1223
2012-04-25 19:00 Manga Meetup New York (Wednesday) 
Manga Meetup is normally scheduled for the 4th Wednesday in each month
At the Skylight Diner, 402 W 34th St btw 9th & Dyer Ave, New York NY 10001-2321 map+1-212-244-0395
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required. The Skylight Diner has a $5 per seat minimum order
See the invitations (.pdf, 319 KB)
The Manga Meetup now holds its monthly meeting jointly with the Toy and Model Kit Meetup




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