Anime Detour congoers! Did you know that Anime Twin Cities, the parent organization of Anime Detour, also sponsors multiple events throughout the year? Our Social Outreach Services team is hard at work year-round to provide fun and informational activities for all anime fans to enjoy while we wait for the next convention. Here are some of the events we have coming up!
Tsuinshi Anime Club
Anime Twin Cities and the Geek Partnership Society have joined forces to bring a little bit of the fun to you twice a month (second and fourth Friday) with this cosponsored anime club. We will be showing various anime movies and series.
Upcoming Dates: April 10th, April 24th, May 8th, May 22nd
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Geek Partnership Society, Suite 106 in the Waterbury building at the intersection of Central and Broadway. 1121 Jackson St NE. Enter through door C.
Cost: Free!
Anime Twin Cities Open House
So what is this Anime Twin Cities thing? Come chat with us to learn more. Outside of Anime Detour, we're always working to provide monthly events for fans of Anime and Manga. So if you want to keep that Detour feeling all year round, stop by our open house to share your ideas, snack on some popcorn, and find out what we'll be doing and what we hope to do in the next few months.
Date: April 18th
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Geek Partnership Society, Suite 106 in the Waterbury building at the intersection of Central and Broadway. 1121 Jackson St NE. Enter through door C.
Cost: Free!
May Kotatsu
Make some new friends at our open hangout night! Bring games, cards, writing, knitting, any other hobby that suits you. Or just bring yourself and join us around a table for good company and good conversation. This is a public gathering; come relax with your friends at ATC. Look for the host wearing a blue armband with the ATC logo.
Date: May 5th
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Location: Davanni's, 310 White Bear Ave in St. Paul.
Cost: Food is at your own expense.
ATC @ Minnesota AIDS Walk
ATC is once again putting on our tennis shoes and hoping for good weather as we join up to raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS. The walk is 6.5 miles starting and ending at Minnehaha Falls and usually takes about 2.5 hours to complete. To join or donate to our team, go to mnaidswalk.org and select the Anime Twin Cities group.
Date: May 17th
Time: approx. 9 AM (the walk itself starts at 11 AM)
Location: Minnehaha Park
Cost: Donations are encouraged, but participation in the walk is free!
In Case You Missed It: ATC Covers Every Panel at Detour in One Night!
Did you miss out on your chance to go to Anime Detour? Did you go but not have enough time to see everything you wanted to? If you're suffering from not enough Anime Detour, we've got the fix for you. For one night only we've assembled 2 former chairmen of Detour, the current programming head, 2 guests of honor, and one loud mouth guy to explain their way through every panel at Detour working only off the title.
Date: May 26th
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Geek Partnership Society, Suite 106 in the Waterbury building at the intersection of Central and Broadway. 1121 Jackson St NE. Enter through door C.
Cost: Free!
You can always find all of our confirmed events on the Anime Twin Cities website, our Facebook page, or the SOS Meetup group:
http://animetwincities.org/
https://www.facebook.com/AnimeTwinCities
http://www.meetup.com/Anime-Twin-Cities-Social-Outreach-Services/
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