Longer Term
- Museum - Unbuilt Washington - Washington, DC - Through May
- This exhibit is one of two "new to me" events on This Week in Geek. The museum is displaying the plans for many monuments and buildings which were proposed and rejected throughout the district. Beyond the obvious audience of architecture buffs, the exhibit sounds interesting for those of you looking for a setting for an alternate history game or novel.
- Rapid Prototyping - GMU Global Game Jam - Fairfax, VA - Friday through Sunday
- It sounds so simple: "Sign up as a jammer and make a game in 48 hours." Board games, video games, card games, it's up to you. Bring the Red Bull and the NoDoz (ok, maybe skip the NoDoz this year). Take all those game ideas that have been humming around in your brain, show up, and make it happen. There are events at UVA, VT, GMU, Universities at Shady Grove, and UMBC.
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| I asked the Internet for cool Lego pictures, and e_chaya from Flickr delivered! |
- Lego! - Lego Architecture: Towering Ambition - Washington, DC - Through September
- This is the second "new to me" exhibition. I think we can all agree: Legos are awesome. Before MineCrafters were set on filling the internets with replicas of all things in block-form, there were Legos. The show includes 15 buildings from around the world recreated in all their brick-y glory. They've also opened up a Flickr Group for amazing Lego structures.
- Elves - Middle Earth Mondays - Washington, DC - 8:00PM
- Here's one phrase that every geek can appreciate, "Costumes welcome." Whether you're at a midnight release, a convention, or a geeky movie night, it's always nice to find new places to show off that epic cloak you made. Give it a try: head out to Black Cat this week and see if that Evenstar replica doesn't help you strike up a conversation.
- Museum/Gaming - Play! Pandemic - Washington, DC - 6:30PM
- The Koshland gets more awesome every time I visit their site. The exhibit that's linked to this event is "Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health" - which sounds like an awesome way to add realism to your zombie survival strategies. The event is $10 general admission and $7 for students. You can play on your own or bring a team.
- Gaming - Video Game Day with the DC Anime Club - Washington, DC - 2:00PM
- Grab your favorite game and/or system, and go hang out with the DC Anime Club. If you don't want to set up a full system, there's also a Mario Kart DS tournament. Bring the blue sparks. Rules, etc are up on the events page. This event is for attendees 13+.
- Quizzing - Geek Bowl - Austin, TX - 7:00PM
- "You know what they do if they catch you cheating, right? They take one of your hands! Your buzzer hand!" - Venture Bros. Yes, it's in Austin. Yes, I'm still linking it because this is the largest live quiz in America. You can even try to win a dance off to earn back your entry fee! Last year, the top three teams took home $7k in cash. Get those buzzer reflexes in gear, contestants.
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| Angela Tchou has an amazing set of photos from last year's parade. |
- Parade - Chinese New Year - Washington, DC - 2:00PM
- On Sunday, we enter a new year on the Chinese zodiac. Arguably the coolest and geekiest of the twelve animals, it's the year of the Dragon! Although there's a whole list of events and celebrations, The parade and festival down in DC's Chinatown look like they're going to be the largest. Check out the Flickr streams from last year's parade; it looks gorgeous.
An exciting week! Get to it! Other weekly reoccurring events are listed on our website (such as Rocky, CCG tournaments, crazy themed happy hours) and with the holidays over they’re back with a vengeance! For more information, check out the calendars at DC Geeks.
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