A showcase of this week's finest geek and geek related activities for the week. Mark your calendars.
(This week's This Week in Geek is brought to you through copious bribery to Brannen from Aine. Any oddness, bitterness or surreal moments are strictly mine and no fault of hers.)
Longer Term
Thursday
Saturday
Other weekly reoccurring events are listed on our website (such as Rocky, CCG tournaments, crazy themed happy hours) and with the hyper-scheduled nature of the DC Region they can be your best bet for finding fellow geeks! For more information, check out the calendars at DC Geeks.
Longer Term
- Comedy - Jim Jeffries - Washington, DC - 2/9 - 2/12 - 8:00 PM
- Just have a half dozen shots, wind up your rage at the world and get yourself to the Improv - Jim Jeffries is here to give voice to all those thoughts you’ve been too shy to share. The Aussie will be in town for the latter half of the week.
- Comics - The Watchmen Book Group - Washington, DC - 6:30 PM
- Held by the Georgetown Library Graphic Novel Club, they’re part way through The Watchmen and what better way is there to delve into the mad genius of Alan Moore than with a group?
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| Yes, it is William Gibson, not John Scalzi. Deal. This is the kind of awesome stuff the P&P team puts together. Photo by Politics and Prose Boostore |
Thursday
- Fiction - The Old Man’s War Book Group - Washington, DC - 7:30 PM
- Swapping bodies like cars, the ultimate iPhone and endless war for morally uncertain motives - all discussed in one of my favorite bookstores in the region. The reading group itself is ongoing, but given this month’s choice I wanted to get the signal out a little further.
- Gaming - Open Gaming at Affinity Computers - Sterling, VA - 7:00 PM
- Time to hat up, pack up, and hit up the open gaming night sponsored by Area 52 out in Sterling. Some people get kind of shy at these things, and I get where they’re coming from. On the other hand - we’re geeks. If we can’t get excited, get interested, get talkative over our hobbies then we are doomed as a species and will never make the world dance to our tunes.
- Comedy - John Hodgeman with Paul & Storm - Alexandria, VA - 7:30 PM
- Whether you’ve loved John Hodgeman since his first appearances on The Daily Show or you’ve just heard about Paul & Storm through Rock Band, this show looks amazing. Get yourself out there, no matter whether it means rent money, your inheritance, or your dear aunt’s kidney. Go!
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| Underwear. Pink. Cancer. Cold. Capital. Do it. Photo by dbking |
Saturday
- Charity - Cupid’s Undie Run - Washington, DC - Noon
- One of the few ways you can strip down on Capital Hill and not wind up in cuffs (whether by pre-arrangement or not). But hey, its for figuring out a way end pediatric cancer, so get up to the Capital, shuck your clothes to your skivvies and take a run with your fellow exhibitionists.
- Gaming - A Taste of Storytelling - Washington, DC - 11:00 AM
- One of the family focused events going on in the area this week, but a fun one for any board game fans. Head on down to Labyrinth Games as game designer Daniel Solis spends the day running two of his new games for those who come out. Boardgames for the kids and a walk through of the storytelling aspects to each game. Personally, more storytelling, more kids who grow up with the idea of creative narrative developed on the fly, the happier I am.
Other weekly reoccurring events are listed on our website (such as Rocky, CCG tournaments, crazy themed happy hours) and with the hyper-scheduled nature of the DC Region they can be your best bet for finding fellow geeks! For more information, check out the calendars at DC Geeks.
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