This Week In Geek: Mega Man, Drinks, and Us!

A showcase of this week's finest geek and geek related activities for the week. Mark your calendars.

Anime con mascots are always

SO DAMN CUTE! (© AMA)

Longer Term

• Con - Anime Mid-Atlantic - Chesapeake, VA - Friday through Sunday
• Gotta love when a con just has an excellent overview of why they're excellent all right on the front page. Thank you, AMA. First it's "Boom! Look at all these freaking guests!" Then, "We want to give you free stuff, just volunteer a bit!" Following is the usual breakdown of CCG tourneys, karaoke, art show, cosplay contests, masquerades, dances, AMV contest, gaming, and wait, what's Cosplay Chess? (Aine note: AMA introduced me to my 100% all time ever favorite anime music video, Swing. If you're watching Baccano, major spoiler alert).

Wednesday

• DC Geeks! - Happy Hour: A Night with Mega Man - Washington, DC - 7:30PM
• We're throwing another event! This time we'll be at our beloved geeky drinkin' hangout, Atlas Arcade. Are you the type to sit and listen to Mega Man chiptune remixes and reminisce fondly about your NES glory days? Don't stay in this week! Come out and help us rock the absolute FACE off Dr. Wily and his henchmen. Can't wait to see you there. Besides, afterwards you can always class it up by heading to Church and State and discuss highbrow things like strategy or theories about the psychological motivations behind Wily's fall into madness and villainy.

Thursday

• Comic/Cartoons - Thursday Night Movie Series - Washington, DC - 8:45PM (or whenever it's dark enough)
• Canal Park is having a series of DC vs. Marvel Comic movie nights between now and August 8th. This week it's Iron Man. And it's free. The order alternates between the two sides: Iron Man, Batman & Robin, The Hulk (ok, maybe skip those weeks), Batman Begins, Thor, The Dark Knight, The Avengers, and The Dark Knight Rises. Honestly, it's only fair that they have Batman & Robin followed up by the Hulk - the organizers smartly get those out of the way and move on to the amazing newer movies. Great way to spend a warm mid-week evening.

Game face mode: ACTIVATED!
(image probably © Super Art Fight via Black Cat's site)

Friday

• Greatest Live Art Competition - Super Art Fight! - Washington, DC - 9:30PM
• If you're still unfamiliar with Super Art Fight, they have done you the favor of heading into the district to do a show for you. As always, we must remind you that this is an event that is ruled by a Wheel of Death. Live art is cool, but combining it with a cage match pitting friend against friend on a battlefield of yards of empty canvas is indescribably better. The energy at their fights is always charged because you, the audience, are the judge and jury of the event. Choose your victor wisely.

Saturday

• RPG - Free RPG Day - All day - At select retailers
• Remember Free Comic Day? Well, pen and paper RPGs aren't going to be outdone by some diceless, non-interactive medium like comics. (Please ignore the huge damn EA logo over in sponsors. I know the company has been out of geek favor, but you're getting free things.) Every location has something different to offer, so check out the retailer locator linked above and see what's going on around you.

Sunday

• Boardgaming - Game of Thrones demo - Washington, DC - 11:00AM to 4:00PM
• "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." This is serious business for a calm place like Labyrinth. Seems a bit intense, so if you're the type to cut a bitch over Monopoly, this will probably wind up violating your parole. The regional Game of Thrones LCG group will be on hand to run demos for a day of casual play. A free event, and a great way to eek the most out of the end of the weekend.

Did we miss something? If you have an event you’d like to promote that isn’t on this list, leave a comment or email us. Other weekly recurring events are listed on our website (such as Rocky, CCG tournaments, crazy themed happy hours). For more information, check out the calendars at DC Geeks.