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~Beyond the Border~ => Sara's Audio-Visual Import-Overflow Retail => Topic started by: Wriggle Gum on July 18, 2015, 11:22:22 PM

Title: Bay Area Touhou Potluck on August 1st @ Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA
Post by: Wriggle Gum on July 18, 2015, 11:22:22 PM

Five years ago, we brought Touhou Project fans from all around the  (San Francisco) Bay Area together at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA. On August 1st, we're celebrating our fifth year as the Bay Area?s premiere Touhou fan community by going back to our roots!

(http://i.imgur.com/aCtawht.jpg)
(Source) (http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=47004232)

We?re throwing a potluck at Hakone Gardens and you?re invited!. There'll be food, drink, general Touhou geekery, and cosplay photography in Hakone's idyllic, authentically Japanese setting. Admission into the gardens is $8 per person.

Please RSVP using this form (http://bit.ly/Bayhou5thAnniversaryRSVP), so we know who is coming and what they?re bringing. We?re also arranging carpools for anyone who needs a ride. Additionally, if you're a facebook user, please join in via the FB Event Page (https://www.facebook.com/events/704649179660791/).

If you have any questions, you can ask them here, or you can contact us in the following places:

E-mail: bayhouproject@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayhouproject (https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayhouproject)

Title: Re: Bay Area Touhou Potluck on August 1st @ Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA
Post by: Tribow on July 22, 2015, 12:05:12 AM

OOO I WANNA GO!



aaaaand I live on the east coast, great.

Title: Re: Bay Area Touhou Potluck on August 1st @ Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA
Post by: Wriggle Gum on July 22, 2015, 06:50:09 AM

Ach, I had a feeling this was the more appropriate board, but considering that the last topic was in TARC, I figured (incorrectly) that's where I should post it.

Why hasn't this been attempted on the east coast anyway? Just finding a common point to meet, perhaps?

Title: Re: Bay Area Touhou Potluck on August 1st @ Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA
Post by: NekoNekoRex on July 22, 2015, 09:10:18 AM

Meet-ups usually happen more commonly at the various cons the east coast is full of.

Title: Re: Bay Area Touhou Potluck on August 1st @ Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA
Post by: Wriggle Gum on July 22, 2015, 05:43:58 PM

So Katsucon (February), Anime Boston (April), Otakon (late July/early August), and AWA (September). In the west coast you'll generally find the fans are clustered in certain areas. Norcal and Socal share some overlap regarding Fanime and Anime Expo (it's a pretty simple and not even that incredibly long of a drive), but the other major west coast anime con is in Seattle, which is mostly attended by the fans that live in the Oregon/Washington/British Columbia region.

Title: Re: Bay Area Touhou Potluck on August 1st @ Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA
Post by: Wriggle Gum on August 04, 2015, 01:44:08 AM

No cosplay (sadly/surprisingly), but pictures here:

http://imgur.com/a/yQUgC

It was a blast, and we'll be doing a bbq on 8/29!