[Aikido] Upcoming Events

[Jeffrey Stickle]

Hey fellow Aikidoka!

I hope this semester is going well for everybody. We've got a great  
group of beginners this year and practices are going great. Now on to  
the upcoming events:

1. Arlington Street Fair. This Saturday from 12:00-6:00 is the  
Arlington Street Fair. For those of you who don't know what it is,  
Raymond Avenue gets shut down and vendors and organizations set up  
tables all along the street. For the fair, we are going to be having  
interactive demonstrations. What this means is that we are going to  
need all the help we can get to man a table and have at least 2  
people demonstrating, hopefully during entire duration of the fair. I  
know it is Freshmen Parent's Weekend, but if we could get people to  
stop by and help out for an hour or two, that would be great. Let me  
know if you can help out and what time period you can come. Even if  
you can't help out, the fair is a great time and everyone should  
check it out.

2. Club Party. We are going to be hosting a somewhat small party for  
everyone to get to know each other better outside of the dojo  
environment. There will be fun things to do and free food. The date  
and time that we have set for the party right now is Friday, October  
5th at 6:00 PM. If this date/time is a problem for people, let me  
know. The probable location is TA 14, but I'll confirm that once  
everything is completely worked out.

3. Not an event, but a reminder that we have a small martial arts  
library. There is a list of all the books in one of the bins in the  
Gym MPR (our practice room) for anyone that is interested. Let me  
know if anybody wants to borrow one and I'l bring it for them.

4. Personal plug. I'm personally hosting a Japanese Culture Night  
series this semester, the first of which is to be held on this  
Wednesday, September 26th at 6:30 in the Faculty Parlor (Main  
Building, 2nd floor). The theme of this night is Japanese music,  
traditional and contemporary. Also, there will be free sushi, miso  
soup, and other assorted snacks and sweets. I'm hoping that there  
will be plenty to go around, but all food is on a first come, first  
serve basis, so get there early!

That's all for now. See you all at practice.

Jeff