Second Level Wizards is proud to announce the EIGHTH Saturday Morning Cartoon Party, in which you can relive those memories. Starting at 11:10 on July 17 at VIVO Media Arts Centre on Main St (@ 4th Ave) we’ll be showing classic TV fare from the 70’s, 80’s and elsewhen along with bowls of Frankenberry, Cap’n Crunch, Trix and all your other cartoon-mascotted cereals.

Second Level Wizards is pleased to announce we’ll be giving away a full set of Rock Band 2 including game, drums, guitar, and microphone. The set was leftover from our Rock Band competition during Cthulhupalooza so it is slightly used but it is in working condition. The draw for Rock Band 2 will take place during intermission.

What cartoons will we be showing? You’ll have to show up to find out, but previous guests know that we’ve shown Scooby Doo, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, 1940’s Superman, NFB’s Log Driver’s Waltz and many many others. Plus we’ll have contemporary commercials and PSAs. Don’t drown your food!

Note there is no movie this time around – just lots of regular 22 minute (and shorter) cartoons. So drop in and drop out at your leisure and you won’t miss any important plot points!

http://secondlevelwizards.com/
VIVO: http://www.videoinstudios.com/

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* Admission is $5 with your valid Second Level Wizards membership card. 

Remember being a kid, getting up early on Saturday with a bowl of Cookie Crisp and watching Smurfs, Transformers and Battle of the Planets?

Second Level Wizards is proud to announce the return of the Saturday Morning Cartoon Party, in which you can relive those memories. Starting at 11:10 on Saturday May 15 at VIVO Media Arts Centre on Main St (@ 4th Ave) we’ll be showing classic TV fare from the 70’s, 80’s and elsewhen along with bowls of Frankenberry, Cap’n Crunch, Trix and all your other cartoon-mascotted cereals. After a healthy dose of nostalgic toons, we’ll be screening a classic feature-length animated film  from 1986.

What cartoons will we be showing? You’ll have to show up to find out, but previous guests know that we’ve shown Scooby Doo, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, 1940’s Superman, NFB’s Log Driver’s Waltz and many many others. Plus we’ll have contemporary commercials and PSAs. Don’t drown your food!

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=107120089309976&ref=ts
VIVO: http://www.videoinstudios.com/

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* Admission is $5 with annual membership fee to Second Level Wizards Events Society, $8 if you’re not a member, but this $8 gets you your membership card! Cereal is not included with admission. Bring your own bowl to get $1 off cereal, otherwise it’s $4/bowl. As always we’ll supply organic vegan lactose-free options.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=107120089309976&ref=ts

Remember being a kid, getting up early on Saturday with a bowl of Cookie Crisp and watching Smurfs, Transformers and Battle of the Planets?

Second Level Wizards is proud to announce the return of the Saturday Morning Cartoon Party, in which you can relive those memories. Starting at 11:10 on Saturday March 20 at VIVO Media Arts Centre on Main St (@ 4th Ave) we’ll be showing classic TV fare from the 70’s, 80’s and elsewhen along with bowls of Frankenberry, Cap’n Crunch, Trix and all your other cartoon-mascotted cereals. After a healthy dose of nostalgic toons, we’ll be screening the classic feature-length animated fantasy “A Flight of Dragons.” A young scientist (voiced by Three’s Company’s John Ritter) from the present is brought back in time by the Green Wizard (Harry Morgan) to help stop the evil Red Wizard (voiced by Darth Vader himself, James Earl Jones) and his dragon allies from taking over the world.

What cartoons will we be showing? You’ll have to show up to find out, but previous guests know that we’ve shown Scooby Doo, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, 1940’s Superman, NFB’s Log Driver’s Waltz and many many others. Plus we’ll have contemporary commercials and PSAs. Don’t drown your food!

http://secondlevelwizards.com/
Here’s a handy link to the Facebook Event: http://tinyurl.com/dragoncartoon – please join us!
VIVO: http://vivomediaarts.com

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* Admission price to be announced very shortly. Cereal is not included with admission. Bring your own bowl to get $1 off cereal. We’ll supply organic vegan lactose-free options.

Second Level Wizards is a not for profit society; Our mandate is to bring the awesome level in Vancouver up a minimum of 2 notches and fill the nerd gap. If you want to become part of the 2LW volunteer team, now is the time to let us know. We have volunteer opportunities in almost all fields of event organization. If you have a passion and a willingness to share and to make Vancouver a city known for fun and unusual events, we hope that you will consider participating as a volunteer with us. Our goal is to have volunteer groups that represent the diversity of backgrounds, experience and demographics of our community. Becoming a volunteer will give you the opportunity to go behind the scenes and work as an integral part of organizing vibrant, exciting and novel events such as film festivals, live acts, and conventions. This priceless experience gives you the opportunity to meet and learn directly from industry professionals while assisting special guests and supporting programmes and events. As a volunteer, you have admission to all related Second Level Wizards events.

To learn more about the available opportunities, and to tell us how you’d like to be involved, contact Chris Slater at
volunteers@secondlevelwizards.com

The Second Level Wizards will return in January. Look to this space for updates!

CTHULHUPALOOZA UPDATE

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON PARTY. We’re hoping to do another cartoon party in November, but are sussing out alternate venues. If you are affiliated with any theatres or video-friendly galleries/spaces please contact us.

BLOODSHOTS 48 Hour Film Competition happened this past weekend, and the films are being screened this Wednesday night at the ANZA Club as part of the Celluloid Social Club. http://www.celluloidsocialclub.com/
$5 admission.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY @ Elfsar in Yaletown happens this Saturday from 11am-7pm. Elfsar brings in special guests for FCBD, supports the Food Bank, and is widely known as one of the best comic shops on the West Coast. www.elfsar.com

THE DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS LIVE PERFORMANCE. If you came to Cthulhupalooza last year you know that local Lovecraft rock gods The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets put on a good show. Since the announcement that Cthulhupalooza II is being postponed circa April 2010, their live show on Hallowe’en night is the only chance for the rest of this year that you can see their stage antics. Bring a video camera! http://imuproductions.com/mainframe.html#oct31-340 and www.thickets.net for general info

NFB GET ANIMATED! - a Canada-wide series of free screenings, master classes and activities marking International Animation Day – is on NOW until Nov 1. See http://films.nfb.ca/get-animated for more details!

Get Animated! is a Canada-wide series of free screenings and activities from the National Film Board, to mark October 28th, 1892:  The date the first animated film was shown, by Emile Reynaud at the Musée Grévin in Paris.

Details for all events: http://films.nfb.ca/get-animated/

Monday October 26th:

A rare opportunity to see a program of some of the most exciting new animated films from around the world.  Curator Ron Diamond, of Acme Filmworks in L.A., will be in attendance at the shows and will be selling his compilation DVDs of these animated gems at the break.

Please note that we can only accept cash at the sales table.

For details: http://films.nfb.ca/get-animated/international-films.php

Tuesday October 27th ­ again at the wonderful Pacific Cinematheque!:

Here’s a link to this event on Facebook:

“The Animation Feast” will be screened following Bruce Alcock’s presentation.

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Sep 19, 2009 SECOND LEVEL WIZARDS NEWS UPDATE
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In this update:

1. Thanks!
2. Cthulhupalooza II
3. Volunteers Needed
4. Related Nerdy Events

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1. SUCCESSFUL CARTOONS & ASTRONOMY

Thanks to everyone who came to BLAST! And especially to Chris Wiebe, Galen Marsden, Ed Chapin and Mark Halpern, the scientists who worked on the telescope and were gracious enough to donate their time to answer the many excellent questions after the screenings. If you missed the film you can sign up for news about the upcoming DVD at http://blastthemovie.com/

Thanks also to Jody Kramer of the NFB for helping us make the Saturday Morning Cartoon Party a sugary sweet memory to treasure. Don’t forget to check out Get Animated! Screenings & workshops in October http://films.nfb.ca/get-animated/event.php

2. SON OF CTHULHUPALOOZA

Second Level Wizards are now accepting submissions for Son of Cthulhupalooza, a Cthulhu convention featuring short films, a live performance by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, and other weirdness.

Please submit your Lovecraftian short films to Toren Atkinson at thickets@uniserve.com (email subject “Cthulhupalooza film”)

We’re also considering other special events to have on stage so if you’re a Lovecraftian artisan/performer please contact Toren. Ideas that have been discussed: costume contest; Cthulhu cake bake-off; trivia contest.

And no doubt we’ll have a vendor or two on hand so you can get the newest Lovecraftian games, toys and comics!***

Sign up to the Facebook group

3. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Volunteers are at the heart of association work, and the Second Level Wizard Events Society is no exception. Our strength is a result of the time and effort provided by those who volunteer to serve their colleagues and to further the mandate of Second Level Wizards.

Second Level Wizards is a non-profit society; Our mandate is to bring the awesome level in Vancouver up a minimum of 2 notches and fill the nerd gap. If you want to become part of the 2LW volunteer team, now is the time to let us know. We have volunteer opportunities in almost all fields of event organization. If you have a passion and a willingness to share and to make Vancouver a city known for fun and unusual events, we hope that you will consider participating as a volunteer with us. Our goal is to have volunteer groups that represent the diversity of backgrounds, experience and demographics of our community. Becoming a volunteer will give you the opportunity to go behind the scenes and work as an integral part of organizing vibrant, exciting and novel events such as film festivals, live acts, and conventions. This priceless experience gives you the opportunity to meet and learn directly from industry professionals while assisting special guests and supporting programmes and events. As a volunteer, you have admission to all related Second Level Wizards events.

To learn more about the available opportunities, and to tell us how you’d like to be involved, contact Chris Slater at
volunteers@secondlevelwizards.com

4. NERDY EVENTS OF NOTE:

The Vancouver Comic Jam is tonight at the Clubhouse Restaurant

http://tinyurl.com/vancomjam

The BLIM Community Market is Sunday the 20^th @ Cambrian Hall

http://blim.ca/events/

The SPARK Animation Festival continues through Sunday at the Vancouver Int’l Film Centre.

http://siggraph.ca/festivals/information.php?fest=SPARKA09

Word on the Street book festival is Sunday September 27 at Library Square. It’s free, and don’t forget to visit the local comic book creators on the lower floor of the library for Word Under the Street!

http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/vancouver

V-Con, Vancouver’s Science Fiction Fantasy & Gaming Convention, is October 2-4, 2009 at the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel. This includes a gallery & ‘artists alley’ from local fantasy & comic book artists, dealers room, panels, and a gaming schedule that includes D&D and lots of indie games some of which are designed by members of the Vancouver Gaming Guild.

http://www.vcon.ca – note the Games & Exhibits Only pass is available at a reduced rate.

The NFB’s Get Animated! Free screenings & animation workshops run from Oct 23-31.

http://films.nfb.ca/get-animated/event.php

ABOUT SECOND LEVEL WIZARDS:

Second Level Wizards Awesome Events Society is dedicated to making Vancouver a richer place for nerds, geeks and even dorks. Are you interested in coordinating your nerdy event with Second Level Wizards? Want some cross-promotion? Involved with a nerdy charity? Contact us at info@secondlevelwizards.com

Like what we’re doing so far? Suggest your own event ideas on our Facebook group or email us!

Important links:
info@secondlevelwizards.com
www.secondlevelwizards.com
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=96115711613#/group.php?gid=37018764443&ref=ts
Twitter page http://twitter.com/2lw

Second Level Wizards is proud to present two screenings (7pm and 9pm) of BLAST, “Astrophysics Indiana Jones style!” on Friday, September 18 @ The Rio Theatre

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FACEBOOK EVENT

Click here to buy advance tickets. Or purchase them at Pulp Fiction on Main St @ Broadway or at the Rio Theatre on Broadway @ Commercial Dr.

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Filmmaker Paul Devlin follows the story of his brother, Mark Devlin PhD, as he leads a tenacious team of scientists hoping to figure out how all the galaxies formed by launching a revolutionary new telescope under a NASA high-altitude balloon.

Their adventure takes them from Arctic Sweden to Inuit polar bear country in Canada, where catastrophic failure forces the team to try all over again on the desolate ice in Antarctica. No less than the understanding of the evolution and origins of our Universe is at stake on this exciting escapade that seeks to answer humankind’s most basic question, How did we get here?

BLAST! is about the crazy life of scientists. Their professional obsessions, personal and family sacrifices, and philosophical and religious questioning all give emotional resonance to a spectacular and suspenseful story of space exploration.

( www.blastthemovie.com )

Second Level Wizards will be helping to promote the NFB’s “Get Animated” series of events at the next Saturday Morning Cartoon Party (September 12 @ The Rio Theatre), and as part of that we’ll be showing a couple of classic NFB cartoon shorts from the 1970’s.

Stay tuned here for more news about the Saturday Morning Cartoon Party as it develops.

Learn more about Get Animated! at

http://films.nfb.ca/get-animated/