The new JAWS meeting place is at the Eau Claire Market's Community Meeting Room, located centrally downtown; this is in the lobby of the former Imax Theatre there. Late hours access is through the East doors by Good Earth cafe. There is a food court there as well. The new meeting time is tentatively from 2:00 - 10:00 pm. - we will be setting equipment up at first while members can "meet & greet"; the anime showing will start about 3:00 pm.
Please bear with us as we will be changing the specific information on the website in the coming weeks. Ignore the info about the Sentry Box above this post, and see the updated and confirmed posts about the 2013 schedule under "Schedule" monthly. Please note: September 14 is tentative as we may get bumped by an event booked the next day needing the room for storage.
NOTE: As we encountered a very heavily booked room, we were sometimes unable to get optimal times, meaning weekends - some of our meetings are on holidays instead. This should change when the 2014 bookings open up later this year, and we should be able to get the desired Saturday afternoon/evening time slot on the last day of almost every month - barring directly competing events such as the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in April.
Here is the schedule as booked for February-December 2013:
February: Monday 18 (Family Day)
March: Friday 29 (Good Friday)
April: Monday 22 (Earth Day)
May: Monday 20 (Victoria Day)
June: Sunday 30 (Canada Day weekend)
July: Sunday 28
August: Sunday 25
September: Saturday 14?
October: Saturday 19
November: Saturday 23
December: Sunday 29
Where & When
JAWS' new schedule for 2013-2014
On Thursday, November 28, JAWS booked space in the 2nd floor Board Room of CommunityWise, until recently known as The Old Y Centre for Community Organizations, which is also located centrally downtown, at 223 12th Ave. SW. We had to vacate the free space at the Eau Claire Market's Community Meeting Room this past same month.
Starting December 2013, with our annual Xmas party on the 28th, we will be meeting there on the last Saturday of most months, from 1:30 - 10:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00. Please ignore the info about the Sentry Box above this post regarding our 2013-2014 schedule, and check for updates under "Schedule" monthly. The currently booked exceptions are the Saturdays of February 15, April 19 (avoids conflict with the Comic Expo), October 18, and November 22 (avoids conflict with Otafest Aurora).
NOTE: As we will now have to be paying for our space, we will be asking for voluntary donations at the door. Your understanding of our changed situation is greatly appreciated.
Here is the schedule as booked for December 2013 - November 2014:
December 28
January 25
February 15 (Family Day weekend)
March 29
April 19 (Earth Day weekend)
May 31
June 28 (Canada Day weekend)
July 26
August 30
September 27
October 18
November 22
Starting December 2013, with our annual Xmas party on the 28th, we will be meeting there on the last Saturday of most months, from 1:30 - 10:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00. Please ignore the info about the Sentry Box above this post regarding our 2013-2014 schedule, and check for updates under "Schedule" monthly. The currently booked exceptions are the Saturdays of February 15, April 19 (avoids conflict with the Comic Expo), October 18, and November 22 (avoids conflict with Otafest Aurora).
NOTE: As we will now have to be paying for our space, we will be asking for voluntary donations at the door. Your understanding of our changed situation is greatly appreciated.
Here is the schedule as booked for December 2013 - November 2014:
December 28
January 25
February 15 (Family Day weekend)
March 29
April 19 (Earth Day weekend)
May 31
June 28 (Canada Day weekend)
July 26
August 30
September 27
October 18
November 22
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JAWS schedule for the coming year 2014-2015
Here is the schedule for JAWS showings in the coming year:
All times 1:30 to 10:30 pm; in the second floor Board Room in the Old Y, 223 12th Ave SW. NOTE: These will be on the last Saturday of every month - except for January (another group has the room booked then) and July. Also, so far, there are no other conflicts, as the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and the main Otafest are not on weekends at the end of the month. The dates in next Fall could change depending on the timing of the Calgary Comic & Toy Expo and Otafest Aurora - we will make efforts to adjust them if necessary, as soon as we know about them. Thanks.
2014:
December 27
2015:
January 24
February 28
March 28
April 25
May 30
June 27
July 18
August 29
September 26
October 31
November 28
All times 1:30 to 10:30 pm; in the second floor Board Room in the Old Y, 223 12th Ave SW. NOTE: These will be on the last Saturday of every month - except for January (another group has the room booked then) and July. Also, so far, there are no other conflicts, as the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and the main Otafest are not on weekends at the end of the month. The dates in next Fall could change depending on the timing of the Calgary Comic & Toy Expo and Otafest Aurora - we will make efforts to adjust them if necessary, as soon as we know about them. Thanks.
2014:
December 27
2015:
January 24
February 28
March 28
April 25
May 30
June 27
July 18
August 29
September 26
October 31
November 28
JAWS' new schedule for 2015-2016
Here is the schedule for JAWS showings in the coming year:
All times 1:30 to 10:30 pm; in the second floor Board Room in the Old Y, 223 12th Ave SW. NOTE: These will be on the last Saturday of every month - except for December (conflict with numerous other New Year's parties there) and January. Also, so far, there are no other conflicts, as the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and the main Otafest are not on weekends at the end of the month. The dates in next Fall could change depending on the timing of the Calgary Comic & Toy Expo and Otafest Aurora - we will make efforts to adjust them if necessary, as soon as we know about them. Thanks.
2015:
December 24 (Xmas Eve)
2016:
January 23
February 27
March 26
April 30
May 28
June 25
July 30
August 27
September 24
October 29
November 26
All times 1:30 to 10:30 pm; in the second floor Board Room in the Old Y, 223 12th Ave SW. NOTE: These will be on the last Saturday of every month - except for December (conflict with numerous other New Year's parties there) and January. Also, so far, there are no other conflicts, as the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and the main Otafest are not on weekends at the end of the month. The dates in next Fall could change depending on the timing of the Calgary Comic & Toy Expo and Otafest Aurora - we will make efforts to adjust them if necessary, as soon as we know about them. Thanks.
2015:
December 24 (Xmas Eve)
2016:
January 23
February 27
March 26
April 30
May 28
June 25
July 30
August 27
September 24
October 29
November 26
Meeting schedule change for 2016, effective immediately (posted in JAWS General: Topics on Feb 08, 2016)
Meeting schedule change for 2016, effective immediately
(Post by anifan » Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:25 pm)
Dear JAWS members,
We have now had to change JAWS' meeting schedule for various reasons. One is that it no longer seems that members will be able to attend during the Xmas holidays. As well, there is another Japanese pop-culture group, which has started meeting on the same day of the month as JAWS. They are looking for a meeting place, and are interested in where JAWS meets, at the Old Y. As well, there are frequently conflicts with the first, third, and last weekends of the month, with holidays and fan events. Finally, Sunday is out for two reasons, the last one which we have previously discussed: (1) Sunday afternoons are already booked by a long-running religious group at the Old Y; and (2) Students and those working during the week would have to leave quite early; this is on top of bus service being minimal on Sundays, including during the day.
We also previously discussed other things when doing bookings: Both on the same day of the week and same weekend every month, with as few exceptions as possible. Our meeting location previous to the Old Y, which proved to be temporary and interim, further had dates that were almost impossible to book consistently, and we could observe directly that this had hurt attendance then. The one option seems to be on the second Saturday of every month. Fortunately, even at this late time, I have been able to get these bookings. The varying Easter holiday date is something that nothing can be done about. We can have an early, non-conflicting, Xmas party. As to having money for food and to donate for JAWS' room rental fees, people will simply have to put some money prior at the end of the month, which was the previous time, albeit on a different day. This was on the last Wednesday of the month, which is the absolute worst time - because every group wants to do it - so of course that ended up hurting attendance, as time went on.
Finally, although JAWS had to meet on the third Saturday this January, this is not possible in February; although this would otherwise be best to help members transition. Instead, we have to change immediately. If we were to meet on the last Saturday that month as previously scheduled, then there would be only two weeks until the March meeting. This way, there will be three weeks between meetings, then four; then on fairly regular monthly cycles. I should add that it is necessary to do these booking for months at a time, for months in advance, besides for the consistency necessary for members to plan to attend. For these reasons, I am giving this advance notice.
Here are the new dates (all on the second Saturday of every month):
February 13
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
(Post by anifan » Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:25 pm)
Dear JAWS members,
We have now had to change JAWS' meeting schedule for various reasons. One is that it no longer seems that members will be able to attend during the Xmas holidays. As well, there is another Japanese pop-culture group, which has started meeting on the same day of the month as JAWS. They are looking for a meeting place, and are interested in where JAWS meets, at the Old Y. As well, there are frequently conflicts with the first, third, and last weekends of the month, with holidays and fan events. Finally, Sunday is out for two reasons, the last one which we have previously discussed: (1) Sunday afternoons are already booked by a long-running religious group at the Old Y; and (2) Students and those working during the week would have to leave quite early; this is on top of bus service being minimal on Sundays, including during the day.
We also previously discussed other things when doing bookings: Both on the same day of the week and same weekend every month, with as few exceptions as possible. Our meeting location previous to the Old Y, which proved to be temporary and interim, further had dates that were almost impossible to book consistently, and we could observe directly that this had hurt attendance then. The one option seems to be on the second Saturday of every month. Fortunately, even at this late time, I have been able to get these bookings. The varying Easter holiday date is something that nothing can be done about. We can have an early, non-conflicting, Xmas party. As to having money for food and to donate for JAWS' room rental fees, people will simply have to put some money prior at the end of the month, which was the previous time, albeit on a different day. This was on the last Wednesday of the month, which is the absolute worst time - because every group wants to do it - so of course that ended up hurting attendance, as time went on.
Finally, although JAWS had to meet on the third Saturday this January, this is not possible in February; although this would otherwise be best to help members transition. Instead, we have to change immediately. If we were to meet on the last Saturday that month as previously scheduled, then there would be only two weeks until the March meeting. This way, there will be three weeks between meetings, then four; then on fairly regular monthly cycles. I should add that it is necessary to do these booking for months at a time, for months in advance, besides for the consistency necessary for members to plan to attend. For these reasons, I am giving this advance notice.
Here are the new dates (all on the second Saturday of every month):
February 13
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
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JAWS: 2017 Schedule
Here are the new dates for JAWS' meetings in 2017. Most of the meetings are booked, so far, on the second Saturday of the month; as per last year (2016). This is barring any changes due to the scheduling of fan conventions. Please note, however, that the February and April meetings will be on the third Saturdays instead. All meetings are in the second floor Boardroom of Communitywise, at 223 12th Ave SW. The meetings are now from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00 pm. (The meeting end time change is due to factors including Calgary Transit recently changing their service and ending it earlier.)
January 14
February 18
March 11
April 15
May 13
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11
December 9
January 14
February 18
March 11
April 15
May 13
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11
December 9
JAWS: 2018 Schedule
Here are the dates for JAWS' meetings in 2018. Most of the meetings are booked, so far, on the second Saturday of the month. (This is barring any changes due to the scheduling of fan conventions.) Please note, however, that the February, March, and October meetings will be on the third Saturdays instead; June's on the third Sunday; and August's on the first Saturday. All meetings are in the second floor Boardroom of Communitywise, at 223 12th Ave SW. The meetings are now from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00 pm.
January 13
February 17
March 17
April 14
May 12
June 17
July 14
August 4
September 8
October 20
November 10
December 8
January 13
February 17
March 17
April 14
May 12
June 17
July 14
August 4
September 8
October 20
November 10
December 8
JAWS: 2019 schedule
Here are the dates for JAWS' meetings in 2019. Most of the meetings are booked, so far, on the second Saturday of the month. (This is barring any changes due to the scheduling of fan conventions.) Please note, however, that the April meeting will be on the first Saturday. Also, the August meeting will be on the third Saturday, due to the Japanese Festival not being on Sunday on the second weekend. All meetings are in the second floor Boardroom of CommunityWise, at 223 12th Ave SW. The meetings are now from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00 pm.
January 12
February 9
March 9
April 6
May 11
June 8
July 13
August 17
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14
January 12
February 9
March 9
April 6
May 11
June 8
July 13
August 17
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14
JAWS: 2020 Schedule
Here are the dates for JAWS' meetings in 2019. Most of the meetings are booked, so far, on the second Saturday of the month. (This is barring any changes due to the scheduling of fan conventions.) However, the August meeting is not confirmed yet, because in 2019, it was in a direct conflict with JAWS, as it was on the second Saturday - instead of a Sunday - for the first time.
All meetings are in the second floor Boardroom of CommunityWise, at 223 12th Ave SW. The meetings are now from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00 pm.
January 11
February 8
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 13
July 11
August 8?
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12
All meetings are in the second floor Boardroom of CommunityWise, at 223 12th Ave SW. The meetings are now from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.; doors open at 1:00 pm.
January 11
February 8
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 13
July 11
August 8?
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12
JAWS: hiatus on member-attended meetings due to COVID-19
As of April 2020, JAWS has not been holding meetings open to the general membership; only privately, with a couple of the executive, at one or the other of their homes. This has turned out not to be a temporary situation, as first thought. The end date and resumption of normal meetings is still unknown.
Special Holiday showings for late 2020
JAWS will be doing special holiday showings in 2020, for Hallowe'en and Christmas. This is an experiment; and will be finishing up the special programming shown while JAWS has been on hiatus to general members.