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PANIC events; Japanese Festival, Masquerade Ball and Competition

posted on 2007-08-27 12:12 EDT by Jon Hayward

PANIC has run through the following announcements. There will be a Hana Matsuri (the Flower Festival) held in Kings Park, Western on the 30th of August and there will be holding a informal meet to explore the various cultural japanese activities on offer. More details may be found here. Tickets for the Masquerade Ball have now gone online with full details avaliable here. Finally for Wai-Con 2008 they have launched a new Mascot Competition with the theme of Steampunk.

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