My sister and I are hosting a party to fill the void left by MEW this year. Since there are already a few events going on during New Year's on the evening of the 31st, we're going to be having this party on January 7th instead. The venue's a large, 2-story cafe in downtown Portland. No Alcohol at the party, but there are plenty of bars nearby for your drinking needs.
Live entertainment will be provided by a popular Kumoricon favourite: Initial P (Diskowarp Records) and maybe a live band or two (TBA). There will also be gaming and plenty of space to hang out and enjoy good company which we're hoping to fill up as much as possible. There's no cover charge, though we'll be accepting donations to help soak up the venue fees, and Initial P will likely have CDs for sale.
If you have anything you'd like to contribute, let us know so we can plan on it. Cosplay is strongly encouraged, and there's space at the venue for changing if needed. I'm not sure what the owner's policy is on outside food or drink, but if at all possible you should plan on buying such things from the cafe, seeing as they're giving us a really great rate for the space and they're pretty cool people.
facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/185394981557060/
