BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.bgcpda.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:aa66eb59-0433-4525-b1a7-b4c5a6e7a718 X-WR-CALDESC:Youth and adults of all ages are welcome this summer to the Ci ty of Lake City for the first ever A.G.E. Con\; a brand-new\, family-frien dly convention that celebrates everything in the anime\, gaming\, and ente rtainment world!\nPresented by the City of Lake City\, the idea for the A. G.E. Convention stems from the 2021 and 2022 Smackdown Tournaments that di d well but didn’t have much for the community beyond the participating pla yers. These Esports events focused solely on tournaments where competitors from surrounding states traveled to Lake City to compete in games such as Super Smash Bros.\, Guilty Gear Strive\, and Tekken 7 for cash jackpots. \nnWe found that the players were excited and involved\, but once their ga mes were completed\, they really didn’t have much to keep them entertained \,” said Savon Whitehead\, Esports and events coordinator for the city. “A dditionally\, the family members who came out to support the tournaments\, had little to do when their loved ones were not playing.”\n“When people c ome to A.G.E. Con\, we want them to have a great time and to stay and enga ge with each of our activities at the event. When you visit A.G.E. Con\, w e want you to come see something new and find something you may be interes ted in. There are a variety of entertainment options to explore\, and ther e will be something for everyone\,” said Whitehead.\n“There is a demand fo r things for our youth to get involved in and participate in Lake City and this is an activity that we want to offer to everyone and get them involv ed\,” said city administrator William A. Hall. “This genre allows for peop le of any age to participate regardless of their skill level.” \n“Esports is a growing industry that offers many career opportunities beyond tournam ent play\,” said Whitehead. “From streaming\, to commentating\, to program ming\, to coaching\, to event management\, we started Esports for those st udents who may not be interested in traditional sports\, and this conventi on is a natural expansion of our summer camps and earlier tournaments.”\nT he two-day A.G.E. Con spans the genres of anime\, gaming\, and pop culture with table-top games\, a retro arcade\, virtual reality experiences\, and industry panels as well as several gaming tournaments. Tickets are availa ble on Eventbrite and begin at $20 for one-day general admission. Kids age s 12 and under get in free! VIP packages are also available and include a free swag bag with surprise gift for the first 200 tickets sold. \nMake pl ans to join us August 18 - 19 at The R.O.B.\nFor more details about upcomi ng city events\, visit the City of Lake City Facebook page or LakeCitySC.g ov. Lake City is a community of 6\,000-plus residents who invite you live – work – play – and visit in the southern part of Florence County. X-WR-RELCALID:aeef538f8b05d80b03ad8f90a3f0a034 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:41652ffa-7233-4518-b775-4cb9a4a72c72 DTSTAMP:20260515T044416Z DESCRIPTION:Youth and adults of all ages are welcome this summer to the Cit y of Lake City for the first ever A.G.E. Con\; a brand-new\, family-friend ly convention that celebrates everything in the anime\, gaming\, and enter tainment world!\nPresented by the City of Lake City\, the idea for the A.G .E. Convention stems from the 2021 and 2022 Smackdown Tournaments that did well but didn’t have much for the community beyond the participating play ers. These Esports events focused solely on tournaments where competitors from surrounding states traveled to Lake City to compete in games such as Super Smash Bros.\, Guilty Gear Strive\, and Tekken 7 for cash jackpots.\n “We found that the players were excited and involved\, but once their game s were completed\, they really didn’t have much to keep them entertained\, ” said Savon Whitehead\, Esports and events coordinator for the city. “Add itionally\, the family members who came out to support the tournaments\, h ad little to do when their loved ones were not playing.”\n“When people com e to A.G.E. Con\, we want them to have a great time and to stay and engage with each of our activities at the event. When you visit A.G.E. Con\, we want you to come see something new and find something you may be intereste d in. There are a variety of entertainment options to explore\, and there will be something for everyone\,” said Whitehead.\n“There is a demand for things for our youth to get involved in and participate in Lake City and t his is an activity that we want to offer to everyone and get them involved \,” said city administrator William A. Hall. “This genre allows for people of any age to participate regardless of their skill level.” \n“Esports is a growing industry that offers many career opportunities beyond tournamen t play\,” said Whitehead. “From streaming\, to commentating\, to programmi ng\, to coaching\, to event management\, we started Esports for those stud ents who may not be interested in traditional sports\, and this convention is a natural expansion of our summer camps and earlier tournaments.”\nThe two-day A.G.E. Con spans the genres of anime\, gaming\, and pop culture w ith table-top games\, a retro arcade\, virtual reality experiences\, and i ndustry panels as well as several gaming tournaments. Tickets are availabl e on Eventbrite and begin at $20 for one-day general admission. Kids ages 12 and under get in free! VIP packages are also available and include a fr ee swag bag with surprise gift for the first 200 tickets sold. \nMake plan s to join us August 18 - 19 at The R.O.B.\nFor more details about upcoming city events\, visit the City of Lake City Facebook page or LakeCitySC.gov . Lake City is a community of 6\,000-plus residents who invite you live – work – play – and visit in the southern part of Florence County. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230818T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T235900 LOCATION:245 S. Church St.\, Lake City\, SC 29560 US SUMMARY:A.G.E. Con END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR