The National Go Center will open in DC this weekend.
Steve Mount
- 3:30 PM — Grand Opening ribbon-cutting: Featured guests include Nihon Ki-in Chairman Hiroaki Dan and his wife Yasuko and Michael Redmond 9P. This is event is open to the public but space is very limited, RSVP required.
- 7:00 PM — “AlphaGo” screens at AFI Silver Theatre: This is a private event and free tickets are still available; email jou...@usgo.org. AGA members, their families and members of the go community are strongly encouraged to attend. The screening is at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD.
- After the Screening —The new National Go Center (4652 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC) will host its first-ever regular go play: help get the Center off to a great start!
Saturday, April 29
- 9:00 AM – Four-round Cherry Blossom 2017 tourney. Pre-register now! Space is limited and pre-registration for this historic first NGC tournament is strongly encouraged.
- 7:00 PM –
Haskell Small’s “A Game of Go” and commentary by Michael Redmond 9P with Chris Garlock.
The evening’s program begins with pianist Haskell Small and another pianist performing Small’s “A Game of Go,” an original composition inspired by a famous game by the legendary Shusaku.
Michael Redmond and Chris Garlock will then do a commentary on one of the new games by Master/AlphaGo reprising their roles as commentators on the historic AlphaGo match a year ago. Audience questions and comments are welcome!
This event is a “Member Priority” event. Space is limited and first priority will be given to those who have made a membership commitment to the NGC at the basic level of $60/year or more. You can join by sending us a message and mentioning "membership" in the message.
Sunday, April 30
- 12:00 PM – Children, parents, teachers – free pizza, then a friendship match over Skype with children from Mexico City at 1:00 PM. RSVP required.