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This Week at the Cats Den: Magic, Comedy

Magic: The Gathering

Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m.

Cats Den

Free

The standard format of the game will be used in play. Prizes will be awarded.

In the game, Magic: The Gathering, each participant plays as a powerful wizard known as a “planeswalker” as they try to defeat their opponents and ultimately win the game using a combination of luck and skill. Competitors possess cards, which represent different weapons that can be used against their opponents. Players start off with 20 life points that diminish as certain cards are played against them.

The game was created by Richard Garfield and released in August 1993. Some of the awards the game is accredited with include The Mensa Select Award, being inducted into the Games Magazine Games Hall of Fame, and several Origins awards.

Comedy Caravan

Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m.

Cats Den

Free

Comedian Mike Cronin will be the headliner for the evening and there will be a prize drawing.

Mike Cronin first got into comedy after taking and falling in love with a comedy class in college. Since then, Cronin has made a name for himself performing at the Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati, and was voted one of the funniest people in Cincinnati. Influenced by notable comedians such as Chris Farley and Zach Galifianakis, Cronin is known for keeping an element of surprise in his routines.

Next Week in the Cats Den:

Poetry Open Mic Night: Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m.

Comedy Caravan (Spanky Brown): Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m.

Concert (Josh Tatum with Alex Wimmer): Thursday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m.