Members of the Cancel Cancer team staged a mah-jongg marathon at The Broadway Sunday, May 15, in support of the 2011 Relay for Life of Falls Church. More than $700 was raised to support the event, which will be held June 4 at George Mason High School and benefits the American Cancer Society. Ellen Salsbury, a cancer survivor who is honorary co-chair of this year’s Relay For Life, was the organizer of the marathon. For more information, see fallschurchrelay.org. (Photo: Sara Fitzgerald)

Otakon Convention, a Major Cultural Event in Washington
The annual Otakon Convention held this past weekend was overwhelmingly magnificent! Indeed, the four-day-long event broke the convention’s prior attendance record, surpassing the 46,000 who attended the 2024 celebration of



