Among the main events are a DogeDog contest and a special gathering with “guests” from Two Dog Farms and Southern California Shiba Inu Rescue.Party-goers will also have the opportunity to adopt a shiba inu of their own at the event using either their dogecoins or dollars.Those who are unable to attend can also send donations online.The Dogecoin Foundation most recently raised funds for NASCAR driver Josh Wise and for a charity:water initiative aimed at helping build two water wells in remote Kenya.DogeParty West is not affiliated formally with any dogecoin organisations.Additional attractionsSeveral demonstrations will also be held during the event, including ones for an indie video game funded by dogecoins, a Doge-themed card game and a how-to on mining the shiba-themed currency. Neon Roots will display its live digital currency price ticker.Meltdown Comics will be hosting a live Reddit feed as well as a live video stream of the event.DJ Headshot and Carl Schwenk will be providing live music, and Let’s Be Frank Food Truck will be serving up refreshments.About the venueIn an interview with CoinDesk, Dominguez cited the costs of conducting credit card transactions as one reason that Meltdown Comics began accepting bitcoins and dogecoins, as well as grassroots support among the store’s customer base and beyond.He also pointed to the characteristic enthusiasm of Dogecoin enthusiasts and said he hopes the event captures some of that energy in a positive way.Ultimately, he sees DogeParty West as a way to promote the community aspect of digital currencies.“[The Dogecoin community] a fun crowd and it kind of fits really well with what we have going at Meltdown as we’re a community as well.”Meltdown Comics is located at 7522 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. More information about DogeParty West can be found by clicking here.Images courtesy of Spelunk.indogecoinLos AngelesUSAOriginal author: Stan Higgins