Cynthia speaks at Refresh Pittsburgh

Today we’re #1 in "pretty hats"! The next meeting of Refresh Pittsburgh will at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 26 at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue — and I’ll be speaking. Come listen to me! "Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet …

PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 planning meeting

There will be another PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 planning meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. Topics to be covered will include: Progress to date Subcommittee leader assignments Possible speakers from outside Pittsburgh Next steps As Justin says, “If you have any questions, concerns or cupcakes, please bring …

Comeback Season

Consider this excerpt: With a heavy heart I watch that Sunday’s game between the Colts and the Jets. With 2:24 remaining in the game, Peyton Manning completes a 2-yard pass to tight end Bryan Fletcher, ending a 68-yard Colts drive. Colts 24, Jets 21. The Colts offense retreats to the bench, but before they can …

Vive l’amour!

Matthew Dellapina and Jenny Wales in The City Theatre’s production of The 13th of Paris. Photo credit: John Schisler. Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl, or boy argues with girl until they hate each other, or boy opens a major chain bookstore around the corner from girl’s spunky independent bookstore, or boy does something else …

UPWords Reading Series: Lori Jakiela and Stacey Waite

From the mailbag: Friday February 8th at 7pm is the next UPWords at the Union Project featuring writers Lori Jakiela and Stacey Waite. Join us for an intimate evening of free entertainment. UPWords is a monthly reading series generally occurring the  2nd Friday of each month. Union Project is located at 801 N. Negley Ave., …

Pittsburgh Geek Night the 57th

My Geek Bookshelf (2006-06), originally uploaded by zefredz. Geek Night is a highly informal bimonthly gathering of people in the Pittsburgh high-tech industry. There is no dress code and no cover charge. Show up anytime after 5:00pm, and leave when you feel like it. When: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 5-9pm and later Where: The Church …

I get by with a little help from my friends

IMG_2255.JPG, originally uploaded by mbfulk. Justin Kownacki and Norm Huelsman kick off Day 1 of PodCamp Pittsburgh 2,  August 2007. Norm Huelsman was kind enough to post about my blog today — he’s writing about a different site each week in his BlogShare feature. That’s a nice example of how Pittsburgh’s social media community — …

PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 planning meeting

There will be a PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 planning meeting tomorrow, January 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue.  Topics to be covered include: A review of the core work to be done prior to PodCamp Changes from last year’s event Discussion on how to handle the money Setting of an official …

Invisible Children Rough Cut Screening

Creative TreeHouse will be showing a screening of the Invisible Children‘s rough cut documentary this Sunday, January 20 at 6pm. Invisible Children is a movement that aims to bring relief to war-affected children, by raising awareness and bringing aid. The documentary is their primary awareness-building tool. Can a story change the world? In the spring of …

Klezmer clarinet and Harlem piano fuse in Uptown Pittsburgh

Suzanne Ortner and Tom Roberts, incredible stride piano and klezmer clarinet Friday, January 25th at James Simon’s Sculpture Studio/Loft 305 Gist Street, Uptown, a few blocks from Birmingham Bridge off Forbes/Fifth Avenues, Tel: 412.434.5629 (Location & directions) Doors open at 7pm Music at 8pm Donation suggested: $10 Good food and drinks provided–bring more if you’d …