BOB Coworking Open House Friday!

17 12 2009

Working alone sucks

Working alone sucks

Come to the Downtown Eastside: we have cookies!

I’m the new night manager/space animator at the BOB coworking space, which means basically that if you’re a coworker, as long as I’m happy to stay working here you’re welcome to stay working here, which basically means you can stay working here until the dawn’s early light which is, really, no later than 10 or 11 in the morning at the latest, right? And since cultural creatives are all-hours kinds of people, this is a good thing, right?

The Deets:

Noon to six, Friday, December 18th

163 East Hastings, ground floor

Vangroover, BC

From the Facebook invitation: invite yourself!

Come check out the new coworking space at BOB; we have a vast, beautiful, handicapped-accessible space with gorgeous art, high ceilings (good for creativity, according to studies!), a kitchen, secure bike storage, and we’re handy to transit, coffee shops, and justly famous Chinatown restaurants.

Also: we have cookies!

Good eats, good company, good times. Come out and see the new space and ask about our special deal on rent if you sign up now! All are welcome: pass it on!

/salespitch

We’ll be accepting donations for the Food Bank if you’d like to drop one off.

See you there?


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Open Data Hackathon Tonight

9 12 2009

Absolut Hacker

Absolut Hacker

The Powers That Be swear that they’ll have a mailing list or Facebook Group or something. Any. Day. Now. They could have one now if they’d hire me!

Second Vancouver Open Data Hackathon

When: Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 5 – 10 pm

Where: City of Vancouver Archives, 1150 Chestnut Street, Vancouver. More: http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/about/index.htm

Limited to 30-40 laptops in use at once, and 80 people in the building.

Coffee and light refreshements will be served.

You can RSVP and drop a link to your blog on the wiki. And there’s also a Google Group (thanks to Lisa Mighton for the link)

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Night of Joyful Voices fundraiser for Megaphone

6 12 2009

Scrooge's Turkey by KevinDooley on Flickr

Got this from the Open Media mailing list:

Night of Joyful Voices

What: Megaphone Fundraiser/Party

Start Time:
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:00am
Location:
Cafe Deux Soleils

Join on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/TylerGschaid#/event.php?eid=192805923846

Come join Megaphone for a Night of Joyful Voices. On Tuesday, December 15th, Megaphone is holding a fundraising concert at Cafe Deux Soleils (2096 Commercial Drive) from 8 p.m. to midnight.

The night will feature such great local acts as Fanshaw, Poema Flamenco and Vows (featuring members of Analog Bell Service) and will be hosted by comedian/activist/author extraordinaire Charles Demers.

The event is part of Megaphone’s Joyful Voices Fundraising Drive. This Holiday season Megaphone needs to raise $5,000 so we can keep working to empower homeless and low-income people and make sure the rest of the city hears what they have to say. We need your donation. One way to help is by coming to our Night of Joyful Voices.

Tickets are $10 at the door. There will also be chances to win great prizes (ski passes, books and magazines and a spa gift certificate). All funds raised will go towards supporting Megaphone’s homeless and low-income vendors.

Join on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/TylerGschaid#/event.php?eid=192805923846

Others can sign up to this mailing list at:
http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/mediavancouver

Visit the website: http://openmedia.ca

And here is how to find it:


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Christmas Caroling on the Downtown Eastside: an invitation

2 12 2009
Christmas Star

Christmas Star

Got this one off Twitter, which is very useful for Vancouver events, even if you’re (like me) too lazy to check the Tweetups website. Hell, a website to announce tweetups is just WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!

Linwood House Ministries

Welcomes you to an Evening of Christmas Caroling

December 16th
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The Great Room
108 West Hastings Street (2nd floor)
Vancouver, BC

Women & Men are Welcome

We Invite You To: Meet us at the Great Room for music, appetizers & hot cider (provided by The Flying Beaver Restaurant), move into the East Side community to Christmas Carol, return to the Great Room for desserts, coffee and community time.

For more information please leave a comment or e-mail gwen.mcvicker AT gmail.com

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A Not-So-Silent Night! Benefit for Pivot Legal Society

1 12 2009

A Not So Silent Night!

(stolen from an email invite; you can sign up for Pivot Legal Society email newsletters and alerts)

Support the Pivot Legal Society, Downtown Eastside do-gooders!

a not so silent night

a not so silent night

Hi Everyone,

Please set the date aside, and invite everyone you know to Pivot’s annual Christmas party, A Not So Silent Night!

Date: Saturday December 5, 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Location: Open Studios, 252 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver (1 block east of Main)

DJs: K-Tel, Hebegebe, Foxy Moron and Vinyl Ritchie

Visuals: Technomorph

Tickets $20 advanced – $25 at the door. Available at Pivot 678 East Hastings Street and Hip Baby 2110 West 4th Avenue Monday to Friday (both locations) 10:30 – 5 p.m. Sat and Sun (Hip Baby only) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. All proceeds to Pivot!

Sponsors: Hipbaby, Chambar, Cleanslate, Technomorph, Take Root, Liquid Assets, Open Studios, Media and Chambar Ale

See you there!

John

On behalf of the Pivot Team

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