Shebeen Club Meeting Monday, September 15: Intro to the Federation of BC Writers

September 14, 2008

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This month we’ve moved our meeting to Monday, September 15th instead of Tuesday and across the street so that we can have the brand-new Shebeen all to ourselves! We’ll play host to Sylvia Taylor, President of the Federation of BC Writers, who will give us an overview of the Fed and what it can do […]

Justice Rocks! Do You?

August 7, 2008

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The Pivot Legal Society-sponsored Justice Rocks festival is coming up, and they’re looking for volunteers. Hey, there’s swag in it for you, not to mention the chance to schmooze with the impecunious, yet famous, staff of the Pivot Legal Society and the future Mayor of Vancouver, semi-notorious rock god and blogger Dave Eby. Here’s the […]

Upcoming Blogging Courses

July 29, 2008

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Blogging for Beginners: four hours, start from scratch and learn to post text, video, audio, and images. Basic copyright and blog etiquette, intro to sidebar widgets, categories, custom headers and design, and what on Earth to put IN the blog. Also where to find technical help. This one is running August 2nd, ie this Saturday, […]

Pimp My Blog: Blog Promotion Tips May 3rd

April 29, 2008

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OUR NEXT CLASS RUNS Saturday, May 3rd Current course: Pimp My Blog: Promotion Tips What: Blog Promotion Tips for Beginners When: 10:00am-2:00 pm, Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Chinatown Why: Now that you’ve got a blog, why toil in obscurity? This course will teach you effective blog promotion techniques to reliably increase […]

Vancouver Film School and YouTube hold scholarship contest

March 18, 2008

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VFS and YouTube have just announced an international scholarship competition that should interest anyone in eligible countries who is looking towards a career in the entertainment industry. The prize is a full tuition scholarship to internationally-respected Vancouver Film School, the school out of which Kevin Smith dropped to go on to produce the magnum opus, […]

Blogging for Nonprofits March 26th

March 7, 2008

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OUR NEXT CLASS RUNS Wednesday, March 26th Current course: Blogging for Nonprofits   • What: a hands-on, blog building workshop including advice on how your organization can get the most impact from social media and blogs. • When: 9 – 4 Wednesday, March 26th • Where: Tradeworks Training Society, Downtown Vancouver • Why: Learn to […]

Jack London on inspiration

February 8, 2008

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“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London, Author passed along from Raj

quiz: how powerful are you?

February 5, 2008

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Powerful enough to come back from the dead, apparently! Yes, we are reanimating the running through rain blog, and wish me luck preventing the computer from crashing with all this blogging I’m doing lately. Here, raincoaster, tumblr, TeenyManolo, Ayyyy; I’m blogging 24/7 and then some. In any case, here’s a quick quiz designed to see […]

Blogging for Beginners January 5th

December 3, 2007

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OUR NEXT CLASS RUNS Saturday, January 5th Current course: Learn to Blog   What: a hands-on learn to blog workshop Current course: Learn to Blog Upcoming Courses: Blog Promotion (Pimp My Blog) January 12th, Blogging for Nonprofits and Community Groups, January 23. What: a hands-on learn to blog workshop When: 10-2 Saturday, January 5th, 2007 […]

If Things Look Down, Look Up

December 3, 2007

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This is a marvelously inspirational column by Thomas Hoving, heartlessly stolen from the December, 1985 issue of the now-defunct and oft-lamented Connoiseur magazine. Early this fall, I had one of those “Chicken Little” kinds of days. Not only the sky but the whole world seemed to be collapsing. Riots, bombings, apartheid, earthquakes, and plane crashes […]

Fundraiser for Trevor Greene tonight!

September 25, 2007

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Save the date for No Turning Back – A Fundraiser For Trevor Greene Date: Wednesday September 26 Time: Doors open: 8pm, Show starts: 9pm – 12am MC: Todd Battis CTV News Reporter Band: So Tight Band & Brickhouse the Band Place: The Yale Hotel – 1300 Granville Street Price: $20 On September 26 we are […]