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Upcoming events
- Florida Creatives Happy Hour #40(3 days)
- Orlando InDesign Users Group(12 days)
- Burrow Press Launch Party and Book Signing(12 days)
- BarCamp Orlando 2010(22 days)
- Yuri's Night Space Party(29 days)
- @67Books @oclslibrary(30 days)
Teachers
The students currently enrolled in Florida colleges and universities will be entering the workforce in the next couple of years, and you are very important to our group and the creative climate. If you want to start a Florida Creatives group at your school, this would be a good place to start that discussion.
BarCamp Orlando 2010
Location
Artists, trend-spotters, activists, geeks and performers from Orlando and all around the SouthEast will be flocking to Orlando for an annual event unlike any other in Central Florida. BarCamp is a conference with no keynote speaker, no pre-defined schedule and no admission fee. It sounds like a bunch of chaos, but in fact it's one of the most fun days you can participate in. It's very easy to be involved, speak your mind, meet likeminded folks, maybe get a job, or just hand out and listen to all the passionate conversations happening in and out of the rooms where sessions are held.
This ad-hoc day of sessions invites participants to control the programming by preparing a 20 minute talk on any creative topic and presenting it to other participants. A large board separated into time slots will be opened at 9AM. Those wishing to lead discussions should be present early to write the name of his or her session on the board first thing in the morning.
Or ask Nick about BarCamp:
There will be an hour break in the middle for lunch, which is being provided thanks to our generous sponsors.
Florida Creatives Happy Hour #38
Location
Come join Orlando's longest-running art and tech happy hour for our first gathering of the new year! Lots of exciting things are happening in Central Florida, and people who are well-connected and passionate about the future can't afford to miss out on these tribal gatherings.
Whether you're a poet, an actor, a photographer, a producer, a marketer, a programmer, an entrepreneur or a combination of them all, you'll find some great conversation and new friends by attending, and coming back every month on the third Monday.
We also have a chapter in Melbourne that has been meeting for over a year now with great success. If you'd like to see events like this in your town, feel free to start one!
Crooked Bayou has some of the best food in downtown Orlando, and drink specials for people who show up in the first hour. Monday is also when they run a special on their wings - check them out. Of course, the traditional "hot tots" and fried pickles are always a favorite.
P.S. Please bring a camera and snap some photos! You'll want to show your friends what it was like.
Florida Creatives 3 Year Anniversary
Location
In just a few days, Florida Creatives will have been a regular event in Orlando every month for 3 years. This is a cause for celebration. I hope you can all make it out to the festivities.
2010 is going to be a big year for Florida Creatives, with the Brevard circle turning 1 year old, and new circles starting in South Florida and Lakeland.
Come and meet some likeminded folks - people who are always learning, working to change the world, looking to create something new, or people who just like being social.
Thanks for 3 awesome years of your input, ideas, friendship and support. This group is reaching a new plateau, it is entirely due to our members, whom we ask little of, but who give us so much.
Admission is free, there is no sign-up form, there are no nametags, just come and be yourself, and the creatives will guide you from there!
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The site should be back to normal in a few hours, running on some new software!
Art: Making a Living and a Life
Location
Sept. 19, 2009-9am to 5pm
Casselberry Art House
Limited space advance registration reccomended
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FL Creatives 27: Erika Wilhite
Download Podcast 27
flcreatives_27_erikawilhite.mp3
Length: 44:28
Actress and teacher Erika Wilhite tells us about her upcoming production of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds, her pending move to Fayetteville, Arkansas, her experiences with the Orlando Fringe Festival and Hysteria!
Shameless Links:
- Erika Wilhite
- Play the Moment Productions
- @war0ftheworlds
- War of the Worlds Blog
- Orson Welles: War of the Worlds on Facebook
- Florida Creatives on iTunes
Viewpoints WTF? - the voice you hear is Erika - during War of the Worlds rehearsal
Give Your Creative Projects a Kickstart
I heard about Kickstarter on a podcast interview with board member and contributor Andy Baio recently, and I am blogging about it as soon as I could. It's a way to get micro-investors for just about any project you would like to carry out, but can't afford to. Andy's project is to create an 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis called "Kind of Bloop".
From Andy Baio's blog: Kickstarter Launches!
BarCamp Orlando #3
Location
BarCampOrlando is back and is going to be bigger and better than ever. The Orlando Scene has quickly proven it can put on one of the premier BarCamp events in the US, and quite possibly the world.
BarCampOrlando is a 1 day 'unconference' offering all attendees the opportunity to share their knowledge by giving short talks on ANY subject. This year we will have 3 different rooms to showcase the participants and sessions of different lengths to accommodate more content then you can shake your marshmallow stick at.
BarCamp by it's nature has no schedule, no keynote speaker, and no main topic of conversation - the participants decide the who, what, how, why and when - we just pick the where!
Please register for the event so we can plan accordingly!
P.S. BarCamp may still be looking for sponsors - any amount will be accepted. We have a "fill in the blank" sponsorship available for those who can't swing $100 or $300, as much as they might like to.
FLCreatives Steering Committee Jan 2009: Project X
Download Steerage 2b
flcreatives_steerage_02b_jan_09.mp3
Length: 38:44
Project X Meeting - Jan 12th, 9PM
Gregg Pollack
Greg Pederson
George Drage
Eric Marden
Ryan Price
David Rogers
Rachael Page
Joshua Blount
After discussing plans for BarCamp in 2009, we also discussed a program similar to Google's "Summer of Code" where we solicit projects, mentors and interns from the local talent pool.
Listen to part one of this meeting at FLCreatives Steering Committee Jan 2009
David/PHP - Workshops - certification - mentoring
Eric Marden - mentoring? people get involved with selfish intent
-- good for the mentee and mentors
-- interns
Ryan - FLCreatives Jobs group - http://floridacreatives.com/group/jobs
- reach out to schools (college), hold an event
- I have contacts at the three major schools - UCF, Valencia, FullSail
Rachael - would this look like a user group on campus?
Eric - expand beyond web developers
- an application - a form for the potential mentees to volunteer for something
- a la Summer of Code
- find non-profits or worthy causes, assign a mentor, get them involved
David - Les, from the Knowledge Shop - older folks interested in learning
Eric - what questions do we ask? what info can we collect?
- creative internship this summer
Ryan - create a wiki page with potential projects, mentors, mentees
- also, give them a venue to show off what they've done, get some validation
Eric - or do a special event, "awards" ceremony
George - agrees that students are looking to learn
David - there is plenty of thirst for knowledge
- it's a worthwhile practice to tutor someone
Josh - specific tasks, and specific time frame - a la Summer of Code
- it's measurable, kids and projects benefit
Ryan - United Arts of Central Florida - professional development grants
- 3-to-1 matching, also a specific time and task
Josh - also, some of our knowledge is worth it, whether or not money is involved
Eric - looks like we need two types of data collection, one for mentorees and one for projects
- have the event in the fall / winter
Ryan - use the Steering Committe group for discussion http://floridacreatives.com/group/steering-committee/
Other Events
- Perl Oasis - Jan 17th - Kissimmee
- Ruby User Group
- Otronicon
- Drupal User Group
- DrupalCamp - Feb 7th
- Coworking Tuesdays - CoLab
- Orlando SCRUM
You can edit the Orlando WiFi page or the wiki page for other cities at http://floridacreatives.com/wiki/florida
great idea
i think is so important to start this group!!!!! students need to really get involved with the community!!! so start joining!
