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Florida Creatives Happy Hour: Orlando EDC @ Voxeo #WhyOrlando
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This month's Happy Hour is sponsored by the Metro Orlando EDC, held at the offices of Voxeo, a real success story from Orlando's Technology Scene. They're using the opportunity to raise awareness for their #WhyOrlando campagin - just one of the ways they are making Central Florida more attractive to businesses looking to locate here.
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Have you been to Deland lately? You know, Stetson, antiques, cool bars, great walking town? Did you know they had their first BarCampDeland last weekend? I ended up seeing more people we know from the Brevard Space Coast Creatives group there, although Chad who is a regular at our Happy Hours in Orlando made it too. It was a really great event, with the $6 lunch coupons at any of the great downtown lunch spots, and especially a few awesome talks from: a filmmaker who visited India, a pro-photo couple, a sound hacker, a graphics programmer and an inspired designer. There were lots of other great talks, but at some point Kathryn and I decided to kick back on the porch of DaVinci's with a beer and recap my recent trip to the NYC Maker Faire. I was very glad to have met the organizer of the affair, Ray Villalobos. Serious Kudos goes to Ray and his whole team for a number of reasons, but also because I don't think I've ever seen so many babies at a BarCamp. :)
Another really awesome thing you missed recently was the Urban ReThink Broomstick Pony Derby. Please check out this awesome gallery from the Orlando Sentinel and video from the Orlando Weekly. This was one of the greatest displays of creativity, foolishness and poor athleticism I have ever been a part of. Can't wait until next year!
This month's Orlando Happy Hour: 10/22 at The Courtesy
It's hard to believe we've been without our home at Crooked Bayou for almost two years now, though Hawker's, The Falcon and Gringos have been good to us. I got a tip from a fellow creative about a new cocktail bar called the Courtesy that's very near Gringos. He said the cocktails are fresh and exciting (they server beer and wine too, and make their own soda), and I figure if we get hungry then our favorite taco stand is just across Washington.
Happy Hour #71 at The Courtesy - Tweet it, share it, bring your cocktail snob friends!
The regular time and date: Monday, October 22nd, 6pm until 9-ish. Parking meters downtown are free after 6. Parking on Orange Ave is free after 7.
Other Events this Month
This weekend:
- Sat 10/13, 1pm - 6pm
TEDx Orlando: Mixed Greens
Garden Theatre, Winter Garden
Just like the real TED but cheaper at $75, organized by Dave Casey (of Familab and Mini Maker Faire) and friends. - Sat 10/13, 9am - 5pm
BarCamp TampaBay (plus CodeCamp)
USF School of Business, Tampa
TampaBay always has an ambitious plan for their event, and the venue is really stellar. Make it if you can!
Coming soon:
- Thu 10/18, 7pm
Orlando Tech Meetup
Envy Labs, The Plaza, Orlando
I was glad to see Patrick's app Bhavanga launch last month, and the announcement that the 20th floor would soon house a startup work space. - Sat 10/20, 9am - 6pm
DrupalCamp South Florida
Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale
Drupal is not just for cultists; the White House, Martha Stewart, Greenpeace and Ozzie Osbourne all use it, as well as FLCreatives. - Sat 10/20, midnight
Trash Cinema 101: Night of the Living Dead
The Venue, Virginia Dr, Orlando
Logan Donahoo loves trashy movies - think: John Waters. Throw in some daemonic pixie dust, and booze for good measure. - Wed 10/24, 6-9pm
Artisan Night Market by The Daily City
Waterford Lakes Town Center
Art and Culture in East Orlando? Food Trucks? Only Mark Baratelli has the guts and talent to pull it off and keep my attention. - 10/26 - 10/28
GiveCamp Orlando
FullSail University, Winter Park
A charity hackathon that lasts a whole weekend. This is their second year, so pay attention. Go get your elbows dirty with these geeks. - 11/3, 1pm - ?
ELLA Music Festival
The ACRE, Edgewater Drive, College Park
Florida Women Making Art and Music, which is a real treat every year. Robert and his crew are top-notch entertainers. - 11/9 - 7pm
Accidental Music Fest presents Deerhoof
The Plaza Live, Bumby, Orlando
Chris Belt brings you contemporary (pop) composers, here in your backyard. Openers are Levek and Telethon - 11/9 - 11/11
Startup Weekend Orlando
Voxeo, The Plaza, Orlando
Orange Ave and downtown will get pitched by these enthusiastic and creative entrepreneurs. The best part? You are one of them too.
Ongoing:
- 9/20 - 10/18
Packet Switching Art Show
Center for Emerging Media, Livingston, Orlando
Artists and Architects created pieces based on the theme of Packets from, you know, the Internet. - 10/12 - 10/31
Phantasmagoria III by Empty Spaces Theatre Co
Orlando Shakes Center, Loch Haven Park, Orlando
Edgar Allen Poe, Berthold Brecht, Amanda Palmer and Jim Henson had a baby, and he has been putting on this show every Halloween for 3 years now. - 10/15 - 10/28
Passport to Ivanhoe Village by Yelp
Lake Ivanhoe, AKA Antique Row, Orlando
Celebrating (and infiltrating!) Ivanhoe Village via cool & creative ways to connect people with great local businesses - 10/18 - 11/9
Handmade Puppet Dreams by IBEX
CityArts Factory, Pine St, Orlando
Every year Heather Henson and crew gather some of the best puppets and spooky sculptures, usually part of the Orlando Puppet Festival.
Always worth checking out
- Urban ReThink Calendar
- The Daily City
- Orlando Tech Events
- Orlando Startup Digest
- Meetup.com for Orlando
Interesting links
- Analogue, Digital and You: Lomography Survey
- Kyle Steele and "Silicon Orange" profiled in Orlando Business Journal
- XKCD's "What If" site explores what would happen if the poles were reversed
- Orlando Design District anointed itself recently - Orlando Weekly
I'm always really excited to see awesome people doing so much great stuff here in our little state. I hope you are too.
Want your event to get mentioned here? It is free to post events to FloridaCreatives.com so get off your butt and do it already!
Hilary Mason: Social Data for Social Good
Social data is exploding and scientists, like Hilary, are gaining new insights into human behavior. But how can we use this data to create something meaningful? How can all of us - scientists, developers, artists, and other innovators - work together to build tools or products that make the world more productive, interesting and beautiful?
Join 501c3 Urban ReThink for an inspirational day with a leading creative mind. May 6th, 2012 at 1:30pm at Urban ReThink, 625 E Central Blvd. There will be a special luncheon at noon before the talk for sponsors of the event. See Urban ReThink for sponsor opportunities.
BarCamp Orlando 2012
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Born from the desire to share and learn in an open environment, BarCamp Orlando is back and better than ever.
What is it?
BarCamp Orlando is an annual community-building event which aims to bring people from different backgrounds together for cooperative learning. Technologies such as Ruby, PHP, Java and C will be present alongside graphic design, music, photography, and other new media. We hope to provide free t-shirts and lunch to all attendees, but can only do so with assistance from sponsors.
FLCreatives Happy Hour #62 at Lazy Moon
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Join Orlando's longest-running creative meetup to celebrate our 5th year of bringing likeminded people together. You can get great benefits out of meeting new people, like stimulating your brain, having a safe (non-judgemental) place to talk shop, finding someone to help you build that next startup, or just making friends. Lazy Moon is a local hot spot (if you live in East Orlando) with awesome pizza, great deals, craft beers and a "punk as f**k" vibe. If you're a UCF student you get a discount for skipping class.
About FLCreatives Happy Hour
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.
If you'd like to see events like this in your town, feel free to start one! We now have Facebook Fan Pages and LinkedIn Groups for Orlando, Brevard, Tampa, South Florida, Southwest FL, Tallahassee and Gainesville. P.S. Please bring a camera and snap some photos! You'll want to show your friends what it was like.
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