event calendar

event calendar, january 17 – 23, 2011

| heather parlato

mlk day
i hope you’re all finding your own way to appreciate martin luther king day today. i enjoyed al sharpton’s moth talk on conviction, myself.

here’s what i’m up to:

monday, january 17, 7:30pm los angeles mycological society general meeting FREE! yes, i’m getting into mushrooms & poking around their mushroomy meetings.

tuesday, january 18, 6-10pm tuesdays with tony: meet the geek night with sudwerk brewery FREE, but bring your beer money.

thursday, january 20, 6:30-9:30pm AIGA LA Fellows: Speakeasy! $10 AIGA members / $20 non-members if you register online by wednesday, prices go up on-site. Join us in this veritable who’s who of design event, celebrating AIGA LA fellows for 2010, john coy & jeri heiden, at the palihouse in west hollywood!

other events for this week

tuesday, january 18, 7-10pm digital media artists LA FREE with rsvp, $10 at the door.

friday, january 21, 6:30-8pm DOA: designers out + about 2nd fridays.

event calendar: january 10-16, 2010

| heather parlato

clearing rainstorm
[late afternoon in a clearing rainstorm]

it’s gonna be a great week, and a busy one! when i get a chance to wipe the deadlines from my eyes, there are a lot of great things to do around LA!

here’s what i’m up to

tuesday, january 11, 7:30am la area chamber referral network FREE with chamber membership. it’s been almost 2 months since i’ve been able to check in with the chamber, looking forward to saying happy new year to everyone!

thursday, january 13, 7-10pm béhance/aiga january meetup FREE! come to intelligentsia in pasadena and meet the LA design community!

friday, january 14, 8:30am creative mornings with andrew gibbs FREE with rsvp [sold out but you can waitlist if you want].

more events for this week


wednesday, january 12 5:30-8pm biznik mixer at jerry’s FREE with rsvp! go out and mix it up with a great group of people at jerry’s in the marina!

every day is another opportunity to register for AIGA LA Fellows: Speakeasy!

event calendar: january 3 – 9, 2011

| heather parlato

winter roasted vegetable soup
[winter roasted vegetable soup]

well, we made it! i’m having soup for breakfast and working hard to kick off the new year. but saturday? a movie!

here’s what i’m up to:

saturday, january 8, 2-4:30pm the visual language of herbert matter FREE at LACMA, bing theater.

announcements

get your tickets NOW for AIGA Fellows: Speakeasy! i’m producing this fantastic event, which will take place at palihouse holloway in west hollywood. it’s a great opportunity to put yourself in a room with your peers, your friends, your design community, and some of the fellows past and present that have made design in los angeles what it is today!

event calendar: december 27, 2010 – january 2, 2011

| heather parlato

happy monday
[twilight in highland park]

owning the last week of the year, one day at a time.

here’s what i’m up to:

tuesday, december 28 project blowed 10th anniversary show It’s that time again! Celebrating their 16th year of history making Hip Hop, the world renown Underground Project Blowed crew will once again come together as only they can to create a night of styles, lyrics, big beats & the twisted word play. The Project Blowed Open-Mic workshop in Leimert Park is thee longest running Hip Hop open-mic on the planet.

thursday, december 30 justin morell quartet at the blue whale. childhood friends playing jazz in LA.

event calendar: december 20 – 26, 2010

| heather parlato

hope springs resort cat
[hope springs resort cat visiting during our retreat]

i can’t believe we’re here again, but we’ve nearly completed another year. there’s some great music going on this week, and then merry christmas to all the christmas celebrators out there!

here’s what i’m up to:

monday, december 20, 10pm smith III – clayton – revis – reid jam session at the blue whale

tuesday, december 21, 6pm winter warming party at tony’s darts away ring in the first day of winter, bring a toy to donate and have a free beer!

tuesday, december 21, 7pm emily lacy cd release & biscuit party at the echo country outpost.

thursday, december 23 down & derby roller disco at the echo

event calendar: december 6 – 12, 2010

| heather parlato

raindrops on echeveria
[raindrops on echeveria]

the holiday onslaught is here! it’s going to be a lot of hard work and a lot of socializing!

here’s what i’m up to

monday, december 6, 8:30pm sifr-cipher-zero: cyber-shamanizing at betalevel, FREE!

tuesday, december 7 blood is the new black pop-up shop cocktail party. this cute, tiny storefront has a temporary pop-up shop for the holidays, and i’m gonna go scope it out.

wednesday, december 8, 5:30-8pm biznik happy hour at jerry’s deli in marina del rey. FREE! join myself and colleen wainwright for our last hurrah as the dynamic duo hostesses of LA’s longest-running biznik mixer [i’ll be bringing back the east side mixer in the new year, so this is my last time on the west side].

thursday, december 9, 7-10pm behance/aiga december meetup FREE! behance and aiga bring together creatives from all over the southland for their monthly meetup, this month at my favorite highland park pub, the york!

saturday, december 11 8pm-midnight the love art show FREE at pehrspace.

sunday, december 12 hitting the road bright and early for my year-end retreat!

event calendar: november 22 – 28, 2010

| heather parlato

downtown LA from elysian park
[downtown LA from elysian park]

it’s thanksgiving week here in LA, and i’m just wrapping up some little things that fit perfectly into 3-day weeks.

here’s what i’ll be doing

monday – wednesday ikonographic virtual treasure hunt shoot pics of hyperbolic thanksgiving branding, share them & win prizes. FREE & FUN!

tuesday, november 23 10am-6pm jelly LA coworking at coloft FREE with membership & rsvp. check it out and come work with us!

friday, november 26 8pm horn-o’-plenty at betalevel FREE! that link, my friends, speaks for itself.

event calendar: november 15 – 21, 2010

| heather parlato

eucalyptus bark
eucalyptus bark

another lovely week of november is ahead of us before thanksgiving hits. i’m recovering from an insanely busy week last week, but i’ll still manage to get out. how about you?

here’s what i’ll be doing

wednesday, november 17, 7:30-9am childrens bureau leadership series breakfast $25 to attend, includes breakfast. i’m curious to try out this new breakfast series.

wednesday, november 17, 7-10pm touch on: the evolution of how we work, play & interact FREE, at Royal T. join SapientNitro / AIGA LA for a casual evening of fun and interactive digital goodness, free and tasty libations, and chatting up fellow digital creative geeks.

other events for this week

tuesday, november 16, 7-10pm motionLA meetup. Join Digital Media Artist Los Angeles every third tuesday of the month for Motion LA Meetup. Learn about tutorials, Blind Studios, and demo reels. Digital Media Artists Los Angeles (DMA/LA) is an association for professionals creating imagery for video, film, and other media using desktop tools. Hosted by Ko Maruyama, Organizer of MotionLA.

wednesday, november 17, 7-10pm stimulatté: coffee and conversation FREE! StimuLatté is a monthly social gathering for Los Angeles area design students providing an opportunity to network and create new connections. Come out to Aroma Tea & Coffee and start making creative connections through coffee & conversation.

event calendar: november 8 – 14, 2010

| heather parlato

eucalyptus bouquet
eucalyptus bouquet

we’ve changed our clocks and the official word is: it’s dark! but in the morning, it’s also light, bright & sometimes rainy, which is a lovely thing for the LA landscape. hope you have a fantastic week!

here’s what i’ll be doing

tuesday, november 9, 7:30-9am la area chamber referral breakfast FREE to la area chamber members.

tuesday, november 9, 5:30-7:30pm the valley networking mixer, autumn edition FREE! & a fun mix of people at a nice tapas bar in studio city. come meet my lovely friend, lelah baker-rabe, who hosts this biznik mixer, and add yourself to the great crowd she’s attracted.

wednesday, november 10, 5:30-8pm november LA biznik happy hour at jerry’s famous FREE! it’s double trouble for biznik this week, i’m attending tuesday & hosting wednesday. if you’ve on the west side, join myself & colleen wainwright for fall networking fun.

other events for this week

thursday, november 11, 6:30-10pm behance/aiga november meetup FREE! meet the LA design community over drinks!

saturday, november 13, 11:30am-2:30pm the new downtown lapd headquarters: architectural talk Free for SAH/SCC Members; $20 for non-member guests. join SAH/SCC on a tour of this new leed-certified gold project for sustainability.