between last week’s retreat and the creative freelancer conference at the end of next week, i’m just popping out for some design inspiration on wednesday, otherwise working hard on deadlines! happy memorial day this weekend!
wednesday, may 26, 5-10pm projections: 2010 CSULB graphic design BFA senior show FREE and open to the public.
it’s a mad dash of deadlines this week as i prepare for my creative retreat next week, during which the studio will be closed. i’ve still got some fun networking goings-on, if you’re on the west side of LA, come by my biznik mixer, co-hosted with colleen wainwright.
tuesday, may 11, 7:30-9am the LA area chamber referral network. my bimonthly breakfast to connect with my fellow chamber members is FREE to chamber members, but you can drop in as my guest if you’d like to check it out.
wednesday, may 12, 5:30-8pm LA’s longest running biznik mixer at jerry’s famous deli in the marina! FREE to biznik members, join biznik to promote your business and then rsvp to our super-fun mixer and come say hello!
i liked last week’s business development effort so much, i’m doing it all again this week. so it’s business development and work, but don’t forget to join in on my mixer if you’re in pasadena or thereabouts!
tuesday, may 4, 5:30-8pm the LA eastside mixed-up mixer at bodega wine bar in pasadena, hosted by ME and FREE to the public! join biznik.com, rsvp for this event and come meet other small business owners and indie professionals around the east side of LA.
may 7-9 48-hour magazine. look at this crazy idea. a magazine & web site that are created from start to finish in 48 hours. i signed up to find out the theme and see what i can contribute. curious!
friday, may 7, 6-9pm otis college of art and design, communication arts 2010 senior show is FREE and open to the public on friends and family night.
sunday, may 9 is mother’s day! have a great sunday with your mom-like people.
tuesday, april 27, 7:30-9am the LA area chamber referral breakfast, FREE to LA area chamber members. strengthen your network and meet other businesses from around LA. if you’d like to check it out, let me know and you can be my guest.
thursday, april 29, 10am PST seth godin talks with penelope trunk of brazen careerist, FREE with your brazen careerist membership [also free]. i’m always curious what seth has to say, and i keep missing these webcasts because they’re live. i’m going to make sure to catch this one!
thursday, april 29, 7:30-10pm eats & geeks: tapas, wine & chocolate. Founded by Claudia Yuskoff, EATS & GEEKS is for like minded creative professionals to take a break from the digital grind and gather for an exquisite meal prepared by members. join the facebook group and meet up with us!
monday, april 26, 7:30-9pm yo at the santa monica apple store. FREE! Join Yo Santosa for a show and tell at the Third Street Promenade Apple Store. She’ll share her experiences in the print, branding and motion worlds; her work has run the gamut from Pinkberry branding to such television and feature main titles like Desperate Housewives and 300. Ooh la la.
thursday, april 29, 6-9pm the art of connecting: drawing others to you FREE. A presentation by DR. BILL SALEEBEY author of Connecting Beyond the Name Tag, will discuss the importance of setting and timing in networking and how we can bridge different worlds.
saturday, may 1, 1-5pm 7th annual portfolio review & job fair discounted to AIGA student & professional members.
after last week’s socialize-a-palooza, i’m laying low to focus on work & deadlines this week.
tuesday, april 20, 11:30am 10 principles to transform your small business with michael e. gerber. i loved reading the e-myth revisited last year and i think gerber has great advice for small business owners. so far as i can tell, this is a free webinar, so i’ll be tuning in on tuesday. click here to register.
wednesday, april 21 is secretary / admin day! don’t forget to thank your support staff and the staff of your clients and vendors for doing such a great job.
thursday, april 22 is earth day! check your local event listings to participate in your area, and try to be mindful of consumption.
kicking off this cool-weather week with a mix of music, poetry and networking, otherwise the work schedule is pretty slammin!
monday, april 12, 7pm tablacentric launch party at machine project. robin sukhadia returns to machine and opens his residency performing with walter kitundu, followed by a launch party and reading for indivisible: south asian american poetry anthology. i heard a reading selection on sunday, there is some truly outstanding work in this anthology, i’m interested to hear more, and always in awe of robin and walter. and it’s FREE!
tuesday, april 13, 7:30-9am LA area chamber referral breakfast roundtable [click on events from the home page]. joining up with my bi-monthly chamber breakfast to see what april has in store for us. if you’re curious about the LA area chamber, the referral breakfast is open to all members, and i can bring you in as a guest if you’d like to check it out.
wednesday, april 14, 7:15am LA area chamber small business breakfast roundtable [click on events from the home page]. i will be giving the opening presentation about my business to the small business roundtable breakfast group. if you’re curious about the LA area chamber, the breakfast is open to members who are also small business owners, but you can be my guest and check it out. early!
wednesday, april 14, 5:30-8pm april LA biznik happy hour at jerry’s famous! there’s still room to join in on LA’s longest-running biznik mixer. do your taxes already, and meet our april co-host, kelly harrington of career max group. click here to join biznik, joining is also FREE!
saturday, april 17, 10am-12pm i’m checking out a fellow biznik’s event, social media referrals strategy seminar with trevor eisenman. FREE! please rsvp on the biznik site. click here to join biznik, joining is also FREE!
saturday, april 17, 6pm wine tasting & a night of music at saint rocke, featuring chilean wines and my favorite chilean rock star, pilar diaz! and it’s FREE!
this week i have my whole family in town, because my sister gretchen parlato is performing at catalina jazz club!
monday, april 5, 7pm gretchen parlato at catalina jazz club, starts at 8pm, with julian shore, alan hampton & kendrick scott. $15. come see my very talented sister perform tunes from her multiple-award-winning album!
tuesday, april 6, 5:30-8pm LA eastside mixed-up mixer through biznik.com, this month in eagle rock at the black boar. as of today, the rsvp list is full, but if you’ve always wanted to join biznik, come out and get to know us. it’s FREE and a great way to promote your business.
wednesday, april 7, 7pm gretchen parlato at the loft at UCSD with julian shore, alan hampton & mark guiliana. featuring a post-performance conversation with the artist, $16 regular / $5 student.
i can’t believe the first quarter of the year is over already! as we kick into spring, there are all kinds of exciting things happening, not least of which are my LA eastside mixer through biznik.com next week and my presentation to the LA area chamber small business roundtable the following week!
wednesday, march 31, 7:30-9:30pm kernspiracy meetup! it’s FREE and a great way to meet fellow designers, hang out, network, and get to know each other. designers, illustrators, copy writers & printers welcome!
keeping things moving this week with more networking and a design lecture between all the deadlines. also, i just found a great place for my april eastside mixer, rsvp and join us!
tuesday, march 16, 7:30pm “dirt the movie” screening at the pacific design center. FREE with rsvp. they’ll be showing the documentary and having a panel discussion.
wednesday, march 17, 7:15-9am the LA area chamber small business roundtable breakfast. meet colleagues while we focus on different topics for small business owners in an educational breakfast setting. free to members of the LA area chamber of commerce.
thursday, march 18, 7-9pm stefan bucher will discuss how he built his own practice while juggling multiple creative pursuits at the art center hillside campus. FREE!
tuesday, march 16, 6-9pm print’s new role in integrated marketing from aigalosangeles.org. Who says print is dead? Learn how interactive media and print are coming together to create new, cutting-edge integrated marketing campaigns. $35 at the luxe hotel on sunset.
saturday, march 20, 10am-2pm silkscreen workshop at self-help graphics from aigalosangeles.org. $20 per person & rsvp required.
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