Mark Gantt
Actor | Director | Writer | Producer - I'm a guy who hates waiting around for shit to happen... Check out @LoveMakersTV @brisquaredshow @thebannenway

BlogWorld & New Media Expo, the world's first, largest and only industry-wide social media event, is making its Los Angeles debut November 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In addition to expanding to two shows this year, and moving its Western U.S. event from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, BlogWorld has unveiled several new event...

The 6th Annual iTVFest/Int'l Television Festival, will hold a Gala Awards Banquet offsite for the first time, at a leading venue in Hollywood. Details shortly. SAVE THE DATE!

Mark your Con calendars for Thursday at 5:30pm for a New Media Meetup at the Bristol Hotel. Co-hosted by Celebrate the Web, IAWTV, and The League of Extraordinary Ladies and sponsored by blip.tv, Tubefilter, and SAG New Media.
There will be food and drink specials with two bars set up, and blip.tv and Tubefilter have generously donated drink...

Comic-Con International roars back into the San Diego Convention Center on July 21-24, 2011, with Preview Night on July 20.

My album comes out June 21st, and to celebrate, I'm playing a show!

There are two options for tickets:

1. Buy a regular ticket, like you always do, for $10:
https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=969

2. Buy a ticket + the new CD for $15:
https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=970
(kind of a bargain.)
...

Building on the knowledge and expertise of more than thirty years, the Banff World Media Festival is the world's premier forum for professionals working in content creation, distribution and broadcast in Television and Digital Media.

Taking place June 12-15, 2011, at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in the Canadian Rockies, BANFF attracts the...

Join us for the launch of BigScreen LittleScreen LA at <a href="http://www.pitchcon.org/">NATPE PitchCon 2011</a>.
This event is free, as long as you RSVP.
Created to help support and encourage the growth of the web TV community, BigScreenLittleScreen screens some of the newest web series and creative developments in web...

it was an overwhelming success last year so we're doing it again.

we'll provide the coals, you provide the grub
we'll provide the cooler, you provide the drink
we'll provide the music, you provide the dance

sets by:

DJ Sku (yeah buddy!!! records)
DJ Benzona (mad decent mauler)
DJ Kolyya (SAG soldier)
DJ Giant Chef (no, but...

This quarter's Tubefilter Meetup will feature performers from The Digitour 2011, a 27-city national tour of top web stars with over one billion combined views and more than six million subscribers on YouTube.

Artists include Dave Days, DeStorm, The Gregory Brothers, David Choi, Mystery Guitar Man, and Ricky Ficarelli, among others.
...

5 FRIENDS. 5 STARTUPS. A CONTEST WORTH HALF A MILLION IN FUNDING. 1 WINNER

Before the June 6th series premiere, get a first look at the official trailer for "Leap Year," an entrepreneurial new comedy web series presented by Hiscox Small Business Insurance about the highs and lows of starting up, starting over and making the leap toward...

Content Summit Returns! Now in its third year - brings Hollywood and indie content into the Digital mainstream - Monday is Comedy Day, Tuesday is Television Day, Wednesday is Transmedia Day and Thursday is Branding Day.

There are special discounts for friends like you, only $135 for all 4 days (normally $735): http://tinyurl.com/DHspringdeal....

Don't miss this opportunity to network one last time or bid your final farewell at the party to end all parties — the Interactive Closing Party. Media Temple invites you to go out with a big bang.

Note: an RSVP at Plancast will not get you in the door. You must RSVP at EventBrite. SXSW Interactive is the week immediately following DrupalCon Chicago, and we're going to both. You should too. DrupalCon ends on Thursday. SXSW begins on Friday, and runs until Tuesday. We're throwing the party on a Monday night, so you'll have a few...

http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP8355

Escape the madness for some R&R at the Twitter Retreat. Grab a seat under the sun, listen to some tunes, and meet some people.

Plenty of Twitter folks will be around and eager to meet you.

There will be delicious BBQ from @FranklinBBQ and fancy ice-cream sandwiches from @Coolhaus to consume throughout the day.

The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators,...

Come visit us at Momo's, www.momosclub.com, as we record some of your favorite TWiT shows - The Tech Guy, Tech News Today, and This Week in Tech with special guests Gina Trapani and Jeff Jarvis - LIVE! Afterward, stick around for our official TWiT meetup to mingle and meet Leo, Tom, Sarah, Brian, and members of the awesome TWiT army. Then...

We're gathering Austin's best food trucks together for an afternoon of BBQ, tacos, meat pies and more.

Download Foodspotting for Secret Menu items and to participate in a photo scavenger hunt - win prizes!

Featuring the following Food Truck stars:
- Along Came a Slider
- Boomerang's Pies
- Chi'Lantro
- Clem's Hot Diggity...

The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13th to Monday, March 14th, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private...

Join us in person for our annual Live Diggnation in Austin at SXSW (you know what that means - beer, magic and the best kind of debauchery!). Also appearing is resident magician Brian Brushwood of Scam School, Indie rock duo Bad Veins, and our favorite nerd-tastic musician, DJ Mike Relm! So if you're in Austin for all the SXSW goodness, or you...

Note: an RSVP at Plancast will not get you in the door. You must RSVP at EventBrite. Don't forget to RSVP for the Refresh Austin party across the street as well. Update #2 Woot! The WordPress Foundation has joined us as a co-host for the party. Update #1 I just spoke with Tony Cecala of the DFW WordPress Meetup, and they will be joining us...