Nick Bastian
Social Media Geek for RailLife.com where we say, Your Life Is On The Line! Talkin' events, restaurants, real estate and cool stuff along the light rail in AZ

Spring in the Valley of the Sun is in full swing. The weather is warmer, flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and Ignite Phoenix #12 is just around the corner, May 4th in fact.

We are excited to announce, so appropriately for 2012, Ignite Phoenix #12, once again at the fantastic Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. We will post more...

Ignite Food is a food-flavored edition of Ignite Phoenix.

Sixteen presenters will serve up 5-minute presentations on something food-related that they’re passionate about. All of the topics will be about food or drink, but the menu is diverse — dining, cuisine, beverages, pairings, cooking, diets, lifestyles, farming, the economics of food,...

Happy New Year! Time for another Startup BBQ at Ganplank in Chandler. Feel free to invite friends but make sure they RSVP so we have enough food to go around.

Lunch is free but feel free to pitch in to help offset the cost.

Its a Blackout!

Will you be going to the best rivalry game in AZ? Please stop by the biggest and best Railgating party of the year!

ASU vs UofA on the 19th of November. Game time announced. Game Time 7:30. We will be up and running by 4:30pm

Smokin Aces BBQ a.k.a. Kevin Hardin will be providing the BBQ in association with...

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...

Ignite Phoenix is an information exchange for fostering and inspiring Phoenix’s creative community. In one evening, you hear 18 passionate speakers from our creative, technical, and business communities talking about their current projects or favorite ideas for just five minutes. Presentations will educate and inspire you, and maybe make you...

Friday night, September 9th, ASU hosts Missouri on ESPN in primetime!! Likely to be a matchup of Top 25 ranked teams. It is official that the Devils will be wearing their all black jerseys. The entire fan base and student section will be showing up in all black!! Imagine that image on ESPN, it will look amazing!! Please join in to make this event...

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1822445985/efbnen

Roe Nightclub-650 Howard Street, San Francisco

See our main site for more details:
http://azpeacemakers.com/index.htm?id=19179

Tickets on sale now at PTG: http://www.peacetimegoods.com/ptgshop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=627&idcategory=

Come participate in or check out the Phoenix Ping Pong TweetUp Tournament.

Who will take home the title of PHX Ping Pong TweetUp Champion?

Even if you don't plan on playing, come hang out, have fun and visit with good friends!

Lunch and beverages will be provided.

The big question is ... what prize will the champion take home?

Ignite Phoenix makes its third visit to SCPA as it reaches double digits! It's hard to believe we've already done this nine times before, but it's true. This event is going to be incredible, so RSVP here and make plans to attend. Invite your friends and help us spread the word too!

We'll be upstairs on the private patio and have beer and appetizers. No gifts, just yourself and a desire to meet great people and have a great time.

Information on my new job ->
http://thesociallatte.com/04/two-week-notice-the-next-chapter/

Information on Dave's -> http://daveselectricbrewpub.com/home/

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU...

With the focus this year on “getting back to the basics” of real industry professionals brainstorming and networking, I wanted to share a guest post that outlines some possible topics for conversations that potential group discussion leaders might consider preparing for...

For Ignite Phoenix #9, we're taking the after party to RnR Restaurant! RnR is just a short walk from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and they are going to take great care of us! They're going to reserve the entire upstairs for Ignite Phoenix attendees and they'll be offering half-price beer and house wine all night.

We...

Ignite Phoenix returns to SCPA for the first Ignite event of 2011! Planning on attending? RSVP to this event so you can receive updates and all the news you need.

What if expensive technology conferences were accessible to everyone?  What if absolutely anyone could create, run and maintain their own website? The point of WordPress is to provide a powerful, flexible, scalable and easy to learn website tool that anyone can access for free. The point of WordCamps is to celebrate this open tool by teaching...

All are invited to participate in the 3rd Annual No Pants Light Rail Ride. This is part of The No Pants Subway Ride, which is a global event started by Improv Everywhere in New York in 2002: http://improveverywhere.com/2011/01/01/global-no-pants-subway-ride-2011/

The event will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday, January 9th. Everything you need to...

Note the time change! This one has a hard stop at 7:00 so the fine folks at Whole Foods can get out of there and celebrate the new year. That's why we're starting an hour earlier than normal.

The official Final Friday stop for #evfn!

How stinking cool is it that you can drink inside a grocery store? The Tapas Bar at Whole Foods Chandler...

Mark your calendars and make your plans, PodCamp AZ 2010 is November
20-21 at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona. The
last three years have been great, setting a high bar for yet another
must-attend event. We’ll be keeping everything that makes PCAZ so
awesome, and we have a few new ideas for 2010, which we’ll be...

http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=h&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114401998183882726655.00047509426123c556688&z=18

Tailgate will start at 2:30 Kickoff is at 5:30pm. I will be staying till after half time then packing up. We are very close to the stadium so don't waste money on stadium food and come out for a quick bite at half...

Located on the grounds of Duck and Decanter on the SE corner of 16th Street & Camelback(behind the Copenhagen), the CERTIFIED LOCAL festival will have food from some of the valley’s best restaurants, over 40 vendors, live music, and a bounce house and obstacle course for kids! LFA will host an hourly raffle for great prizes like free dinners...

http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=h&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114401998183882726655.00047509426123c556688&z=18

They have not posted official start time yet. I will update once ASU has updated their time.

If you see someone that I forgot to put on the list then make sure this gets to to them. The more the merrier.

Look for...

I will be behind the counter pouring frighteningly tasty and cold adult beverages for anyone who would like to visit. Is there any better way to kick off your Halloween weekend? I think not!

More info : http://raillife.com/blog/2010/10/26/dave%E2%80%99s-electric-brew-serving-treat/

It's once again time to descend upon one of our favorite local bistros for food, coffee, and conversation.
the rules:
Buy Something.
Listen First (or bring your business card, but don't lead off with it).

See you there!

One of the top 50 charitable events according to The Business Journal, The “First Crush” Charity Gala & Silent Auction will be held on Friday, October 15, 2010. The Gala supports the mission of Tempe Community Action Agency, a nonprofit leader in providing human services to Tempe and Scottsdale residents since 1966. The event; sponsored...