Beka Economopoulos

Ruckus staffers Adrienne Maree Brown and Megan Swoboda are coming to the Big Apple in May, and we want to kick it with all our NYC folks!

Han Shan will be hosting us all for a Ruckus Happy Hour at his favorite Alphabet City chill-spot (where he bartends), so come join us for a casual drink, catch us up on what you're working on, and learn...

“That is art beyond media: the impossible –
And you are dealing with it.”

-Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and Jonas Staal, Follow Us Or Die (Atropos Press, 2009)

Artists Vincent van Gerven Oei and Jonas Staal explore the relationship between art, morality and society. In their work, they transform a court session into a performance, fragments...

"For centuries, art has been put on pedestals and in pillories, literally and figuratively, over its supposed capacity to carry a critical, political charge. Yet the trends of the last few decades - the birth pangs of hypercapital and environmental catastrophe - have hardly brought about any form of art potent enough to meet challenges on that...

The Standing on the Side of Love campaign will be welcoming Congress back to Washington D.C. with a show of love for them and for our neighbors. Our Representatives left D.C. after being spit upon, having bricks thrown through their windows, and confronted with homophobic and racist slurs. We will be carrying a drastically different message: “We...

Story-based Strategies for Action Design
Multimedia presentation and training
with smartMeme

Monday, March 29, 7:30pm (free)
The Change You Want To See Gallery
http://thechangeyouwanttosee.org
84 Havemeyer St, at Metropolitan Ave
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211

Streamed live for out-of-towners at http://livestream.com/notanalternative

Story telling...

About:
friday, 26 march 2010, Williamsburg Coworking throws open its doors to celebrate some illustrious births: Robert Frost, Tennessee Williams, Joseph Campbell, and Leonard Nimoy.

on friday, we will host "work at jelly" and at 5pm, we will break into a vivacious happier hour! we hope that you can clear your schedule, snag your laptop...

Smarter social media at IBM has required an embrace of not only a more open and conversational approach to marketing -- it has required a harmonic integration of the companys revitalized, crowdsourced values with a simultaneous transformation of its business model. This session will explore how social media helped invent and...

Join forces with "Rackers" for the Rackspace Revolution party hosted at Maggie Mae’s featuring live entertainment, great food and beverages and fabulous giveaways.

What makes an hour happier? Would more access to the latest on Mobile Platforms and Adobe Labs make you smile? If so then come out and join Adobe Product Managers and Evangelists over a cold beer or two during the Adobe SXSW All-Access Happy Hour at the Adobe Day Stage from 4:30pm – 5:30pm on Monday, March 15.

You'll want to complete the...

Community Management is a key role in any startups but with any new role in a company they need to evolve over time to survive and prosper. Come listen some of the smartest people in this space [Saul Colt (Thoora.com), Sarah Prevette (Sprouter.com), Justin Thorp (AddThis.com), Amber Naslund (Radian6), Seamus Condron (MediaBistro) and Andres Glusman...

Mashable is proud to announce our 2nd Annual MashBash SXSWi, an evening celebration during Austin’s annual SXSWi festival. On Sunday, March 14th 2010 from 10pm till 1am, Mashable will be hosting an official SXSWi evening event at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Texas, sponsored by Cliqset and Sony.

1,600 people will come and enjoy a night of...

Join PBS, NPR, FRONTLINE, ITVS, FUTURESTATES and ReadWriteWeb @KLRU's Legendary Austin City Limits Studio. Live music, Tex-Mex, Margaritas. (Free shuttles at the Hilton). Free to SXSW Interactive and Film badge holders.

**With performances by:**
Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea (http://nicoleatkins.com/)
Band of Skulls...

Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for...

You still love the web. You still love karaoke. So we’re having a sequel. Happy Cogs karaoke extravaganza returns for its second year.  Open bar starts at 10:00PM. Space is limited, so arrive early if you can. Youll likely need to grab a cab or a ride. http://www.cogaoke.com/

Please join Gawker Media and io9 for free drinks, a performance by MC Frontalot, and stormtroopers.

Come join Digg & Revision3 for an evening of revelry, music & mayhem at world famous Stubbs BBQ. We're featuring a live Diggnation, great music from The Walkmen, and we've got a few more tricks up our sleeve - including some by Scam School host Brian Brushwood and more - but you'll have to show up to see. As always, this is a...

Book Launch Bash: The Zen of Social Media Marketing

What: A book launch party for The Zen of Social Media Marketing
by Shama Kabani. Featuring food, fun, and networking! (An unoffcial SXSW event!)

Who: Press, bloggers, & the coolest SXSW attendees.
Club scene not for you? Join the best, and most exclusive, party at SXSW.

When: March 13th,...

Join us for happy hour drinks and appetizers at Cedar Door and learn what we are working on at Mozilla. Party is limited to the first 250 guests who arrive - please RSVP here!

Now in it's third year, Magnolia's Cafe is the place to start your SXSW experience in the company of friends, both new and old at "The SXSW Social Breakfast." Everyone is welcome, this is an open invitation to share breakfast at one of Austin's greatest Cafe's (or at least one of the greatest I've found in many...

{RV}IP was born out of a desire to celebrate independent film, music, and technology through the combined forces of karaoke, carpooling, and spontaneous rockage. Ning is the social platform for interests and passions — including karaoke, carpooling, and sponaneous rockage.

Join us at SXSW Interactive for karaoke, mayhem, cocktails,...

Ustream and SXSW invite you to stream your way to an exclusive one night only sensory experience featuring a live performance by one of the world's most renowned recording artists and additional special guests. Party is limited to the first 500 badgeholders to arrive. RSVP here and be sure to tell your friends!