derek dukes
co-founder of dipity, interested in technology, politics, photography and travel

The third installment in our series of random nerd parties has been scheduled to be the perfect cure for your post-holiday blues. Open bar will be provided by our generous sponsors from 7:30pm til the tab runs out.

Sponsored by:
• Atlassian (http://atlassian.com)
• awe.sm (http://awe.sm)
• Jimdo (http://jimdo.com)
• Storenvy...

It’s Official.  The App Economy Has Exploded!  The burgeoning app and connected device ecosystem is experiencing massive growth and change.   New opportunities are emerging on a daily basis for platforms, devices, carriers, content providers, developers, investors and service providers driving the app economy - essentially redefining the...

Dear attendees (and everyone else),

On november 11, 2011 at 11:11 the date will be 11/11/11 11:11. Since 11:11 is the best time for wishing, this day will be pretty epic.

yes we know, it is not for a while, but we're excited so we made this early.

also, this is just an event fan page, not a party, a gathering, a convention, or anything...

Billion Jelly Bloom's PERFORMANCE ART experientially transforms the night air into an ocean depth inhabited by an undulating luminous jellyfish bloom. 25 mobile, 340 lumens bright, 15 foot tall performer-articulated jellies dip, twirl and swarm, interacting and engaging with the surrounding sound, creatures and environs.

11/4 UPDATE:

Upon...

The Space Cowboys & Sunset Promotions present

Ghost Ship 2011 : the Afterlife

Saturday October 29th, 2011 9PM - 4AM

Presale Tickets are sold out. There will be a limited amount (TO BE DETERMINED) of tickets available at the door for $50 and up.

The Bay Area's most eagerly anticipated Halloween celebration is back for its fourth year...

111 Minna Gallery, SF Free!!! Friday night 7-2
Book Release event and Street Party for Chicken John’s first book!
over 150 artists and performers in the gallery and up and down the street!!!!!


Come to this fantasic event, and please share it with your facebook friends!!!!!!!

The Book of the Is! Fail to win: essays in engineered disperfection

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Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind. In this section you will find the peripheral definitions of what the event is as a whole, but to truly understand this event, one must participate. This site serves to try to...

It is time, once again, all you good little theater-loving boys & girls to venture outside the city, picnic under the beautiful eucalyptus, and be entertained by some of Shakespeare's finest players.

First up is a scorcher - Titus Andronicus! Here's a bit of blurb...
“It’s about a society torn apart, and how its citizens attempt...

When everyone is gone and god's not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the mansion we're going to squat in.

Maker Faire is the World’s Largest DIY Festival - a two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. aker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the World's Largest DIY Festival,...

Orrick's complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program focused on selecting your Angel investors. During this panel, you will learn about current trends in the Angel market as well as processes and procedures of Angel financing. Please see below for all details regarding this event.

((EGGS/EL ELLE/LLeGGs)) It's practically a new language!

EL ELLE debut performance and Record Release: Solo project from Lisa Light of The Lovemakers + drummer Kelly Harris of Von Iva + Elysian Filles (dancers Kate Knuttel and Christina Lowery) + special ghost, AM.

LLeGGs : Live synthetic madness from Jason Stinnett from HOTTUB and Craig...

This is an invite-only event to celebrate Klout's new office, and an upcoming launch. If you don't get an invite within the next few days and feel you should - you can reach out at contact@klout.com and we'll see if we have room. Thanks!

Update: Atlassian has decided to join in on the fun and will help ensure the bar stays open for most of the evening! :)

After a wildly successful inaugural meetup this past winter, we're happy to host another night of drinks and merriment for techies who enjoy hobnobbing it with their peers.

Join Plancast, Awe.sm, Flowtown and other...

The SXSW® Music and Media Conference celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2011. Reaching a quarter of a century of being the biggest and most anticipated convergence of all things music, SXSW is ready to keep the reputation alive by programming the best event yet.
By day, thousands of conference registrants network in the halls of the Austin...

Open Bar. Music. Smoking Patio. Free to the public.

Tokimonsta Performing!

RSVP at http://sxsw.villagevoicemedia.com/ by 3/13 to get on the list.
Get there early - RSVP does not guarantee admission!
UPDATE 3/4: The RSVP list is now closed! RSVPs on the Facebook Wall are not accepted.

21+ only.

Sponsored By:
Topless Robot
Nerd news, humor...

Ted Leo will be performing live along with other famous bands. This is a free show being hosted by Wearcast.

This is the Official Launch Party of Wearcast so be sure to plan on coming.

Wearcast is a simple way to take a thought, statement and expression and turn it into a designer quality t-shirt instantly. No design skills are required and its...

It's that time again! We had such a great time last year, we just had to bring the Milwaukee Beer & Brat Bash back to SXSW again this year!

Join us for a little taste of Milwaukee, smack dab in the middle of Austin. Who could use a break in the day? We'll have free brats, free beer and tons of cool conversations. Come yourself, or...

With live performances by Innerpartysystem, Moneypenny and I Need Sugar

Come to get your drink on at this year's must-attend SXSW party. Open bar for all that attend from 10p-4a! This is officially the latest party in Austin, so get in early and stay for the madness.

The Barbarian Group & StumbleUpon invite you to void a couple EULAs with us at the T.O.S. Violation! Party, a night of rock for the punks of the Internet.

Revised line-up:

7pm doors

Outside Stage:
TV Torso 7:00pm
Thee Oh Sees 7:45pm
Mister Heavenly (feat. members of Islands, Man Man and Modest Mouse with Michael Cera) 8:45pm
No Age 9:45pm
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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...

Let's skip out on nerd stuff for a few hours and take in the local sights - namely BANKED TRACK ROLLER DERBY! This is where it all began, folks. Who's with me?

An official SXSW Interactive track on March 12th from 9:30am - 6:00pm, The Lean Startup SXSW is a full day of talks and sessions on lean startup methods led by entrepreneurs who are killin' it.

Too much junk in the trunk? Get rid of those startup love handles at SXSW with 500 Startups & Eric Ries.

AGENDA ANNOUNCED: Check out...

A Cowboy Steampunk themed part at SXSW. Done by the same crew that did pastriesandpasties.com in 09 and the steampunk party that brought Maker Faire to Austin Texas in 2006. The lineup is already looking amazing... website should be up soon!

Let's start SXSW right with a yearly tradition - predrinks at the Driskill hotel bar.

Every year at SXSW we start off the weekend with a couple relaxing drinks in the historic Driskill hotel bar. If you've never been there's no time like the present to get in on this tradition. Stay as long as you want, there are no rules. Its just...