Devin A. Brown
Media publishing; runs social experiments, corporate twitteri, city gardener, and cocktail specialist

On Wednesday October 12th, 140Sweets will be hosting a “Cupcakes & Dates” charity event. On this night we will be auctioning off dates with bachelors and bachelorettes while also selling some cupcake treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. For those feeling lucky, you can also enter a chance to win a 50/50 raffle along with some amazing raffle...

The BMW Guggenheim Lab is a public space for the exploration of ideas related to urban life—through interactive installations, site-specific events, workshops, discussions, performances, and informal gatherings. Housed in a mobile structure designed by the Tokyo architecture firm Atelier Bow-Wow, the Lab launches in First Park, a New York City...

Update: June 23, 2011

It looks like we're going to rock out at Karaoke 17. I reserved a large room. We start at 10:00pm EST ($8 /pp)

Karaoke 17
29 West 17th St. (bet. 5th & 6th ave)
New York, NY 10011

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  The 2011 Webutante Ball Prom Committee: Dennis Crowley & Naveen Selvadurai ...

Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://techsetiwny2011-efbevent.eventbrite.com

In 2008, the TechSet became the must-attend event when Internet Week debuted in New York. In 2010, the Pivot Conference launched the first event dedicated to helping brands and their agencies engage the social consumer. This year, TechSet and Pivot are partnering to host...

After the Tech Cocktail NYC mixer event in Union Square join us for the official afterparty which will include a live performance by the extremely talented rockjazz pianist ELEW. ELEW has played at the White House, TED and more and has been featured on CNN, NPR, and more. Read our coverage of ELEW and download his album from iTunes. Watch one of...

The Dizzy Fizz invites you to sip French spirits and cocktails all evening long as you transport to a more hedonistic era, La Belle Epoque.

Superbe, n'est-ce pas?

* Imbibe turn-of-the-20th-century cocktails, punches, spirits and absinthe
* Indulge in gourmet cheese and charcuterie by Murray’s Cheese and rustic bread by Scratchbread...

The festival will feature food sampling and meals from New York City’s top vegetarian restaurants and food companies, vegetarian/animal welfare information tables, a raffle benefiting Empty Cages Collective and live entertainment and activities throughout the day. With free admission and free samples, it has never been a better time to see for...

The discussion is free and open to the public. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis, so get to the venue early! Please RSVP if you want to let us know you're coming (but please note an RSVP does not entitle you to a seat). Don't live in NY? Details forthcoming on how you can watch and participate.

In an ever-evolving...

Third Annual North by New York City (NxNYC)

Didn't want to drive to Austin?
Don't like cowboy boots because you prefer open toe sandals?
Want to buy an iPad when it comes out because all of tech will be in Austin?

Whatever the reason, there's no reason not to join us at the 3nd Annual NxNYC!
http://nxnyc2011.eventbrite.com/

NxNYC...

Free and open to the public!

Join the fun at the Dead Poet as we end February in style.

For those who come here all the time, double-down and make it official that you're showing up that night.

For those who haven't been or rarely stop by - this is a great chance to come on a night when I'm working and keep me company as I ward off the drunks and the...

Beer Diplomacy, Tribes Win, Mo Krochmal and The Roger Smith Hotel bring you a showing of Davis Guggenheim's newest documentary, Waiting for "Superman" The film is a scathing look at what ails the educational system here in the US and helps inspire us to do everything we can to make a change before it is too late. Please come down...

On February 17th I will be hosting a breakfast networking event. This is a chance for friends and members of the #140conf community to get together, catch up and engage in conversations. A light breakfast will be served.

This event will be taking place at the 92nd Street Y from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

I am looking forward to returning to the 92nd...

We are pleased to announce the next edition of Social Media Week, taking place in 8 cities worldwide from February 7-11 in New York, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Rome, Toronto, Paris and Sao Paulo. Learn more about the event here: http://bit.ly/ePWppA

Event schedules will go live for each location at the beginning of January 2011, but please...

Because you don't have to suit up to drink like Barney!

Traci's birthday is the 19th and Sabina's is the 20th, so come celebrate x2 with your favorite girls!

Bar 13 has three fun levels with hip hop, r&b, classics (?), house (ew, unless you like Jersey Shore) and mainstream (?).

Join us for the $50 open bar from 10-1 or pay...

Our first ever Geek Breakfast NYC is this Friday from 7:30am - 9:00am at Williamsburg Church in Brooklyn. Address is 231 Ainslie St. Brooklyn, NY. Bring $8 to cover coffee and bagels & cream cheese from The Bagel Store. Are you coming?

First sunday Brunch of 2011!

What started as an homage to my home in London has become a tradition since leaving London and moving to New York.

December 26th is known in the British Commonwealth as "Boxing Day". And it has become my favorite holiday to celebrate - right after Passover and Summer Vacation.

What is Boxing Day?
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Boxing Day...

After the holiday party frenzy, it's time to come home for the holidays. And for Obliterati, "home" means Destination Bar, Thursday, December 23rd, from 6:00pm to 11:00pm. Though our summer events got a little big for our favorite cozy spot on the corner of 13th and A, it's the perfect place for the more intimate crowd we expect...

It's that time of year again. What time is that, exactly? Time to cram all of our favorite people into our NYC office for a few hours of mingling and merriment (and drinks)! There's nothing that makes us happier than seeing all of your shining faces all at once!

Please come out to celebrate Ignite NYC at our first-ever Holiday Party on Thursday, December 2nd at the Thompson LES Hotel.

As a way of saying thank you for being such a great crowd for the past two-and-a-half years, Rackspace and Solvate are providing an open bar for the first 2 hours on beer, wine and vodka drinks! We'll also have drink...

The first @BrandsConf will be taking place in on December 2, 2010 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

@BrandsConf is a new event taking place that will explore the “Humanization of Brands” and the underlying effects this is having on business.

To register for the conference and to see the up-to-date schedule, please visit:...

In 1975, the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University sought to address the problem of deficiencies in business news coverage by establishing the Walter Bagehot (pronounced bad-jit) Fellowship, an intensive year-long program of instruction in economics and business for working journalists.

Today, the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship is the...