Loren Bendele

(mt) is once again living up to the legend of hosting the SXSWi Closing Party for the 5th year! If there's a better way to express our love for SXSW beyond booking awesome bands, buying ridiculous amounts of drinks and hosting brilliant internet minds, please let us know.

Our promise to you:

No gross branded drinks (vista-margaritas and...

Join Gowalla, Livestrong, Sweet Leaf Tea and Diplo for an evening you won't soon forget. Before you just show up at the door though, there are some important details you must know.

¡MUY IMPORTANTE!

1) While the Tiki Room will be open to all SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum badge holders, we're expecting a packed house. We'll be...

Are you ready to rock?

Yes, it's finally happening. Please join the TechKaraoke crew, including Brett Petersel, Jennifer Wojcik, and Kate Buck Jr., for our first-ever SXSW Techkaraoke event!

We'll be adding more details soon...

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WHEN

Monday, March 15, 2010 --- 8:30pm - 2:00am


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WHERE

Six Lounge
117 West 4th Street
Austin,...

Less than one month left till Austin! We love SXSW and we love a good party; so we are hosting another one this year at SouthBy … and it’s a BeerCamp! It seems as of lately there is always something going on. From BarCamp to DevCamp, to WordCamp to SocialDevCamp to UseTwitterToProfitAndRetireEarlyCamp – so, we are filling the void and taking...

Join us in Austin on Monday, March 15th at the Austin Music Hall in for a gdgt party and meetup!

We'll have all kinds of gadgets and demos from our awesome vendors, including:

AMD - http://www.amd.com/
AnyClip - http://anyclip.com/
Aviary - http://aviary.com/
Boxee - http://www.boxee.tv/
Buffalo Technology - http://www.buffalotech.com/...

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...

Get ready for SXSW! We're meeting up casually at the Driskill Hotel bar - site of last year's big tweetup. Great pre-partying right before the Mashbash meetup at 10p.

Citysearch says: "Lean against the carousel-shaped bar and it's as if you've stepped back in time... dark wood, mounted Longhorn heads, cowhide couches, a...

The Web Awards Ceremony is the centerpiece of evening activities at the SXSW Interactive Festival and an event not to be missed. Hosted by Doug Benson with special surprises in store for the big "lucky 13"!

Canaan Venture Party - we want to know what youre into - and we want to buy you drinks while you tell us. Entrepreneurs and friends, bring your A game and the drinks are on us. Please RSVP: http://canaandrinksonmesxsw-SXSW.eventbrite.com

Babette Pepaj of BakeSpace.com and Nichelle Stephens from Cupcakes
Take The Cake will be in Austin for SXSW and we want to eat cupcakes with you!

Stop by The Tiniest Bar in Texas for cupcakes and you may win a KitchenAid mixer.

Sponsored by KitchenAid, Cupcakes Take The Cake is inviting bloggers,
startups, techies to come eat yummy cupcakes from...

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...

There will be bacon, coffee and geekery at the Adobe Sunday Brunch!

Join us at 10 am on Sunday March 14 for FREE brunch at the Adobe Day Stage. Adobe product managers and evangelists will be sharing the latest on mobile development with Flash and more from Adobe Labs.

There might even be a few surprises. Join us to find out... and don't...

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...

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!

Bike Hugger is back for another year at SXSW with more Bike Culture than ever:

* Urban Ride
* BBQ
* After Party

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!