Ann Larie Valentine
Psychotherapist, writer, musician, activist, curiosity-seeker.
www.annlarievalentine.com
www.annlarie.com
www.bffsf.com

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...

Billion Jelly Bloom's PERFORMANCE ART experientially transforms the night air into an ocean depth inhabited by an undulating luminous jellyfish bloom. 6 mobile, 340 lumens bright, 15 foot tall performer-articulated jellies dip, twirl and swarm, interacting and engaging with the surrounding sound, creatures and environs.

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

...

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...

Hey friends!

Monday is my birthday, and while I'm hoping to celebrate with a couple hundred of you tonight at DoubleTrouble, my sweet friends have convinced me of doing dinner & drinks on Monday, too, to celebrate the actual day that marks me turning one more fabulous year older!

We're starting with dinner nearby & then...

Please RSVP if you'd like to join our beta blooming.

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...

Featuring:

Agent Ribbons (http://www.myspace.com/agentribbons)
The Sandwitches (http://www.myspace.com/thesandwitches)
Social Studies (http://www.socialstudiesband.com/)
Exray's (http://exraysvision.com/)
Mist Giant (http://mistgiant.tumblr.com)
Pancho-san (http://www.myspace.com/panchosan)
Fist Fam (http://www.fistfam.net)
DJ Al Lover...

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...

Don't miss this opportunity to network one last time or bid your final farewell at the party to end all parties — the Interactive Closing Party. Media Temple invites you to go out with a big bang.

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...

Twenty handpicked creatives, two minutes each, one question between ‘em. 20x2’s eleventh SXSW answers ‘Why Did You Do It?’

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...

Escape the madness for some R&R at the Twitter Retreat. Grab a seat under the sun, listen to some tunes, and meet some people.

Plenty of Twitter folks will be around and eager to meet you.

There will be delicious BBQ from @FranklinBBQ and fancy ice-cream sandwiches from @Coolhaus to consume throughout the day.

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
...

As we all start to plan our panels and parties for SXSWi it's time to add the TownHoller+BeerSphere Sunday afternoon gathering and group checkin at Club De Ville to your calendar.

Last year was a great time and we are hoping for more of the same this year, great people, great conversations, and great weather. So follow the updates @townholler...

I'll be giving a presentation at SXSW followed by a book signing at the SXSW bookstore:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/5551


I've confirmed the time -- it'll be at 12:30pm on the 13th.

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...

Note: an RSVP at Plancast will not get you in the door. You must RSVP at EventBrite. Don't forget to RSVP for the Refresh Austin party across the street as well. Update #2 Woot! The WordPress Foundation has joined us as a co-host for the party. Update #1 I just spoke with Tony Cecala of the DFW WordPress Meetup, and they will be joining us...

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?

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...

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a combination of film, interactive and music festivals & conferences that take place every March in Austin, Texas.

Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.

"Hanging out in various places during SxSW. Wherever we may find each other. In the hallowed halls, streets, bars or bathroom lines of Austin.


Space is limited, so only those with tickets will have access."