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Wow, we’ve had a busy couple of media weeks: My project, ChronicBabe.com, was profiled today in the Ocala Star-Banner Scott Robbin was quoted in a story about Songza in the New York Times and was featured in the Chicago Tribune Strange Closets has featured Amy Karatz twice. Yup, twice! Lidia Varesco was featured as Guest Designer of the Friday Download on the The Blah, Blah, Blahg A bunch of publications have featured Jackie Sloane in recent weeks, like the Chicago Tribune, the Red Eye, Newsday, and once again in the Trib. You go girl! Elizabeth McQuern is in a Time Out Chicago article talking about her decision to shut down …and if I left anyone off, please do let me know and I’ll add you to the list! I love to spread the word about the good work our fellow ideXchangers are doing, and - members - please feel free to post your own stories when you have media coverage.
Hi folks, sorry to keep changing the meeting dates - but things are a little wacky for me right now and i don’t want to keep missing meetings…so, we have a new date for the august meeting: august 21. AND we have a possible exciting new location, which i hope to announce officially in a few days. yay!
While we adore Linda and her lovely house (and her lovely dog Butch), we’re in need of a more neutral meeting space option. We’re looking for a space that:
Libraries are out (we’d have to open the meetings to the public); coffee houses are OK if they can guarantee the space (which Starbucks won’t). Restaurants will be tough, as they’ll charge us for dinner…but maybe folks would OK with that. I would like to hear your ideas and opinions, but a little more than that: I would LOVE if folks would make a phone call or two. It’s a lot of research for one person to handle, so if you’ve got an idea, do a little homework and then fill me in. Thanks!
hi folks, i need to reschedule our meeting - i’m going to move us to july 23. thanks for your flexibility! more details to come…
Like pizza? The Lincoln Park Chamber is hosting its 2nd Annual Pizza Fest this weekend, June 21-22. And Jazz Conspiracy will be playing on Sat around 11:45. If you’ve never heard them, you’re in for a treat — especially since our own Matt Mayes is on drums. When: Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 Where: Parking lot at corner of Racine and Fullerton Come enjoy pizza from a variety of Chicago vendors, a cornhole (bean bag toss) tournament, great live music, a Best Pizza contest and more!
Just a quick reminder - because we’ve had some inconsistencies in the schedule postings - the next meeting is June 26. Email Jenni if you need more details.
This across the Benevich desk…a fr*e grant workshop by Yoki Songmaker via ayokisongmaker@aol.com. The deets from Yoki: Saturday June 7th 2008 Grants for Artist Churches Non-Profits
Just a quick reminder that our meeting schedule for the rest of the year is as follows: June 26 Feel free to suggest topics. I get most of our meeting topic ideas from member suggestions, and it works a lot better that way. One babe alone does not ideaXchange make.
You might not have noticed, but a few of our members are doing some pretty cool stuff online. Matt Mayes has launched Give Good Web, a site for “web development ‘n stuff” the content of which is mostly over my head but whose design is gorgeous. You can pick your own color, and one of the options is orange? How can I not love that! Amy Lillard is going blog-crazy over at her new site, Quiet Rebel Writer. I don’t know where she gets the time to write all those terrific articles AND server her clients but I’d like to know her secret. It’s my new favorite writing blog. Andrew Huff’s creation, Gapers Block, just got a redesign that made it even better. And with all the new blogs like Drive Thru, Transmission and Tailgate, there’s enough to keep you busy for days. I’m guessing more of you have cool new projects that I don’t know about yet, so chime in. What’s new for you? |