September 2005

I am a fan of alternatives, also known as options. For example, WhizSpark is (more or less, though they are so much more) an alternative to evite. I could set up my own ad server for Exploit Boston, but I’d rather not. Are there any alternatives to Blogads worth checking out?

Tomorrow’s (Wednesday, 28 September) Boston Wi-Fi Meetup is about the Boston Main Streets program to set up community Wi-Fi in Roslindale.

Group Pre-Meetup For Trip on Commuter Rail to Meetup
If you would like to join a group heading over to the meetup together via the commuter rail, we will meet outside the Back Bay train station at 6:15 PM sharp. The commuter rail departs at 6:25 PM. Please RSVP at info@bostonwag.org if you would like to join us for the trip to the community center.

What: Boston Wi-Fi Meetup about Roslindale Main Streets Wi-Fi Project

When: Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Time: 7:00 PM

Where: Roslindale Community Center

Address: 6 Cummings Highway, Roslindale, MA 02130

More info about Main Streets Wi-Fi: http://www.mainstreetswifi.com

Optional RSVP: info@bostonwag.org or http://wifi.meetup.com/3/

DIRECTIONS …

by car: http://tinyurl.com/c676n

by MBTA: The nearest MBTA station is Roslindale Village on the Needham Commuter Rail Line. You can also take the Orange Line to Forest Hills and take most any bus to Roslindale Village. (Ask the bus driver to make sure the bus does indeed go to Roslindale Village. Only a few buses from Forest Hills do *not* go to Roslindale Village.)

For specific MBTA directions from your departure point to Roslindale Village, use the MBTA’s trip finder.

When you arrive at the Roslindale Village Commuter Rail Station, it’s a 3-4 minute walk to the community center. You’ll want to go down South Street. Cross the parking lot, you’ll see a Citizen’s Bank on left. Walk straight onto South Street. There’s a Delfino’s on the right. Stay straight on South Street until Adam’s Park. The community center is on the other side of Adam’s Park. 3-4 minutes. There’s a map of the area near the community center.

Is there anything like BucketWorks in Boston? It sounds like a really interesting organization that is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About BucketWorks:

Bucketworks is a health and fitness club for your brain. We offer classes and workshops in art, business, theatre, technology, leadership, and dance. Groups, families, and individuals use our facilities to achieve inspiration together.

Bucketworks is also a place for businesses. Five companies are located here within the facility, and use our Business Services to grow their success–you can grow your company here, too!

We also host a wide variety of cultural and performance events, demonstrating the creativity of Milwaukee.

You can rent our space to have your own creative meeting, party, wedding or other event.

The monthly game night I help organize at True Grounds is coming up tomorrow in Ball Square, Somerville. The little shindig starts at 7:00 PM and runs until 9:30 PM. It’s free, all ages and we’ll have a bunch of board and card games to play. Bring your favorite, too. See you there?

I’m always intrigued by people who use their personal websites/weblogs as a place to complain about others. What’s the point? I think we should use our powers for more good than evil. But I guess that’s no fun and isn’t provacative or edgy.

There are two events on Saturday, October 22nd that look like a lot of fun. First up is the Life is Good Pumpkin Festival on the Boston Common. They’re trying to break the Guinness Book of World Records for most lit jack-o-lanterns. Last year there were over 50,000 people who attended the fest. You can bring an already carved pumpkin and candle or bring a pumpkin to carve on the Boston Common. The 2004 record is held by the Keene Pumpkin Festival in New Hampshire with 28,952 lit pumpkins. The Keene festival is also taking place on October 22nd. Later that night Josh Cole and the Household are having a CD Release party at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge for Hipicriticool. And speaking of the Lizard Lounge, they finally have a website.

WhizSpark launched a new program offering their updated premium event website builder tools to qualified event planners at no cost. I look forward to seeing how this takes off.

Pete Caputa has been reaching out to bloggers today and has tidbits on his weblog about what people are saying about WhizSpark. I’m not sure if there are any bloggers yet (besides me) who use WhizSpark’s tools, too.

The Digital Garden Photography Seminar looks like it’s a fun class to take at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. It’s a one day class on Saturday, October 29, 2005. More info over on Exploit Boston.

I took a bunch of photos at friends’ wedding on Sunday at the Publick Theatre in Boston. What a cool spot to have an outdoor wedding! Fortunately the weather cooperated and none of us had to regret not bringing umbrellas. All the photos I took outside are over on flickr. The dinner and reception photos will be up soon.

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