Posted at 11:26 AM on 10-16-10 by Rob T Firefly
We’ve just been informed of another 15th anniversary celebration of Hackers going on tonight, this time in the form of a free screening by Alpha One Labs. Go absorb some NYC2600-flavored culture!
Posted at 6:58 PM on 10-14-10 by Rob T Firefly
Want to see something frightening?
On Sunday October 31, you are cordially invited to join in on our traditional stomp through the Village Halloween Parade. A handful of us meeting-goers participate every year, and it never fails to be lots of fun!
The parade is, of course, the main Halloween celebration in New York – and many say the entire country, if not the entire world. Starting at Sixth Street and Broome Avenue, the parade marches uptown all the way to 21st street. Anyone in costume is welcome to march in the parade, and your fellow paraders will be all over the spectrum from the quickest face-paint job or dollar-store mask to creations so elaborate your head will spin. For more info, check out the event’s Wikipedia article and official site.
In years past, many of us have managed to gather before the parade, dig each other’s costumery, perform at the event together, and hang out and go to dinner afterward on the one truly wild event of this scale our town has left, made all the wilder for the fact that like last year, it’s on a weekend.
Our plan will be to meet up from around 3-4PM on the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Pennsylvania’s charming glass windows on 7th Avenue near 33rd Street, and then make our way to the parade from there in an unruly group. Those of you on Facebook should keep an eye on the Facebook event page. If you’re like me – and I know I am – you don’t use Facebook and would be welcome to contact me privately with your interest in meeting up. I’ll send out some BCC’d emails to anyone who expresses interest to coordinate things, and make sure everyone’s kept in the loop.
Regulars, newbies, and complete strangers alike are all more than welcome to join us for an unforgettable Halloween! Get in touch.
Posted at 1:27 AM on 10-7-10 by Rob T Firefly
This Saturday, October 9, the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Tekserve are throwing another of their e-waste recycling events. Bring your old computers, printers, monitors, TVs, phones, and other unwanted electronics to Tekserve at 119 West 23rd St (between 6th and 7th aves) for recycling. Impress friends and strangers with your public acts of recycling, and get a $25 coupon and a chance to win a new iMac or MacBook Pro for your troubles!
See Tekserve’s page about the event for details, and the full list of acceptable recyclables.
