There are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe how thrilled I was to work with all of you and to see each group accomplish such wondrous results over the past few days. Beyond a truly ambitious roster of events with record participation, we saw many people achieve things that really stunned the community.
Speaking [...]
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Mon, September 21 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, bikeSPARK, notes, poetrySPARK » 1 Comment
Tim Szczesniak from Fade To Black Photography will be the official photographer for GamingSPARK. If you wish to contact him directly with any questions, please feel free to do so.
He can be reached at the following:
FTBPhotography.com
email info@FTBPhotography.com
404.921.8413
Or feel free to send your inquires to me, and I can pass them along.
mwood@themis-media.com
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Mon, September 7 2009 » GamingSPARK, SparkCon09, notes » No Comments
LOCALLY CREATED VIDEO GAMES
September 18th and September 19th
Starts September 18th at 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm and continues the following day at 1:00 pm until the end of the Gears of War 2 Tournament.
Located at the Urban Design Center
133 Fayetteville St Mall, Suite 100 (on the corner of Fayetteville and [...]
Tags: event info, GamingSPARK
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Mon, August 24 2009 » GamingSPARK, SparkCon09, Uncategorized, notes » No Comments
Humble pie
In Attendance:
Christy White, volunteer
Meghan Murphy, volunteer
Garrett French, volunteer
Ryan Sheppard., volunteer
Aly Khalifa, Bobble head
Megan Wood, organizer
Note:
Greetings and Introductions
Megan W briefed new members about GamingSPARK and what it hopes to bring to the gamut of Spark events; GamingSPARK hopes to showcase local talent in the expanding world of the Video Game Industry, as well as broaden [...]
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Mon, July 13 2009 » GamingSPARK, notes » 2 Comments
Great meeting to finalize details for the call for Pecha Kucha style presentations. That call is now officially up here!
The rest of the meeting was dedicated to discussing our jurying process and venues. Marbles might be one of our favorite options but it will cost $$$. On the list before the next meeting is:
1. Help [...]
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Wed, June 24 2009 » IdeaSPARK, notes » No Comments
After a great meeting with the Raleigh Convention Center, we were able to once again gather their significant and generous support for the large screen, main stage, and lighting for SparkCon Sep 19-21. A logistical condition of this was to have all this equipment located in Moore Square.
This shifts our earlier focus from Fayetteville Street [...]
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Tue, June 24 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, Uncategorized, YouthSPARK, notes, yogaSPARK » No Comments
GroundSpark
Scheduled to start Friday 3pm and will end Sat 7pm
400 artists expected, will program 1 stage, and will have a First Aid tent. Efforts also fro working with Marbles Museum and/or YouthSpark.
MusicSpark
Chico taking one venue at Riviera.
Bugfest will program their stage Sat until 9pm.
Steve Popson suggested getting in touch with Musicmaker. He will also contact [...]
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Wed, May 14 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, Uncategorized, YouthSPARK, notes, yogaSPARK » No Comments
The bobbleheads are Gab Smith, Isaac Panzarella, and Aly Khalifa Our job is not to say yes or no to things, but to bobble our heads and ocome up with ways to help all the Spark Organizers. We’re looking to incorporate new people to help us in this so that we may pass it on [...]
Tags: bobbleheads, process, recap
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Wed, March 5 2008 » notes » No Comments