Info resource and tracking for organizers
Quick update to the lineup for LBLB at Tir na Nog Thursday Sep 18. I Was Toally Destorying It had to pull out this week, but Chris has got Strange Faces coming in their stead! Check them out on their myspace page.
Thu, August 28 2008 » MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, Uncategorized » No Comments
Greg Behr and Billy Warden were able to secure a space for their provocative storySPARK after dark poetry reading. It will be held at Metro cafe in City Market on Saturday Sep. 20, 2008 at 10pm.
The call has gone out, and it will interesting to see what it brings.
Wed, August 6 2008 » StorySPARK, Uncategorized » No Comments
Juan Matta of the Schizo and Chico Scott collaborated on the idea to host a breakdance competition at Riviera the Friday night of SPARKcon!! Apparently they are so keen on its success that they had an inaugural comp at Riviera on First Friday! Way to be thorough guys!
So many things to do that Friday night, [...]
Wed, August 6 2008 » DanceSPARK, SparkCon08, Uncategorized » 2 Comments
The call for storySPARK artists in up on both the planning site and the public site.
Check it out:
planning
public
Wed, August 6 2008 » SparkCon08, StorySPARK, Uncategorized » No Comments
Yesterday Greg met with Chris Malarkey of The Pour House and Chris Tamplin of Tir Na Nog to get up to speed with the music happenings of SPARKcon.
Tir Na Nog has already began booking local acts for the Thursday Local Beer Local Band night to kind of kick off the SPARKcon weekend. They are [...]
Tue, July 1 2008 » MusicSPARK, Uncategorized » 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 [...]
Tue, June 24 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, Uncategorized, YouthSPARK, notes, yogaSPARK » No Comments
Aly and I met with Jerome Davis, the creative director at Burning Coal Theatre yesterday to see if they would be interested in being involved with SPARKcon this year.
First impressions were awesome! The space Burning Coal occupies is in the Murphey School Auditorium located in Downtown Raleigh at 224 Polk St. Louis Cherry of Cherry [...]
Fri, June 13 2008 » SparkCon08, Uncategorized » No Comments
This web group seems to have quite a few people into alternative creative culture. This could be a source of new blood for your groups.
For instance:
Hoola Hooping (danceSPARK?)
Chapel Hill Yoga (yogaSPARK?)
People who love Bubbles(?)
Durham Writer’s Group (storySPARK?)
Just a Few Friends (bazaarSPARK?)
Raleigh Foodies(bazaarSPARK?)
Thu, June 12 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Finally! After many drafts and red pen sessions the new sponsor pledge form is ready.
Please click on Documents located under the Organizer’s Corner on the left side of this page to download the pdf.
This is the general sponsor agreement for SPARKcon.
Each spark my want to ’sweeten the deal’ for sponsors who are supporting just their [...]
Tue, June 10 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, ChiliSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, Uncategorized, YouthSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments
Please confirm (1) that you are receiving these posts and (2) if you will be able to attend. Please list the spark you represent as well. Send confirmations to:
greg@sparkcon.com
I hope everyone had great First Friday!
Mon, June 9 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, ChiliSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, Uncategorized, YouthSPARK, yogaSPARK » 2 Comments