http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Key NYC Events SMS What's Up is smart text for the wired set. SMS Text Messages NYC Events, New York City Pick events. The right message, at the right time, for the right reason. en-us 2008-02-18T00:00:51-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 7pm -9pm Web 2.0 Meetup at Mixx Lounge, 84 7th Ave between Bleecker & Grove Mixx Lounge, 84 7th Ave between Bleecker & Grove... 12957@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2008-02-18T00:00:51-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php Shakey's Record Fair @ Botanica "it's a record fair,no, it's a party,it's a record fair AND a party!" Come check this amazing hybrid of a record fair/ party. The Dealers are by invitation only so it's only the best of the best in all formats - albums, 12"s, 45s. So go to Turntable Lab, buy yourself a portable deck for $100, and prepare yourself for a foray into your new addiction at Shakey's record fair, a non-intimidating forum of really good music on wax. @Botanica Location: 47 E Houston St (map) Starts: 6 pm Cost: FREE!... 11550@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-08-20T00:10:15-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School at The Lucky Cat Though no one would bat an eyelash if she came, Dr Sketchy's Anti-art school isn't your grandma's drawing class. Hosted by illustrator Molly Crabapple, burlesque dancers and circus freaks pose for portraits in place of the usual ho-hum models-- today's session features burlesque stars White Boom Boom and Stormy Leather dressed as Wolverine and Mystique of the X-Men. Sessions are three hours, allotting plenty of time to perfect the detail of a sequined pastie or the shading of a facial tattoo. Artists can use any medium as long as it's not messy. If you can't get there early to snag a seat reserve a table for $5. Start: 3pm Location: Lucky Cat 245 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY More info: www.drsketchy.com... 11100@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-06-30T00:10:01-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 10AM to 2PM Chess Grandmasters give lectures, followed by a simultaneous chess play; Central Park, Chess and Checkers House, mid-park at 65th Street. Noon... 11034@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-06-24T00:00:01-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php The Nerds of NYC call you to the battlefield! Play games of all sorts for even the most discriminating undead palate - RPGs, board & card games. Nerd book & media swap. Homemade delicacies. If you're unfamiliar with the games at hand, they're excited to teach the newbies their ways! On-site event registration begins at 11:00am. BRICStudio - Brooklyn 57 Rockwell Place Between Dekalb and Fulton Streets 11am - 10pm / Games begin at noon $15 / $7 children... 10876@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-06-10T00:59:57-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php Now you can drink and get more smarter! Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts. Enjoy two 20 to 30 minute lectures while the audience drinks along and learns a little something too. Tonight: Sane nerd Matthew King presents a stunningly creepy visual account of the state of mental hospitals in the Northeast, and lawyerly nerd Brendan Kehoe discuss lawsuits that threaten Google and YouTube, and therefore, all of our spare time at work. Angels and Kings 500 East 11th Street btwn Aves A and B 7:00pm - Free with two-drink minimum Learn more about Nerd Nites from Inkling Magazine... 10840@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-06-07T00:32:41-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php Close up your laptops and start pouring the cocktails - today kicks off the 11th Annual Webby Awards! Honorees for their outstanding presence in the information age include David Bowie, the founders of YouTube (what would we do without you, honestly...), Jessica Rose (AKA MySpace starlet Lonelygirl15), and the masked warriors behind askaninja.com! The awards series continues through Tuesday and tickets are still on sale for many of its associated events. Here's what's 'online' for today's opening. · Sunday Sunset Cocktails - At the beautiful Soho Grand Hotel Penthouse, sponsored by the Dutch Embassy in NY (Webby Ambassador to The Netherlands), and ilovethewebbys.com. · Webby/Artists Den Kick-Off Concert - Hosted by The Barbarian Group, this intimate concert will feature a big, surprise band performing at NYC's most-exclusive new venue, The Box.... 10802@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-06-03T00:15:33-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 11:30 AM #joiito NYC Meet & Geek (Lunch & Walking Tour) Heartland Brewery 35 Union Square West Net and game geek Joi Ito "We'll meet at the Heartland Brewery, get lunch, then, quoth buridan: "West to Hudson River park, down to Battery park, then up to the SoHo Apple Store (which will take us past JR Music World. All of which is a normal 5-miler on a Saturday" Don't forget to bring your cameras!... 10721@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-05-26T00:00:01-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 5-9PM Location: Interactive Telecommunications Program 4th floor (south elevator bank) Last day of this two-day festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at the Interactive Telecommunications Program. This event is free and open to the public. No need to RSVP.... 10501@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-05-09T00:26:46-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_free.php Free Comic Book Day. Find a store near you - example ... Jim Hanley's Universe, 4 West 33rd St.... 10480@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Free! 2007-05-05T00:00:02-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 1-4PM Identification Day @ American Museum of Natural History Hall of the Birds of the World 2nd Floor Central Park West & 79th St 212-769-5100 Free with admission It's like Antiques Road Show with stuff that you dug up in your back yard! PS - Who has a back yard??? PPS - It's in the Hall of the Birds of the World!!!... 10322@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-04-14T00:35:05-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 2007 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Pioneer Anomaly @ American Museum of Natural History LeFrak Theater: 77th St & Central Park West 212-769-5100 $14, $12 students The Pioneer spacecraft, meant to pass the outer planets and ultimately to leave the solar system entirely, have taken a different trajectory than originally calculated. Join a number of the finest minds in astrophysics as they discuss the "Pioneer Anomoly" in the annual Isaac Asmiov Memorial Debate. Proceeds benefit the Hayden Planetarium.... 10156@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-03-26T00:32:31-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 6:30PM Big Apple 2.0 @ CRESA Partners 100 Park Ave, 24th Fl A NextNY community conversation about improving NYC as an environment for technology startups.... 9940@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-02-28T00:30:31-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_geek_event.php 6PM The Science of Beer @ New York Academy of Sciences 250 Greenwich St 40th Floor b/w Park Place and Murray $25 Tonight, in part three of the New York Academy of Science's five-part Science of Food Series, Charlie Bamforth, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences at UC Davis, explains the chemistry behind a great mug of beer. A strictly scientific tasting will follow. [uncoolkids]... 9915@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Geek Event 2007-02-26T00:19:43-05:00 http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/archives/cat_cons_confs.php 4PM-9PM New York Comic Convention @ Jacob Javits Center 11th Ave b/w 34th and 39th St $30 one-day advance, $40 day-of 4:30 meet Stephen Colbert Sure, Saturday and Monday are sold out - but the Colbert Report's Stephen Colbert shows up on Friday @ 4:30PM! Sweet! Plus meet comic Stan Lee all day, and snatch up some copies of Lost Magazine at the show store at 4PM.... 9865@http://whatsupnyc.com/blog/ Cons + Confs 2007-02-23T00:42:15-05:00