Got some free time this weekend and want to learn more about technology? Here’s a great opportunity — Memphis’ fourth BarCamp will be this Saturday, November 12, at Southwest Tennessee Community College, 5983 Macon Cove. What’s BarCamp? It’s a tech conference that’s actually an unconference. If you’ve got an idea, technique or expertise you’d like [...]
Last week I posted about a new endeavor for the Memphis tech community, GiveCamp. This past weekend, approximately 20 – 30 tech professionals donated hundreds of hours and more than $38,000 worth of services to make Memphis’ first GiveCamp a great success. Volunteers spent the bulk of their weekend at Emerge Memphis, with a few [...]
If you’re involved in the Memphis tech community, chances are you’ve met some great like-minded folks and learned a thing or two. That’s the idea. Now it’s time to give back — and here’s your chance. This weekend, October 21 – 23, Memphis will hold its first GiveCamp at Emerge Memphis in Downtown’s South Main [...]
Memphis-area churches offer a wide variety of Holy Week activities beginning Thursday, April 21, known as Maundy (or Holy) Thursday. Thursday, April 21 Maundy/Holy Thursday Independent Presbyterian Church, 6:00 p.m. 4738 Walnut Grove Road • Memphis 38117 • (901) 685-8206 The Boulevard Midtown, 7:00 p.m. 70 North Bellevue Blvd • Memphis 38104 • (901) 729-6222 [...]
As urban home repair ministry Service Over Self (SOS) celebrates its 25th anniversary later this month, it also celebrates the more than 700 inner-city homeowners from disadvantaged neighborhoods who enjoy safe, dry, structurally-sound homes, repaired by SOS volunteers through these years at no cost. What began in the summer of 1986 as a two-week mission [...]
Many of our local churches offer special services on Christmas Eve and a few on Christmas Day. Here’s a list; let me know in the comments if I’ve missed one. All services on Christmas Eve unless otherwise indicated. Second Presbyterian Church 4:00 p.m. Family Service · Featuring Christmas video and children’s message 5:30 & 8:00 [...]
Get in the holiday mood with Christmas music at Memphis churches. There’s a variety of styles, from contemporary to traditional, classical to Big Band and offerings in every part of town, from Downtown to Germantown. Events are free unless otherwise noted. Sunday, December 5, 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Handel’s Messiah Christ United Methodist Church, Sanctuary [...]
Never heard of BarCamp? Neither had I just two short years ago, but I’ve been to two and I’m hooked. It’s a great way to learn about emerging technology, meet lots of like-minded people and support LaunchMemphis’ efforts to grow the entrepreneurial and tech community in Memphis. It will happen this coming Saturday, November 13 [...]
October has a special place in my heart as it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This matters to me because in January 2011, I’ll be a 13-year survivor. According to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, in the United States this year, more than 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 39,840 will [...]
