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I think that I am like most Clevelanders who have heard of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens  -- we think it is a great idea, a real treasure for Cleveland, but never take the time to explore them. That is why I was so excited to hear that the One World Festival would take place in Rockefeller Park's Cultural Gardens.

The One World Festival was a huge event that pulled in a diverse cross section of our community with great entertainment, food, and a naturalization ceremony.

One of the highlights for me was Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's presentation of an Abridged Midsummer Night's Dream. Every summer, I enjoy the free Shakespeare plays that they perform in area parks, and was glad that the One World Festival gave me another chance to see one of their shows.

While I will miss all the free outdoor summer arts/cultural events that I promote over the summer (this is in addition to Cleveland's tech events that I promote year round), this fall is looking like a lot will be happening in Cleveland. Be sure to watch for information on Ingenuity Cleveland the weekend of September 20-22. Also, I have announced all my WebSigCleveland.org fall meetings. Please go to the www.WebSigCleveland.org website and mark your calendar!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings as we start September and the fall season.

We have found that PechaKucha Night Cleveland always makes for an enjoyable time. Thus, we were excited to attend PechaKucha Night Cleveland's August 23, 2013, outdoor event behind the West Side Market in Cleveland's Ohio City.

Presenters:

• Paul Benner (@CLEBrewShop​ - ClevelandBrewshop.com) The Cleveland Brewshop
• Fred and Laura Bidwell (@TransformerStat - TransformerStation.org - @FredBidwell - BidwellProjects.com) Founders, Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Foundation
• Marco Ciccarelli (@techne_m - TechneArchitects.com) architect, studioTECHNE|architects
• YouTube PKNCLE19 - #2 - Marc Ciccarelli - Aristotle, Emptiness, and Godzilla
• Brandon Juhasz (BrandonJuhasz.com) Artist
• Faith McFluff (Faithmcfluff.com) Hula Hoops: It's not Just a Toy Anymore....
• YouTube PKNCLE19 - #3 - Faith McFluff - Hula Hoops
• Mark Michel (ItMakesYouHappier.com) Graphic Designer/Street Artist
• Wayne Mortensen (@arlomort - www.npi-cle.org) Architect, Neighborhood Progress Inc
• ​Loren Naji (LorenNaji.com) Artist/Gallery Owner, Loren Naji Studio Gallery
• Johnny S. (JohnnyvilleSlugger.com) Johnnyville Slugger
• Marilou Suszko (@MarilouSuszko - MarilouSuszko.com) Behind-the-scenes stories of Cleveland's West Side Market
• YouTube PKNCLE19 - #1 - Marilou Suszko - The West Side Market: Myths and Made-Up Shit
• Andy Tveekrem (@Mrkt_Grdn_Beer - MarketGardenBrewery.com) Brewmaster, Market Garden Brewery
• Mike Zubal (@ZubalBooks​ - ZubalBooks.com) Zubal Books

WebSigCleveland.org has announced all of its fall meetings. Please go to the WebSigCleveland.org website and mark your calendar!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings as we close out the last month of summer.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings for August 12th through August 19th.

Cleveland GiveCamp, which took place over the July 19-21, 2013, weekend was truly a remarkable event. Amazing work was done by over 200 volunteers providing tech solutions for nonprofits. This being the fourth year of Cleveland GiveCamp, the whole operation felt like a well oiled machine. 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings as we enter the eighth month of the year 2013! Plus I also list some free summer outdoor arts events. Be sure not to miss all that is happening on Cleveland! 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! Plus some free outdoor arts events are listed and the "save the date" for Cleveland GiveCamp 2014. 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings that I track and promote via Twitter. Plus more...

Over the summer I like to promote a few of the free outdoor arts events in which I am interested.  This week, in addition to WOW Concerts and Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, I have learned that the Cleveland Museum of Art is having free concerts and films at their new space for contemporary art in Cleveland -- Transformer Station.

Cleveland GiveCamp - ClevelandGiveCamp.org - This is a special week in Cleveland in which over 200 tech volunteers meet once a year to assist local nonprofits with their technical needs.

This week I list 7 new northeast Ohio tech meetings -- some free arts events, plus Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings.

Can you believe we are in the last week of June? So much happening in Cleveland that time is just flying. 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! Plus over the summer I track some of my favorite free outdoor arts events.

Summer started out sizzling last Saturday night at the Cleveland Museum of Art! The museum welcomed 5,000 people for its fifth annual Solstice party -- an evening of art, music, dancing, food, and drink. 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings for Tue 6/18 - Mon 6/24!

As we enter the last week of May 2013, here are my list of Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings I track.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

Writing about the May 3, 2013​, Rustbelt Refresh Conference is difficult, since there was so much interesting information shared at the meeting that it is impossible to include it all. It was the first Cleveland conference dedicated to web design and front-end development.

• The Era of Intentional Layout
• Responsive Layouts Beyond the Sidebar
• Making Our Users Feel Great
• HTTP: Get to Know the Foundations of Your Career
• Finding Your Perfect Web Type Match
• Take Your Markup to 11
• Your CSS is a Mess

Here are my tweets announcing the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week.

Plus, I want to let you k now that on Saturday, May 18th, is my WebSigCleveland.org meeting where I will be presenting on: HTML5 Video: Why & How​ I hope you will attend. All meeting are free and open to all. Please visit WebSigCleveland.org for more information and future meeting announcements. Thank you.

IMPORTANT: Please spread the word! Applications are now being accepted for 2013 Cleveland GiveCamp!

Great start to the first full week of May 2013! 

Here are my tweets announcing the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week.

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If you have seen my sos_jr Twitter bio, you know that I am interested in both technology and art, so IngenuityFest​ is an event that I really enjoy! Ingenuity Cleveland's Bal Ingénieux fundraiser is a costume party with vaudeville circus, burlesque, music, dance, and more.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week that we enter May 2013.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this Happy Earth Day week.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week. I hope to see you all on Saturday, April 20th, at the WebSigCleveland.org presentation on Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week. Plus I since I will not have time next week to post to my blog, I have added some future meetings to this blog post. 

I also want to take this opportunity to ask you to mark your calendar, and let others know that the 4/20 WebSigCleveland.org presentation will be about Adobe Photoshop Elements.

​The evening of March 20, 2013, was filled with great food, fun people, and the anticipation of an exciting, new season for the Cleveland Indians! We were fortunate to be part of the Cleveland.com TweetUp with the Cleveland Indians, held that night at the new Collection Auto Club at Progressive Field.

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Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week, the final week of the first quarter of 2013. A lot of great activities happening in Greater Cleveland, with more to come.

Please let me know what meetings/events you attend, and what you enjoyed! Please share this blog post with others who would be interested.

I also want to take this opportunity to announce my April WebSigCleveland.org topic.  Please mark your calendar, and let others know that the 4/20 presentation will be about Adobe Photoshop Elements. 

"Code for America is a new non-profit, and a new kind of organization. Our team is made up of web geeks, city experts, and technology industry leaders. We are building a network of civic leaders and organizations who believe there is a better way of doing things and want to make a difference."

Learn more details about what Code For America is doing across our nation to to get government and nonprofit organizations to work together.

I will focus here on what happened at the Code For America: Highlight Summit County event (#cfaSumCo), the larger plan for Summit County, and how you can learn more if you want to get involved.

Here are the meetings I track for this week. I know that I will be having a busy week with so much going on. Let me know what meetings/events you attend, and what you enjoyed!

Also for those of you who missed it last week, please share with others the information I gather in my Blogiversary blog post. 

Please share this blog post with others who would be interested.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

I want to bring to your attention two meetings for those of you interested in open source content management systems, plus ask you to share with others the information I gather in my Blogiversary blog post.

I can't believe I am celebrating my first "blogiversary!" Just one year ago, I posted my "Hello, World! My First Blog Post!" message!

Check out my blog page to see all the fun I have had this year! - sosAssociates.com/Blog/ Thank you to all the people who made the events happen.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

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On Friday, February 22, 2013, we had a hauntingly good time at Great Lakes Theater’s first-ever social media night. On the opening night of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit,” we were treated to a wonderful evening of martinis, manners, and theatrical mayhem.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

A single-day conference in Cleveland, dedicated to web design and front-end development, was announced this week -- here are details. Plus, I also highlight two other events this week

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings!

My WebSigCleveland.org meeting is this Saturday. I look forward to seeing you there. 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! So much is happening!

I also included some announcements of other events happening in our community. I recommend following thee Twitter names I mention in the blog post to learn more. 

"This is so future!" - my son overheard this from a young child at the grand opening of the Cleveland Museum of Art Gallery One on January 21, 2013. This one exclamation perfectly expressed the excitement of the day.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! I have also included an important announcement about Cleveland GiveCamp 2013, and a link to learn more about CodeMash 2013. 

If you are on Twitter, please re-tweet those meetings that you find interesting to share with others. Thank you.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! It's a very busy week in the Greater Cleveland area. If you are on Twitter, please re-tweet those meetings that you find interesting to share with others. Thank you.

Sharing here my photos and experiences - Friday, January 11th, CodeMash 2013.

I also included links to other people's CodeMash photos, videos and blogs -- enjoy!

We are very fortunate in Cleveland to have the Cleveland Museum of Art. With my interest in the museum and in technology, it is with great civic pride that I share the following about our art museum being the first in the nation to feature interactive technology.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! It's a very busy week in the Greater Cleveland area. If you are on Twitter, please re-tweet those meetings that you find interesting to share with others. Thank you.

Also, I hope you come to my WebSigCleveland.org meeting this week: Saturday, 1/19/13, Rethinking SEO – Facts, Figures & Data with Chad Pollitt (@CPollittIU)

Sharing here photos and videos of our experiences - Thursday, January 10th, CodeMash 2013.

Sharing here photos and videos from our experiences - Wednesday, January 9th, CodeMash 2013.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings!

In addition to the incredible CodeMash conference happening this week, there is also a lot happening in Cleveland. 

Today, I also updated the listing for my WebSigCleveland.org meetings. 

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! 

This is my first 2013 blog post of the Cleveland tech and social media meetings that I track. I am expecting many great things to happen in this new year, so please come back to my website each week!

Tech testers attended a sneak preview at the Cleveland Museum Art. Cleveland now has the most advanced digital gallery display in the USA.

This event was the perfect combination of my interests:

• Cutting Edge Technology
• Art
• Cleveland Events - our city leading the nation!

Thank you News Channel 5 (@WEWS) and Hodge's restaurant for  #MeetAndTweet5 we attended on December 17, 2012. We had a great time. 

We wanted to share with those that attended, and those that could not, the good times in Cleveland!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! For the week before Christmas still a lot happening early this week.

This looks like it will be the last Cleveland tech and social media meetings i track for 2012. I am looking forward to more great things happening in 2013!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

This week, there are at least four meetings each weeknight, plus my WebSigCleveland.org on Saturday. Have fun, Cleveland!

Meeting topics for this week include: Blogging, Python, UX, Drupal, ​Security, ​Astronomy, ​Graphics, InDesign, and much more!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! 

Meeting topics for this week include: Cleveland Social Media Club; Hackerspace; Wireframing; Linux; .NET; and Holiday Tech Gadgets.

We had a great time at this year's Winterfest, and are excited to share our photos and videos with you. Apparently, lots of other people also had fun, as evidenced by their tweets, which we have posted. Be sure to look at the tweets, since many include photos and people sharing this good time in Cleveland. 

Of more im​portance today is that you can still go downtown and see all the holiday displays!

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! 

Also, the 19th Annual Holiday CircleFest is this week, on Sunday, December 2, 2012.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! Short week due to Thanksgiving. I hope you have a great holiday.

At the October 20, 2012, WebSigCleveland.org meeting, attendees were given an in-depth introduction to a collection of HTML/CSS components, as well as JavaScript extensions, that make the creation of websites easier -- Bootstrap. After I saw a May 15, 2012, presentation on Bootstrap from Twitter by the Cleveland Adobe Users Group leader, Dan Vega, I asked him to do his presentation at a WebSigCleveland.org meeting. Dan did a great job sharing his knowledge of the subject, and prepared an incredible set of slides that will be a resource for WebSigCleveland.org members going forward.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! Topics include: Bloggers, Python, Entrepreneurs, .Net, Drupal, Security, Windows 8, Linux, WordPress, Astronomy, CSS, Startups, and more.

Enjoy this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, & social media meetings!

We just want to say thank you to Cleveland.com and the Cleveland Browns for the fun day by sharing our photos of the November 4, 2012 Browns game! We greatly appreciate the tickets we won at the #CLEtweetup.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! Topics include: SQL Server, Responsive Design, Entrepreneurs, Game Development, Blogging, and more.

It was great to be back at the Cleveland House of Blues for another event! What made this event special is that Cleveland.com partnered with the Cleveland Browns for this Cleveland Tweetup to give away 50 pairs of tickets! That's right, for those lucky winners at this event, this #CleTweetup will continue on November 4th as the Cleveland Browns play the Baltimore Ravens.

A BIG THANK YOU to Cleveland.com and the Cleveland Browns for this event. I am looking forward to the November 4th game!