Welcome to sosAssociates.com - - Promoting the Cleveland and Akron Areas, and More!

sosAssociates.com is an extension of my long time social media interests -- taking it beyond the 140 280 characters. Focus areas include:

  • Cleveland and Akron Cultural Events, Art, and Theatre
  • Parks and Trails
  • Cleveland and Akron Tech Meetings, Social Media Events, and Entrepreneur Groups
  • Website Design, Technology, and the Former WebSigCleveland.org

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Blog

Cleveland Mini Maker Faire 2016
Cleveland Mini Maker Faire 2016

Cleveland Mini Maker Faire 2016 | The 4th Annual Cleveland Mini Maker Faire took place on Saturday, November 5, 2016, and we have attended three out of the four. It was a day for creative people to share their passion with others. 

PechaKucha Night Akron Volume 5 at The Bit Factory
PechaKucha Night Akron Volume 5 at The Bit Factory

PechaKucha Akron at The Bit Factory | We were rewarded by our attendance at PechaKucha Night Akron Volume 5 with great talks, interesting location -- The Bit Factory -- and Akron Soul Train art.

CircleTrek Walking Tour of Cleveland's University Circle
CircleTrek Walking Tour of Cleveland's University Circle

University Circle's CircleTrek Walking Tour | As we were on the CircleTrek Walking Tour of Cleveland's University Circle, we kept finding personal and family connections. This made the tour more interesting to us, as we personally related to the area's history and current developments.

Think & Drink with the Extinct: Wildlife!
Think & Drink with the Extinct: Wildlife!

Think & Drink with the Extinct: Wildlife! | The "Think & Drink" theme for the night was "Wildlife," which Stuart knew would be of special interest to Julie. It is always fun to be able to get close to the animals at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Akron Art Prize 2016
Akron Art Prize 2016

Akron Art Prize 2016 | Like many of our adventures, it all started with a tweet! Thank you, Summit Artspace, for your @AkronAreaArts tweet announcing the Akron Art Prize show and finale reception.

BVU Ohio Nonprofit Technology & Communications Summit
BVU Ohio Nonprofit Technology & Communications Summit

Nonprofit Tech & Communications Summit | As a provider of free tech solutions to Cleveland and Akron area nonprofits, it seemed logical that Cleveland GiveCamp be present at BVU's first tech summit. I appreciate being BVU's guest at their Ohio Nonprofit Technology & Communications Summit!

Final 2016 Cleveland Caucus Event: Presidential Debate Watch Party
Final 2016 Cleveland Caucus Event: Presidential Debate Watch Party

Cleveland Caucus Presidential Debate Watch Party | Thank you to the Cleveland Young Professional Senate, the Cleveland Foundation, and The City Club of Cleveland for the Greater Cleveland Caucus events. I think this type of activity is very important to our community.

Awakening: Ingenuity Cleveland 2016
Awakening: Ingenuity Cleveland 2016

Awakening: Ingenuity Cleveland 2016 | Every year, I try to live the full IngenuityFest experience by attending all three days and talking to as many exhibitors as possible. IngenuityFest is like an annual reunion of creative people in Cleveland!

A Weekend of Community Art, Including the 2016 Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival
A Weekend of Community Art, Including the 2016 Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival

Community Art Weekend - Chalk Festival | Every year, we visit and write a blog post about the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival. It is one of our favorite events in our community. This year, we also visited other art events on the same weekend.

"Take a Hike," Cleveland! - 2015 & 2016
"Take a Hike," Cleveland! - 2015 & 2016

"Take a Hike," Cleveland! - 2015 & 2016 | We think that the "Take a Hike" Cleveland tours are the greatest! We recently went on the Warehouse District Tour and in 2015 attended the Gateway District Tour. This blog post is our way to thank the sponsors and partners for these great tours.

PechaKucha: Part of Five Days of Cleveland Creative Free Fun
PechaKucha: Part of Five Days of Cleveland Creative Free Fun

PechaKucha: Part of 5 Days of Creativity | PechaKucha: Part of Five Days of Cleveland Creative Free Fun. This is our way to publicly thank each of the organizations for their work in providing the free arts events that we attended.

My 7th Cleveland GiveCamp - Free Tech Solutions for Nonprofits in 2016
My 7th Cleveland GiveCamp - Free Tech Solutions for Nonprofits in 2016

My 7th Cleveland GiveCamp | Cleveland GiveCamp Weekend on July 29-31, 2016, marked the seventh year of serving nonprofits from the Cleveland and Akron areas. I am fortunate to to be part of Cleveland GiveCamp every year as its volunteers provide free tech solutions for local nonprofits.