this Februar to a city near you is the first 2011 edition of Social Media Week, to be held simultaneously in New York, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Rome, Istanbul and Paris. Social Media Week is a co-curated, distributed conference featuring hundreds of free events taking place over the course of the week in interesting venues across each of the nine cities. Topically framed around social media, events include panels, parties, product demos, meetups and more, put on by media, communication and technology companies around the globe. Social Media Week was held for the first time in February 2009 in New York City. 2010 followed with an event in February that expanded to NYC plus five more cities, adding London, Berlin, San Francisco, Toronto and São Paolo to the fold, plus an event in September in Los Angeles, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Milan. Social Media Week 2010 attracted more than 17,000 attendees across 450 events, nearly all of which were made available for free to attendees thanks to sponsorship from a number of global brands, including Meebo and PepsiCo. Learn more about the February 7-11, 2011 event at http://socialmediaweek.org.Monday, January 17
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
African American Museum of Philadelphia
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
Whether you’re looking to lend your services as a volunteer or simply
enjoy the festivities, the African American Museum of Philadelphia (AAMP)
has a full day of fun on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Join in as the museum pays
homage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through music, dance,
storytelling and much more.
For young adults:
12 pm: MLK Day Hip Hop Performance Workshop
For children (ages 6-13):
11 am - 1 pm: Arts & Crafts – Make your own coloring
book about Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement
11 am - 4 pm: Tracking the Dream Historical Scavenger Hunt
2 pm - 3 pm: Story Time with Keepers of the Culture
Head over to the African American Museum of Philadelphia
and celebrate the life and legacy of one of our nation’s most
historical figures.
For more info, check out AAMP's website.
Via: Philly360.com
January 16-21 & 23-28, 2011
Three-Course Lunch, $20* | Three-Course Dinner, $35*
Get menus and make reservations online:
CenterCityPhila.org/RestaurantWeek
Park for $9 or less at participating Philadelphia Parking Association and
Philadelphia Parking Authority facilities from 5pm-1am with a voucher from participating restaurants.
*Tax, alcohol and gratuity not included. Lunch or dinner only.
Russell Simmons already has a New York Times best-seller on his resume thanks to
Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success,
and now he’s looking to add another. Today, the Def Jam founder released
Super Rich: A Guide to Having it All. Here’s a description of the book, from Publishers Weekly, via Amazon.com.
“Simmons–rap impresario and founder of Def Jam Records, Phat Farm, and the Hip-Hop Summit, and with Morrow coauthor ofDo You!–explores what it means to be truly rich and fulfilled through two tenets. The twin paths to enlightenment, according to Simmons, are, first, remaining fully conscious and connected to the world, and second, believing that the universe will then reward and flood you with gifts and opportunity–the second precept drawing heavily from the laws of attraction found in such books as The Secret. While these lofty ambitions may seem too fanciful, the steps are sensible and actionable. He encourages readers to re-evaluate what being prosperous means to them and incorporate giving back. Simmons urges readers to move to self-acceptance, live without regrets, and move past worry. With personal stories, he offers insight into his personal striving for peace and prosperity, and offers those willing to put in the effort an opportunity to achieve that same abundance.”
You can find it at Amazon or a bookstore near you. —Adam Fleischer
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