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Pittsburgh BlogFest 13 tonight!

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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays Pittsburgh Bloggers from their joyful gathering on this appointed eve.

BlogFest 13 starts tonight at 5:30 and continues until 9:30 or so. We’ll be at Finnegan’s Wake (near PNC Park, 20 General Robinson St., North Shore, 412-325-2601, map link here), in the Pub Room — that’s the glassed-off room next to the main bar. More details can be found in my earlier post.

Yeah, we know there are forecasts of wintry mix through today. We say that all this moisture coming up out of the Gulf will push off to the east and hit Altoona.

See you there!

Pittsburgh BlogFest 13

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Get ready for the next round of that fine festivity we call the Pittsburgh BlogFest.

BlogFest is an informal and friendly quarterly gathering of local bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, and anyone who enjoys life on the Internet. It’s more happy hour than meeting: No talks will be given, no credentials required. There may be nametags, but that’s only because I’m terrible at remembering names.

WHAT: Pittsburgh Blogfest 13
WHEN: Friday, February 22, 2008, 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM and beyond
WHERE: Finnegan’s Wake (near PNC Park, 20 General Robinson St., North Shore, 412-325-2601), in the Pub Room
WHO: All local bloggers, vloggers, podcasters (and their friends!) and Pittsburgh Bloggers

Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Finnegan’s Wake, as always. Arrive when you like, leave when you must.

UPDATE/CLARIFICATION: Please note that our events in the Pub Room are smoke-free. The main bar area at Finnegan’s Wake, just on the other side of the door, allows smoking of course.

Please note that we’re gathering on a Friday evening this time around. We’ve received requests to vary the nights of these events, so that people who can’t go out on a work night can join in the fun, so we’re eager to see any new faces. And we’re equally eager to see old faces. Wear whatever face you have handy, and you will be welcome.

As always, if you plan to attend, please send an e-mail to "blogfest at-sign closkey dot com". I hope to see you there!

BlogFest 12: We’re only three years old

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In November of 2004, several local bloggers — who read each others’ sites but didn’t know each other in real life — decided to get together in person. It was the first Pittsburgh BlogFest, and it was a very, very good time.

Based on the goodness of that time and our desire to keep it going, we built a website to make it a little easier to find and keep track of blogs in this area. We held sporadic events to help people get started with or do better with blogging, and we worked with local podcasters and other new media sorts to continue to create and sustain a community.

Have we reached the limit yet? Hardly — the good stuff continues! This Thursday will be Pittsburgh BlogFest 12, and it promises to be the best yet.

WHAT: Pittsburgh Blogfest 12
WHEN: Thursday, November 8, 2007, 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM and beyond
WHERE: Finnegan’s Wake (near PNC Park, 20 General Robinson St., North Shore, 412-325-2601), in the Pub Room
WHO: All local bloggers, vloggers, podcasters (and their friends!) and Pittsburgh Bloggers

Being as this is a birthday party of sorts, there will be cake. As always, there will be food and drink for purchase from the nice folks st Finnegan’s Wake, and many laughs plus serious talk and all kinds of pleasant experience. What’s more, Andrew Stockey of WTAE — who is a blogger as well as a local television anchor — will be on hand to do a story on blogging in Pittsburgh.

(SPECIAL NOTE FOR THE MEDIA-SHY: We expect TV cameras to be on hand sometime between 7 and 8. They’ve assured us that they’ll respect all requests from those who ask to stay off the telly. If you’re really, really media-shy, you may want to come before 7 or after 8. But please come! We want to hang out with you.)

As always, if you plan to attend, please send an e-mail to blogfest at-sign closkey dot com. See you there!