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Thingamajiggr II

Friday, June 13th @ 8pm
911 Media Arts Center
402 9th Avenue N (South Lake Union)

Last summer’s Thingamajiggr party was one of the top tech events of the year. Luckily, Brady Forrest (of O’Reilly Radar) and Shelly Farnham (of Waggle Labs) have been gracious enough to put on a follow-up event: Thingamajiggr II, which promises to be even bigger and better than the first. John Medina (author of Brain Rules) and Dan Savage (The Stranger, Savage Love), are the headliners, each giving their take on how technology is changing us. You can also expect tech-art, DJ sets, a couple of DIY make projects, and hopefully some shorter, Ignite-style talks. Tickets are $10 now, $15 at the door, with all proceeds going to benefit the 911 Media Arts Center.

By the way, keep your calendars clear for the weekend of June 13th, or if you’ve already made plans, Cancel Them. Between Thingamajiggr, Lunch 2.0, nPost pub crawl, and Seattle BarCamp (to name a few), the middle of June is primetime for local tech events. We’ll be providing more details over the upcoming week.

William Gibson Reading

Tuesday, June 3rd @ 7pm
University Bookstore
4326 University Way NE (U. District)

Fresh on the heels of Cory Doctorow’s readings last weekend, the father of cyberpunk arrives in the Emerald City to promote his latest book, Spook Country. Just out in paperback, the novel is about punk rock journalism, locative art, and rogue intelligence agencies. In other words, William Gibson at his finest. The man himself will be reading and signing books down at the University Bookstore (here’s their events calendar) on Tuesday evening.