Issue 18 | July 08 | Wirefree and Threadless

On Sunday, July 27 the Bucketwo­rks­ crew too­k a little sojourn out to Mad-towne to pop in to Extra Bold Portfolio School for BarcampMadison2.­ Extra Bold is a beautiful space, over on Pinckney near the Capitol - next time you're in Madison check it out. There were great sessions on Python, Expression Engine CMS, OpenID, Drupal (of course), a photo walk, and a Co-working session presented by our own James Carlson. At the end of the sessions there was "slideshow karaoke" from presentations designed in the wee hours of the morn. I hope to link you all soon.

Monday night we had the pleasure of visiting the lovely home of Shaheeb Roshan & his wife Mona. Shaheeb and Mona generously donated a Dell Poweredge 2450 and an IBM eServer xSeries 440 with 1 terabyte of hard drive space and 8 CPU cores to Bucketworks. We had an amazing discussion about a project Shaheeb is working on -- the WireFreeMKE project. Interested in helping to develop a community supported free-to-access wireless mesh network? Ask yourself, where is a total dead zone where you would love to see wifi? Then ask Shaheeb to schedule a co-working date. Connect with Shaheeb by visiting the WireFreeMKE site.

Tomorrow's Bucketworks & Milwaukee Spotlight Student Film Festival Movie on the Square at the Bayshore Town Center is Breaking Away - we hope to see you there!

The Spotlight Student Film Festival submission deadline has passed and we received 61 submissions from across the country. So, save the date for the October 11th & 12th screenings.

Did I mention that Harper Reed of Threadless fame is going to be here?

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Harper Reed of Threadless fame is going to be here!

skinnyCorp Speaks Wednesday, August 6 5:30pm Chief Technical Officer of skinnyCorp, an agency apart in the field of internet design and commerce using democracy and community to build interest networks, Harper Reed will speak about skinnyCorp and its projects. Presented by Moander Law Firm and hosted by Bucketworks, Web414, and Spreenkler. skinnyCorp is an umbrella corporation for the creation of “interesting web communities” including Threadless, an online t-shirt retailer and community of designers which select the best designs for printing and sale. Other projects of skinnyCorp include NakedandAngry, YayHooray, and ExtraTasty.

Web414 Meeting Thursday, August 14 7:00pm The Web414 group consists of amateurs and professionals interested in building and improving the web today and in the future. We are a diverse group including designers, programmers, publishers, and entrepreneurs - all with a common interest in creating the new web.

Urban Scrawl Saturday, August 23 6:00 - 9:00pm one-night only art exhibition dedicated to street art and public murals documented in and around the city of Milwaukee. This unique event will feature photography by the Milwaukee Guerilla Artists and will include live on-site graffiti demos by local professional artists specializing in this medium. The show will be curated and presented by the Why Not Gallery, an online space dedicated to the exploration of alternative and non- traditional art forms.

Professional Member Potluck Sunday, August 24 Professional Members are the people who use Bucketworks almost every day, to make our art, our businesses, and our success. We're the core. And so we're hosting a regular monthly event so we can meet each other, share our visions and missions, and also learn about the changes planned for the environment, what to expect, and how to use it. Click on the link above and RSVP!

The Membership Link - click it!

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