Feel The Rumble?
That’s the sound of the Nancy Grace freight train. It most certainly has its eyes on Raleigh right now. That’s all I will say about this senseless, nauseating tragedy. For goodness sakes the rest of the media will deliver more than we want.
Philadelphia Public Libraries Set To Close
As of October 2, Philadelphia’s public libraries will close due to budget constraints. All branch activities and programs will be shut down and all books are due by October 1. Of course, this move is pending emergency funding from the Pennsylvania State Legistlature, which will probably come through in the end. Nevertheless, in the era of the internet, it would be interesting to see how many people actually miss the public library’s facilities and services should funding not come through.
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Live Blogging from CEDIA
I’m down in Atlanta live blogging at 7 from the big Microsoft Media Center press conference. Swing on over to Dana’s Mixed Bag for the play-by-play.
Busy Week Ahead in Raleigh
It looks like another busy week ahead in the Raleigh area! Today is the last day the N.C. Museum of Art will be open until late spring. The museum is moving to their new facility and needs downtime to create the new exhibits. On Tuesday The Fray pops into Durham while on Thursday afternoon there is live music at The Depot featuring local band Crush.
A quiet midweek is just the calm before the storm. On Friday, there will be another Seaboard Music event featuring the Filmore Valley Boys. Also Friday, DL Hughley starts his run at Charlie Goodnights, while at Dorton Arena the Carolina Rollergirls take on Boston. That city, famous for it’s Pops, leads us to the big, free, NC Symphony performance in Moore Square Saturday night.
That won’t be the only busy area of downtown on Saturday night. In the Progress Energy Center Ron White will be in Memorial Auditorium while Drift, directed by Lauren Kennedy and starring Alan Campbell, closes out the Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy summer playhouse series. The Greencards will also be at the Fletcher Theatre on Saturday night.
At the fairgrounds the Great Train Expo will be going on all weekend, while the Wolfpack takes on Murray State at Carter-Finley Saturday night. The weekend closes out Sunday night with a visit from Sun Volt at the Cat’s Cradle.
See more details at the gogoraleigh Google Calendar . There’s a lot to do, so let’s go do it!
We’re #26!
TBJ is reporting that Nielsen Media Research has listed the Raleigh-Durham television market as the country’s 26th largest, up one spot from last year’s rank. The move puts this market, which includes Fayetteville, ahead of Baltimore and two spots behind Charlotte.
Busy Week Ahead in Raleigh
As Labor Day Weekend approaches, those who are staying in Raleigh realize that there are plenty of things to do. On Wednesday Jamie Foxx is at the DPAC, while Greg Morton begins his weekend run at Charlie Goodnights on Thursday.
On Thursday night N.C. State hosts South Carolina to kick off the college football season in a nationally televised game. ESPN will carry the game and show it in HD.
Friday evening the temperatures will be moderate for another First Friday Walk. Those seeking some Classic Rock can see Heart in Cary, with local “Heartbreakers” Nantucket opening. Sports nuts wanting to stay indoors can go to the UNC Pro Alumni game at the Dean Dome.
On Saturday evening UNC begins its football season with the Citadel, while a later on the Carolina Chocolate Drops will be at the Cat’s Cradle. On this side of the Triangle the Steep Canyon Rangers will be playing the Pour House.
One final note: the Little Anthony & The Imperials show at the DPAC has been postponed to October 18. Thelma Houston opens.
See more details at the gogoraleigh Google Calendar . Let’s go do it!
Calendars Page Gets Overhaul
Calendar fans will he happy to see that the
gogoraleigh Calendars Page
has received a complete overhaul. The page begins with a list of links to instructions for popular devices. To simplify the delivery of calendars in a myriad of formats, the collection of calendars has been condensed into a simple table. Not only will this help users quickly find existing calendars, but the pertinent rows will now be delivered in each Calendar update post. Finally, an XML link for each calendar has been added to assist those who need this link for their calendar system.
Hopefully you are enjoying the set of calendars. It is a lot of work to maintain the set, however why should everyone have to do the work when one person is getting it right?! Seriously, thank you for making this project worth it.
The next updates you should see, in addition to the standard rolling additions to the gogoraleigh calendar, will come as ACC football game times are announced. These are usually not known until just under two weeks from game time, but you can count on gogoraleigh to get these updates to you as soon as possible.
Live Blogging from CEDIA
I’m down in Atlanta waiting for Microsoft’s big Media Center press conference to start. Follow my live blog of the event at 7p over at: Dana’s Mixed Bag
Forbes Ranks UNC #7
Yesterday Forbes.com published their ranking of “ America’s Best Public Colleges ”. The list ranks UNC at #7, as well as UNC-Asheville at #45, UNC-Wilmington at #83, and Appalachian State at #93.
Raleigh #18 For Working Mothers
Forbes.com named Raleigh the #18 city for working mothers . Stats considered were income, unemployment, living cost, health care, pediatricians, school quality, per-pupil spending, childcare, violent crimes, and property crimes.
Big New Feature: Gogo Do-it Calendar
Those filthy calendars! This one only has downtown events. That one is so cluttered with basketweaving and high school plays, you’ll never use it. That other one is only usable if you happen to be visiting a specific website.
How much would you pay for a calendar that only features the good stuff? But wait, there’s more! How about a calendar that updates itself when impressive events get scheduled? Fifty dollars? A hundred dollars? Uh-uh! Oh, There’s more, a lot more! How much would you pay for a calendar that not only contains the right events, but can easily integrate into your very own calendar system? Two hundred dollars? Think again!
Introducing the gogo raleigh Gogo Do-it Calendar System. With just a few steps, planning nirvana is at your fingertips, complements of gogo raleigh . Oh, did I mention that it is free ?
OK, enough Ronco sales pitch. The big feature is finally here! Hopefully your life in the Triangle just became a nonstop stream of fun. Powered by Google Calendar, the Gogo Do-it Calendar System allows users a multitude of ways to integrate the best events in the Triangle into their own calendar systems. Here are just a few ways:
Basic
While viewing any page at gogo raleigh , click the Gogo Do-it tab in the right sidebar and a list of upcoming events will expand. Each of the items links to more information such as event time, location, ticket information, and more.
Simple
To see more than just a list of events, go to the Gogo Do-it calendar site at Google Calendar . A link to this will live in both the gogo raleigh Calendar page (tab at the top of this page) and in the expanded Gogo Do-it sidebar section. Google Calendar’s standard views are powerful: Week, Month, and Agenda (list). Navigate to a different week or month by using the arrows or the calendar layout in the top left corner. Click on an event, and you’ll see expanded information such as time, location, and a URL linking to more information.
Full Google Calendar Integration
Google Calendar is the easiest calendar system for viewing in the business. Much like World Book’s old human anatomy overlays, Google displays each selected calendar as an overlaid transparency. This allows one to subscribe to and easily toggle calendars they infrequently need as well as their core calendars. To get the best experience, get a Google account and add the gogo raleigh Gogo Do-it Calendar to your own Google Calendar. The best way to do this is to go to the Gogo Do-it Calendar page at Google (click Gogo Do-it in the sidebar and click “View Complete Calendar”). Next and click the “+Calendar” icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. The “gogoraleigh” will then appear in your “Other Calendars” list where you can customize its color.
Google Calendar users can add specific events to their personal calendars easily. While viewing the Google Calendar, click on an event, then click on “Copy To My Calendar”. This will add the event to your personal Google Calendar whether or not you’ve added the Gogo Do-it Calendar to your Other Calendars list.
A bonus feature will appear soon. As new events are announced on gogoraleigh, a button will appear so one can easily add the event to their personal Google Calendar. For example, here is a button for adding Thursday night’s Coldpay/Elbow concert to a personal Google Calendar
iPhone Integration: There are many ways to integrate the gogoraleigh calendar into the iPhone. The simplest is for users who prefer the web version of Google Calendar. Once the Gogo Do-it calendar is in your “Other Calendars” list on Google Calendar, you can use it on the iPhone. Simply navigate in Safari to calendar.google.com . At the bottom of the page, click “Settings”, and make sure “gogoraleigh” is checked. On the iPhone Google Calendar offers Day and Month views. Unfortunately it does not offer link recognition in an event’s Description section. Copy and Paste is necessary to to see more. Thankfully, though, the map function for each event links to the iPhone’s Google Map native app.
iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Outlook, iCal
Another way to integrate the gogoraleigh Gogo Do-it Calendar into your iPhone’s calendar is to subscribe to the calendar via Outlook or iCal . After syncing your portable device, the latest Gogo Do-it events will appear. The iPhone will show gogoraleigh as a subcalendar, which can be displayed on its own or included in the “All Calendars” view.
No doubt, this is a big, big undertaking for gogo raleigh . Peruse the calendar and you’ll see that there are many, many events entered. Getting to the calendar is easy from this website, however it can be even easier if you set it as a bookmark in your browser.
The possibilities with the system and I hope you enjoy having it as a resource to finding fun in the Triangle.
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