Last Friday’s Keep Portland Wired! tech tour was a great start to our 2013 tours. 45+ participants boarded the Bus Project bus to take in some of the cutting edge tech developments in Portland. Many thanks go out to Portland Incubator Experiment, Second Story, Nike+ Accelerator and Free Geek for hosting us. Check out a slideshow of images from the tour above, courtesy Amanda Tillstrom.
Next up: a bike tour to visit artwork from the New Deal and WPA, coming up June 15 and 22. Full details and tickets here.
Never fear fair citizens, there’s still time to apply for $$ and Fame! Applications are due this Friday, May 24th for submissions for Comics for Change! Illustrated Stories From Oregon’s Front Lines, a series of 10 comics, each telling the story of an Oregonian activist. We are looking for Authors! Artists! and for you to nominate super-heroic Oregon Activists!
Remember, we’re giving out $7,500 in small artist and writer grants – each of the 10 contributing artists will be awarded $500, while each of the 5 contributing writers will also be awarded $500. And each of the selected Oregon Activists will become immortalized and considered a superhero in our Comics for Change! box set, due out this fall.
Check out the program page for the full artist and writer guidelines, download an application and for more information on nominating someone who inspires you. Also be sure to check out our promo video explaining the project, made for you by one of our heroes, Ben Popp, with music by Guantanamo Baywatch.
Looking for a special connection with the city of Portland? Kick off your weekend this Friday with KYC’s smart and savvy tech tour. Don’t be afraid of commitment: pick up your tickets now to Keep Portland Wired! A Tour of Portland’s Tech Community.
The tour is held in conjunction with tech conference The Wild and departs from ZIBA (1044 NW 9th Ave). Board the bus for a ride through Portland’s technology industry, including some of the major institutions our city is known for, as well as some of our emerging start ups, including Portland Incubator Experiment, Second Story, Nike+ Accelerator and Free Geek.
This is a great opp to learn about some of the most innovative tech projects happening in our region, and the tour is happening one-time-only. There’s just a handful of tickets left (seriously less than a dozen seats left on the bus). Don’t miss out – tickets are just $25 general/ $20 members. Get the full itinerary and your tickets now. Hope to see you there!
