Event highlights for the week of August 24 – August 30, 2009

We’re sick of this friggin’ humidity. Can we get an Aaa-men on that?
But it’s fine, really, because there’s plenty of indoor events with satisfying air conditioning on this week’s calendar – which brings joy to this farmer’s tanned writer – and plenty of ice cold brewski to go with it.
Often featured, always entertaining Duane Swierczynski will be signing autographs for his new comic at McGillan’s Tuesday, because Swierczynski made the Center City pub part of the story line. We’re crossing our fingers that if we keep posting about him, he’ll write us into his next comic. Pretty please?
Social Media Club gives back this week as it hosts a session on using tweets and fan pages for good. They’ve got some great speakers lined up who will share insight on using Web 2.0 for philanthropy, including representatives from Blame Drew’s Cancer, American Red Cross and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Attending will be like the millennial version of helping an old lady across the street.
Wednesday, don’t miss Technically Philly and Geekadelphia‘s first joint event, as we, along with TimeGate Studios, host a launch party for Section 8, a new Xbox/PC first person shooter at Tattooed Mom. Don’t miss it, if not for the free swag and cupcakes from Open Source Cupcakes, then for the tales I’m going to tell about missing just about every high school social event to play Quake2 with a 56k modem. I still say LPBs can eat it.
Later in the week, PhillyCHI is all about staying healthy and the Philly Chapter of International Game Developers Association hosts its August meeting. Details after the jump.
All events listed on the event calendar are free to attend. Be sure to check our complete calendar for more.
Tuesday, August 25: We’ve featured Marvel Comic writer and former City Paper editor Duane Swierczynski on Technically Philly a handful of times for his successful foray into the comic world. Drink beers with the Punisher writer at McGillin’s and snag his autograph before he blows the eff up. 6 p.m.. Center City. Details. [view more events]
Tuesday, August 25: Social Media Club will guilt trip you into thinking you’re just not doing enough for the community this week as they, along with PANMA and Temple’s School of Journalism, host a session on using social media in philanthropy. Reps from Blame Drew’s Cancer, American Red Cross and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will tell their do-good tales. [Full Disclosure: All members of Technically Philly’s staff are Temple journalism grads] 6 p.m.. Center City. RSVP. [view more events]
Wednesday, August 26: And now for a shameless plug. Technically Philly and Geekadelphia host a free launch party for the new Xbox/PC game Section 8 from TimeGate Studios. There will be tons of free swag, a Tattooed Mom gift card for grabs and free cupcakes from Open Source Cupcakes. Plus, you get to hang out with us and the swell folks from Geekadelphia. High fives all around. 8 p.m. South Street. RSVP. [view more events]
Thursday, August 27: You gotta hand it to PhillyCHI for keeping active. Thursday, join the design gurus as Livia Labate of Comcast Interactive Media provides a tell-all for measuring those UX projects with metrics and milestones. 6 p.m.. University City. RSVP. [view more events]
Saturday, August 29: Saturday, the Philadelphia chapter of International Game Developers Association will meet for some round table discussions about what we assume is the state of game design in Philadelphia. Details are scarce on the meeting agenda, but if our own Sean Blanda‘s coverage is any sign, the state of Philly’s game design community is well. 5:30 p.m.. University City. RSVP. [view more events]
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