‘Ship Talk’ with Randy Schmidt // Bands & Bites // Visualizing Impact with Maps [EVENTS]

Morning readers. We hope you enjoyed the holiday.

This week: Learn how to break out of product development mode from veteran developer Randy Schmidt, how to use data to serve your constituents better, and what civic projects community members are working on. Also, a local music showcase.

Visualizing Impact with Maps: In the first event in a series of “Lunch and Learn” events, the Azavea team will teach you how to use data to serve your constituents better. The event is for those with beginner-level knowledge of spatial data. Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Azavea, 340 N 12th Street, Suite 402. Callowhill. RSVP. $20.

Rock On Philly: Bands & Bites On the Plaza: New local music blog Rock On Philly is hosting its first local music concert in its summer series. Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. Table 31 at the Comcast Center, 1701 JFK Blvd. Center City. RSVP. Free.

Open Access Philly Convening: Hear from Jason Yucis of 3rd Ward, Lansie Sylvia of Philadelphia Give & Get, Mike Wang of the Philadelphia School Partnership and Tim Wisniewski, Director of Civic Technology for the City of Philadelphia. Friday, 4:00 p.m. 3rd Ward, 1227 N. 4th St. Kensington. RSVP. Free.

Ship Talk with Randy Schmidt of Dead Man’s Snitch: Veteran developer Randy Schmidt will talk about how to break out of the product development stage. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 3rd Ward, 1227 N. 4th St. Kensington. RSVP. Free.