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August event: Summer Mellow Mixer

Posted on August 14, 2009 by | 1 comment

Mellow Mushroom

  • August mixer: Summer Mellow Mixer
  • Tuesday, Aug. 18
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Mellow Mushroom, Inverness Corners , U.S. 280 and Valleydale Road, Hoover [map]
  • Free

Short notice, but big fun. Come on down to Hoover for Tuesday’s Summer Mellow Mixer. We’ll be at Mellow Mushroom upstairs in the party room, because, well, that’s where the party is.

Note: We’ll be in Inverness, not the Five Points South location.

Join us downtown any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing. Our thanks to the folks at Mellow Mushroom for helping set up this event.

High-gravity beers? Yes.

Food? If you buy it, sure.

Is there an e-vite? No.

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

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July event: Rogues and twits unite

Posted on July 14, 2009 by | 6 comments

Rogue Tavern

  • July mixer: Rogues and twits unite
  • Tuesday, July 21
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Rogue Tavern, 2312 Second Ave. N., downtown [map]
  • Free

Maybe you’re a rogue. Maybe you’re a twit. Maybe you’re just a media professional looking to connect.

Join us downtown at the new Rogue Tavern any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.

Happy hour specials? Yes.

High-gravity beers? Yes.

Food? If you buy it, sure.

Is there an e-vite? No.

Is there a twtvite? Yes. So if you’re on Twitter, feel free to RSVP on the official Twtvite and let your Twitter friends know.

(But no RSVP required for this event. But if we know you’re coming, you get a shiny pre-printed name badge! Leave a comment to RSVP.)

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

P.S. Please join our free mailing list for all the updates straight to your In box.

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June event: Keep Hops Alive

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The J. Clyde

  • June mixer: Keep Hops Alive
  • Tuesday, June 16
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  • The J. Clyde, 1312 Cobb Lane, Southside [map]
  • $1 (see note)

The hops have been freed. We shall enslave them again … in our tummies.

Join us on Southside at The J. Clyde any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.

Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is a paltry $1. You can pay with your credit card or e-check via Paypal.

(It all goes to Eventbrite, none goes to Media of Birmingham.)

Please RSVP by Monday, June 15, 5 p.m.

Reserve your spot

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

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May event: Redmont Rooftop Roundup

Posted on May 7, 2009 by | 3 comments

Redmont Hotel

  • May mixer: Redmont Rooftop Roundup
  • Tuesday, May 19
  • 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Redmont Hotel, 2101 Fifth Ave. N., downtown [map]
  • $3 (see note)

We have a special rooftop celebration for May.

Join us downtown at the Redmont Hotel at the newly renovated Rooftop Bar. We’ll have great specials for our MOB friends:

  • Free appetizer for the first hour
  • $3 domestic beers
  • $5 wine
  • $5 mixed drinks

Special thanks to the Redmont Hotel for sponsoring this event.

Join us any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.

Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is a paltry $3. Then, bring your ticket for $3 off your drinks.

Please RSVP by Friday, May 15, 4 p.m.

Reserve your spot

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

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Video from Recycle This Event!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Thanks to everyone who came out for our April event at the Barking Kudu.

Be sure to check out the video, and if you’re in it, let us know! (Or tag yourself in the Facebook version, if we can ever get it to upload.)

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April event: Recycle This Event!

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Barking Kudu

  • April mixer: Recycle This Event!
  • Tuesday, April 21 (Earth Day Eve)
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Barking Kudu, 2929 7th Ave. S., Lakeview [map]
  • Free (drinks: pay your own way)

It’s Earth Day Eve. Carols, presents, cards, stockings, but let us not forget the true meaning of Earth Day with these simple rules:

  1. Please reuse all banter and small talk.
  2. Save your beer bottles for funky vases.
  3. Keep the hot air to a minimum.

It’s the Media of Birmingham April networking mixer at the Barking Kudu in Lakeview. Enjoy Happy Hour prices and specials, whatever they may be.

Join the MOB any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m.

Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the EventBrite invitation.

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

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March event: All the Way to Hoover

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Wine'd Down

  • March mixer: All the Way to Hoover
  • Tuesday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day)
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Wine’d Down, Patton Creek, 180 Main St., Suite 212, Hoover [map]
  • Free (drinks: pay your own way)

Come all the way to Hoover to Wine’d Down in Patton Creek for our networking mixer. Wine, beer, martinis, Scotch — all available.

Join the MOB on Tuesday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day), any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m.

Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

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February event: Lunch for Success, Making Plan B

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Urban Standard

  • February lunch: Making Plan B
  • Tuesday, Feb. 17
  • 11:30 a.m. – noon: networking
  • noon – 1 p.m.: lunch + discussion
  • Urban Standard, 2320 2nd Ave N., downtown [map]
  • Free (lunch: pay your own way)

Worried about the economy? Trying to survive a layoff? Looking for ideas on what to do next, or just some friendly support?

Join the MOB at Urban Standard at for our first ever lunch event, Tuesday, Feb. 17. We’ll discuss the job market, planning ahead, freelancing, networking and other strategies.

If you’d like to lead a discussion at your table, just contact us.

Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

P.S. Please join our free mailing list for all the updates straight to your In box.

[photo by Elaine Faith]

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January event: The Inaugural Happy Hour

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Barack Obama and George W. Bush

  • January mixer: The Inaugural Happy Hour
  • Tuesday, Jan. 20
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Rojo, 2921 Highland Ave. S.. Southside [map]
  • Free (drinks: pay your own way)

A new year, a new president. Come by Rojo on Southside to celebrate this historic day with the MOB. We’ll be in the party room, right entrance.

Join the MOB on Tuesday, Jan. 20, any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m.

We’ll have happy hour drink specials and inaugural fun.

Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

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December event: The Day the Mirth Stood Still

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Robot

  • December mixer: The Day the Mirth Stood Still
  • Tuesday, Dec. 16
  • 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Bottletree Cafe, 3719 Third Ave. S. [map]
  • Free (drinks: pay your own way)

Don’t let the War on Christmas, the economy, traffic, layoffs, deadlines, 401(k)s or anything else bring you down. Come by the Bottletree Cafe for one last blowout. We’ll celebrate, or commiserate, the year gone by.

Join the MOB on its new night — Tuesday — on Dec. 16 any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Merrilee at the Bottletree promises happy hour drink specials and holiday cheer.

Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.

Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.

P.S. Please join our free mailing list for all the updates straight to your In box.

P.P.S. Stick around till 8 p.m. for Music Snob Trivia Night, hosted by Kim Waites and MOBster Brooks Brown. Just $2 to play … all proceeds go to Scrollworks. For more info, visit myspace.com/musicsnobbham.

P.P.P.S. Klaatu barada nikto, y’all.

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