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Twitter 101
What is Twitter, and how can you use it effectively to connect with your friends, colleagues, and - for business owners - potential customers? Go from being a novice to a power user by taking this two-hour class from Jay Gabler, associate editor of the Daily Planet, who was voted #1 best tweeter of 2011 by the readers of Vita.mn.
Tuition for this class is $10, but scholarships are available upon request. Register at TheDatabank.com:
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/262/donate.asp?formid=TCM-Event&c=8435870
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Arts Writing: How to Write a Review
More and more people are writing about arts events—plays, movies, art shows, books—on their blogs and in news publications like the Twin Cities Daily Planet. But how to do it well? What do readers need to know? How much should be fact, and how much should be opinion? What's a writer's relationship to the artist, and to the audience? Daily Planet arts editor Jay Gabler has published hundreds of reviews and features; in this class, he'll take you through the review-writing process from choosing a publication to attending a show and finding readers for your review. This class is free, but enrollment is limited; to register, e-mail jay@tcdailyplanet.net.
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Gourmet Vegetarian: The Diet of Sustainability
UPDATE: The Farm of Minnesota, a CSA farm run by Dan and Donna Moe, will be the source for all of the vegetables used in class. I will be exchanging time on the farm for weekly supplies. To make suggestions for produce, visit the blog called "Source Found." Beginning on September 14th, a Wednesday, the Seward Co-Op will provide a full kitchen for our use! Until then, however, a location is yet to be found.
There are a couple of preconceived notions in the world of "Haute Cuisine." One: that good food is reserved for those who can pay for it, and two: that vegetarian meals are a joke. Well, it's my purpose as a chef to turn those preconceived notions inside out, because the reality is that the best cuisine is that which uses vegetables, as flavor ingredients as well as for substance, in the most effective and dynamic manner.
As an avid vegetarian myself,as well as a cook, I am creating this course to show people the true diversity of edible plant life in this world, and how to turn this plethora of delicious ingredients into something creative, dynamic and flavorful as well as satisfying and nutritious. Most of all though, I am creating this class to encourage the adoption of the most sustainable, healthy, and palatable diet known to man: ovo-lacto vegetarianism. We will, however, cover many aspects of the vegan diet as well as raw vegan dishes. Bottom line, this class will teach people how to create food that is as organic as it gets, prepared from scratch, and "good" in two ways. "Good" in the sense of extremely tasty, as well as "Good" in the sense of good for the environment, diversity, and life on this planet.
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Finding Your Audience Online
So you're online: you have a blog, or a website. Now how do you find your audience? Whether you're looking for like-minded souls to read your writing or share recipe tips or whether you're looking to spread the reach of your organization with a more robust online presence, this class will give you valuable tips and tools to help you find your audience. Topics include:
• How can you use social media to best effect?
• Content: how much is too much?
• How much should you be "yourself" and how much should you give people what you think they want?
The class is sponsored by the Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit organization advocating media literacy and community connections.
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Create a Free WordPress Website for your Business or Organization
Learn how to develop a free website for your small business or community organization using WordPress. Secrets of the City's Matt Bartel explains how to set up a site, how to navigate the settings so that the site represents your business, and tips on how to generate traffic. Please bring a picture of your business or an image or logo representing your business on a flash drive. Free, but donations to Twin Cities Media Alliance cheerfully accepted.
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