Events

Corporate Constitutional Rights: Why they matter and what you can do about it

March 21, 2013

Let’s play Jeopardy! ™ Under the “Democracy” category for $1,000, our clue is: “Corporate constitutional rights, progressively granted by the Courts over the last 100+ years, have created this shocking reality.” [Insert Jeopardy theme song here]. What question will match our clue and win us that $1,000? Any of theses questions below, and many more [...]

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CinemaSpeak presents Jiro Dreams of Sushi

December 7, 2012

  CinemaSpeak is a free film screening and discussion event featuring movies making an impact on our society. This month will we be viewing Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Jiro Dreams of Sushi is an excellent example of a true Shokunin, a Japanese term meaning, in short, mastery of a profession. Jiro and his clan are [...]

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Rock it like a winemaker!

October 26, 2012

For the last few years I have really enjoyed wine tasting. I love the wineries. The artistry of both what goes into the wine as well as how these creative people choose to express themselves through the winery. If there were only a way to combine two of my favorite passions, movies and wine, I [...]

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July Book Club Pub Crawl: The Education of Millionaires

July 5, 2012

The Education of Millionaires is written by Michael Ellsberg, who dedicated years prior to this book’s publication interviewing a wide range of millionaires and billionaires who never received a college degree. The purpose of this book? To explore and uncover the deep-rooted myth of the American Dream that if you go to college, get good [...]

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The War of Art: Be a Professional, Not an Amateur

June 25, 2012

Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art, breaks down the difference between an amateur and a true professional. An amateur is an artist who loses out to Resistance. A professional is an artist that beats Resistance, daily. Everyone reading this blog post wants to to be a Pro. Right? Well, let’s check out what [...]

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June’s Book Club Pub Crawl Book: The War of Art

June 14, 2012

For Book Club Pub Crawl in June, we’ll tackle the book The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. This book is about the enemy of creativity. Pressfield calles it Resistance, and The War of Art is the ultimate primer on how to overcome it. It’s a [...]

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Building Sacramento as a Creative Community

May 31, 2012

The Book Club Pub Crawl will kick off again tonight, 7pm at ThinkHouse Collective. We’ll be discussing The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida. If you haven’t read the book, spend a few minutes and check out our previous blog posts that will be sure to get you caught up to speed: The [...]

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Rise of the Creative Class and the New “No-Collar Workplace”

May 24, 2012

Continuing our series on The Rise of the Creative Class, let’s look today at what Richard Florida calls the “no-caller workplace.” Remember, to join in on this conversation, join us next Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m. for the Book Club Pub Crawl. The Creative Class has created a monumental shift in the new economy’s [...]

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How to Make Sacramento a Creative Center

May 17, 2012

In The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida presents the ultimate question that every person asks. It’s a question that every city should be trying to figure out how people answer it. “How do we decide where to live and work? What really matters to us in making this kind of life decision? How [...]

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3 Creative Class Values: what they are and why Sacramento needs to embrace them

May 3, 2012

In The Rise of the Creative Class, author Richard Florida identifies three main values that embody the Creative Class. Some, Florida argues, represent a melding of traditional and new values. They also tend to be associated with education and creative people in general as well. Individuality Those who represent the Creative Class have a very [...]

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