Monday, January 2
ChuckDancing and Found-Object Percussion,
6:30-7:30pm
Got hands? Got feet? Got Chuck’s? (Or other stiff-soled shoes) Got beat? Join us for an hour of improvisational ChuckDancing (basic tap rhythm-making in your Chuck’s) and Found-Object Percussion. No musical experience needed, but if you have it feel free to bring it on. you can bring an object you think might provide an interesting sound, but otherwise we will just pick up something in the space and jam with it. Bringing FUNday to Monday, we will meet EVERY OTHER Monday 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 4
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Join us to discuss whatever comes up living the Gangplank Manifesto and co-working together. Interested in desk space at Gangplank Chandler? Drop in and find out what it’s all about.
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Day job keeping you away from co-working out of Gangplank during the day? Our weekly Hacknights are project time, an open house, jam space and brainstorming session all rolled into one. Hacknight is an opportunity to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community. It’s a great time to come work on a side project or pursue a hobby.
Phoenix Freelancers Meetup: Budgeting for Entrepreneurs, 5:30 – 7pm
Retirement options are accessible to freelancers, and it’s never too late to start saving. We’re looking forward to discussing budgeting and retirement options and creating a plan to invest in our futures. At this Spark, we’ll discuss how to: Keep track of monthly or annual cash flow; Select a retirement option that fits your current situation and future saving goals; Ensure budgeting isn’t a burden but a blessing! (AKA let’s plan our next vacation).
Networking & refreshments.
Thursday, January 5
SouthEast Valley .NET Newbies Group, 6 – 9pm, Main Space
Basic C# introduction: introduction to the language syntax, history; and a few questions you as a newbie should ask yourself before you begin this journey. For this meetup, please have the following installed on the laptop that you’ll be bringing to the sessions: Visual Studio 2015 (any flavor); Telerik’s Fiddler.
Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – HTML/CSS, 6 – 7:30pm
Study group open to women working with or learning HTML/CSS. Beginners always welcome.
Friday, January 6
Podcasting Playhouse: Podcasters Meetup, 4 – 5:30pm
Join other podcasters for networking and a tour of Gangplank in Chandler’s podcasting studio. Try out the equipment and trade tips with the Phoenix podcasting community. Every first Friday of the month.
Saturday, January 7
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
For more information, contact: LuisWongCampos@cox.net.
Monday, January 9
Craft Hack: Learning Emboss Resist Stamping, 6 – 8pm
Trish Gillam demonstrates Learning Emboss Resist Stamping. Feel free to bring your own project to work on. The event is scheduled for crafts people to show off their own projects, work on their crafts, learn a new skill or get tips and network with other craft entrepreneurs. CraftHack’s goal is to encourage East Valley residents to launch their own craft-based businesses.
Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story. Learn new techniques and best practices for creating your story and using tools like YouTube to share with the world.
- Discover, Define and Refine you stories and work with others to find the best way to share your stories with your audience.
- Open to all levels of experience
Wednesday, January 11
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm
We believe there’s more to programming than punching a clock and keeping status quo. We put thought and craft into our work and treat constant learning as a first principle. If you care about the code you write and love to learn with others, join us. Our group is focused on professional development for software engineers and developers in the Phoenix area. We’re not set up for recruiters or job networking. Current book: Release It! (started Nov. 16, 2016)
Wednesday, January 11
Guilt Free Book Club, 6 – 7pm
We will discuss Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance. Guilt-free because you don’t have to read the book to Join the discussion.
Thursday, January 12
Arizona WordPress Group, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website.
Saturday, January 14
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
Monday, January 16
Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – JavaScript, 6 – 7:30pm
Study group open to women working with or learning JavaScript. Beginners always welcome.
Wednesday, January 18
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Monday, January 23
Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story.
Wednesday. January 25
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Desert Blockchain Meetup, 6 – 9pm
Desert Blockchain is a community of bitcoin & blockchain technology enthusiasts interested in creating what is next for decentralized trust and agreement.
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm
Thursday, January 26
Southeast Valley .NET User Group, 6 – 8pm
Introduction to .Net Regular Expressions by Chandra Lingam. Regular Expression is a powerful text processing tool for data parsing, cleanup and preparation. Its power and flexibility allows you to accomplish a lot with very few lines of code. This talk will give you insight into how the regex capability works and practical tips to use it.