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Welcome to the Community Event Calendar! Your 'guide' to everything HOT, NEW and NEXT in the community! If you're a Google or Yahoo user, you can receive email or text message reminders of upcoming deadlines, live chats, or other events on Gather through the buttons located on the right-hand side of some calendar entries. Support for MS Outlook™ will also be added soon. Now you'll never miss another contest or live chat again! In the next few days, the event calendar will sport a brand-new compact design, up-to-date extended listings, new member profiles, and EVEN MORE trivia, puzzles and games! - look for it all coming your way very soon! | |
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Note: The layout of "The Buzz!" has changed. A few minor display problems still exist, but will be corrected when ALL sections of the calendar are updated tomorrow to a brand new look! Thank you for your patience!
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| | Enter to win a $25,000 College Scholarship in the Code Orange "Coping with College" Contest! - You could win a $25,000 college savings account for your child. Just tell us your sure-fire mental or physical exercise for conquering that “how-am-I- gonna-pay-for-it” Code Orange — and you could be the lucky winner! more | ||
| | Win a Design Consultation, a Camcorder, and a $2,000 Crate and Barrel Shop Card! in the "Downsizing Your Home With Style" image competition! - Win a Design Consultation, a Camcorder, and a $2,000 Crate and Barrel Shop Card! more | ||
| | New! Win one of 75 "Code Orange" Mouse Pads! Wouldn’t it be helpful to have a set of agreed upon codes for rules your kids could follow in situations that requires extra precaution and communication? - Share your perpective or personal story surrounding this topic, and you could be one of 75 members randomly chosen to receive a special "Code Orange" mouse pad! New prizes are offered each week! more See who already won » | ||
| | "Creative Click" Photography Contest - The Click Masters group is holding an image contest for your best composition surrounding a specific theme. Winner receives a Barnes & Noble gift certificate. Entry period expires November 15. more |  |  |
| | WRITING CONTEST: 2nd Annual National Parks of the United States Non-Fiction Writing Contest sponsored by member and travel correspondent Jennifer St.Antoine. Entry period expires on November 30, and the winner receives a National Parks Passport! more |
Good Luck to Everyone! ...and, if you're holding a Gather contest that you would like to have featured, please let me know.
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| Upcoming Chats / Q&A | |||
| | Live chat with Bruce Littlefield, author of "Garage Sale America" on Wednesday, November 14 at 7:00pm ET. Chat is hosted by Gather member Ron Hall. more |  |  |
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| | Interview with Bestselling Crime Fiction Writer Lisa Gardner Yesterday, Member Editor Kathryn Esplin-Oleski interviewed Ms. Gardner, using YOUR questions for the interview! Click the "more" button below to read the complete transcript. Also, on Monday, November 19th at 10 p.m. ET, Ms. Gardner will reveal her favorite true crime story on Court TV's series "Murder By The Book." The episode revolves around the disappearance of Portland, ME resident Amy St. Laurent and follows the investigation through to the shocking conclusion. more | | |
| | Transcript of live chat with the NYT Bestselling Authors of Skinny Bitch from November 7. more | | |
| | Transcript of live chat with Devin Friedman, editor from GQ Magazine and author of This is Our War, A Soldiers Portfolio from November 7. more | | |
| | Transcript from Girls Night In Live Chat: College After 30 - You Can Do It! from November 3. more | | |
| | Transcript of live chat with First Chapters Romance Competition Grand Prize Winner, Meredith McGuire from November 1. more | | |
| | Transcript of live chat with Kyle Mills - Author of Darkness Falls from November 1. What if the world's oil supply disappeared tomorrow? Learn more in this fascinating discussion... more | | |
All "Live Chats", Q & A Sessions, and Transcripts...right at your fingertips! Look for an archive of fascinating chats from the past to be added soon!
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If you hear of a special event in a member's life, or someone expressing their love for Gather ...let us know! We'd love to feature their story!
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 | Minnie W. (minakshi.gather.com) - 1 Year Today! |
| | Andrea M. (angemac23.gather.com) - 1 Year Today! |
| | Sarah McSib (vampiryss.gather.com) - 1 Year Today! |
| | Kimberly K. (odoyoureallycare.gather.com) - 1 Year Today! |
Congratulations on your "Gather Anniversary!" - We're glad you're here!
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| | October 10th, 2007 (Boston) - Dee Dee Bridgewater headlined a free event hosted by Gather and Suffolk University at the Tremont Temple Baptist Church [map]. Dee Dee opened with the title track from her new album Red Earth followed by a discussion about her recent journey to Africa, the inspiration behind her new album. more | | |
| | Members Dannielle S. and Wendy R. meet at the Newark Valley Apple Festival (pictorial). more | ||
| | Wednesday, September 26th (Boston) - Author Terry Shaw's book signing at Borders (pictorial). more | | |
| | Wednesday, September 26th (Boston) - Terry Shaw visits Gather's new offices (pictorial). more | | |
| | Two Gather Friends Meet Each Other in Moscow! (Pictorial) more |
Planning a get-together with another Gather member? Do you have stories and images to share from your own Gather'Ing'? Promote your event here! Plus, see the play-by-play from official gatherings hosted by Gather staff.
Visit the official Gather'Ings' group.
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 | Bon Jovi! The Latest! Jon Bon Jovi is an American singer, musician, and actor. As lead singer of the hard rock band Bon Jovi, he has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. He is also the owner of Arena Football League team, the Philadelphia Soul! | ||
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| | Dee Dee Bridgewater! Bridgewater is a two time Grammy winner, FAO United Nations Ambassador, host of an NPR radio jazz show, Tony-award winning actress, mother of three, and an amazingly accomplished jazz singer. She is also the first American to be inducted into the Haut Conseil de la Francophonie. Read Laura Cushing's full review and profile of Dee Dee here: Soundtracking: Dee Dee Bridgewater's Red Earth | ||
| | Jim Lehrer! Jim Lehrer is an American journalist, and the news anchor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. Lehrer is also an acclaimed author, writing both non-fiction and fiction which draws on his life experiences and his interests in history and politics. Read the transcript of his recent live chat » | ||
| | Presidential Candidates! Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney (with more to come!) | ||
| | Entertainment Donny Osmond, Minnie Driver, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Alison Krauss, Hayley Westenra, MiG, David Martin, No More Kings, Lisa Palleschi | ||
| | Authors Dean Koontz, Greg Bear, Tom Grace, Rita Cosby, Mike Linderman, Dr. Martha Stout | ||
Gather has 'star' power! ...From actors, directors and singers to leading authors and psychologists, you'll find them all on Gather.
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 | Member Trivia | ||
| 1. | Which member, with their spouse, travels North America full-time in an Airstream trailer? | ||
| 2. | Which musically-inclined member lives a "dog's life" every day on Gather? | ||
| 3. | Which NEW member, joining Gather this month, loves chocolate, pizza, crab legs, lobster, AND white russians? | ||
| | Mystery Icon Challenge Can you identify one of these community members? | ||
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| | Common Threads What do these three members have in common? | ||
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| Teresa W. | Hali (Bajaley) L. | Kay M. | |
| | Where on Gather am I? Where on Gather would you find one of the objects below? | ||
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Be the first to guess the correct answer to any of the above trivia questions and YOUR name and select content will be featured in tomorrow's calendar!
 | "Member Trivia" Winner: Tab {Feeling Fall's Fridgidity} B. Featured Content [Article]: Questions from ~ LaRue B. |
 | "Mystery Icon Challenge" Winner: John Philipp Featured Content [Article]: You can't reincarnate without a license ... |
 | "Common Threads" - Not Solved ...Yet! |
| | "Where on Gather Am I?" Winner: Tab {Feeling Fall's Fridgidity} B. Featured Content [Article]: "This Was Your Life" |
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Welcome to the Community Event Calendar!
A daily article series keeping you up-to-date on everything HOT, NEW and NEXT in the Community!Tomorrow all sections of the event calendar will sport a brand-new compact design, up-to-date extended listings, new member profiles, and EVEN MORE trivia, puzzles and games!
Please note that the member trivia questions have not been updated for today as this section is being updated to a brand new format. Look for a great new design and all new questions tomorrow!
Thanks!!
...and a 'teaser' for the new "Gather Land" game!