Sharpen your Calendar Skills

This post will share how you can VERY SIMPLY copy and paste ONE code to access the Seattle Announcements Calendar from your own pc, your cell phone, any web browser at any time, as an addition to your own gmail or google calendar or via your RSS feed.  You will have access to a variety of over 700 either free, low cost, no cover, volunteer experiences to events and venues that offer exciting experiences that will only be made better by your participation.  WooHOO!!

I want to encourage you to utilize the Seattle Announcements Calendar. I am hoping that one of the events on the Seattle Announcements Calendar will entice you to leave your home and get out and about.   Maybe you don't feel you need to go out once you get home as it feels pretty darn good to relax after a long day working for the boss.

Think of this...perhaps there is someone else in the community that could benefit from seeing you on occasion.  I think of you all as gifts and I know that many of you feel the same way when you see a friend that you don't get to visit with as often any more.  I know that one of the things I treasure the most is my relationships with others.  I want you all to value your own worth to those around you.

If you are not looking at the calendar on a regular basis, you are missing out on some fabulous events and wonderful FUN FREE things that occur in our greater community.  I am committed to resourcing many free, low cost, by donation and volunteer opportunities for us to peruse.

What do knives have to do with the GayZette?   PLENTY!  For example, until the end of the month you can take 2 knives a day to your local Sur la Table and they will sharpen them for you for free.  Maybe you want to take a free meditation class on Mondays? Or you have always wanted to learn ASL (FREE on Tuesdays).  There is so much going on that I would be emailing you constantly to fill you in.   If you are out of work there are several resources available for support or classes and I am adding more things over the next 2 weeks so keep checking back.

I have made it as EASY as possible for you to have access to the calendar via a HTML link.  If you need a ICAL or XML link, email me and I will send it to you.  I want you to use it, enjoy it and send me any feedback. 

You can access the calendar in the following ways: (do copy and paste the links)

• Click on a GayZette email and follow the link to Seattle Announcements home page
• Directly from this html link (copy and paste this link in your web browser http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nua8lafr9omu44orkuvp1i3rac%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles), save as a Bookmark for viewing anytime.
• You can save the calendar's email address to your own pc or cell phone and view it at anytime (http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nua8lafr9omu44orkuvp1i3rac%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles). 
• If you have a gmail or google account you can easily add the calendar to your own calendar views.  Looking at the calendar you will see the google calendar icon,  

click on the icon and you can add it to your own calendars.  You will have to sign into your gmail/google account if you are not signed in.  You can select the Seattle Announcements Calendar to view it, and de-select it when finished viewing it.

• You can save the calendar and view it in your RSS feed (I have to research this one. As with many things I am self taught and pass it onto you once I figure it out but you may already know). 

From the heart,

Important Calendar FYI

Seattle Announcements Calendar is full of cutting edge events that are meant to entice an adult only audience while other events are indeed fabulous to take your diverse family and friends to. You will find all necessary information for each event on the calendar including type of event, cost, time frame, address, web information and phone numbers. 

The default view is set to Agenda for ease of viewing all events in a day but you may change it to Daily, Weekly and Monthly to suit your personal preference as we are all about preferences (this may have to be done each time you come back to the web or if the page is refreshed). The Print button provides you with many options and is located at the top of the calendar. 

Depending on how you have your PC settings will determine whether: when you pause the mouse over the top of the event- the individual event opens and you can see the entire details of the event or you may have to click your mouse once or twice to OPEN the event. The details you see are also determined by the VIEW chosen; Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Agenda.

Full venue information can be found categorized by type of establishment on the sidebars of the blog under their specific category (ex., WildRose found under Bars). I resource many FREE and low-cost options for entertainment and the calendar is updated constantly!  On a normal month currently there is upwards of 350 entertaining, educational, thought provoking, community focused events to choose from.

While the Seattle Announcements calendar is updated constantly and serves as the placeholder for events the GayZette blog which is found below will have the juicy details of what is happening in our greater Seattle community. The GayZette highlights and provides additional details for the calendar and can easily be subscribed to so you can receive emails or via a RSS feeds to your Reader so you can plan your social life well in advance.  You can also receive the calendar on your phone so you can attend events on the spur of the moment!  On rare occasions you may notice an event mentioned in the GayZette but not find it on the calender.  You can assume that the event is accurate from the GayZette posting and may not have made it to the calendar due to time constraints or a mind that has wandered off.

Additionally, we are on Twitter so you can have up to the date tidbits and be in the know when you are on the go! I am not a twit when I tweet so don't worry I won't tweet the mundane and make you feel insane.

If you have an event you would like added to the calendar or you have an announcement, please send it to me and I will be happy to take care of it for you!  Take a moment and introduce yourself to me if we have not met or say 'hello' if we have.  I feel that I already know so many of you as I find events that you might enjoy reading about or attending.

Truly, there is no place I would rather live as we have wonderfully compassionate people, a variety of events to choose from, sense of community and good ole naughty fun!  The Emerald City is the place to be!

I welcome you from the bottom of my heart,

Ms T