Reach Out and Read

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Keith

Join us for our annual giving back event! Last year, we raised money for a great cause that is near and dear to a lot of us – reading!

This year, we’re continuing our efforts. Reach Out & Read is a statewide nonprofit that prepares Arkansas’ youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.

April’s #LRTweetup will benefit Reach Out & Read. We’re asking you to come and enjoy some fabulous wine and appetizer specials at Ferneau and support a great cause. We’ll be in the party room and have the joint to ourselves, so there will be plenty of room to mingle, network and catch up with new and old friends.

The cost is $10 and a new or gently used children’s book. Ferneau will have some amazing wines provided by Natural State Distributing at an amazing price, and Chef Donnie is planning some equally amazing small plates to go along with those.

Attendees can pay at the door or order your ticket online here. Food and beverages will be additional, but cheap!

We hope to see you at Ferneau on April 21! Let’s make sure Arkansas’ kids begin a love of reading early!

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Break out your Brackets!

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Keith

Springtime, birds are chirping and the flowers are – HOLY SMOKES did you just see that shot? – Yes friends get out your pens and padded rooms its time for #MarchMadness.

Show your bracket brilliance in the

2011 March Madness #LRtweetup Bracket Pool

Whether you are a basketball insider or pick teams with a dartboard you could earn bragging rights for a year and you have a shot at winning $500.

Yes you heard that right. $500

Prizes

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsor @MichaelP of JMP Consulting / 9vision Ventures we’ve got great prizes this year.

$500 for a perfect bracket
$50 for Overall 1st place
$25 for 2nd place
$15 for 3rd place

(We expect to announce prizes for 2nd and 3rd place in the next couple of days)

Rules

Your bracket must be completed and submitted by 11am CDT on Thursday prior to the beginning of Round 1.

Only 1 perfect bracket will be awarded the $500 prize. In the event of 2 perfect bracket submissions the NCAA Championship final score predictions will act as a tie breaker.

Also we are likely to agree that the loser’s must tweet that they lost and declare the superiority of the winner but we’ll see. It isn’t required but it would be nice if the winner choose to tweet that they won and mention the sponsor but we’ll leave that as a a personal decision.

Enter Today

To enter just visit our LRtweetup Bracket Pool on CBSsports.com and use the pool password “littlerock”.

Update: We’re proud to welcome Ellis Inifiniti, @ellisinfiniti on Twitter, as a sponsor of the LRtweetup March Madness Bracket Pool. They will be awarding prizes for the 2nd and 3rd place winners. Thanks Ellis.

Shake your Shamrock

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Keith

Put the shake in your shamrock at the March LRtweetUp Monday, March 14th at @Cregeens Irish Pub in the Argenta District from 4:30p to 6:30p! We have some special shenanigans lined up for the occasion, including $4 Guinness and $1 off appetizers for all attendees. RSVP your attendance today…or we’ll send the leprechauns…

#LRTweetup Schedule 2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Angel

Hello LRTweeps! I’m happy to introduce a belated attempt to loosely organize our activities over the coming year, at least enough organization to get us all in the same room at the same time.

Want to organize a LRTweetup this year? I know you do. We have one open slot, meaning we need YOU! Register your ideas and intent in the comments, and/or DM @angelmg for details.

See a Tweetup and want to help? Hit up an organizer and offer your services. I’m sure they’d appreciate it.

Dates will be set by the organizers and are all currently TBD.

#LRTweetup Schedule 2011

February: Brave New Tweetup Organizer: @amybhole

March: St. Patty’s Tweetup Organizer: @andreasmalec

April: Reach Out & Read Tweetup Organizer: @ghidotti

May: Travs Tweetup Organizer: @LukeMorris

June: Food Truck Tweetup Organizers: @angelmg @Joel_DiPippa

July: Cookout Tweetup Organizer: @SavannahB

August: Back-to-School Tweetup Organizer: @kerrijack

September: Fall Tweetup Organizer: @ashahrens

October: Halloween Tweetup Organizer: @kellimarks

November: Potluck Tweetup Organizer: @jgreghenderson

December: OPEN

Now scheduling for 2012? You guys are awesome. See you there!

Rock the Tavern

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Keith

In the hustle of our everyday lives it’s easy to ignore the parts of this world that don’t directly affect us. We juggle roles and responsibilities and the days turn into a blur until we see something that brings us to a jarring halt.

Like this,

All the issues in my life seem trivial when I see such a simple and desperate need.

Our LRtweetup community is full of people that give in hundreds of different ways and your tweets have become a window into a world outside of my own, even in my own backyard and this yard has people hurting, homeless and cold. So while we usually don’t do tweetups during the holidays but we couldn’t stand by without trying to help.

Tune In, Take Action & Rock Out

Next Wed, Dec 15 is your chance to make a difference and hear some awesome music. My friends @MonkhouseMusic are playing a concert at Whitewater Tavern and donating all the proceeds to @AaronBReddin’s work at the St. Francis House.

Expect to hear everything from Muscle Shoals to Memphis in their melting pot of blues, gospel, and southern rock. You don’t want to miss this.

Rock the Tavern
Wed Dec 15, 8pm
White Water Tavern
2500 W, 7th St. (map)

There is a $2 cover but LRtweetup is asking you to donate $5. If you have coats and blankets please bring those as well. If you’d like larger donations will be gladly accepted.

Our goal $500. Surely we can find 100 people willing to donate $5.

Even if you can’t come to the show we’ll get online donations setup. Our challenge to you. Donate $5 and challenge 1 other friend to donate as well. All proceeds will go to the St. Francis house work.

Great music and the opportunity to share a little gift of hope. Sounds like Christmas already.

Let’s do this folks!

PS: Consider clicking “Like” below to become a fan of Monkhouse. It’s a great way to show our gratitude and your ears will thank you.

October Tweetup in the Jack (@ualr)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Greg

This month @UALR has invited us out to the Jack Stephen’s Center, home of the @ualrtrojan. The concessions stands will be open in the arena with free food and soft drinks, they are also setting up a cash bar for us.

UALR will be holding an open practice while we are there and there will also be a chance to meet some of the players and coaches, if you are into that sort of thing.

When: Oct 28th, 5:30
Where: UALR Jack Stephens Center
RSVP and More Details

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Also this month:
Refresh CA: Zombie flick night. Come watch some of the best zombie moments with fellow geeks.

Trick or Tweet: I am organizing a gowalla trip of #LRTweetup houses for those trick or treating, DM me (@jgreghenderson) if you want your house added.

LRTweadup: someone get me a date/time on this.

Others… We might try to get a haunted house trip together, stay tuned for more.