Let’s try something different.

Well, this is Reno Collective, so let’s continue to do things differently.

Let’s host a show. Let’s host several shows – shows by local bands in a stripped-down style at our more-than-modest venue. In the spirit of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, let’s showcase local talents and open them up to the public. We’ll have a show every other week. And hey, if these little shindigs catch on, maybe we’ll go weekly.

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Our first cookie battle party had 12 entrants! The winning cookie baker will receive a free month membership of coworking at Reno Collective.

Ignite Reno is Back!

Ignite Reno is this Thursday at Se7en on West from 7 to 9:30pm! We’ve been looking forward to bringing this event back, & we’ve got a great selection of speakers to kick off our 2011 season, for sure! Head to www.ignitereno.com for information and to check out past videos!

Reno Makerspace

This week we’re proud to host the planning meeting for the Reno Makerspace. Makerspaces, or hackerspaces, are like coworking communities but are more focused on creating or hacking physical products. They may be housed in a garage, a warehouse, offices or anywhere people can get together to put things together or take them apart.

Makerspaces and hackerspaces have been crucial in supporting do-it-yourself (DIY) culture in many cities, as well as increasing youth interest in applied sciences. We went to MakerFaire, an event that showcases home-made art, incredible hand-built …

This week we’ll be starting back up a favorite event, hosting one for a local organization and we’ve got a great chance to save money on an upcoming WordPress workshop.

Special Happy Hour at 4:30 Today!

We’ve still got a keg we need to finish off from the weekend & take back tomorrow, so come over this afternoon and have an ice cold one on us.

WordPress Crash Course Early Bird Pricing

You’ve only got until Friday (or when we run out of Early Bird tickets) to save $100 on the most valuable workshop for your business that’s been held this year. We’ve got a full-day workshop focused on the world’s most popular web publishing platform, WordPress. Make websites? Own a website? Want to really understand what makes it tick? Sign up now.

This Week’s (other) Events

Wednesday, Lunch with TED: Bring a bag lunch and …