http://brighton.twestival.com Twestival Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:39:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cocktails, crooners and custard pies will be harnessed to help Brighton’s digital movers and shakers take part in massive global fundraiser this month. This spring’s Twestival Brighton, held on Thursday, March 25 at new venue the Hi Fi Lounge, will take on the theme of a Speakeasy – or Tweeteasy. But instead of police raids, the ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2010/03/18/psst-hey-you-in-the-spats-get-over-here-see/ As you’d expect from such a cultured city, some of the most popular (and therefore lucrative) prizes at September’s Brightwest were works of fine art. We can't tell you how much the paintings by @infobunny and @linda_boucher raised, but it was lots and lots, it really was. With this in mind, we’re planning ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2010/02/09/help-us-make-an-art-attack-on-poverty/ Now we have a date for the Brighton Twestival (March 25 for those of you who haven’t been paying attention), we are on the lookout for prizes and sponsors. The deal is that you donate some fab goodies, and in return you get: a namecheck in all ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2010/02/08/give-us-your-goodies/ Wow. What an amazing night we all had. Didn't we tell you that it was going to be the Best Brightwest II 2009 ever? But we couldn't have done it without such a huge number of volunteer backstage staff, some lovely sponsors, the great donors of such awesome prizes and ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/15/thanks-for-coming-to-our-party/ Wow! The big night is tonight. We have just received confirmation of a few more prizes. Check 'em out: Stukk make great big funky wall stickers, and have donated some for us to give away in our Twombola. Have a look at them here. The lovely @jaffne has donated a quilled pig, ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/10/a-final-round-up-of-prizes/ Because we like gimmicks, and because we want everyone to get involved with @brightwest (even those who can't make it on the night) we have decided that 3 of the prizes are destined for our Silent Auction! *gasps* @linda_boucher is a local artist who paints pretty pictures, and she has very ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/09/shhhhhhh-its-our-silent-auction/ Say hello to Fresh Egg, our newsest sponsor. They do clever things with SEO, you can find out more about them here. Great to have you on board guys! http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/09/weve-bagged-ourselves-another-sponsor/ Three more awesome prizes have just come into the Brightwest post box, and they sure are good ones. Feast your eyes on this: @rapella has offered us 3 Spanish lessons. If you think you want to learn one of the coolest languages in the world, then there is no cooler person ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/09/get-cussed-by-stephen-fry/ Three days to go guys, and have we got a fabulous evening planned for you? As some of you know we are playing games on the evening, including Twingo, Murder She Twote and our Twombola, and these are some of the prizes up for grabs donated by some very nice ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/07/check-out-some-of-our-prizes/ Isn't it about time that we had another Twestival? We think it is, so here we go... Following on from the success of the last event, we will once again be taking over the Black Lion watering hole for an evening of cheerful frolics and light entertainment. The jaunty festivities will start ... http://brighton.twestival.com/2009/09/04/just-the-ticket/