In NY and other big cities, there are an abundance of websites that exist to publicize and organize events in a fairly egalitarian manner. I know several people who like the idea of meetup.com, but I never got into it (Columbus area witches and Pagans are totally into it).
One site that caught on pretty well that I dug was going.com. They did quite a bit more than act as a virtual bulletin board; for instance, they were pretty integral in the success of last summer’s Pool Parties, a series of completely awesome and completely free shows at the McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn. They’ve also done a great job of promoting events that my friends and other upstanding cultural contributors have produced (via exclusive going.com discounted/non-existent cover charges and the like). I received an email from the folks at going.com the other day with news that they had expanded and now support 30 cities, including Honolulu, Austin, Atlanta and Columbus!
Yay!
