Category: Events and Happenings

BadAss Chicks of Comedy: Get 1/2 off!!

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The Chewy Project produces comedy and music shows in New York City featuring new and veteran talent.  Receive 50% off the admission price of a The Chewy Project show with your membership in SingleWomenRule.com.  Join now, it’s free and fun. 
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BadAss Chicks of Comedy
Headliner: Jessica Kirson (Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Jay Leno Show, Whiteboyz in the Hood, Comics Unleashed etc)

Featuring: Nicky Sunshine (Sistahs of comedy)
                 Luna
                 Scout Durwood (MTV’s Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Howard Stern Show)
                 Chewy (MNN’s Star or Bizzare, MNN’s Make Me Laugh or Else, and NBC’s Nonstop)

Host:         Kara Klenk (Spike TV’s MoCap)

Cost:  $10 in advance, plus two drink minimum, or $15 at the door, plus two drink minimum

SWR Members and friends get 50% off the admission price.  Say SingleWomenRule.com at the door!!

Date:         Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Location:   Eastville Comedy Club, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY

For more info on The Chewy Project visit:
www.youtube.com/user/chewyisfunny
www.myspace.com/franklychewy
Facebook:  Chewy Chiu

SWR New York Event: Music showcase on Sat. Feb. 20

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SWR New York Event

Join us to hear SWR member singer Dominique Elise, 26, perform on Sat., Feb. 20, 2010.
Broadway Comedy Club Cafe, on West 53rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues in New York City.    (The Cafe is a separate door, next to the Broadway Comedy Club, which is on 318 West 53rd, NY, NY.)

Doors open at 6 PM; show starts at 6:30 PM.

$10 Cover with 2 drink minimum.

Say SingleWomenRule.com at the door and get in for $5!!!!

We will meet at 6 P.M. by the bar.  Email info(at)singlewomenrule.com to let us know your’e coming.

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Casting Call for romantic comedy TV Show

 

****We recieved this casting call and want to pass it along to you.  Of course, you know at SWR we don’t agree with seeking a “Mr. Right” out of desperation, but if you can get on TV for being the singfabulous gal that you are, then go for it.  You never know what doors might open up.  Plus, if you get on the show, give SingleWomenRule.com a shout-out.  Good luck! — Keysha****

 

MysticArt Pictures and a major cable network are casting an exciting new real-life romantic comedy TV show aimed at helping women find the man of their dreams!!!

 

 

LOVE LIFE

 

Are you tired of having everyone ask you why you are not in a relationship yet? Well we will help you find “Mr. Right” ….

 

Seeking single women who have extremely dynamic, opinionated, and colorful families who have strong family values and traditions.  If you feel you and your family are ready for a once in a lifetime opportunity, then call us NOW!

 

SEEKING:

 

·        Dynamic outgoing women from the mid 20’s to early 40’s

·        Strong ethnically and culturally driven families

·        You and your family MUST currently live in Southern California

·        Must be a legal US resident

·        Must be single and ready for love

 

 

EMAIL US NOW AT:

Lovelifecasting (at) gmail.com

 

 

 

Please include your name, age, contact phone numbers, email addresses, a recent photograph of yourself, family members that live in the area, mom, dad, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, etc and a brief summary of why you are ready to find love now.

Till the wheels fall off: Chicago native follows dream to activism and the arts

A native of Chicago’s South Side, Dominique Elise, 26, moved to New York in 2003 to follow her dream of singing and performing. After attending the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she got a job with Theater Works USA, a children’s touring theater company and performed in the Off-Broadway play, If You Give a Mouse A Cookie, based on the popular children’s story.

Dominique, like many artists under pressure from families who prefer traditional career choices for their children (she thought she would be an architect), eventually found the strength to dedicate the time and energy to something that she loved, writing, singing, and performing.

“I would rather live in a cardboard box on a street somewhere and make art, than spend my life in a cubicle doing something I didn’t want to do,” said Dominique, who began writing at age eight. Her professional experiences in NYC helped her to redefine her notion of success.
“My whole idea was, success looked like Beyonce vs. [like] Shari Lewis, but [I realized they are] both are doing what they love to do.”

While singing backup for soul singers, Dominique met singer and producer Steve Wallace who encouraged her to write songs. Her first album, “Outside Influence” (available on iTunes and CDBaby), has a Gospel, Soul, and R&B infused sound, a reflection of the African-American music roots in Chicago.

“I think that the new things I’m working on now are definitely more of a reflection of being a single woman in NYC, as opposed to being a black girl from Chicago,” said Dominique. “I had to get those first layers of my experience off and into the world before I could start expressing my newer experiences.”

Those experiences include activism and social responsibility. This Sunday school teacher has done volunteer work in Guatemala, Europe, Central America and Mexico. She’s raising money for a trip to volunteer in Kenya this summer.  In the meantime, she’s writing, recording, and performing at a monthly music showcase produced by comedian Chewy Chiu.

“My goal in my life is to take my passion for volunteering and find a way to blend it seamlessly, peacefully, without conflict, with my being a singer and wanting to tour and perform,” said Dominique who uses a vision wall adorned with her goals and scriptures that reflect what she feels God is telling her.

Singer Dominique Elise

Singer Dominique Elise

She also is a self-proclaimed “Yogi” and says that yoga has helped her release the engrained patterns of thought that would have prevented her from pursuing her dream.

“We live in a society that says if you haven’t made it by 21 you might as well give up. I feel the reward looks a lot different than what we’re told it is, the reward is the life and the experiences that you have,” said Dominique. “I will ride it till the wheels fall off, and if they do, I will pick them up and put them in the back of the wagon and drag it the rest of the way.”
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SWR New York Event
Join us to hear SWR member singer Dominique Elise, 26, perform on Sat., Feb. 20, 2010.
Broadway Comedy Club Cafe, on West 53rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues in New York City. Doors open at 6 PM; show starts at 6:30 PM. (The Cafe is a separate door, next to the Broadway Comedy Club, which is on 318 West 53rd, NY, NY.) $10 Cover with 2 drink minimum.

Say SingleWomenRule.com at the door and get in for $5!!!!
We will meet at 6 P.M. by the bar.
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Date in your pajamas: free video speed dating event

BY Skyecandy
(with commentary by SWR’s Keysha Whitaker)

Forget blind dates, noisy bars and ‘traditional’ online dating, a new style of dating has hit singles in time for Valentine’s Day. Skyecandy announces a worldwide dating event this Valentine’s Day to celebrate the official launch of Skyecandy video speed dating via Skype.

Okay, they have a point.  The dating game can be a pain in the patootie.  Though I’ve had some success with that free dating fish website most of the time I just don’t feel like being bothered. If you are going to make the effort to meet someone new, why not make it as low impact as possible? 

Eddie and Dan, two hopeless romantics, will kick off the launch with a livestream event beginning which will simultaneously stream on Skyecandy, Facebook and Livestream.

FOR EASTERN TIME in the US it begins at 5:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 13. 

Skyecandy matches members for 5 minute video speed dates with real people from all over the world. It offers users the security to interact face-to-face and meet potential partners or make new friends using Skype, without having to exchange any personal information. And you can enjoy this from the comfort of your own home.

Woo-hoo pajamas! 

Skyecandy is designed with women in mind. “If you’re a woman on the dating scene, it can be such a minefield,” says Skyecandy founder Melonie Ryan, a thirty something Sydney-based entrepreneur. “Video dating promises to be a popular alternative to lengthy profiles searching, misleading profiles and the delayed chat and email-based communication of traditional online dating services. Now with instant face to face dating, in a matter of minutes, you can establish a mutual attraction.”

Now I don’t know about the misleading stuff. I’ve seen myself on video and dammit I don’t think I look like that.  But the plus side is, he can’t put a video of himself when he was the captain of the college football team.  A face-to-face meeting without the in-person face is a safer alternative than texting his profile name and email address to your girls before you go.  Though I’m not sure videos can capture that in-person chemistry that we all use for the final yay or nay.

Speed Date sessions run every six minutes. Each date runs for five minutes with a minute in between that enables you to give a simple answer, YES or NO. If you both vote YES, you can continue to communicate for free using Skype, in your own time, at your own pace. You can also record your thoughts with Reminder Notes about the date and send a little Post Speed Date Notes (PS note) to someone you liked.

At the livestream event on Valentine’s Day, Eddie and Dan will give friends and singles a closer look at Skyecandy and some of these world-first features that make this dating experience like no other. A surprise special guest will share the stage with Dan and Eddie who will kick off the worldwide dating event, inviting single men and women everywhere to find their Valentine on Skyecandy this Valentine’s Day. The livestream event will be archived at Skyecandy’s Facebook Page and Livestream channel. 

In another Skyecandy first, the livestream event will be captured using Logitech HD webcams. Logitech comes onboard as a promotional partner for Skyecandy and is providing HD webcams for the launch as well as prizes for Skyecandy’s video contest.

Skyecandy is a Skype Extra third party application. All you need is a PC, Internet access and a webcam. You download Skyecandy directly from Skype’s Tools Menu, Extras, Get Extras in the Community section and register as a user.

At SWR we say PHOOEY to feeling like you HAVE to find a “Valentine”.  We want you to revel in life’s magic and feel truly fulfilled, whether the knight in shining (or newly refurbished) armor ever arrives.  If you are dating, make sure it’s because you’re reveling, not wallowing. 

Solange Knowles deejays event for Haiti relief

I like Solange and I like Beyonce and I like champagne.  Put them all together for a good cause, I’m a happy camper.   Plus, I have to respect the drive of Solange Knowles.  I like the sound of her latest release Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams plus I was super pumped when she bucked the system and cut off her damn hair. Many folks try to peg her as the underdog to Beyonce’s astronomical fame (and several years ago, I was one of them), but Solange, bouncing back from a young marriage and divorce, keeps re-inventing herself and I think she’s finally found her groove.  At SWR, we want you to find your groove too - to revel in life’s magic and feel truly fulfilled, whether the knight in shining (or newly refurbished) armor ever arrives.

Armand de Brignac (Ace of Spades) teamed up with Solange for the “Relief for Haiti Edition” party to raise funds for those in need in NYC on Tuesday. The event was attended by notables including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Michelle Williams, Andre Harrell, Steve Stoute, and Daniel Merriweather. Solange deejayed as guests enjoyed some of the #1 Champagne in the world. A magnum sized bottle of Ace of Spades was signed by all celebrities in attendance and will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to help Haiti .

All photos courtesy of Armad de Brignac.

Andre Harrell, Uptown Records founder, credited with launching the careers of Sean "P-Diddy" Combs and Mary J. Blige

Andre Harrell, Uptown Records founder, credited with launching the careers of Sean Combs (Diddy, P.Diddy -I can't keep up) and Mary J. Blige

 

Singer Daniel Merriweather

Singer Daniel Merriweather.

 

Jay-Z autographed bottle of Ace of Spades that will be auctioned for Haiti relief.

Jay-Z autographed bottle of Armand de Brignac that will be auctioned for Haiti relief.

Solange dj'd the event.

Solange dj'd the event.

Solange and Beyonce Knowles.

Solange and Beyonce Knowles.


Meet Single Gal in the City plus NYE in NYC

I’d like to introduce you to Melissa, blogger of Single Gal in the City.

She’s got a lively, insightful blog about ”a native New Yorker’s daily take on dating, relationships and life in the Big Apple, commingled with entries from more than 90 personal diaries spanning 10+ years”.

Check her out at www.melissasinglegalinthecity.com.

Plus, if you’re in NYC and still looking for a New Year’s Eve shindig, in today’s post she tells you where to get in where you fit in for 50 bucks.

Happy Chanukah!

For all things Chanukah, check out Chanukah.org, which offers recipes, stories, traditions, and a Chanukah How-To. The site features a search engine where you can key in your zip code for events and celebrations in your area. (I keyed in mine and learned about a party being thrown tonight in a nearby town.)

If you like, you can winnow your search to include just women’s events.

In related news, the National Council of Jewish Women is accepting entries for its Jewish Women’s Film Festival. The deadline is May 15, and the entry fee is $35.00 for up to five films. For more information and an application, click here.

(Image courtesy Kaboose.com.)

Join SWR @ The Dooney and Bourke Tent Sale

Join SWR at the Dooney & Bourke Tent Sale!

Join SWR at the Dooney & Bourke Tent Sale!

Some of us love a good handbag.  We love it even more if we get it at a great price.

That’s why SWR is inviting you to the Dooney and Bourke Tent Sale.

We’ll go as a group on Saturday, December 12, 2009, then have brunch.  If you’d like to join us, email info (at) singlewomenrule.com.  If you can’t make it, check out the sale on Thurs. Dec. 10, Fri. Dec. 11, or Sun. Dec. 13. 

In my experience, you should expect to spend at least two hours in the tent. Here are some tips for a great tent sale experience:

  • Don’t carry a heavy pocketbook (or one at all). It will weigh you down when searching for bags.  Just put your credit card and license in a pocket or wristlet.
  • Dress light but warm.   You will probably have to stand in line outside for at least 45 minutes - but it is hot in the tent and a big coat will make you sweat and weigh you down.   Layer with long sleeve shirts and maybe a down vest.
  • Wear sneakers or flat shoes.

Click here for full detail on the Dooney and Bourke Tent Sale.

Live the Life You Love - Tonight in NYC!!

Click here to get your tickets to this singles lifestyle panel discussion at the luxurious Saks Fifth Avenue brought to you by Single Edition and Sparks Networks

Read our article with the founder of Single Edition, Sherri Langburt

Saks Fifth Avenue
611 5th Ave.
New York, NY

November 3, 2009
(6:30 pm to 10:00 pm)

Cost:
$25 Online
$35 At Door
Sorry, no refunds. Please bring your online confirmation with you.

Enjoy:

A panel of experts in the fields of dating, fashion, health and business
Cocktails from the cash bar
Exclusive after-hours shopping at Saks with personal shoppers and free make-up consultations

Attire: Business Casual

Read and win: Cooking and men revealed at Live the Life You Love

***Read and win: A pair of tickets to the Live the Life You Love event on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at SAKS in New York City goes to the first five people to read and comment.***

If you want to learn how to make a great meal for yourself when you’re low on energy and command the respect you deserve from a man, Brad Berkowitz, author of The 21st Century Guide to Bachelorhood: Lessons Learned Over the Past 20 Years, and Karine Bakhoum, a luxury lifestyle and hospitality public relations expert and judge on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” will tell you how at the third installment of the Live the Life You Love event series at 6:30 p.m. in Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave. in New York City. Tickets are $25 online, and $35 at the door. Berkowitz and Bakhoum are two of the four panelists at the event produced by Single Edition Media and Spark Networks.

“If a guy meets a girl on a Friday night and he takes her number and doesn’t call for a couple of days that’s not a good sign,” said Berkowitz. “If he calls you several days later and asks what you are doing tomorrow night, decline.”

Berkowitz said making plans at a last-minute invite is “setting the stage for a dysfunctional relationship. She should say ‘Oh I’m glad to hear from you, I would have loved to have seen you tomorrow night, but I didn’t hear from you until now and I made other plans. Perhaps we can reschedule.”

Brad Berkowitz, author of The 21st Century Guide to Bachelorhood

Brad Berkowitz, author of The 21st Century Guide to Bachelorhood

Berkowitz, who also writes a monthly column for JDate.com, explains that Jewish singles face unique dating issues. “You’ll have different levels of religious belief, Conservative, Orthodox, Hasidic, and Reform. In the Orthodox, if you’re not married by the time you’re 26 and have five kids by 35, you’re basically shunned. It’s a very different culture and I am not being judgmental,” said Berkowitz.

“My family history is Jewish, and I wanted to marry Jewish [but] I’m not overly religious,” said Berkowitz, who met his fiancee at JDate.com ten years ago, but because of their age difference (he was nine years her senior) they didn’t pursue a romantic relationship and maintained casual contact through mutual friends. Last year, they started dating. This year, they got engaged.

The 21st Century Guide to Bachelorhood is a book for both men and women: men get an explicit list of do’s and don’ts when trying to meet that special someone and women get a peek at what men are thinking and insight into their dating behavior – like if they really want to have “the talk”.

“A guy very rarely wants to have that conversation,” said Berkowitz. “As to the timing, it depends. If it’s been three or four months, you might need to address it; if it’s been a couple of weeks, no.”

Berkowitz said there are hints if it will be a yes or a no: “If after three months, he’s talking to you once a week, seeing you once a week, it’s definitely a no.”

Karine Bakhoum has been at the forefront of making chefs big names in the United States since the early 90s (think Chefs Bobby Flay, Ed Brown, and Matthew Kenney). In 2007, she became the only person to have her palate insured by Lloyd’s of London.

“I do a lot of tasting for my clients on every level: does this smell right, taste right? On TV, I taste and critique food. After being sick for two weeks one year with a bad sinus infection, I thought ‘what would happen if I ever lost my taste buds?’”

Her career path stems from her international childhood experience, born in Switzerland to a Coptic Egyptian dad and American mom. “I was always trying new foods and exposed to different cultures, so my palate was very sophisticated from birth. I spent a great deal of time in restaurants with my father, for me it was a very natural environment,” said Bakhoum.

Karine Bakhoum, of KB Network News and judge on "Iron Chef America"

On Tuesday’s panel, Bakhoum will give pointers on cooking for one with tips like what to cook when you’re short on time or tired. “I like to make shrimp; shrimp is fast,” said Bakhoum, who’s now married with two children. “Everything I cook is quick, even stews. They take a long time to simmer but not long to prepare. As a working mother, the hardest meal I ever cook is Thanksgiving dinner.”

Bakhoum said cooking “could be a fun way to love yourself and practice for when you do want to entertain. The biggest challenge as a single is actually taking the time to cook for yourself.”

“It’s so much easier to order in or eat a slice of pizza. I think that’s something that I did. If I didn’t invite someone over, I couldn’t be bothered cooking for myself. You should treat yourself as well, if not better, as you should treat a guest,” said Bakhoum.

If you want to cook for your significant other, don’t hold back in protest of those old gender rules that say it’s the woman’s job to cook. (Okay, maybe that’s just me.)

“I don’t believe that you shouldn’t cook for a guy that you’re dating, it’s not like going to bed with him, why not share food? “ said Bakhoum. “If you love to cook you should share something you love.”

Bakhoum thinks you should enjoy cooking, just as much as you should enjoy being single. “Stay that way as long as you possibly can,” said Bakhoum. “I spent my single time wishing I was married with children. I should have just enjoyed being single and not worried about.”

Read and win: You better Live the Life You Love!

***Read and win: A pair of tickets to the Live the Life You Love event on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at SAKS in New York City goes to the first five people to read and comment. Check back on Friday for more with two of the panelists and another chance to win!***

Sherri Langburt, founder of www.singleedition.com

Don’t take for granted your friendships and definitely don’t put your life on hold for anyone. That’s the message entrepreneur Sherri Langburt shares through her company Single Edition and on Tuesday, November 3, Single Edition and Spark Networks (which produces a number of online dating sites including: JDate.com, BlackSingles.com, and ChristianMingle.com) is bringing that message to single women with the third installment of the Live the Life You Love event series at 6:30 p.m. in Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave. in New York City. Tickets are $25 online, and $35 at the door.

Tuesday’s event features four expert panelists who will speak and answer questions: author of The 21st Century Guide to Bachelorhood, Brad Berkowitz; human resources consultant and career coach Alyson D’Anna; Karine Bakhoum, a frequent judge on the Food Networks hit “Iron Chef America, and entrepreneur Beth Schoenfeldt, founder of Collective-E, a “unique hybrid of an Entrepreneur Agency with a community twist”.

Respectively, their topics include: how and where to meet Mr. Right, including how to stand up for yourself early in the relationship so you get treated well; self-promotion and marketing tactics for single women in Corporate America and business; cooking for one – how to enjoy the process and make your kitchen environment cook friendly; and how to start out as a solo entrepreneur in slump economy. After the panels, attendees can enjoy after-hours shopping at Saks with exclusive discounts, personal shoppers, and free make-up consultations.

Like Single Edition (which is marketed to men and women), the event is an opportunity for women to discover new resources, an opportunity Langburt didn’t have in 1996 when she moved to New York.

Originally from Montreal, Langburt grew up in a “conservative, old fashioned” home with Polish and Russian parents that would have preferred she marry and have kids in her early twenties. “Something in me kind of said, I can’t do this, there is more in this world and I started building my life and realized that single women can do things on their own,” said Langburt.

But it wasn’t easy.

“When I first got here, and being a Canadian transplant, I was really left to my own devices,” said Langburt. “Getting across the borders with working papers was a nightmare. Getting a bank card was a nightmare. There were really no resources; there was nothing that supported single people.”

“One point I was robbed of everything I owned,” said Langburt. “I was moving from one apartment to another and they stole the truck. I was told that as a single woman from Canada, no board was ever going to approve you [to buy an apartment].”

The void in resources prompted Langburt to develop the concept for Single Edition, which ten years later became the “premier lifestyle destination for singles: women and men of all ages who have never been married as well as those who are divorced, solo parents or suddenly single.”

“I had the idea, [but I knew] I wasn’t going to be able to support myself. For ten years, I was like this is my dream - to launch this business,” said Langburt, whose now been featured on numerous media outlets including the Gayle King Radio Show, Good Morning Australia, and in the New York Times. 

She didn’t take money from investors when she started Single Edition, and consulted part-time to avoid spending her savings. “To me [with] investors, you are giving a part of your dream and if you can’t make a business float they will just take it away.”

Langburt, now married for almost two years, met her husband online while she was building the site. “He opposed,” she said, but she persevered, as she’d done and continued to do after arriving in New York. Her perseverance and patience landed her jobs and connections that enabled her to fulfill her dream.

“I didn’t listen to the voices at home, I just didn’t listen,” said Langburt. “I was fearless, if someone said no. I was applying for every job under the sun; I didn’t say no to any interview, I always took a ‘no’ as a yes.”

Langburt, who still lives in New York City, recognizes it presents unique challenges for people, especially single women.

“The best part about the city is the anonymity; that you could do anything and be anyone and everyday on every corner there is hope,” said Langburt. “The hardest part of the city is the isolation. There is a perception that everyone has a social life, but it’s hard to build a circle of friends here.”

Live the Life You Love is a chance for single women to overcome the isolation.

“It’s a change to meet connect and have smart conversations and learn. It is a unique event that has never been done before, you need to celebrate and empower yourself,” said Langburt. “Men come and go, but women [friendships] don’t. Women kind of take their friendships for granted when men are in the picture. It’s really about not putting your life on hold. That is the major message. “

A chic lifestyle event for single women; win tix on SingleWomenRule.com!!

At Single Women Rule, we encourage you to revel in life’s magic and feel truly fulfilled - whether the knight in shining (or newly refurbished) armor ever arrives.  This event series is right in line with our mission, and we are pleased to share it with you, plus offer you the chance to win tickets.  See you there!  - Keysha

Single Edition Launches Three-Part Event Series To Address Lifestyle Topics From A Single Woman’s Perspective

When will he call? Do you think he’s into me? Single Edition Media thinks single women have more important things to think about than trivial dating questions such as these.

A lifestyle company that delivers programming, content and tools exclusively for singles, Single Edition Media has partnered with Spark Networks, the number one provider of niche singles communities such as JDate®.com, AmericanSingles®.com, ChristianMingle®.com and BlackSingles.com® to launch the “Live the Life You Love” three-part event series this fall at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.

The women’s only event series will address a range of lifestyle issues from a single woman’s perspective – from real estate and personal finance to health and career topics. Each event will feature an expert-led panel discussion, Q&A, after-hours shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue; as well as complimentary manicures, make-up applications, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Sponsors include New York Sports Club, Vitamin Shoppe, Vitamin Water, and Spark Networks.

As more individuals wait longer to marry, nearly one third all of Americans identify as “single” today, and yet single women are still waiting to make important life decisions. According to Sherri Langburt, founder of Single Edition Media, “Single Edition recognizes that life presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities for singles. Just in time for National Singles Week, the ‘Live the Life You Love’ series offers a fresh perspective, genuine advice, and some hands-on assistance to show single women that they shouldn’t have to wait to make important life decisions.”

The first event, held on September 15, addressed single-specific issues including: how to buy a house as a single; how to choose a smart insurance plan; if singles should have a will; and how to invest single-salary savings.

The second event will occur on October 6 and will cover sex, health, nutrition, and fitness topics; while the third event takes place on November 3 and will cover entrepreneurship, career, entertaining, and relationships topics. Tickets cost $25 online and $35 at the door; tickets to all three events cost $45. To reserve a spot, please visit www.spark.net/livethelifeyoulove

****** SingleWomenRule.com is pleased to give FIVE readers the chance to win tickets to the October 6 event.  Be one of the first five people to comment on this post by 8 AM EST on Mon. Oct. 5, and you will win a pair of tickets to Live Your Life, courtesy of Single Edition and Spark Networks!!!******

Get Your Crawl On! SingleWomenRule.com’s Blog Crawl for National Singles’ Week, Sept. 20 - 26, 2009

Join millions of people as they crawl the web’s most popular blogs for singles, during the first SingleWomenRule.com’s Blog Crawl for National Singles Week.   In the virtual world, a blog crawl works like a pub crawl, or museum crawl in the real world; each day, you’ll visit a designated blog to read featured blog posts from our favorite voices in the singles community.

“The Blog Crawl is an excellent example of the strength and connectivity of the online singles community,” said Terry Hernon MacDonald of SingleWomenRule.com.  Hernon MacDonald, author of the e-book, How to Attract and Marry the Man of Your Dreams, co-founded SingleWomenRule.com last August. 

Featured guest bloggers include Dr. Bella DePaulo, notable psychologist and author of Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After; author of the novel The Divorce Party, Laura Dave; dating/relationship writer and author of The Real Reasons Men Commit, Kimberly Dawn Neumann, writer Simone Grant of Sex, Lies and Dating, dating coach Ronnie Ann Ryan of NeverTooLate.biz, and Maryanne Comaroto, author of Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You Drop Your Drawers.

Singlutionary offers stories, advice, humor and love from the Last Single Girl Standing.

Singlutionary offers stories, advice, humor and love from the Last Single Girl Standing.

“We hand-picked the guest bloggers and host blogs for their tenacious spirit and voice,” said Hernon MacDonald.  “Guiding readers from blog to blog in a crawl helps each blog build their readership, while bringing a fresh perspective and new audience via the guest bloggers, each day.”

The Blog Crawl begins on the first day of National Singles’ Week, Sunday, September 20, 2009.

“On Sunday, we’ll start our crawl with Kimberly Dawn Neumann on Vanessa Torres’ site, That Happened to Me.  Then on Monday, we’ll crawl over to Singlutionary for a guest post by writer Simone Grant,” said Hernon MacDonald.  “Each day of National Singles’ Week, we’ll get a great post from our guest bloggers, and an opportunity to read some different blogs for all aspects of single life.”

The Blog Crawl ends on Saturday, September 26, 2009 with Dr. DePaulo blogging on Onely.org. 
Hernon-MacDonald said, “SingleWomenRule.com’s Blog Crawl 2009 is an innovative and exciting opportunity for the online singles community to show solidarity, strength and community during National Singles’ Week.”

SingleWomenRule.com’s Blog Crawl for National Singles Week
Sunday, September 20, 2009 – Saturday, September 26, 2009

ThatHappenedtoMe.com by Vanessa Torres

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Kimberly Dawn Neumann on That Happened to Me
http://www.thathappenedtome.com

Monday, September 21, 2009
Simone Grant on Singlutionary
http://singlutionary.blogspot.com

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Ronnie Ann Ryan on Single Women Rule
http://www.singlewomenrule.com

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Terry Hernon MacDonald on Sex, Lies & Dating
http://www.sex-lies-dating.com/

Thursday, September 24, 2009
Maryanne Comaroto on Dating Advice Almost Daily
http://www.happygirlmusing.com

Friday, September 25, 2009
Laura Dave on Living Single
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single

Saturday, September 26, 2009
Dr. Bella DePaulo on Onely
http://onely.org

Free online workshop on love, achievement, and happiness

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