Event: Taking Twitter to the Next Level
When: February 6, 2015, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Where: National Press Club Journalism Institute, Washington D.C.
Now that you have the hang of tweeting, learn the easy way to adopt strategies that can boost your followers and engagement. Topics to be covered include: the optimum ways to tweet when news breaks, reaching the communities you're covering, and how to trend on Twitter. This session will be taught by Mark Luckie, Creative Content Manager for Journalism & News at Twitter. Registration is $5 NPC members; $10 public http://www.press.org/events/taking-twitter-next-level.

Event: Southern New England Association of Black Journalists General Meeting and Free Social Media Training Session
When: February 7, 2015, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Where: NBC CT (WVIT-TV), 1422 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110
Come enjoy great food, drinks and conversations while networking and learning with the Southern New England Association of Black Journalists at their first general body meeting of 2015. The meeting will include a free training session covering the latest and most advanced social media and web tool strategies used by the most accomplish journalists. Your host will be longtime NABJ member and NBC Universal O&O Television Stations Social Media Manager Sarah Glover. Please RSVP at SNEABJ@gmail.com. Space is limited. You will not be allowed inside NBC CT without an RSVP. For additional information on upcoming programs and events, follow @SNEABJ on Twitter or head to their website at www.SNEABJ.weebly.com. For questions email SNEABJ@gmail.com. See you there!

Event: ASBPE’s Three-part Webinar Series: Multimedia Storytelling for Journalists
When: February 10, 2015, 1:00-2:00pmET / 12:00-1:00pm CT
Where: Online
Learn to create compelling multimedia content over lunch, using nothing more than your smartphone or tablet. Think it’s impossible or too difficult? Think again. In ASBPE’s three-part webcast series on multimedia storytelling, you’ll learn how from Sarah Redohl, managing editor of Columbia Business Times, an Azbee Award-winning publication that won the 2014 Gold Award for visual storytelling. Each session is free for ASBPE members or $35 for non-members. To learn More and register, click here
Session: Video—it’s easier than you think - Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1-2 p.m. ET/12-1 p.m. CT

Dear Godfather. You are the last living son from five fabulous children of our grandparents Antoñico Soto y Tete Polo, and the youngest son (my late dad was the oldest).

You are a loving family man, devoted professor, community leader, attorney and founding father of SALAD (Spanish American League Against Discrimination), as well as having earned so many other acclaims, that it would literally take forever to gratefully acknowledge and declare with enthusiastic approval what you signify to me and for that matter, for all of us, who are members of The Soto Polo Family.

Get out into the wild this winter and take advantage of NYC Parks' Urban Park Rangers birding hikes and tours. Sick of being cooped up indoors? Set out with NYC Parks' Urban Park Rangers on one of the many hikes and birding tours they offer. Winter is a great time to spot Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Red-Tailed Hawks, Snowy Owls, and many more bird species.

"Birding is a great way to get outdoors this winter and stay active," said NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP. "Our Urban Park Rangers offer hikes and tours for people of all abilities in every borough. Whether you're an experienced birder or just looking for a fun winter activity outdoors, I encourage everyone to join us on a birding tour this season."

In the winter, many Raptors, or birds of prey, tend to fly further south to New York City in search of food. Bald Eagles are expert fishers and swoop down to snatch fish out of the water with their massive talons. The Saw-Whet Owl is speckled and striped, perfect for helping to camouflage them when they are roosting and hunting. After virtual extinction, the Peregrine Falcon has made a remarkable comeback and can be seen in New York City along the coast. If you see a shoreline full of birds and ducks suddenly scatter, scan the skies -- a powerful and fast-flying Peregrine Falcon is probably nearby. How many species can you spot?