Hoedown Pawpawty on Twitter today!

From Brewskie Butt, official spokescat of Art Adventures Studios...

Yo Brew's Posse! We are havin' a hoedown pawpawty today (Saturday September 26--Sunday September 27, 2009) on Twitter! Time to get yer farm on and get into all the fun! You can find all the info about the pawpawty here on @FrugalDougal's blog and you can follow all the action here on Tweetgrid. It isn't on the schedule, but sometime today, I will hold a contest for a free print by @BZTAT during the pawpawty! The answer to the contest question will be somewhere in a post on this blog, so be sure to review the most recent posts. Be sure to follow me, @BrewskieButt so that you can send me Direct Messages for the contest.

The pawpawty raises money for a different animal charity each month. Be sure to contribute to Soi Dog Rescue, this month's designated charity.

Hope to see ya at the pawpawty!!!!

Have a BREW-tiful day!

The Brew

Life is an Adventure!

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Surfin Safari July #PawPawty

From Brewskie Butt, official spokescat of Art Adventures Studios...

Brewskie the Surfer Dude
Artwork by BZTAT

Catabunga Dudes!!!! It's Paw Pawty time again! Every month thousands of animals that are on Twitter get together and have a 24 hour pawty to celebrate friendship, frolic and have fun, and raise money for an animal charity. Each pawty has a theme and this month's is Surfin' Safari, connecting with a contest hosted by Baby Patches of Supplies Just 4 Pets. Our animal charity this month is D'Arcy's A.R.C., a registered charity providing animal rescue in Manitoba, Canada.

You can read all about the details here from Frugal Dougal, the Paw Pawty organizer extraordinaire: Paws around the world: Surfin Safari July #PawPawty.

So get your surf board and suit and head out to Baby Patches' Island for the best time ever on Twitter!!! Oh yeah, and while you're at it, please vote for me in the contest here!

Have a BREW-tiful day!

The Brew

Life is an Adventure!

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#Pawpawty: Animals Celebrate Around the World to Raise Money for Animal Charities

Brewskie Cinco De Mayo PawPawty

For the last 3 months, #pawpawty has dominated Twitter's trending topics, meaning that it is one of the most talked about topics on Twitter. Many folks have been wondering, what the heck is it?

The #pawpawty is one of the silliest, goofiest and most hilarious virtual events you will ever witness! It is quite difficult to explain, but I will try.

First of all, Twitter is a world unto itself. It is a vast sea of individuals who "tweet" or send out messages of 140 characters or less into an infinite cyberworld. Followers receive the tweets of the folks that they follow in their personal cyber feed, but anyone can read everyone's tweets if they can find them. It helps to have special applications to work with your Twitter feed, such as Tweetdeck or Tweetgrid to help you keep topics and followers organized. All Tweeters have a name that starts with the "@" symbol. Mine is @BZTAT.

Many of us who leave our pets home alone have discovered that, in our absence, our critters have taken to cyberspace and become avid Tweeters! Some call them Anipals or Twitter Critters. There are actually websites set up for Twitter Critters, like Cats Who Twitter, which is run by the amazing @Oscarthecat. Yes, you have all heard from my own Brewskie (AKA The Brew) @Brewskiebutt, who is somewhat of a cybercelebrity on Twitter. At last count, he had 2344 followers!

On an average day, the anipals do just what humans do on Twitter--they chronicle their lives in short statements and converse with their pals around the world. They talk about their favorite products (Plague Rats, Best Bully Sticks and Furminators are always hot topics), and they share about their trials and tribulations. They rally to support other critters who endure health crises, and they help to get the word out about pets needing homes. It is a very special community.

When there is a #pawpawty going on though, the anipals cut loose! For 24 hours, they frolic and "pawty", playing games, holding contests, and drinking virtual meowgaritas and niptinis. Each #pawpawty follows a theme, and the anipals all change their profile pictures to follow the theme. (The artwork in this post are Brewskie's #pawpawty pictures.) It is so much fun, and so trendy on Twitter, it draws interest from people who have no clue of what it is about. All tweets have the #pawpawty hashtag in them so that they can be identified.

But the #pawpawty's are more than just fun. They raise money for animal charities and raise awareness for the needs of pets around the world. So far, over $5000 has been raised for organizations like The Humane Society, Kitten Rescue of Los Angeles and Orphans of the Storm in Illinois. The most recent pawpawty was held May 2-3 to benefit the Margaret Green Animal Rescue.

Of course, my Brewskie has been an avid participant in the #pawpawty's! In fact, the last one was held to celebrate his birthday. His good friend @FrugalDougal has been the Master of Ceremonies for the last two, doing an amazing job of coordinating prize contests, bartenders and DJ's for the events.

We knew with the last #pawpawty that there was international significance to the event. It has been so noticed on Twitter now that it has, unfortunately, drawn the spammers and imposters. Never mess with a bunch of anipals, however. They successfully banned the spammers from their #pawpawty stream and they managed to get Twitter to eliminate a poser trying to sell a Twitter account name on Ebay.

So why do I allow my cat to Tweet? Why do we participate in this silly virtual world? Well, we have met many animals and their people from around the world who are very special. Brewskie has been a great spokescat and manged to get my artwork seen by thousands of people around the world. And his pals have become great models for my artwork!

So check on your pets now and then and see what they are up to in YOUR absence...

Check out this neat slideshow of pictures of the Cinco De Mayo #pawpawty!

Life is an Adventure!

BZTAT

Would you like a custom pet portrait of your pet? BZTAT will paint your animal for a very reasonable price. For information, email her at bztat@artadventuresstudios.com.

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Happy Birthday Brewskie Butt, Official Spokescat for Art Adventures Studios!

Brewskie Butt, the Official Spokescat for Art Adventures Studios, is hosting a 24 hour online Paw Pawty for his Twitter Critter pals and anyone else who would like to celebrate his birthday! A Paw Pawty is a way for all of theBrew's Posse on Twitter to have some fun and games and to help raise money for animal charities at the same time. There will be contests and games throughout a 24-hour period with prizes from a variety of great sponsors. Attendees will be encouraged to donate to @RomeoTheCat, who raises money for animal charities across the United States.

Special art from Art Adventuures Studios will be given out to members of Brew's Posse of Twitter followers during Brewskie's Paw Pawty!

Start Time:
Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 2:00pm

End Time:
Monday, April 6, 2009 at 2:00pm

What's a Twitter Critter? It is an animal that "tweets" or blogs on the microblog site Twitter. There is a whole subculture of animals who Tweet on Twitter, as well as people who love animals. It is a very positive and supportive group that chronicles the lives of pets and other animals and is dedicated to making the world a better place for critters.You do not have to be on Twitter to enjoy the Paw Pawty. Simply go to http://tweetgrid.com/search?q=pawpawty and watch the critters live stream of Paw Pawty posts! Of course, to win prizes, you have to have a Twitter account and follow the following critters:

@Brewskiebutt

@Emmythecat

@Romeothecat

@Duke Richard II

@oscarthecat

@frugaldougal

Information about the Paw Pawty will be updated here and at frugaldougal blog.

Please join the Brew, the ultimate PAWTY ANIMAL for this very special event!

Note: Times listed are EDT (New York, NY). Check http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ to see conversions for different time zones.

Life is an Adventure!

BZTAT

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