About the Chief Editor

Shawn K. Quinn has maintained residence near or in Houston for his entire life.

His hobbies and interests, both present and past, include (in no particular order) video games, dance (both participating and watching), laser tag, Renaissance festivals, computing, technology, blogging, social media, the arts (including visual art, photography, cinematography, and performing arts), current events, politics, sailing, camping, parties, and fundraising for non-profit organizations.

Shawn maintains two other blogs in addition to Quinn’s Big City: Rant Roulette (the former shawnkquinn.com blog), opinion pieces on current events, technology, sports, and miscellaneous other topics, and Iced Tea and Ramen, a budgeting, frugal living, and financial awareness blog. His new personal portal at shawnkquinn.com is still under development and will launch sometime during the spring of 2010.

About Quinn’s Big City

Note: this has not been updated to reflect recent (late 2010 January) changes in the direction of the blog.

The primary goal behind Quinn’s Big City: showcase the best events of Houston, particularly the inner city, defined as inside I-610 (“the loop”) or within about 1.5 miles outside. Occasional events from farther out or sometimes even neighboring cities may find their way into the list, but central Houston remains the primary focus.

This showcase of the best events is the main feature, called the LOVIEE (which stands for Listing Of Very Interesting/Exciting Events). There are four different LOVIEEs: monthly, weekly, special, and ongoing.

But the various LOVIEEs are not the only feature. There is also the Recap feature which tells a bit about what happened at selected events, and the On The Horizon feature which is a more in-depth look at major upcoming events which are usually further ahead than the next month.

Quinn’s Big City is many things, and among those things, it is a labor of love. I love the city of Houston and the great times it has to offer, and I defy you to find someone who loves Houston more than I do. I’m honored to be a part of it, and I hope you’ll come and join me sometime at one of the events I feature.

Great culture, great events, and great times: that’s what Quinn’s Big City is all about!

-- Shawn K. Quinn
Chief Editor, Quinn's Big City
original: 2009 August 24
 revised: 2009 December 18