"Who says that nothing ever happens in Auburn?" Coffee, wine and beer
tasting, lectures, plays and concerts; all this and more can be found at
OffbeatAuburn.com.

Created by Kelly Walker, Offbeat Auburn is a Web site that covers all
the local events that occur in Auburn. How are these events found? A
side from traditional sources, "you have to 'creep' people a little
bit," Walker said. Using Facebook and Twitter, Walker is able to find
unique events.

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Offbeat Auburn features stories on upcoming events accompanied with
podcasts. Walker uses audio because it is a familiar medium to him. A
long time radio veteran, he has worked with commercial and national
radio for 25 years reporting and doing public radio.

Walker based the idea for his Web site off the Arts Portal in
Bloomington, Ind., which is a Web site for local art and cultural
organization to release get their information about events from one
source.

"I noticed that there really wasn't a single source of information that
covered all of the kinds of events, well, that I like going to and a lot
of my friends like going to," Walker said.

After talking to some local arts organizations, such as the Sundilla
Acoustic Concert series and Tina Tatum, owner of The Gnu's Room, Walker
registered the domain, rented server space and got a theme for content
management and "we were pretty much in business at that point," Walker
said.

The site has been well received with more than 1,500 hits its first
month.

"iIt's been more successful so far then I ever expected," Walker said.
"I'm not planning [for the future] so much as I'm holding on for dear
life."

The site keeps Walker busy with request for interviews and constant
calendar updates.

Down the road Walker hopes to expand into more video and add a wider
variety of podcasts to the Web site. He wants to expand the podcast to
include, not only local art and cultural organizations, but people in
the community that give Auburn its unique culture.