BYOBeamer Philadelphia | Flashfl00d Opening
Friday, March 2, 6-11 p.m. (runs through March 24)
Little Berlin (2430 Coral St., Philadelphia)
Free admission
Flashfl00d  fancies itself "a semi-secretive mass public exhibition of rapidly distributed flash drives containing downloadable exhibitions." Little Berlin members and other Philadelphia artist and hacker groups/types are invited to embed USB flash drives (aka "dead drops") in public locations (like phone booths). The opening features an evening of projection of analog moving images, data visuals, motion graphics, motion capture, video and music. Participating artists include Oscar Tillman and Park McArthur, Danielle Payne, Ashley Wick, Benjamin Farahmand and Daniel Wallace.

Small Stakes
Saturday, March 3, 7-9 p.m.
Shot tower Coffee  (542 Christian St., Philadelphia)
$10-$20 sliding scale donation
This mini-version of the successful microgranting dinner series Philly Stake  exists to fund everyday costs of being a creative, like studio time, printing costs and supplies, in an intimate setting. Good food (courtesy of Little Baby's Ice Cream), good company and three presentations from some pretty inspiring creatives. All presenters take home some dough, and the winner, determined by voting, gets the most. Deadline for presenter applications is Tuesday (Feb. 28) at noon.

City Food Tours: Hawaiian Flavors of the Flower Show
March 5, 7, 9 and 10, 2-4:30 p.m.
Smokin' Betty's (116 S. 11th St., Philadelphia)
$49 per person ($44 for seniors), advance reservations required (800-979-3370 or at www.cityfoodtours.com)
The Philadelphia International Flower Show takes us to paradise this year, and so does the always tasty City Food Tours, which is hosting this 2.5-hour event that includes a five-chocolate tasting from the islands, three exotic teas from Hawaii, fish tacos, and a Mai Tai cocktail. The event is hosted by City Food Tours owner Eric Matzke, who spent 12 years as a child on the island of Oahu, studied horticulture in college and has previously helped develop a Flower Show exhibit (with the Philadelphia Zoo).