There Ought to be a meetup on June 1st.

posted April 9, 2014 1:52 PM

This is a Hoosier Meetup Stub entry- feel free to add/suggest locations. We've settled on June 1st, now lets find a place to park! Fishers? Broadripple? Greenwood? Downtown?
posted by pjern to Proposed (25 comments total)

Ah, the eternal question...Where to meet?
Being a Muncie resident, Fishers and Broad Ripple are closest for me. Downtown is probably the most equidistant location for most Hoosier MeFites.

Anyone game for Noblesville? Barley Island is a cozy place, with pretty good craft brews and servicable grub.

Then again, if beer is important, I would suggest a Muncie meetup at Heorot. But, that would mean having to drive to Muncie.
posted by Thorzdad at 3:15 PM on April 9, 2014

I would prefer southside but I would say that since I'm in Greenwood. Having said that I'm fine with meeting wherever.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 3:21 PM on April 9, 2014

Thorzdad! I just had to jump in to say that I grew up in Noblesville and attended Ball State! If I'm in town I'd love to join you all.
posted by cooker girl at 5:31 PM on April 9, 2014

I'm in, subject to schedule restrictions of course. I'm in the Irvington area so almost anywhere is fine with me.
posted by Gelatin at 4:21 AM on April 10, 2014

I live near Greenwood and work in zionsville. I'm fine with meeting wherever. I do have one request: can we please do this on a Sunday? That's the only day of the week that I'm ever available.
posted by double block and bleed at 6:06 AM on April 10, 2014

"Where" is not too much of an issue for me — I'm willing to travel some distance. It's "when" that tends to limit me, although I do like db&b's Sunday suggestion as I tend to have most Sundays open, at least for the next few months.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 6:39 AM on April 10, 2014

I vote for downtown, but would drive wherever. Sunday works for me too.
posted by jaden at 9:32 AM on April 10, 2014

The SO and I should be good when/wherever in general. Downtown might be the easiest for most in the metro area.

Let's just pick a Sunday (just not Memorial Day weekend thanks to a certain event in Speedway) and go with it.
posted by RyanAdams at 9:43 AM on April 10, 2014

Given that certain event in Speedway, I'd say we should skip May altogether. Maybe early June?
posted by Thorzdad at 3:43 PM on April 10, 2014

It might also be a hoot to meet up again for a game of something at GenCon. I have my registration already but it isn't required just to grab a table.
posted by Gelatin at 4:21 PM on April 10, 2014

Gencon isn't till August and nothing that requires admission, pls. Gas to drive to Indy and back is already gonna cost me enough.
posted by IndigoRain at 5:32 AM on April 11, 2014

Given that certain event in Speedway, I'd say we should skip May altogether.

Well, if we're avoiding Speedway anyways, Nobletucky or Fishers would probably be OK even into the middle of May.
posted by pjern at 2:22 PM on April 11, 2014

Jun 1st? Bueller?
posted by pjern at 10:55 AM on April 22, 2014

I can do June 1.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 8:12 PM on April 22, 2014

I think that would work for me, too.
posted by double block and bleed at 8:53 AM on April 23, 2014

June 1st works for me too.
posted by jaden at 7:33 AM on April 24, 2014

Alright, now we need a venue. I'm leaning towards Fishers this time as the last meetups have been in Greenwood and Downtown.

Anyone else? Suggestions for a place?
posted by pjern at 10:46 AM on April 24, 2014

I live up that way, so I suppose I should offer a suggestion or two. The Nickel Plate Bar & Grill for, uh, bar & grill type fare, and it's in a nice older brick building. If not that, maybe Red Habanero for Mexican. I wouldn't be averse to Thorzdad's suggestion of Barley Island, either, although that's farther north. If those don't suit people, I can probably offer other suggestions depending on what type of thing everyone wants.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 8:51 PM on April 24, 2014

Anything on the north/northeast side is great for me, so Fishers definitely works.
Nickel Plate is ok, though every time I've been there it was crowded as hell, hard to get a table and really noisy. YMMV, of course.

If I had any sort of request, it would be for a place with a reasonable beer selection. But, it's not a deal-breaker by any means.
posted by Thorzdad at 10:36 AM on April 25, 2014

Thorzdad: That's kind of been my experience there, as well. I'd like to be able to hear my fellow MeFites.

I'm going to check in with my daughter this weekend; she lives in that area and may have a suggestion.
posted by pjern at 12:11 AM on April 30, 2014

I live in Bloomington - and would be interested in possibly driving an hour or so for a meetup.
posted by steinwald at 4:23 AM on April 30, 2014

Well, if you want beer and good food, you could do Rockstone Pizza Pub. However, it can be a bit noisy in there at times, especially if we have a large group.

We do live right in that area, so I'll do more pondering on places.
posted by RyanAdams at 9:00 AM on April 30, 2014

Oh, my wife also suggested doing Books & Brews as well. They're a combination of a microbrewery and used book store. It's a relatively small place, but it could certainly work. The only issue I see is that there's a musician playing from 1pm to 3pm.

[Slight disclaimer: I did kickstart them.]
posted by RyanAdams at 9:05 AM on April 30, 2014

I'm a dumbass. June 1st is my anniversary. Carry On.
posted by pjern at 10:15 AM on May 16, 2014

So...Did anything get settled on this? If pjern can't make June 1st, I propose we find an alternate date. He started this, afterall.
posted by Thorzdad at 3:08 PM on May 29, 2014 [1 favorite]