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Interested in good conversation? Exploring ideas? Reading the odd article to jumpstart a thoughtful exchange? Then join us for the next Salon—now in Brooklyn—on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. [more inside]

Saturdays in June at Como Dockside and Mondays in August at Loring Park. See inside for bands and films. [more inside]

...is the name of trivia night at Ward 6 on St. Paul's east side. [more inside]

HOWDY! Myself and the Husband will be in beautiful downtown Toronto for about two weeks starting on the 27th. We should hang. I know there are a lot of you, so I'm up to multiple meet ups. Sunday the 5th, The Rebel House, 1pm!

Portsmouth neighborhood has ALL THE PARKS. They're a resource, a treasure, socialism at its finest, and we will explore them. Flat, slow pace, no drop ride. There might be snacks. [more inside]

Let's do dinner Monday, June 27 at 4 Hands Brewing! This is my first time actually visiting in St. Louis and not just passing through, so I'm looking forward to eating food and drinking beer. [more inside]

I'll be in Boston this weekend, visiting with my boyfriend, and we'd like to do Boda Borg, but with just the two of us, we're one short of the minimum team number (3-5 people per team). Is anyone interested and available? We could do Sunday or Monday, whichever works better. *Edit: Confirmed for Monday, May 31 at 1:30* [more inside]

I'll be back in DC the week of June 6 - who'd like to grab dinner or a drink? [more inside]

We're going to go see some improv at the HUGE Theater! I figure we'll watch the first show and then decide if we want to stay or where to go from there. It's not hard to find, but there is limited parking. The neighborhood to the south usually has enough spots.

Anyone want to go to one of the upcoming Vanport Mosaic events?

Next Wednesday is the first Wednesday meet-up at the Billy Goat, on Lower Michigan. Tiny beers, sharp dressing weirdos, and unlimited potential for bad decisions and adventure await you. Join us!

A timely followup thread, for once! Who's up for some more board games in mid- to late June? [more inside]

Those of you who came out to play Killer Queen a few months ago know that this is a seriously addictive game. So let's do it again! [more inside]

We haven't had a PDX-area meetup in a few months. I think we should remedy that. [more inside]

It's Geeks Who Drink Trivia time again. With graduation season fully underway, who knows what challenges the Taters will face at McCabe's on Mass, Tuesday night at 7:30.

Welcome back to: Star Trek Happy Hour, continuing with "The Drumhead" with courtroom drama, mysteries in engineering and secret alien parentage! [more inside]

**Please note the date change! Sorry for any confusion!**

It's been too long since the Triangle Contingent got ourselves together, so let's meet up to eat some good food, drink some tasty beverages, and/or bitch about HB2. We've decided on a picnic with board games at Weaver Street Market on Sunday, May 29th at 4 pm! [more inside]

Tomorrow's supposed to be beautiful weather. Anyone up for an afternoon picnic in the park? [more inside]

May 27-30: WisCon is a feminist scifi/fantasy convention celebrating its 40th year. This year's Guests of Honor are Sofia Samatar, Justine Larbalestier, and Nalo Hopkinson. There are discussion panels, structured activities, parties and events, $1 childcare, a Con Suite with an array of snacks, safer spaces for People of Color and for trans/genderqueer people, and a dedicated Quiet Place where you can catch your breath and decompress. In particular I'm working this year's Saturday night Tiptree Award charity auction - promises to be a fun show.

A biology book club I'm part of in Toronto is going to be starting Freeman and Herron's Evolutionary Analysis. We read a chapter of a textbook a month (more or less), and answer the end-of-chapter questions. We also try to find a paper related to the chapter to discuss. Everyone is welcome; when we did Albert's Molecular Biology of the Cell, we had everyone from people who had zero biology background to biology Ph.D.s attend. Sometimes we stick to the subject of the chapter, and sometimes the discussion is wide-ranging. It's held at Toronto's Hacklab, which strives to be an inclusive and welcoming space. [more inside]

There are at least three of us in Hamilton, we should think about beer. [more inside]

Welcome back to: Star Trek Happy Hour, continuing with "Qpid" with the return of Q! Picard love interests! and Sherwood Forest! [more inside]

Shepherd and I will be in town from May 14-17 for TCAF and a show at Lee's Palace. Anyone want to meet up for food and drinks?

It's been a while, hasn't it? It is, allegedly, spring, the weather will hopefully be pleasant at some point, and if all else fails, Frankford Hall will at least have lemonade shandies. [more inside]

I'm thinking of starting a west Harlem sect of violetblue's excellent salon series. If you were interested in violetblue's salon but haven't been attending because of the location, read on! [more inside]

Does what it says on the tin. Tuesday, 7:30pm, McCabe's on Mass, Geeks Who Drink trivia. Maybe we'll even get another free dessert?

May 22. High noon. Post Hunt rides again, this year with more air conditioning! [more inside]