MeFi IRL

Spring may be a month and a half late, but trivia keeps going. Join us 7pm Wednesday at Phoenix Landing for Geeks Who Drink! [more inside]

It's first Wednesday! Join us for beers, burgers, bonding and the Original Billy Goat Tavern. It might even be warm enough to make the trek to Live Wire for karaoke bearable!

Musical performance [more inside]

I'll be in Belfast from May 10th to May 12th and am curious if any local MeFites would be interested in a meetup in the evening on the 10th or the 11th. Seeing as it was used for the previous meetup, maybe the Crown Bar?

Read and Resist is a monthly book club (organized by me) featuring books relevant to the Resistance. Our fourth meeting will be a discussion of "The End of Policing" by Alex Vitale. Alex will be joining us for the conversation. We will have coffee and donuts at the book club. We are meeting at 632 Broadway (NoHo) on the 9th floor. Facebook event. You are welcome to join for the conversation even if you don't have time to read the book. [more inside]

Hey friends! I’m going to be in Austin this weekend for a conference, and would love to see mefites on Saturday night April 28.

Canceling this one due to lack of interest. Next stop Glasgow!

Hello South Sounders! Me and Mr. Miss Mobtown have recently arrived from the Bay Area and we have befriended a few Seattleites but very few Tacomans. I never took advantage of IRLs when I lived in SF, but I'm stepping outside my comfort zone to suggest a meetup in Tacoma sometime in early May for a beer. What say you?

NYC's May Knitting Circle HAS BEEN POSTPONED to May 20. And issuing the reminder: we are NOT just for knitters; if your craft is portable, you are welcome. [more inside]

Celebrate Marx's bicentennial with like minded comrades in the park! A low key picnic potluck for all fellow travelers. Bring some food, bring some drink, bring a blanket or just your wonderful self. Call it Cinco De Marxo. [more inside]

Two world-class dance teachers teaching mazurka clandestina, which is suitable for dancing in a plaza to a plaintive violin at dusk*. We will be practicing inside and with the lights on though. More at https://www.broadwaywaltz.com/. [more inside]

Hi indie-pop fans! Get ready to be happy: my band is playing LIVE in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks. [more inside]

DiscourseMarker will be away this week so I need your help now more than ever to defend the title we won two weeks ago. Join me at Geeks Who Drink this Wednesday at Phoenix Landing. [more inside]

I'm from Puerto Rico and don't make it to the states often. I will be in Philadelphia for a conference from Sunday May 6 to Wednesday afternoon on the 9th. Proposing a casual meet-up, beers or somethun, to meet actual living MeFites.

After 2 months of constant shuttling between Seattle and Singapore (where I had never been until 2 months ago) I realized that there might be some MeFites (pronunciation flexible) in residence in Singapore. I just learned I will be going again and staying for three weeks (April 17 - May 4). So: Anyone interested in a meetup? [more inside]

I almost misspelled "trivia" in the title, which indicates we need to do this more often.

We all know that there’s no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism, but what does that mean for the rest of our lives? This Drunk Ed show will ask questions like: What are the most cost-efficient crimes? How do you choose between all of your many garbage habits? And is it ethically acceptable for vegetarians to (literally) eat the rich? Talks by Kelli Korducki, John Leavitt (Mefi’s own The Whelk), Anna Merlan, and Eve Peyser. Tickets and information here!

Um, did someone say "all you can eat and drink"? Inspired by Washington City Paper's celebration of DC's rich Trinidadian heritage, we're headed to Crown Bakery in Brightwood Park, DC, for Sunday brunch on the 22nd. (I was going to say we're heading to Trinidad, but that's an actual place in DC and I endeavor to eliminate confusion!) Is Kennedy St. really the new Upshur St.? Join us and find out! [more inside]

Hi folks, you know the drill! City Bakery, 11 am, bring yer knittin' or crochet or whatever. FYI - there may also be a Saturday meetup starting on a different schedule, but at the same venue (someone has reached out to me about wanting to do that), so don't fret if you start seeing two meetups.

Linda and I have spoken about doing something on a weekend, like getting together some MeFites to see the film Lady Bird. Problem is, I can't get film programs for more than a week ahead except for art film houses, which aren't showing that at the moment. So, any suggestions for a weekend, earlier in the day outing, movie or otherwise this month? Ideas welcomed! (Consider checking out Biocafé Tellus for Sunday at 17:00 films to see if any of those are appealing.)

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