MeFi IRL

It's World Environmental Day and also Arbor Day in New Zealand, so since we can't go plant some trees there sadly, let's drown our sorrows for fellowship, beers tiny and otherwise, and hopefully Wheel of Fortune. I'm also commandeering this time to discuss what Chicago will be doing for Metafilter's 20th anniversary in July. Eventually, we'll dismiss to karaoke if the last ~10 years are anything to go by. [more inside]

Thanks to all who came out for a wonderfully fun and action-packed meetup at Eden Center last weekend! Let's keep the fun rolling into June with a half-dinner, half-(optional) dance party* meetup at Adams Morgan's Bukom Cafe, where West African cuisine is the name of the game. Come early, stay late for music and dancing! [more inside]

Goat Milk Goddesses - a new music improv team formed with my classmates. We'll improvise a short musical. There's an opening non-music improv act. You get what you get. [more inside]

Okay, the alliteration would be better if we held it in Medford, but the beer is better here. Meet your fellow Southern Oregon/Extremely Northern Californian MeFites! [more inside]

How and when do DC MeFites want to celebrate MeFi's Twentieth? The true anniversary is July 14, and National Ice Cream Day is July 21—perfect for another Ice Cream Social. Or would people prefer to meet in a restaurant or bar?

Looking for new lesbian friends in SF! I’d like to set up a recurring small group to have meals together and hopefully form a friend group. Not looking for dates or romance. First iteration June 8 at Dolores Park (perhaps near the playground) at 2pm. Bring a picnic blanket or towel in case we can’t find a table, and bring something that you want to eat, with a little extra to share if you are able. [more inside]

We’ve notched back-to-back runner up finishes at trivia night at Orleans in Davis Square, but I know we’ll break through for the win sooner or Tater.

The Wooden O will be performing Twelfth Night for free in Volunteer Park on July 14th. Who's interested in an anniversary meetup/potluck in Volunteer Park before the play?

Let's celebrate 20 years of MetaFilter. The Jason George has a patio if the weather is good. Time can be adjusted!

I am growing a ton of mint from cuttings and I have several pepper plants I am growing from seed. One of these plants is mine- that leaves 4 extra. I anticipate in late June/early July I will have even more things from seed/cuttings. I have been giving some away as gifts to my best friend and my favorite bartender- but this is getting ridiculous. I don't want to compost viable plants. I propose on one of my days off (all on weekdays, and I wont know which for a bit) we meet at my local bar/restaurant The Dark Horse Inn on Geneva at 5pm-10pm on a to be determined weekday in late June/early July and we can all have a chill hang and eat and drink and support a local place and maybe some of you can give my plants a new home. [more inside]

It has been almost 20 years since the first post on MeFi, so what an opportune time to get together here in the Triangle of North Carolina! Maybe we can even make this a regional thing and lure some MeFites down from the mountains, off the Outer Banks, and "y'all too, Fort Bragg!" Let's start a discussion in this thread about where, when, and what we want to do in general terms before we nail down the details. [more inside]

In response to this post, maybe we can actually pull-off an Indy meetup for MeFi’s birthday? [more inside]

As suggested by Ghidorah in the MeFi 20 Planning Thread, maybe this could prompt us to get our act together and have a meetup without the impetus of a Mefite visiting from elsewhere? [more inside]

Come gobble and gab with your fellow MeFites in this cozy historic town this June! [more inside]

Pub quiz night at the George and Dragon in Fremont; usually an interesting quiz, usually interesting conversation between questions, occasionally we win. $2 buy-in and the winning team gets actual cash. Runs til about ten, usually.

Extra ticket: Read all about it. [more inside]

I’ll be in Chicago next week and I’d love to meet everyone! Details inside. [more inside]

Come to my house for the MeFi20 meetup. We'll have snacks, some sort of dinner-ish food, some sort of drinks, lawn games, indoor games, wifi, and who knows what else. If you're not normally a "meetup person" but would like to say hello and then go somewhere and twiddle with your phone while drinking a nice beverage, we can accommodate. Family and friends? Sure! Kids, are very welcome. [more inside]

This thread is for planning the Metafilter 20th Anniversary meetup in the Twin Cities. The first metafilter post was on July 14th, 1999. Jessamyn is hosting folks in Massachusetts on the 13th and I think that a Saturday might be more convenient for folks than a Sunday. [more inside]

Trivia! Come respond with us. All are welcome (and, honestly, after the last couple weeks, we need help).

Philly peeps! The February meetup was great! Let's do it again, shall we? Philly folks, we're on! See you in late July! [more inside]

We found the recipe for trivia success last time at Orleans and we're ready for a second helping!

IMPORTANT NOTE: We're in the same venue, but this week we will be gathering at a table on THE GROUND FLOOR instead. Otherwise it's the same time, same place, any and all portable crafts welcome.

Anyone want to meet up and celebrate the end of winter? I moved here last October from Chicago and must have brought it with me. Sorry! Just to pull a date out of the hat, how about June 5th (the first wednesday of the month)?

Join us for pub trivia at the George and Dragon, which has been running pub trivia a long time, as Seattle pubs go.

The goal last time was to have another meeting in less than a year from the previous one, so we have a little over 2 months to get organized ;) I propose Benelux on Wellington, May 24 or 25. [more inside]

I’d like to visit the Cupnoodle museum in Osaka tomorrow or the day after. Please let me know if you’d like to join and we can figure out a time that works for everyone!