MeFi IRL

Any interest in a meetup on 12/25? Chime in with your suggestions, upvote one of my ideas, or express your regrets + interest in a future event. [more inside]

Anyone up for a meetup next Saturday (5/11)? I'm thinking 3-5 pm but am flexible. Also willing to be swayed by a preponderance of votes for Sunday, but am guessing Mother's Day will forestall that option. [more inside]

I'm new to this, but am going to give it a try. Let me know your interests and let's put something together. [more inside]

It's been a couple years since our last meetup at Minnesota's annual celebration of agriculture and gluttony. [more inside]

Time to plan another trivia event! [more inside]

It's time we had another meetup. [more inside]

Hey all, never been to Minnesota before but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a little road trip to see national treasure Chuck Tingle at Convergence Con. Review of past IRLs indicates that Convergence MeFi meetups have happened in the past. How about another one? [more inside]

What do you mean... murder? [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]

Inspired by Iceland's Jolabokaflod, but timeshifted to a day when most people should be back in town and recovered from the holiday brouhaha. [more inside]

I'll be visiting family in my hometown of the Twin Cities for the holidays and would love an opportunity to sneak away for a meetup with some of the large contingent of MSP Mefites. Is anyone free and looking for an excuse to go out for a drink or meal post-Christmas / pre-New Years?

I'll be in Minneapolis from October 8th through the 12th with nothing to do in the evenings. The current plan is to meet at Hell's Kitchen at 6 pm on the 10th. More inside.

The Great MeFi Get-Together, 2018 edition. (This is an arbitrary date since confirmed meetups get more clicks, feel free to suggest a different day inside) [more inside]

Everything is better with cats. There was some interest at the Ice Cream Social to attend this. Who wants to go? FWIW, "early bird" ticket pricing ends August 1st for the $10 tickets. After that they go up to $15. More info here: http://www.catfestmn.com

Mmm, ice cream. [more inside]

Let's meet the week of Memorial Day for a brief planning session to talk with our legislators about ICE abuse and the need to protect immigrants. [more inside]

Last minute fun at Can Can Wonderland, because surely not everyone is headed up to the cabin this weekend. [more inside]

Either 8:00 Wednesday night at Ox Cart Ale House in Lowertown or 6:00 Saturday at the Summit taproom. [more inside]

Improv + board games = winning! [more inside]

Because we don't always have to hang out in bars. See inside for options. [more inside]

Apparently the weirdest, goofiest, and funnest Marvel movie yet. [more inside]

I scream you scream we all scream for Jucy Lucys, beer, and trivia (and amazing ice cream next door if you get there early). Bonus round: use the comments to nominate a day for the next board game meetup. [more inside]

Inspired by the apple post. A little late but there are probably still some good late-season and experimental apples to be had. [more inside]

A new venue in St. Paul: Ox Cart Ale House [more inside]

By popular demand, Friends of Matt crosses the river into Mpls. Qualifying match for the Tournament of Champions in November! [more inside]

Does what it says on the tin. I saw the proposed movie meetup right after posting this, so if you want to push it back a week or two, let me know.

It's been a while since we had a movie meetup. Let's do it again. [more inside]

Proposed: we pick a recurring date (second Sundays, fifth Tuesdays, first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, whatever) and make Friends of Matt a quasi-official team. [more inside]

I was going to suggest a meetup at indoor boardwalk and arcade fun complex Can Can Wonderland for later this month and then noticed this delightful installation is happening over the weekend. So, in case not everyone has headed up to the cabin for Labor Day... [more inside]

It's been a couple years since the last meetup at the Minnesota State Fair, and who doesn't like crop art and things on sticks? [more inside]

Wondering if anyone is interested in meeting up this year. Dates are July 6th through July 9th, Locale is the Doubletree in Bloomington MN, with more things happening across the street at the Sheraton (former Sofitel). Check out the schedule and convention site for more planning info.

July 9 at noon at our old haunt, Amsterdam.

Last time we went to the Drinking Spelling Bee was fun! Wow, was it over a year ago? Let's do it again! [more inside]

It's March May Madness at the Amsterdam as Trivia Mafia hosts a 32-team tournament. Go big or go home! [more inside]

Now at 8:00 instead of 9 because Sunday is a school night after all. [more inside]

We won! Now to burn that sweet prize money. [more inside]

Hi! This is super short notice but I have 2 extra tickets to the Nebraska vs. Minnesota basketball game on Thursday at 6pm. One of the ticket holders has to work and the other is staying in Colombia for an extra few days. Would one or two of you be interested in coming along? They're not the best seats and you'll have to put up with me rooting for Nebraska, but they'd be free! Post here or memail me if you're interested. -Ian

Sunday at noon at Amsterdam in downtown St. Paul. Mmm, brunch. [more inside]

Nobody puts Baby in a corner. [more inside]

Scheduled for 4:30-6 at the Minneapolis Federal Building. Any MeFites wanna meet up (or just show up)? [more inside]

Join us for a board game night! [more inside]

Como Dockside is running a Thursday night trivia-and-film series featuring the best movies of 1986-87. Someone must have misread that list or maybe lost a bet because next week's feature is Lucasfilm's crowning achievement, Howard the Duck. [more inside]

It's been awhile and I can't be the only one in need of cheering up post-election. See and post ideas inside.
update: board game night on the 17th at 6pm, Triggerfinger is hosting [more inside]

Hey all, any plans to watch the election in the Twin Cities on Tuesday? [more inside]

Looking at everyone's schedules, it seems like our best bet will be October 8. There are three shows and you can buy a pass for all three, which I might just do. The schedule is:

8:00 pm Election! The improvised comedy election you wish was real – not to be confused with the real election you wish was an improvised comedy

9:30 pm Super Good Super Good takes simple ideas to their furthest physical and emotional distance. Let’s go! The ensemble cast is Anna Tobin, Erik Neilson, Gubby Kubik, Lupe Muraszewski, and Molly Chase.

10:30 pm Attenborough: The improvised wildlife documentary Attenborough : The Improvised Wildlife Documentary Explore the wonders of the animal kingdom in glorious, live, improvised 3-D.

HUGE Theater

We're giving the last Meetup another shot! Jucy Lucys, beer, bowling and trivia this Sunday at The Nook in St. Paul. [more inside]

Grab a jucy lucy and a beer and show off your bowling arm and/or smarts Sunday night at The Nook in St. Paul. [more inside]

Is anyone else running, volunteering, driving, or watching the Ragnar Great River relay? [more inside]

I thought I'd be able to get free tickets for everyone, but they had a two ticket limit for the nonprofit discount. Sorry :( If you work at a nonprofit, call 612-332-6620 to reserve tickets for FREE.

About the Show: No matter what happens this election cycle, only one thing is for certain: it WILL be satirized in our 2016 election show, "Lady and the Trump."

"Lady and the Trump" will feature BNW cast members Lauren Anderson, Andy Kraft, Ryan Nelson, Tom Reed and Taj Ruler. The show will be directed by Caleb McEwen. Josie Just will be the music director, and Matthew Vichlach will provide technical direction.

CONvergence is imminent! The MeFi meetups the last few years have been fun, so let’s do another this year. [more inside]