MeFi IRL

My partner and I are looking for three more people to join our team for Buffy the Vampire Slayer trivia night at Central Cinema. [more inside]

I'm hosting a killer comedy showcase at the very cool Rose City Book Pub on Fremont. Lineup includes Adam Pasi (Portland's Funniest Person winner), Belinda Carroll, Alex Rios, Julia Ramos, Thomas Lundy, Meanroth Ny, and Mefi's own Mark Saltveit (my final Portland gig before moving) We'll pass the hat about a third of the way through the show but no one will be turned away. No politicians, no speeches, just funny.

Dar Williams and Heather Maloney perform in Williams's traditional end-of-the-year concert. I have a ticket - want to join me?

Our triumph last time just goes to show that there's nothing the Taters can't accomplish if there are more of them than technically allowed. Let's flex our trivia muscles again Wednesday night at Orleans.

I could use some Trivia. How about you, Generic Seattle MeFi Member? [more inside]

I'm executive-decisioning this one. L&L Tavern, after work, say 6ish? I'm five minutes away, so if you're going to make it to L&L earlier, let me know and I'll join you. We'll head to Carol's Pub around 7pm or 7:30 for a karaoke fundraiser for Sarah's Circle, a nonprofit that provides homeless or at risk women with food, clothing, shelter, housing and clinical services for domestic violence and trauma. [more inside]

Hi all! I'm doing the Chesapeake Climate Action Network's "Keep Winter Cold" polar bear plunge again this year. It's a fundraising event for a great organization that does excellent state & local organizing around environmental issues--they're the ones we have to thank for Maryland's fracking ban. I'm wondering if I can coax some local mefites into taking the plunge with me and fundraising as #TeamMetafilter. Anyone interested? [more inside]

I noticed the MeFi Cookie Swap is up on MetaTalk but I was thinking instead of tediously and expensively mailing cookies to each other, maybe we should try to meet up in person instead! [more inside]

You're the best folks a fella could ask to play pub trivia with! Join me Wednesday at Orleans, won't you?

Emerge from your non-trivia funk to show the world what the hive mind can achieve when it can be bothered to focus on meatspace. Sentient onion rings will assist. [more inside]

I'm going to be in Portland for a few days at the end of the week and I figured I'd visit Voodoo Donuts Bijou Cafe on 3rd. I'll be there Saturday at 9 am if you'd like to have a meet-up. [more inside]

Hello Portland Metafilterers! This is your occasional reminder that we have a small house and there are always a rotating handful of people in it from 6-8pm on Saturdays. [more inside]

The weather forecast is glorious and there are plenty of sites available at Nehalem Bay State Park! [more inside]

After a few months of trying elsewhere, we're returning to the Billy Goat for this first Wednesday because 3 years ago we were here for the Cubs winning the World Series and also we haven't found a better permanent place. I'll be there after work around 6 and we'll be there for a few hours probably and then I'm planning on heading up to Carol's Pub for karaoke and burgers. [more inside]

The legend lives on from Joe Sent Me on down
Of the quizzers that gather for trivia
As the big Taters go they were bigger than most
Answering questions at Orleans

My best mefi friend elephantsvanish is in Philly now, and we keep talking about wanting to do more regular meetups, so let’s welcome her to the city with a meetup. Now confirmed for 1 PM at Gojjo on 12/14! [more inside]

Let's have a drink at Amplifier in Oakland first week of December. Things to celebrate: Larry Bird's birthday and Rhodesian independence. Or, bring your own happy event. [more inside]

It's the first Saturday, which means next week is the second Sunday. We're mostly knitters, but any portable craft is welcome. Following the demise of City Bakery, we'll be at Coffeed in Chelsea. [more inside]

UPDATE: Red Rock Brewing Co. at 8:30 PM tonight (Nov. 6). [more inside]

...sue me, it's Friday. It's been a while since we ventured into the cuisines of the Mediterranean, so let's stave off the chilly November weather with a comforting meal of Turkish meze at Agora. To avoid any clashes with turkey-day travel, we're doing a weeknight this month. Join us! [more inside]

Late posting for the last Tuesday in October- but I’m up for trivia at the George and Dragon tomorrow. Anyone else?

Sunday the 8th of December at 10 AM, at The Range in Bernalillo. Let's do it! [more inside]

Inspired by this on the Blue, let’s have a 11' 8" Bridge Memorial Meetup at Sam’s Bottle Shop.

Sweeping in from the frozen north, we shall cut down all opposition with the glinting steel of our... trivia knowledge. Wednesday night at Orleans.

Let’s get together once again for cranching and trivia. There will be onion rings and, undoubtedly, an American UK pub interpretation of Oktoberfest. Divided we fell! [more inside]

The launch party for "The Little Women Cookbook: Novel Takes on Classic Recipes from Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Friends," co-written by MetaFilter's own exceptinsects (more info in this projects post), is Saturday, Nov. 2, at Run for Cover in Ocean Beach. I propose an outing to the bookstore, then a stop at the Kaiserhof's Biergarten. [more inside]

I can't be the only one who often can't make it up to the Portland events. Who else lives in Eugene, Corvallis, the central coast, maybe Salem? It might be really hard to find a winery or brewery here, but we'll manage. [more inside]

We’ve spent a sufficient amount of time resting on our laurels. Let’s gather again for trivia and onion rings. As always, if you haven’t come before, please consider joining us. We were all starry-eyed neophytes at one time and are living proof that trivia causes no immediately perceptible harm.

Hello FOODIES, we didn't nail down a date and location at the end of our delicious Peruvian dinner at Pisco y Nazca, but my October weekends are quickly filling up so I thought I'd throw something on the calendar. Let's head to Bombay Street Food in Columbia Heights. Unlike many of our locations, I've been here before several times and highly recommend it for street food dishes rarely seen in our corner of the US like kati rolls and pav bhaji, plus items from Indo-Chinese cuisine and the most delicious "cutting chai". This location does not take reservations, but I've found it's pretty quiet toward the beginning of the weekend lunch hour. Show up early, help us corner some tables, and we should be good to go! [more inside]

My calendar says we're due for the October knitting/crafting meetup this weekend. City Bakery should be open again this month. We are mostly knitters, all portable crafts welcome. EDIT: Postponed one week to the 20th. [more inside]

When MeFites view art, is it a MeFart?
Well! Let me recalibrate the taste-level of this IRL post by cordially inviting you all to meet up at the Museum of Fine Arts on Wednesday evening, October 16, at 7PM (free admission, donations accepted). Let's gather at the Taste Café in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, Level 1, at 7PM, wait about 10-15 minutes for people to show up, and then meander from there. The MFA's open until 10PM, but don't feel like you have to wander around for three hours. [more inside]

Join us Wednesday night at Orleans!

Sadly, the trivia night interfered with our new alternate First Wednesday plan. So we are trying another new thing this month! We hope that means some new faces! Kite String Cantina at 1851 W Addison (Addison at Wolcott). Sometime after work, say 5:30? [more inside]

Trivia reboot! Let’s re-establish (that there is a hyphen) our dominance in the trivia world. If you’ve attended before, come again. If you’ve never attended we’d love to see you. We do not let the trivia interfere with enjoying each other’s company.

Let's get dinner Sunday at 6:30 at Pongal!

I was away this weekend but now I’m back and here is a trivia post. Join us Wednesday night at Orleans for trivia!

We host community dinners at our place on Saturday evenings. You're invited. [more inside]

How about trivia night at the George and Dragon?

I was so slow on getting this together that my old thread got archived, oops. Let's on meet at 2 at Kosciuszko on the J train on Saturday, October 19, and take pictures of some subway art. If we make it all the way out to Jamaica we can get pupusas. [more inside]

UPDATED UPDATE: Set for Saturday, Sept. 28, 3:30 p.m. - Cake de Partie in Kearny Mesa, with chatting & snacking. [more inside]

We host community dinners at our place on Saturday evenings. You're invited. [more inside]

Pisco y Nazca facetiously translates "entre Pisco y Nazca" as "the enjoyment of libations in a social setting" and that's what we're going to do gosh darn it. Come join us for pisco, ceviche, and other Peruvian delights! [more inside]

Rescheduled after sickness & questionable weather caused an eleventh-hour cancellation of our originally planned event: We had so much fun going to all eleven stops of the #11 Bus Beer Explorer Passport in a single day in 2016 that we did it again the next year. We missed organizing one last year, and the #11 bus no longer exists, but we're going to recreate the crawl on foot or other methods of transportation for 2019. [more inside]

Join us as we follow up on a plucky second-place showing! Have your beer cost very slightly defrayed!

Turns out this Sunday is, in fact, the second Sunday, so it's meetup week. We're mostly knitters, but all portable crafts welcome. [more inside]

It's First Wednesday again already! We're going to mix things up a little this month and try a new location very close to our traditional location. Meet us at the Red Star Bar inside Whole Foods Streeterville (255 E. Grand) for food and drink and excellent companionship. [more inside]

UPDATE: Aluminum fist of certainty* -- let's meet at 10 AM, Oct. 27 at Madame Matisse! [more inside]

UPDATE: Set for Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. - North by Northwest at Cinema Under the Stars; followed by Donut Star, a few blocks away at 601 W Washington St., at 10 p.m. [more inside]

XOXO fest is right around the corner! Let's meet up at Cascade Brewing on Thursday, in advance of the opening party. [more inside]

With various people’s world travels wrapped up and the UW summer quarter over and the MeFi financial situation as dire as ever, what say we get together again at the George and Dragon to make our weekly cash withdrawal for the cause? [more inside]