Event Tickets: Read Transfer Rules Before You Promise a Friend
Event Tickets: Read Transfer Rules Before You Promise a FriendReal-name tickets do not care about your generosity. Two w...
Events
Markets, festivals, and community events that help you build a local life.
Outdoor Events: Bring a Trash Bag or Become the Problem
Outdoor Events: Bring a Trash Bag or Become the ProblemParks notice the people who leave glitter and bottles. Field note...
Panels: Prepare One Question or Enjoy Silent Mode
Panels: Prepare One Question or Enjoy Silent ModeRambling questions steal oxygen. This is a longer take on Panels for pe...
Volunteer Shifts: Water and Snacks Are Not Optional
Volunteer Shifts: Water and Snacks Are Not OptionalHelpful people forget their own body. Straight answers about Voluntee...
Afterparties: Cap at One Stop After the Main Event
Afterparties: Cap at One Stop After the Main EventSecond venues turn friendships into logistics debates. Hey — a note on...
Meetup Leave-Line: Decide Your Exit Sentence Early
Meetup Leave-Line: Decide Your Exit Sentence EarlyLeaving events gracefully is a skill. Winged exits feel rude and take ...
Festival Earplugs Belong in Your Bag, Not Your Wishlist
Festival Earplugs Belong in Your Bag, Not Your WishlistChengdu outdoor events get loud. Regret is louder the next mornin...
Charity Sales Still Like Small Cash
Charity Sales Still Like Small CashQR is common; some volunteer stalls still stall on foreign wallets. This is a longer ...
Language Exchanges Need a Timer, Not a Speech
Language Exchanges Need a Timer, Not a SpeechUneven talk time kills exchange nights. Straight answers about Language Exc...
Gallery Openings: Eat First or You'll Hover the Snacks
Gallery Openings: Eat First or You'll Hover the Snacks Openings are for looking and saying hello — not for becoming a ca...
Friday After-Work Events: Cap at Ninety Minutes
Friday After-Work Events: Cap at Ninety MinutesTwo ways people handle Friday After-Work Events — and which ages better a...
Maker Fairs: Go With a List or Go Home Overloaded
Maker Fairs: Go With a List or Go Home OverloadedField notes on Maker Fairs — messy, usable, long enough to act on. Chri...