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Brooklyn Book Festival
Sun to Sep 28 · New York
The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week.
The flagship Festival Day & Literary Marketplace will feature fan favorites Marlon James, Joyce Carol Oates, Namwali Serpell, Douglas Stuart, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and journalists Colson Whitehead, Tracy K. Smith, Cristina Rivera Garza, Julia Angwin, and other award-winning and emerging authors.
🎈POP THE BALLOON: NYC Edition 🎈
Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm · Brooklyn
I’m not a dating coach or show host, so this is the perfect job for me. Imani, Judith and I are bringing the discourse from YouTube to NYC. No apps or algorithms, just some balloons, strangers, and me not taking things seriously at all.
Not affiliated with, connected to, or endorsed by any real show or business btw 😛. But, if you like our events, follow The Circle on IG!
Pull up if you’re single, chronically online, and/or just here to watch. Contestants, if you’re interested, fill out the form!
ABBA on the Beach
Sun at 4pm · Brooklyn
Time to soak up the sun one last time my beautiful dancing queens!
Join us for a final summer send off before we move on to more autumnal pursuits.
This event will take place at Coney Island, exact location to be sent soon.
Dress code is BEACH DISCO!
We want sequins, we want linens, we want metallic booty shorts, we want you to serve Amanda Seyfried drunkenly crawling towards her lover on the beach
FOOD AND DRINKS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED!
Please plan accordingly
Presented to you by @urbansocietycollectiveny
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los angeles
MELROSE HILL BLOCK PARTY
Sat, Sep 26 at 4pm · Los Angeles
THE BLOCK PARTY IS BACK!
Join us for the 3rd annual Melrose Hill Block Party on Saturday, September 26th, at Melrose & Western.
We're bringing the whole neighborhood together for ONE DAY ONLY, and it's a lineup you absolutely will not want to miss. Presented by Square.
Entry is FREE!
⭐️FOOD & BEV⭐️
Ggiata x Porto's
Kuya Lord
Little Fish
LA Café and Grocery
Chainsaw
Étra
Bar Etoile
Le Coupe
Rocky's Matcha
Bar 109
⭐️ART & DESIGN⭐️
NAL Studio
David Zwirner
Cobra SC
CO Collections
Kiko Kostadinov
Spinelli Kilcollin
Danny D's Mudshop
Kids of Immigrants
Rath Vintage
Get Crisp Barber
Little Man Airbrush
Bam Vintage
I Want My Shirt Back Vintage
Bricks & Wood
⭐️MUSIC⭐️
TBA
Special Thanks to:
Square
Postmates
Blackbird
Bulleit Bourbon
Para Los Niños
We'll see you soon 🤝
SPEED___ing
Thu, Oct 1 at 7pm · Los Angeles
In LA, it's easy to be around queer community. It's harder to actually be in it.
So, this is our attempt at making it a little bit easier to try! We want to help you engage with someone new, not just stand near them.
SPEED__ING is our take on speed dating, but expanded! Part romance, part friendship, part networking.
With cuffing season around the corner, sometimes what you need is a date, sometimes it's a new friend to ring in the new year, and sometimes it's a career connection. And honestly, why should you have to choose?
This one's for the whole community, all identities, generations, and vibes. Whether you're looking for love, friendship, or your next collaborator, we want to build a space to meet people outside of the typical queer party scene, where you can actually hear each other talk. Imagine that!
21+
Camellia x Tualmi City Girl Hollywood Hike 🏔️ 🌆
Sun at 9:15am · Los Angeles
CALLING ALL WOMEN OF COLOR WHO LOVE NATURE & MAKING FRIENDS! 🌈🌳🌲🌳☀️
This is a beginner friendly hike where you get to enjoy a nice Sunday at Griffith Park, close to the Hollywood sign and the observatory.
Come meet friends, be in community, & appreciate the land we're on. ♥️
AS IF Forever
Next Thu at 9pm · West Hollywood
all good things come to an end. the final party.
music by evan, brenna and special guests
drag show by aiana shaw, kyra jeté, and vanilla vee
live performance by dyamán noir
photos by samk @saaaaamk and pat @patsnapped
poster by ethan haddox
hosted by our former hosts and DJs: abbiana, BEL, d'mahdnes, dalton collette, DJ_Dave, drea-jean roberts, eduardo zayas, ella warren, emeline, ethan germann, ethan haddox, eva honey, gay son doll daughter, gemma remington, GTM, gia woods, girl brothers, hunter clem, jacob carpe, jeffrey jordan ferreira, jesse saint john, justin horowitz, kate ruse, karina kraeva, ky tyson, leland, liam benayon, lorenzo gomez, lori howe, marlon atari, marty macias, max pedra, meghan booth, mehki clay, michael ian, mika lesha, peter samuels, piers hugh smith, rob aquino, sean ellmore, shana sarett, sizzy rocket, sophie potrykus, stupid hobby, tal, ty sunderland, venus velour, vince rossi, will macy
powered by LALO Tequila
@as.if.la / 21+ / free with RSVPsan francisco
Oktoberfest Block Party
Fri at 2pm · San Francisco
San Francisco's Biggest Bavarian Block Party Returns!
Oktoberfest on Front, San Francisco's official Oktoberfest block party, returns to Front Street in the Financial District
Free entry, 70+ beers on tap across Schroeder's, Harrington's, and Royal Exchange, Bavarian polka from Ladyhosen, and a stein-holding contest
Dirndl optional but encouraged
Entry is first come first serve. Arrive early
Bean-Up
Next Sun at 1pm · San Francisco
Do you love beans?
Join your fellow Bay Area Bean Lovers to celebrate the first birthday of the Bean-Up, and our first time in SF!
What is a bean-up?
A place to let your love of beans run wild, build community, and eat some really incredible food.
Assemble with your fellow bean lovers, bring a bean dish, I’ll have a bean bake, and celebrate our love of legumes.
Make sure to label your dish and include any major allergens
Please bring a plate or bowl and a utensil to enjoy in all of the beans.
Send this to a bean lover in your life. I can’t wait to meet you all!
Will you bean there?
Looking for more details:
Check out:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWgxc_ZlMbU/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Berkeley Art Club: Halloween Market
Fri, Oct 23 at 5pm · Berkeley
Join us for our Halloween Market at Donkey and Goat Winery! Enjoy live music, food and wine while shopping from 21 local artists and makers.
This event is also a fundraiser for the Berkeley Humane Society! Vendor fees are being donated to Berkeley Humane to support animal welfare. There will also be opportunities to donate during the event! Berkeley Humane will also have a table at the market where you can learn more about how to foster. 🐈⬛❤️
Featuring artists and makers:
@kissedbychains
@lea.zalinskis
@phantomfantaaa
@refunctjewelry
@vivian_bond
@luna.botanicals.co
@nopeachflameworks
@creaturefeatureceramics
@rat.hands.press
@pierrotteeth
@ojalahojas
@papa.seahorse
@justplatanosfritos
@tanaka.jpeg
@worthahello
@thesun.jewelrystudio
@riegrettablestatements
@mindlesslymuse
@alexdrawstrees
@forestxfriends (market organizer)
Tarot by:
@heroinesjourneyoracle
Music by:
@lillianfrancess
@mooncakemydarling
Food vendors:
Korean American food pop up by @ricecrackerclub
Mole, Tlayudas & Tamales by @tonantzin.sf
Follow @berkeleyartclub on Instagram for more information and updates!
Golden Gate Walk Club
Sun at 10:30am · San Francisco
Like a run club but you don’t have to run! Come alone or with friends! 70% of people come solo
Tired of having to wake up at the asscrack of dawn and go run just to make friends? Then Golden Gate Walk Club is for you!
We meet every other Sunday at 10:30 and walk roughly 2 miles starting and ending at Flywheel Coffee in Haight Ashbury.
Anyone and everyone is welcome as long as you bring a friendly down to earth vibe! After the walk we can get some coffee and get to know each other.
Come walk with us! Stay updated on our Instagram @GoldenGateWalkClub
JTown Jazz: Anime & Ghibli
Sat at 7pm · San Jose
JTOWN JAZZ!! WE BACK!!1
SATURDAY, SEP 19TH, 7PM-9ISH!
@phoebe_c_music AT @minasan.sj
$5-10 suggested donation @ door (support live music!!)
last year, phoebe & friends ripped almost 2 hours of ghibli tunes the same weekend as nikkei matsuri. this year; we’re ringing in the fall with some of your favorite ghibli tunes, anime songs openings, and video game classics (like some ssbm baaangers)
this time, we're trying to accommodate as many folks as we can <3 please RSVP so we can space plan & shift venues if we have to!
much love!
minasan + studio phoebe
