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🎃 Darren’s Beach Bonfire 🔥 | Beach Walk, Games, BBQ, Drinks & More 🌊
Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 PMJoin me for a **relaxing and fun-filled day at Dockweiler State Beach** on **Saturday, October 17th**, as we celebrate an early Halloween with a fun **beach get-together and bonfire! 🎃🔥🌊** We’ll **meet at 11 AM** to hang out, settle in, and enjoy the ocean. Look for our canopies to find our spot, set up your chairs, and get comfortable as we kick off the day with good vibes, great company, and beautiful beach views. Come ready to relax, socialize, enjoy the sunshine, and make some new friends! More details about the bonfire, food, and activities will be posted as we get closer to the event. **This is an all-day celebration!** Spend the day relaxing, enjoying good food and drinks, and participating in beach activities like walks, games, and BBQ (meats and seafood included). As the evening sets in, we’ll keep the fun going with a bonfire, music, and dancing. Past beach bonfire events have gone strong past 11 PM—so get ready to party from day into night! Spots are limited, and the event may close once full, so please RSVP and make a payment ASAP to confirm your spot. To contribute $25 per person, please use one of the payment methods below. Your contribution helps cover food, drinks, games, firewood, and other essentials. **Payment options:** **Zelle:** 626-986-8593 **Venmo:** @Darren-Van-1 **CashApp:** $Darren515 **Paypal:** darrenvan515@gmail.com **WHAT TO BRING:** * **Essentials:** Beach chair or blanket (chairs are highly recommended), sunscreen, beach towel, hat, sunglasses, and a portable phone charger. * **Clothing:** Comfortable footwear (barefoot, sandals, sneakers, or hiking boots), extra clothes, a sweater or jacket for the evening, and a backpack or bag for your belongings. * **Extras:** Flashlight, beach games, a book, beach umbrella or canopy (if you have one), a portable table, etc. * **Firewood:** Extra firewood is appreciated to keep the bonfire going. The exact location will be announced closer to the event date and shared again on the day of. Stay tuned for updates! **Parking at the beach is $9.** This is a private gathering, so **no uninvited guests or party crashers**—we’ll be keeping track of official RSVPs. Please RSVP only if you’re 100% certain you’ll attend on Saturday, May 9th. Each person may bring up to two additional guests. Please note that a $25 contribution is requested per person. Thank you for understanding and helping me plan a smooth, enjoyable event!
Gish Bac Oaxacan Mexican Barbacoa Pit-Roasted BBQ 1/7 bourdain fave LA restauran
Sun, Oct 18, 7:00 PM47% of LA County's population is Latino, most Mexican. LA is often referred to as the world's 2nd largest Mexican city. There is a sizable Oaxacan community, with Arlington Heights considered the mecca. Gish Back is recognized as the epicenter of the Oaxacan community. They host many cultural events. In addition to their famous mole sauces, Oaxacans are know for barbacoa: Pit-roasted BBQ lamb and goat, sometimes other meat like beef or chicken THE AWESOME AUTHENTIC MENU INCLUDES: Oaxacan bevferages; hot chocolate, coffee, fruit juice and more Authentic breakfasts not served in virtually all other LA Mexican restaurants. Appetizers include traditional: Guacamole Tamals (tamales) Moles: black Red Coloradito Yellow Amarillo KILLER MENU OF MOLE DISHES. Oaxacan tortas (sandwiches) Tacos Tamales Burritos Tlayuda, my fave Oaxacan dish, best described as a complex Oaxacan pizza. Foodies will order individually unless than decide on their own to share 48 hrs minimum if you cancel. Cash only. No credit cards, no separate checks. Guesstimated cost $30-40. More for beverages. Bring $50 to be on the safe side. Better to have too much than be caught short. Gish Bac will be a fun experience! Cross posted with other foodie meetup groups so there will be more attendees. Delicious Oaxacan food. Huge menu has something for everybody. Come dine with us!
AI, Art & Vibecoding - StrangeNew.World @ 310 Coffee
Fri, Oct 2, 10:00 PMWe frame ourselves as **"a support group for the technological singularity"** and we are an eclectic mix of open-minded thinkers, artists, and tinkerers who believe in embracing the emerging technologies and capabilities in the most humanitarian way possible. Our meetings have a super casual and open atmosphere where all are welcome to contribute. Feel free to come late or leave early. So whether you're an AI enthusiast or skeptic, a creative professional already using AI on the daily, or someone just starting their first vibe coding project, this group may be for you! **NOW NEW & IMPROVED** We are doing "Hack-a-salons" after every meeting (starting at 5pm) now that 310 Coffee is staying open later. So please bring your laptops or art projects, or works in progress that you have questions on or want to present to the group. No podiums... only passion projects, good people and great vibes! ☺️ **What to Expect** Interesting conversations, relevant content, and educational resources. We are a diverse community of people who want to help each other and the world around us. We meet in person once a week at **310 Coffee in Culver City from 3-5pm**, we share our work and interesting news in our Whatsapp group, put on remote Learning Labs, go to events together, and encourage our members (who have the availability) to participate in a learning collective where we can volunteer to give each other one-on-one crash courses in various artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial disciplines. Here is a list of what we can teach: [https://strangenew.world/labs/what-we-know](https://strangenew.world/labs/what-we-know) We also encourage each of our members to take on a Passion Project, which could be as simple as getting up and running with a new artistic medium or project, or as complex as laying the groundwork for your dream business or career. We believe there has never been a better time (at least in OUR lifetimes) to set your sights on what your ideal life would be two years from now and then just start moving toward it. And maybe we can help you do that by giving you the hand-holding you need to get over that first hump, which can sometimes be the most difficult part. **How to Give Back** If you are a member looking to give back, or if you like what our organization is doing, then please follow, subscribe, rate us, and smash that like! 🤣 I know it seems silly to many of you, but in the attention economy, just the act of following us, liking our posts, and reviewing our events can make a huge difference in how the algorithm shines upon us. Also, if you would like to support us in a more direct way, please consider giving us a one-time donation, subscribing to one of our tiers, or sponsoring us. We pay for a lot of stuff out of pocket, so please consider becoming a patron to support the overall longevity of our group and vision. [https://strangenew.world/support-us](https://strangenew.world/support-us) **More Information** What we explore during our meetings really depends on who shows up and what they want to discuss: * The changing job market. What skills will matter in 10 years * The future of business and the creative industries * Chatbots, LLMs, and Agentic Workflows * Using AI for scientific or artistic exploration * Will generative art destroy Hollywood or save it? * What is consciousness? What constitutes intelligence? * The various types/platforms of vibecoding and which is best for your project * The end of capitalism as we know it * Are we entering the 2nd Cognitive Revolution? **Learn more at: [https://strangenew.world](https://strangenew.world)**
🥟🍺 Dumplings + Beer = A Pretty Solid Friday Night🍺🥟
Sat, Oct 3, 2:00 AMWe’re heading to the **San Gabriel Dumpling & Beer Fest**, where the Historic Mission District gets taken over by dumplings, street food, craft beer, live entertainment, a night market, and thousands of hungry people making questionable decisions about how many dumplings constitute a reasonable dinner. Spoiler: there is no reasonable number. General admission to the festival is **FREE**, so you don't have to drink beer to join us. You purchase food separately from the vendors. If you want access to the 21+ Beer Garden and unlimited beer tastings, you'll need to buy a Beer Garden ticket separately. This year’s lineup includes local food vendors plus a bunch of breweries, so there should be plenty to eat, drink, and wander around pretending we have a strategy. My plan is pretty simple: meet up, explore together, find some great dumplings, maybe discover something weird and delicious, grab a drink if you're drinking, and hang out. Come hungry. Seriously. Don't eat dinner first and then show up saying, “I'll just have one dumpling.” Nobody likes a liar. 😂 🚗 **Getting There:** Parking around the festival can get busy, so I recommend parking far enough then taking an **Uber or Lyft** if you can. That also makes life much easier if you're planning to check out the Beer Garden. 🍺 **Festival Info / Tickets:** [https://dumplingandbeerfest.com/](https://dumplingandbeerfest.com/) **Yelp Reviews:** [https://www.yelp.com/biz/san-gabriel-dumpling-and-beer-fest-san-gabriel](https://www.yelp.com/biz/san-gabriel-dumpling-and-beer-fest-san-gabriel) **RSVP Info:** RSVP here so we know who to look for in the sea of dumplings and humanity. 😂 📍 **Where We’ll Meet:** Let’s meet **in front of the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse main entrance/marquee** before heading into the festival together. It should be a lot easier than trying to play “Where’s Waldo?” with 7,000 people and several thousand dumplings. 😂 If you’re running late, just message the group and we’ll let you know where we wandered off to. **Note:** Your Meetup RSVP does **not** include Beer Garden admission. If you want the Beer Garden, please purchase your own ticket ahead of time. Everyone will be paying their own way for food, drinks, and any festival tickets.
OR Bar Presents Club Trivia
Tue, Oct 6, 3:00 AMOR Bar presents Club Trivia. Hosted by Brian Knoebel and Trivia123. Every Monday night from 8pm-10pm. Virtual bingo, all you need is your phone. 3 games every night with 4 categories per game. Amazing Prizes from Circus of Books! **Drink specials all night!** 8228 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood CA 90046
Number 1 Charcoal for delicious skewers etc
Mon, Oct 5, 1:30 AMA hidden gem, we been a few times, really really legit and delicious
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