So We Get To Paint While Sipping On A Glass Of Wine?

Painting AND wine?   Some may be skeptical of this concept, but let me tell you, it's therapeutic! Not necessarily the wine part, but the painting part... For the next three hours, I get to relax, paint, sip and chat with the others in the class.  You start with a blank canvas and a paint palate... you look at the finished product displayed in the front of the room and think, "How am I going to go from this to that?"  But as the music plays and our instructor walks us through each step of the painting, we go from discouraged to excited!  When we take a break, we walk around the room and see what everyone else's look like... it's amazing how the same painting can be interpreted differently by each person, but that's what we find in E&A too!  An eclectic mix of great people of all ages and interests, coming together to accomplish one goal... getting out and trying something new!  What's next on your list? Events And Adventures Minneapolis

Love Meeting New Members!

Never a dull moment at a New Member Ice Breaker & Cosmic Bowling Night!  New members walking in, most of them for their first event, and I can see the nerves in their eyes as I welcome them and start introducing them to the others.  As we all start chatting, the tension eases, and we are laughing and carrying on.  The best part is watching them play the "People Bingo" game, mingling around the room to find people who match the criteria in order to fill up their boards.  Who has the same birthday month as you?  Who has been sky diving?  Who owns a motorcycle?  And it gets them thinking about what they are going to accomplish this year with E&A... maybe sky diving is on their bucket list... or maybe they'll find something in common with another member who rides motorcycle just like they do... there is so much to find out!  And as we move to the bowling lanes, grab our shoes, and search for our lucky ball for the evening, we are excited to spend more time getting to know more members!  So WELCOME! To all of you new members!  Pretty soon, you won't be a "newbie" anymore and you'll be showing other new members "the ropes" of the club!  So much is in store for you, just wait! Events And Adventures Minneapolis

What Was Our Dinner Theme This Month?

Each month we have a dinner themed event from cuisine from all over the world... Italian, Asian, Greek and so on.  This month, we had an Italian themed dinner!  We all met at the restaurant, sat at our table and opened our menus... do we go with Pasta?  Pizza?  Calzone?  So many choices!  Meanwhile, we meet some new people... I got to meet TWO new members that night!  And that is what is so exciting about an event every day... you are bound to meet someone new at EVERY event!  I host 3-4 events a week, and STILL meet at least 1 new person at each event I'm at.  So as we ordered our pizza and pasta dishes, we talked and laughed and got to know someone a little better.  It's fun to sit and listen to the conversations of the people around you... people who have just met, who have something in common with each other, and can say they met a new friend tonight!  There is always an opportunity at ANY event with E&A! Events And Adventures Minneapolis

Searching For Walter Mitty........

Have you done anything noteworthy or mentionable? That is the question that plagues Walter Mitty in the movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” First published in 1939 by James Thurber, Walter Mitty is a mild man with a vivid fantasy life. In his fantastic daydreams, he is the heroic, adventurous, romantic man he longs to be and personally triumphs. In Ben Stiller’s remake of the 1947 classic, Walter Mitty is trapped behind a desk where his biggest real-life adventure is trying to fill out an online dating profile. When asked what he has done that is noteworthy or mentionable, he has no answer.

Are you Walter Mitty?

Unbeknownst to Thurber and Stiller, they wrote a movie that embodies the spirit of Events & Adventures, an invitation-only club of singles who spend time together nearby or on the road having fun. Our members are often former Walter Mittys who have kicked off their daydreams and are now living the adventure. Events & Adventures plans activities for every personality and adventure level – from white water rafting or skydiving to hiking or cosmic bowling, there is an event to help you shed your Walter Mitty shell.

Don’t get stuck behind your computer playing games or risking virtual match ups, daydreaming about the fun your life could be and having the zest to seize it…Get out and live it with other singles, just like you and let Events & Adventures do all the work! With Events & Adventures, you can make your dreams a reality, all you have to do is sign up and show up – we take care of the rest. 2013 is coming to an end, make sure that 2014 is the year you do something noteworthy and mentionable. Get out. Have fun. And, maybe, meet that special someone.

Live the adventure. Events & Adventures is creating the “Walter Mitty Award” to identify “the most Walter Mitty Events & Adventures member. Stay tuned. Details are being finalized. Events And Adventures Minneapolis

Happy New Year!

 Our New Year's Eve Bash was great success filled with the holiday excitement!  It was great seeing members arrive all dressed up and ready to party!  When you walked in, you were greeted by one of our hosts for the night and after signing in, given your drink tickets and casino tickets, you were whisked away for a mini tour of the event... our hors d'oeuvres room was filled with the yummy smells of the food prepared and as we checked out the mashed potato bar, you were amused... that's a new one!  On to the photo booth... let's test it out quick!  Grab a hat or a feather boa for added fun!  And a photo keepsake of the memories and friends you met tonight!  And don't forget about the casino play... "Blackjack" and "Texas Hold 'em" seemed to be your popular favorites of the night, but what about "War"?? You can increase your chip count pretty quickly or for that matter, lose it all just as fast.  That's the risk you have to take, because the more chips you get, the more raffle tickets you get to turn in for prizes:  Wild Tickets or the Mystery Boxes?  Which to choose?  And after those big decisions, let's see what you can do on the dance floor... dance-off anyone?  No one took me up on it, so does that mean I won??  Ha right!  Either way, as we grabbed our champagne and counted down to the New Year, we toasted 2014 with our new friends we met tonight!  Cheers to all the more we will meet in this new year! Events And Adventures Minneapolis