Hi all,

My wife came here from Peru in early 2024. She can speak English at a basic / intermediate level but is trying to find a social group that speaks Spanish. We're in the South Metro (Farmington). Does anybody know of anything like that?

Thanks!

Just a reminder about the upcoming 20's 30's and Birdies first event this Sunday! Looking forward to getting out with some of yall!! 😄

Links to RSVP:

https://2030birdie.neocities.org

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EK2RKA9xD/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I’ve got an extra ticket for tonight’s show at The Fillmore. Let me know if you’re interested

Hi everyone!

TL;DR: We are looking for adults to do a playtest of what will be a family tabletop RPG August 8th or 9th in the Twin Cities. This play test will be on our digital platform as we do not yet have print materials available.

My wife and I are Twin Cities locals who recently started Moo Cow Games, a company creating tabletop adventures (think Dungeons & Dragons, but designed for families) that help parents and kids spend more meaningful time together.

Our first game is a cooperative fantasy adventure called Song of the Whispering Reach. Parents guide the story while kids become the heroes, exploring a magical world, solving problems together, rolling dice, and making meaningful choices. This first playtest focuses on gathering feedback on flow, the story, and how well it introduces tabletop RPGs to folks with little or no previous experience.

We're looking for a handful of adults to help us playtest the first version on August 8th or 9th. We'll choose a location in the Twin Cities based on where interested people are located.

One of our co-founders (my wife) is a child and adolescent psychiatrist, and we've spent a lot of time asking a simple question: How can we help more families connect in ways that are genuinely fun?

Research consistently shows that:

• Strong parent-child relationships are among the biggest protective factors for children's mental health.
• Play is one of the primary ways children develop emotional regulation, communication, resilience, and problem-solving skills.
• Shared storytelling and cooperative play create natural opportunities for meaningful conversations and stronger family bonds.

Our goal isn't to make therapy disguised as a game. It's to create adventures that families would choose to play anyway because they're genuinely fun. If kids build confidence, empathy, resilience, and stronger relationships along the way, we've done our job.

We're looking for people who:

• Enjoy board games, D&D, or just like trying new things (no RPG experience required!)
• Are willing to give honest, constructive feedback. We'd much rather hear what doesn't work than have everyone tell us it's great.

The playtest will last about 2 hours and is completely free. Everyone who participates will have the option to be listed in the final game credits as one of our first playtesters.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, leave a comment or send me a DM. We'd love to meet some fellow Twin Cities folks and make this game the best it can be.

You can also learn more about what we're building at https://moocowgames.com.

Ready for a community event with friendship and dating? Try something new. Kindness Card Friendship & Dating Event is an empowering, interactive, and low-pressure way to meet new people.

The event is a mixer with a coffee shop vibe! Chat with people while drawing and coloring kindness cards. Every table will have a set of instructions for how to draw a kindness card and a conversation starter question.

The event begins with a brief check-in, a complimentary pop-it, and an affirmation card for you to keep! During this time, feel welcome to grab a drink or pastry!

August 22 at Spyhouse Coffee in Uptown:
https://addmi.com/e/kindness-card-friendship-dating-event-Ow9rLr1sT-7tadJ77sx

Hello everyone we are gokarting on friday thats the final moving date of the whole gokart meet-up I had to move it dye to people conflict of scheduling if anyoen wants to come they can its in maple grove its 57$ per person here is the address please let me know!

Address of meet-up:

11700 Troy Ln N, Maple Grove, MN 55369

I am a 43yr old dad of 2, married looking for friends that get stoned, play games or shoot pool. I'm at shooters every friday after 7pm if anybidy wants to play 1st drink on me if you come hang.

Hi there, I am a guy in my late 30s and I'm just looking for some friends in the twin cites area. I currently don't live in the twin cities. Some of what I like is to do is take walks, do things outdoors, go bowling, hangout, movies, and etc. I am also into science like the weather and tech stuff. If you want get to know me. You can message me. Thanks.

Is there any interest in a walking group for women? Age range around mid 20s. I’m walking a lot and would love to meet new people who would want to walk and talk and make new friends! I was thinking of doing it twice a week if there’s enough people wanting to be involved, maybe one around 10am and one around 6pm, during the week. I work as a bartender so it would be nice to have some friends with a similar schedule to spend time with!

I have two tickets to see Pavement at the Palace Theater tomorrow (Tuesday July 21), but my wife can't make it. Anyone want to join me?

I'm in my late 30s and moved here about a year ago. I don't really have friends here, and certainly don't know anyone else here who is a Pavement fan.

Just a Sunday run this week

Sunday, 7/26 at 9:20am
Location: We will be posted up in the grass right here (plus code: WQ85+7X8 Minneapolis, Minnesota)

What the hell is Slowkomis?
Are you a runner or running curious, and want to have a group to run with? Come join Slowkomis!

I got the idea from bike clubs that do "no drop" rides - which basically means even the slowest rider has someone with them at the end of the group. We will be super beginner friendly so people can run as slow as they want. If you start out running AND end up walking, you have a +1 walking with you.

If you wanna be fast - run fast!

Who Slowkomis is for
If you like running or the idea of running, and want to have an accountability partner

If you are you coming back from an injury, or just want to take it slow

If you tried other run clubs, but the obsession with races and paces was not for you

If you are an experienced runner and looking for a chill recovery run with a group of people new to the hobby you love

Who Slowkomis is not for
If you are pro-MAGA or pro-ICE, do not come. You are not welcome here.

What should you bring?
Yourself
Water - it's going to be HOT

Don't forget to wear sunscreen!

What to expect
We will be posted up in the grass right here (plus code: WQ85+7X8 Minneapolis, Minnesota)
We'll give people about 10 minutes to arrive and start our runs after that.

Hello im going gokarting on Wednesday if anyone wants to join me please contact me through the comments questions of this will be answered the gokarting is in maple grove and at 5 pm. We have 5 people we need 3 more to start an actual gokart race. This is a gokart meet-up and racing for fun ofc.

Join us for American Mahjong!

We have a great, diverse group : both male and female presenting, coming from a wide range of backgrounds, and ranging in age from 20s to 60s. All are welcome!

This is for all player levels from total beginner to advanced. Depending on how many show up, we'll organize the tables by ability levels. We have up to 4 mahjong sets available and up to 4 can play per set. Please bring your set if you have one.

If the weather forecast looks good we'll meet outside at Lake Monster. If it looks stormy, we'll be at BlackStack.

Where: if good weather - Lake Monster

if stormy (or smokey)weather - BlackStack

Date: Friday July 24th

Time: 6:30

Join this Discord server where I post final meeting location. That notice will be posted on Friday afternoon so everyone knows were to meet.

Link to discord is:

https://discord.gg/qTJDVc6uj

I’ve had this going since March as a way to meet more people downtown and feel connected to the community- it felt vital to me that I integrate with my neighbors more especially with everything going on in the country- we need a solid community network- but some people moved away and lots are busy with summer schedules so I’m hoping to get some new faces to join!!

Fellow leftists, cat lovers, residents of downtown minneapolis (or elsewhere if you’re okay with driving) and more!

*Tuesdays, 10am- whenever
Spyhouse Emery* (it has been brought to my attention that they union bust so I am working on finding a different location but for the time being we meet at spyhouse)

Feel free to bring a laptop or book, newspaper, games, or just your lovely selves! I like to bring knitting or fidget toys in case I feel anxious or bored.

I just love the idea of a regular group of people who come and talk about anything and everything under the sun in a safe space with coffee and good vibes every week.

I am an extrovert with social anxiety which I think makes me the perfect person to found this group because I understand how scary it is to meet new people and yet I cannot help myself, I love people once I get past the initial scaries of talking. Have I said yet that everyone with a good heart is welcome to join?? It is such a low pressure space and welcoming atmosphere and I would not have it any other way.

We have a signal chat for planning meetups and just conversing throughout the week I can add you to if you are interested!! (Message me and I will send the link)

Hello Twin Cities! I (M/46) travel often to Minneapolis for work and Im here often enough now that it would be great to make some new friends! About me: I love art, music and always enjoy an evening cocktail. I live in Chicago and work at the university. Im in town today through Wednesday so hit me up if anyone wants to hang out!

Event Link

Hi I'm Doc Crog, local hobbyist artist and house photographer for the queer Production Company Studio Rough Haus! (about)Every month we get together from 6-8 PM to hang out, draw and gab a bit! There's no art form that's not allowed so if you've got knitting, craft work, whatever you like. You're welcome to join us. Grab a friend too if you like! SRH does have snacks and drinks for sale but I'm also not a cop and I won't hassle anyone for bringing their own food in as long as you're clean about it.

Hope to see you there!

Hey all. 44/m I am moving back to the metro after separation and starting a new career.

I love and live for live music and comedy. I also love supporting local coffee shops and restaurants. I also enjoy cribbage, DND, hiking, riding scooters and good deep conversation.

I mostly listen to Punk Rock and Hip Hop, but love rock, pop etc. I lean liberal and looking for lik minded folks to catch shows, movies, get coffee etc.

Thanks for reading.

I've been doing video production on the side for about five years and would love to meet with other Inspired, "working on things" people.

I know Reddit has groups for these, but they seem to be overrun with fake and/or AI. Plus, it looks like Bumble "biz" got shut down.

Join us for American Mahjong!

We have a great, diverse group : both male and female presenting, coming from a wide range of backgrounds, and ranging in age from 20s to 60s. All are welcome!

This is for all player levels from total beginner to advanced. Depending on how many show up, we'll organize the tables by ability levels. We have up to 4 mahjong sets available and up to 4 can play per set. Please bring your set if you have one.

If the weather forecast looks good we'll meet outside at Lake Monster. If it looks stormy, we'll be at BlackStack.

Where: if good weather - Lake Monster

if stormy (or smokey)weather - BlackStack

Date: Friday July 24th

Time: 6:30

Join this Discord server where I post final meeting location. That notice will be posted on Friday afternoon so everyone knows were to meet.

Link to discord is:

https://discord.gg/qTJDVc6uj

It’s hard for me to make friends but I am always trying.

Would like a friend that reaches out and cares about their male friends.

Asks to get a coffee, or just hang out.

Some of the things I have enjoyed in the recent past: Dungeons and Dragons (5th edition), MTG Arena, and BG3

Always have a love for anime, movies (bonus points for scary movies), TV shows, and light/casual video games and board games.

Still have a soft spot for Marvel (liked it before the MCU was a thing) and less so for DC but still enjoy some of it.

Used to be into Harry Potter.

Lastly must be a LGBTQ ally and non-MAGA.

Exciting news! The Twin Cities 20s, 30s, & Birdies website is officially live! You can check it out here: https://2030birdie.neocities.org

We are also hitting the trails for our first group outing at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. All the details and sign-up info are posted on the site, but you can also head directly to the Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsF9LoJjD/?mibextid=wwXIfr

If you're interested and plan to join, please make sure to RSVP on either the Facebook event or through the website!!
Hope to see you out there!😄

I am gonna go, and I know I can make friends there, but also hoping to maybe connect with others!
41f here :)