Join our dialogue
- Location
- San Francisco, CA 37.79-122.41 94108US
- Meetups
- 18 so far
- Members
- 106 Salonistas
- Meetup topics
- Founded
- April 1, 2007
This group was launched several years ago specifically for those who would like to gather for substantial and spirited (though not spiritual) conversation, a.k.a. dialogue. We welcome those who do not hesitate to voice politically incorrect opinions or pierce sacred cows. We intend to stay non-ideological, non-partisan, and non-political.
At the outset we were meeting once or twice a month on a Sunday, often in a garden setting, for brunch. This scheduling has changed over time. Then we went into a dormancy period in 2009. We're trying to crank back up.
To help focus our discussions, we normally select some complementary essays from the superb portal website ~Arts & Letter Daily~ http://aldaily.com , and from other online resources. A look at the home page of ALD website shows that it covers the intellectual waterfront :"philosophy, aesthetics, literature, language, ideas, criticism, culture, history, music, trends, breakthroughs, disputes, and gossip."
We will also attend a play, author talk, or other cultural event which will serve as a springboard for cultural conversation.
An upcoming meeting will be devoted to a discussion of structure--where to gather, topics, communications, etc.
Past Meetups
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34 attended
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12 attended
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2 attended
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5 attended
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12 attended
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What's new?
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Nov 8
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New member
“For the repartee!” -
New member
“Met the group at an event, crashed it, loved it, Joined it!” -
New member
“I am missing good intelectual discussioins and meeting people who are interesrted in the Arts.” -
New member
“Art, Science and Spirituality are finally coming together in such interesting ways these days. I look forward to witnessing this and discussing it with others.” -
New member
“I'm a member of the SF Cultural meetup, also organized by Tom, who has shown excellence in making wonderful events happen, so I thought, since matters of mind and meaning are in my thoughts often, I would check out this meetup.” -
New member
“I'd love to get together and discuss ideas. Perhaps I can contribute some insights, while learning from like-minded people, and have fun doing it!” -
New member
“This is the group that I can say I have read Richard Dawkins and I like his book.”
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Oct 15
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New discussionStarted by tom merle.
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Oct 12
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New discussionStarted by tom merle.
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Oct 10
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New member
“I love this kind of talking. It makes my mouth move in interesting ways. I especially like the two syllable words that start with vowels and end in hard stops, like, "abrupt", "corrupt", "intact", etc.”
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Oct 2
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New member
“I'm a Socratic-methods sort of person - a bit philosopher, a bit ethicist, a bit pragmatic (sometimes these can be in conflict) - who loves the art of great conversation!”
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What members are saying
“ Nice group, interesting people, good discussion! ”
“ It's a good place to hear other points of view and step outside of your own head for a while. ”
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