
What we’re about
This is a group for young professionals looking to bond with cool new friends over quirky, fun activities. We're less about the happy hours and meeting over drinks (though they're bound to happen informally) and more about the strange, fun things you've always wanted to try doing (Mario Kart in real life, anyone?).
Activities can range from the casual (hikes, game nights, karaoke nights, etc.) to the more offbeat (puzzle hunts, obstacle courses, murder mysteries, real life games, etc.). If this sounds right up your alley, come join us for some random fun!
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Join our Offbeat Fun Discord server: https://discord.gg/E9sauzUGYK
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FAQ (If you have other questions, contact the organizers)
• How often are there events?
There are events whenever an organizer has an event to host. So it varies and depends on our organizers' schedules. Most of our events are "offbeat" in nature, so they also tend to take more planning (and therefore might not occur that often). Generally, we try to have on average at least one event each week. Most events fall on the weekends and sometimes on weeknights.
You can see a list of all of our upcoming events on our calendar:
https://www.meetup.com/Offbeat-Fun/events/calendar/
We update the list rather sporadically, so we encourage members to check our calendar weekly for fun things to do! We also try to announce events 1-2 weeks in advance, so also look out for email notifications about those.
If you'd like to see more events, consider hosting some! Contact Michelle and/or Peter about hosting events. We're happy to help you get started!
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Have ideas for events? Want to host events and make fun happen?
Consider becoming an organizer! (Or if you want to just create one-off events, click on the "Suggest a New Meetup" button.) New ideas are always encouraged! As long as it's fun, we'll do it.
If you're interested in becoming an organizer, contact Michelle and/or Peter about hosting events. We're happy to help you get started!
Let's build a community of people who take action and make interesting things happen!
Location:
Most activities will center around the Peninsula and South Bay to bring more fun to the area. Occasionally, we may expand our reach as fit.
Upcoming events
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Play Jeopardy trivia! (for ages 20s – 40s)
Somewhere in Santa Clara, Emailed on day of event, Santa Clara, CA, USJoin us for an exciting quiz/trivia event based on the long-running TV game show Jeopardy.
Your knowledge, lateral thinking skills, and sometimes reaction speed will be tested using questions from the real TV show (via J-Archive.com). Don't worry, the guessing penalty has been halved to make the game easier for us mortals!! You do not need to have seen the TV show, I will show everyone how to play.
Players form teams, usually 2-4 teams of 2-4 people each. Then questions are shown on a big TV, teams buzz in using sturdy metal buzzers, and you have five seconds to say the answer out loud.
One person controls the game software and judges whether the answers people say are close enough to the official answer.
The software and hardware for this have been developed specifically for the Offbeat Fun Jeopardy event series since 2018!
Please only attend if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Please keep your RSVP updated! If you no longer plan to attend, change your RSVP to “not going” or remove yourself from the waitlist. We’ll assign a strike if you remove your RSVP at the last minute (< 48 hours) or if you no-show. For events with a waitlist, we'll assign two strikes for no-shows. See our RSVP policy here: https://www.meetup.com/Offbeat-Fun/about/
Like what we do?
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offbeatfun
Join our Offbeat Fun Discord server: https://discord.gg/E9sauzUGYK14 attendees
Film screening & discussion: "Anora" (2024) • for ages 20s–40s
Somewhere in Santa Clara, Emailed on day of event, Santa Clara, CA, USAbout the event
Inspired by several video essayists and podcasts, I have selected films to watch and talk about.
We will watch the movie then everyone is expected to stay after for discussion. We can discuss things like themes, characters, screenwriting, filmmaking technique, etc. For especially weird movies we can take some time to figure out what actually happened and what it means.
No potluck, but you may bring food & non-alcoholic beverages if you want.
The movie will be played on Blu-ray (which has noticeably better quality than streaming) to a 60-inch LCD TV (from 2010) and an actually good 5.1 surround-sound system with a 12-inch subwoofer.
About the movie
Synopsis: A young stripper from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Length: 2 hr 19 mins
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/
Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anora
Metacritic: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/anora/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anora
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/anora/
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Please only attend if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Please keep your RSVP updated! If you no longer plan to attend, change your RSVP to “not going” or remove yourself from the waitlist. We’ll assign a strike if you remove your RSVP at the last minute (< 48 hours) or if you no-show. For events with a waitlist, we'll assign two strikes for no-shows. See our RSVP policy here: https://www.meetup.com/Offbeat-Fun/about/
Join our Offbeat Fun Discord server: https://discord.gg/E9sauzUGYK
Like what we do? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offbeatfun1 attendee
Film discussion: "Nights of Cabiria"•must watch it BEFORE the event•ages 20s–40s
Somewhere in Santa Clara, Emailed on day of event, Santa Clara, CA, USAbout the event
Tl;Dr in all caps: YOU HAVE TO WATCH NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) BEFORE THE EVENT. WE WILL ONLY DISCUSS IT. We are still looking for an online, free, legal place to watch this.
This is a film discussion double-feature, an extension of a regular film discussion event scheduled earlier on the same day. We would like to try a format where we discuss a second film that is in some way connected to the one we will watch. Because it would not be feasible to watch and discuss both of them on the same day, instead watching the second one is a homework. The idea is that both of them are connected with the plot construction or a theme, which would make it interesting to discuss back to back.
The first double feature will be watching and discussing Anora (2024) ([separate event available here](separate event available here)) followed by discussion of Nights of Cabiria (1957).
No potluck, but you may bring food & non-alcoholic beverages if you want.
About the movie
Synopsis: A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love.
Length: 1 hr 50 mins
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050783/
Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nights_of_cabiria
Metacritic: not on there??
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_of_Cabiria
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/nights-of-cabiria/
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Please only attend if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Please keep your RSVP updated! If you no longer plan to attend, change your RSVP to “not going” or remove yourself from the waitlist. We’ll assign a strike if you remove your RSVP at the last minute (< 48 hours) or if you no-show. For events with a waitlist, we'll assign two strikes for no-shows. See our RSVP policy here: https://www.meetup.com/Offbeat-Fun/about/
Join our Offbeat Fun Discord server: https://discord.gg/E9sauzUGYK
Like what we do? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offbeatfun2 attendees
Past events
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