St. Petersburg "Salon" Discussion Group MeetUp--Theme: NEWS

You're invited to attend the Saint Petersburg "Salon" Discussion Group MeetUp hosted by Gabrielle & Douglas Lichterman.

The theme for this "Salon" Discussion Group MeetUp is NEWS.

Fake news. Mainstream news. Breaking news. Investigative news. 24/7 news. In today's world, we're being constantly bombarded with news -- and while news should be a straightforward affair that simply and impartially informs of the latest events, it's more often than not a medium for manipulation, skewed facts, personal opinions or worse.

This MeetUp will explore the news and its many different facets. Feel free to ask a question about the current state of the news (such as "How can you know a news outlet is trustworthy?") or broaden this topic by asking a question about news and how it relates to history, technology, psychology, health, politics or another topic.

You can start RSVPing to this event on Saturday, May 5 at 9 am.

This MeetUp will be held at 2910 11th Avenue North in Saint Petersburg, which is a private home. Beverages and snacks will be supplied by the hosts. You are welcome to bring beverages or snacks for yourself or to share with the group, but it is not required. This is a limited-seating event, so an RSVP is required--please don't just show up. Thank you!

If you have trouble finding our house, please call or text Gabrielle at 917-370-2761.

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Note: If you RSVP to attend, then realize you cannot make it, that's not a problem. However, please be considerate and return to this MeetUp page and cancel your reservation so that another group member can attend in your place since this is a limited-seating event. Thank you!

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FOR NEW MEMBERS WHO HAVEN'T ATTENDED A "SALON" DISCUSSION GROUP MEETUP EVENT YET

What we'll be doing at this event:

We'll be discussing and debating questions we each bring based on the theme for that night’s event.

Before you arrive, please think of one thought-provoking, conversation-triggering question to bring to the group that is in keeping with the theme for that night. (You will be provided a pen and paper to write it down on when you arrive.)

Feel free to explore philosophy, science, human nature, technology, psychology, ethics, etc., associated with that theme. (Often, the simplest questions can provoke the most interesting debates.)

The only topics we steer clear of are religion and politics since these tend to get polarizing fairly quickly.

When you arrive, you'll be given a pen and paper to write your one question on--anonymously. We'll then put all of these questions into a jar and draw them out one by one and discuss them.

RSVPs are limited to facilitate a good discussion. You are allowed to bring one guest. RSVPs are taken on a first come, first serve basis.

IMPORTANT: There is a waitlist, so if you realize you cannot make it, please cancel your reservation on this MeetUp page so someone else may go in your place.

The discussion generally lasts about two hours.

If you've got questions, please let us know.

We look forward to seeing you all--and enjoying a lively, thought-provoking and fun discussion. Thank you for being a part of this MeetUp group!

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HOW THE WAITLIST WORKS

When the RSVPs are all full, you can add yourself to the waitlist. When someone cancels their RSVP, a waitlisted member is automatically RSVP'd in the order in which they added themselves to the waitlist.

If you add yourself to the waitlist, you MUST enable notifications from MeetUp--then READ your notifications. This is the only way you're going to find out if MeetUp moved you from the waitlist to the RSVP list due to a cancellation. There have been problems in the past with waitlisted members being no-shows because they didn't realize they had been moved to the RSVP list. This has left empty seats that other members could have filled. If you realize you can't attend, please remove yourself from the waitlist so someone else can go in your place.