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Music Bingo, Free Drink, $1 Hot Dogs - Every Tuesday @ The Soda Factory

Music Bingo, Free Drink, $1 Hot Dogs - Every Tuesday @ The Soda Factory

Tue, Mar 3, 8:00 AM
From 100 Things to Do in and Around Sydney
4.5

Tuesday nights get no better than at **The Soda Factory**! Download your ticket to get a **free drink** on arrival plus wristband for **$7 drinks** til midnight! **Make sure to show your ticket at the door to get your drink voucher and wristband for discounted drinks.** · Free entry all night · $1 hot dogs · Musical bingo 7:30pm-9:30pm · DJ's from 9:30pm til late **Tickets:** [https://bit.ly/sodatuesdays](https://bit.ly/sodatuesdays) **This is not an organized Meetup, just an awesome offer we have for you! Our organized Meetups are our pub crawls on Fridays and Saturdays!** *Please don't leave a negative review as we have informed you that it is not a Meetup and there won't be any host.*

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Human hearted community of practice (COP)

Human hearted community of practice (COP)

Sun, Mar 8, 12:00 AM
From Human Hearted Sydney
4.7

**Event summary:** The monthly human hearted community of practice (COP) is both a support group, and a mutual encouragement group, for people who want to explore living a more human hearted life. The COP is part of Human Hearted Sydney's goal of building community. Please feel free to join us for a session if you're interested. **Who is the COP for ?** The COP is for people who dislike the alienation and emptiness of our modern finance driven society, and are looking for a new form of community - one based on the reality of our human social capacities such as sympathy and friendship, rather than based on returning to religion and other traditional practices. If you would like to be part of building a supportive community for living out socially positive values in today’s world we encourage you to come along and check it out. **Some background: The meaning problem modern society faces -** The development of modern society has seen the destruction of earlier systems of meaning, like religion and tradition. They have not been replaced by a new set of ethics or community, but by market values and hyper individualism. This has created a world of material wealth in which far too many people feel insecure, alone, and unlikely to succeed. We now live in an atomised society in which each person suffers alone and there is no form of community, or meaning other than material wealth, to sustain them. This has led to substantial increases in loneliness and mental health issues like anxiety in modern society. Now there is even a category called ‘[deaths of despair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_of_despair#:~:text=The%20three%20disease%20types%20are,%2C%20West%20Virginia%2C%20and%20Delaware.)’ that refers to people whose reliance on drugs, alcohol etc. to numb their isolation from society leads to their early death. **More background: The solution we will look at -** The obvious solution to the collapse of values in modern society is to build alternative forms of community. Many groups try to achieve this by calling for a return to religious values, or building new religions. As humanists we do not turn to religion but the best of the human potential to provide a foundation for community groups. [Human heartedness](https://web.archive.org/web/20240109160949/https://areomagazine.com/2022/05/05/a-human-hearted-modernity/) is an approach to life which sees humans as inherently social beings. It is backed both by many famous thinkers of the past, and by the findings of recent neuroscience and evolutionary studies which show the path to human happiness and fulfillment is more dependent on building good relationships and positive social connection than on competition and being purely ‘rational’. So one part of the solution to the existential emptiness of modernity is for people to build small communities; groups of like minded people who want to live in a more human hearted way, and support each other to live better in the face of modernity’s onslaught. There are other parts of the solution of course. However in relation to this event our focus is on setting up a COP to support each other to practice living in a more human hearted way, and to provide communal support generally in today’s disenchanted world. **Basic structure of this meeting:** The meeting will be facilitated by a member of the Sydney humanist community and will involve a brief talk explaining human heartedness and the problems of modernity. Then we will proceed to conduct our regular COP meeting. The meeting will finish with a Q/A and discussion period, followed by a lunch and more informal discussion. **Donations:** While this event is free, we would be grateful if you chose to make a [donation](https://www.humanistsaustralia.org/donate) to sustain Humanists Australia which would help it to continue delivering events that serve the community in Sydney. **Please note Date Time and Venue:** In March 2026 the meeting will be held on the second Sunday of the month (March 8th) at 11:00AM. The venue is level one of Darling Square Library. The room we'll be in is called Idea Space 2 **Directions:** The venue is a ten minute walk from both Town Hall and Central station. The Darling Square Library is part of a hive-shaped building called The Exchange. The Idea Spaces are on level one of The Darling Square Library which is accessible via elevators facing towards Darling Square and stairs which are on the other side of the building. Please ask the library staff if you need assistance finding where we are in the library.

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$5 Entry + Free Drink + Line Skip - Every Wednesday @ Side Bar

$5 Entry + Free Drink + Line Skip - Every Wednesday @ Side Bar

Wed, Feb 25, 10:00 AM
From 100 Things to Do in and Around Sydney
4.5

**Gather your crew and join us for Sydney’s BIGGEST mid-week party!** **Sydney VIP List Exclusive $5 Tickets:** · Anytime Entry · Line Skip · Free Drink (Before 10pm) *\*Ticket allows entry and line skip at any time, however you must arrive before 10pm to receive the free drink. Price is plus Eventbrite booking fee.* **Grab your tickets at:** [https://qrcodes.pro/5rNBqG](https://qrcodes.pro/5rNBqG) **This is not an organized Meetup, just an awesome offer we have for you! Our organized Meetups are our pub crawls on Fridays and Saturdays!** *Please don't leave a negative review as we have informed you that it is not a Meetup and there won't be any host.*

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Send It! Social x Active Locals

Send It! Social x Active Locals

Wed, Feb 18, 7:30 AM
From Active Locals

Get ready to meet new friends and explore Sydney's active scene with Send It! Social x Active Locals - it's going to be epic! Bring your friends or come solo on Wednesday 18th February - tickets are limited, so don't wait! Here's what your ticket gets you: Free drink on arrival (beer, wine or soft drink) Finger food provided throughout the night 2.5 hours of unlimited games Goodie bags for the first 20 people on arrival! $20 per ticket (RRP $100 worth of value) - EXCLUSIVE TO ACTIVE LOCALS USERS The theme is your favourite sport/player jersey! On the night think, formula 1 racing, baseball and gold simulations, darts, pool etc. The games are endless! Tickets to be purchased through the Active Locals app on the link below: https://activelocals.app.link/Rwlz4xTxh0b

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😄Adrians FREE House Party-Music FireWorks and Dancing @ Kirribilli😄 🍷🍽 👯 🎷

😄Adrians FREE House Party-Music FireWorks and Dancing @ Kirribilli😄 🍷🍽 👯 🎷

Sat, Feb 21, 9:00 AM
From ✨🔆Adrian's Drinks, Dining and Dancing🌟🔆✨(12,000+ members)
4.5

I'm fortunate enough to live at Kirribilli with wonderful views of the harbour, bridge and opera house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w40X3-zTLPM I plan to begin the evening with drinks at 8.00 pm followed by Music and Dancing. Feel free to bring food and drinks along with you and music DVDs. \*\*\* Only join the activity if you are Certain That You Can Make It.\*\*\* \*\*\* Don't be upset if not selected there's always next month :) \*\*\* Adrian This is a FREE activity.

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Cheap eats Wednesday - The Rose Erskineville

Cheap eats Wednesday - The Rose Erskineville

Wed, Mar 4, 7:30 AM
From Fabulous Gay Super Men Over 40+ Sydney and NSW
4.7

Wednesday 4 March \| 6:30pm Join us for another relaxed Cheap Eats Wednesday at one of Erskineville’s great locals — The Rose of Australia. This is an easy, low-key dinner focused on good food and great conversation. Whether you’re a regular or this is your very first Fab Over 40s event, you’ll be warmly welcomed. ✨ New members especially encouraged! If you’re new to the group or a little unsure about coming along, this is a perfect place to start — informal, friendly, and no pressure. 📍 Where The Rose of Australia 1 Swanson Street, Erskineville 🕡 When Wednesday 21 January Arrive from 6:30pm (stay as long as you like) Happy hour is 4-6 if you want to arrive earlier! 💰 Cost Order and pay your own Mains generally $18–$30 No minimum spend 🍽️ Menu Take a look here before the night: 👉 https://www.roseofaustralia.com.au/menu 👥 Numbers We’ll book tables for the group . 👉 Please RSVP so we can save enough seats. Hope to see you there, Chris 🌹

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