Name: Skip the Small Talk Night at Aeronaut
Start: 2026-11-16T23:30:00.000Z
Location: Aeronaut Brewing Company

**When everything fun heads indoors for the year in Chicago, stay active and social in our Simply Social intramural leagues! All skill levels are welcome and you can join by yourself or with friends and get placed on a coed team for the season.**

Starting in late October and early November, we've got lots of great 5-7 week leagues to play in. Some are actual sports, while others are more of a super fun activity to break up the work week.

All of them are amazing for meeting new people and having fun! There's no better way to build lasting relationships than during a season getting together with the same people week after week.

**WE'VE GOT INDOOR VOLLEYBALL, BOWLING, WHIRLYBALL, SINGLES SKEEBALL (FOR SINGLES!), DODGEBALL, FAMILY FEUD TRIVIA & INDOOR KICKBALL!**

**CHECK OUT THE FULL LEAGUE OPTIONS, DETAILS & REGISTER HERE: [https://s3leagues.com/late-fall-early-winter-leagues](https://s3leagues.com/late-fall-early-winter-leagues/)**

**\*\*GET $20 OFF INDIVIDUAL PLAYER FEES W/ PROMO CODE 'MEETUPHOOKUP'\*\* GIRLS GET 50% OFF INDOOR KICKBALL & DODGEBALL TOO!**

\*Want to get on a team but can't make it to every game? No problem! We put extra players on every team for this very reason.

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To play, simply register on our website and you're in! Then before we start I'll email EVERYTHING you need to know for the season including your teammate info, the full schedule, how/where we play and TONS more.

**[REGISTER HERE TO JOIN US](https://s3leagues.com/late-fall-early-winter-leagues/)** as we **MEETUP** for some recreational level sports and activities!

**\*\*\*\*Have questions on how this works? Send me a message and I'll get back to you right away!\*\*\*\***

**LEAGUES INCLUDE:**

* 5-7 Week Season! (varies by league)
* We buy your team some drinks each week! (in most leagues)
* Team player shirt in your requested size! (in most leagues)
* Food and drink specials at your sponsor bar!
* Multiple champs win a prize in each league!

**GOT A FULL TEAM?** EMAIL BEN@S3LEAGUES.COM (THAT'S ME!) FOR MORE INFO AND FOR AN EVEN BIGGER DISCOUNT!

I hope you let me show you what makes S3 Simply Social Sports Leagues so popular and exciting. I guarantee it'll be a unique experience unlike anything you've ever been a part of :)

Please message me if you have any questions!

Cheers,
Ben

Talk to Strangers Chicago

Ben Shimon

Matthew Shopshire

eviesatchwell

Julie Yoo

Amit Redkar

jujilla093

Join our Indoor Leagues! Get placed on a coed team! All skill levels are welcome

Leagues played at various locations in Chicago. See specific leagues for where the games are played!

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/20s-skip-the-small-talk-night-at-bibliotheque-nyc-friday-november-6-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance.

**What's It Like?**

We've all heard that making friends is hard, loneliness is an epidemic, and the internet is making us all forget how to be humans. So let’s ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING about it and talk to other human beings!

You’ll pair up with the other nice people who showed up, and you’ll switch off partners every so often (kinda like speed-dating, but without the speed and without the dating).

We'll have a fabulous host leading the whole shebang so it won't be awkward, and we'll give you question cards to guide conversation just a few notches deeper than you'd usually go so you don't accidentally talk about what you do for work six times in a row.

And don’t worry… the questions aren’t going to trick you into trauma-dumping and aren’t just variations on “If you could have dinner with anybody dead or alive, who would it be?”

They’re designed to actually help you feel connected to people, so they’re stuff like, “In what ways are you different from the person you were five years ago? In what ways are you the same?” And, “If you could give your 10-year-old-self one piece of advice (after stock tips and lottery numbers and that kind of stuff), what would it be?” And if you don’t vibe with any question for any reason, you can always just pick another one!

Feel free to come alone (most people do-- we promise we won't make it weird for you) or bring a friend!

There will be food and drinks for sale! **There is a 2 drink/food item minimum purchase for this event,** so please keep that in mind.

**Check-in** for this event will begin around **6:45 pm**. Please do your best to arrive before 7:00 pm so we can begin as close to on time as possible.

Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety

Please see our event [page](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/20s-skip-the-small-talk-night-at-bibliotheque-nyc-friday-november-6-2026) for more accessibility info.

We tend to sell out in advance in most of our cities, and it bums us out when we have to turn away people at the door, so if you’re interested, PLEASE **[grab a ticket](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/20s-skip-the-small-talk-night-at-bibliotheque-nyc-friday-november-6-2026)** as soon as you find a date that works for you!

**Want to stay in the loop for future events?**

If you want to be the first to hear about our events before we sell out, you can join our **[non-spammy mailing list here](https://sendfox.com/skipthesmalltalk)**.

This event is sponsored by SaySimons, an app designed to help you understand your communication style, practice things like setting boundaries or turning a good conversation into actual plans, and meet people who share your interests. Curious? Check out their app here: [https://www.saysimons.com/](https://www.saysimons.com/)

Talk to Strangers NYC

Ashley K

Donna

Michelle Tertor

Nate Moore

Mustafa Irfan

suri

Zai 

syydneyy2007

Dts 98

chanduchilukuri1997

20s Skip the Small Talk: Make Friends, Not Small Talk with SaySimons

Bibliotheque

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/millennial-speed-dating-at-park-9-dog-bar-monogamous-friday-november-6-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance.

Want to get off your dating apps and meet someone in real life, but where you don’t have to find out that every cute person at the party is unavailable? Do you think that IRL speed dating is generally awkward and weird? So do we. That’s why we’re putting a Skip the Small Talk twist on dating.

We'll be offering "big talk" conversation prompts to get you started, and we'll have lots of structure to make sure that you actually talk to people and that it's not awkward.

There will be food and alcoholic as well as nonalcoholic drinks for sale!

Check-in for this event will begin around **6:45 pm**.

Please do your best to arrive before **7:00 pm** so we can begin as close to on time as possible. Please note that there is an arrival cutoff, meaning that **if you are not in line to check in before 7:10 pm, unfortunately, you will not be able to participate and we will not be able to offer refunds.**

Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: **[Skip the Small Talk Safety Policy](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fmhxMcSsdgkQYOZQZoUKC3DK511fDl3pcPyShB22W9s)**

**Who Is This Event for?**

You would probably have a good time at this event if **all** of the following are true of you:
- **You are aged 30-45** (plus or minus a year or two is cool, too, and if you’re not in this age range, feel free to check out our **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/Boston)**).
- **You are monogamous** (polyamorous events are also often available— feel free to check out our **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/Boston)**!)
- **You either feel a connection to the identity of “man” and you are interested in dating women, or you feel a connection to the identity of “woman” and you are interested in dating men.** Gender nonconforming folks who feel connected to one of those genders in some way are absolutely welcome. (We also host **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/Boston)** to accommodate gender nonconforming folks who don’t feel a connection to the identity of “man” or “woman”).

If any of the above statements are NOT true of you, you might want to see if our **[other events](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/all)** are a better fit. We do our best to accommodate as many different demographics as possible given limited capacity for our speed-dating events, and we are always working to include more! Any suggestions for how we can be more inclusive? Please feel free to reach out to us at info@skipthesmalltalk.com.

This event is trans-inclusive. We do not tolerate transphobia at this or any of our events.

We can only accommodate a limited number of guests at this event, so please plan to grab a ticket as soon as you think you'd like to join us.

**Ready to Skip the Small Talk With Us?**

**[Grab a ticket](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/millennial-speed-dating-at-park-9-dog-bar-monogamous-friday-november-6-2026)** since entry is on a first come first serve basis and we tend to sell out in advance for these-- once we are out of tickets, we will NOT be able to accommodate folks at the door.

Want to check out what else is going on at Park-9? Check out their website **[here](https://www.park9dogbar.com)**! If you want to be the first to hear about our events before we sell out, feel free to join our mailing list at [Skip the Small Talk Mailing List Sign-Up](https://sendfox.com/skipthesmalltalk)

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/millennial-speed-dating-at-park-9-dog-bar-monogamous-friday-november-6-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance.

Skip the Small Talk Boston

Rosie Colombera

Rachel Jones

Kylie Duke

Sami K

Andreas Damaskos

Millennial Speed-Dating at Park-9 Dog Bar (Monogamous): Friday, November 6, 2026

Park-9 Dog Bar

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-pianos-wednesday-november-11-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance.

**What's It Like?**

We've all heard that making friends is hard, loneliness is an epidemic, and the internet is making us all forget how to be humans. So let’s ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING about it and talk to other human beings!

You’ll pair up with the other nice people who showed up, and you’ll switch off partners every so often (kinda like speed-dating, but without the speed and without the dating).

We'll have a fabulous host leading the whole shebang so it won't be awkward, and we'll give you question cards to guide conversation just a few notches deeper than you'd usually go so you don't accidentally talk about what you do for work six times in a row.

And don’t worry… the questions aren’t going to trick you into trauma-dumping and aren’t just variations on “If you could have dinner with anybody dead or alive, who would it be?”

They’re designed to actually help you feel connected to people, so they’re stuff like, “In what ways are you different from the person you were five years ago? In what ways are you the same?” And, “If you could give your 10-year-old-self one piece of advice (after stock tips and lottery numbers and that kind of stuff), what would it be?” And if you don’t vibe with any question for any reason, you can always just pick another one!

Feel free to come alone (most people do-- we promise we won't make it weird for you) or bring a friend!

There will be food and drinks for sale!

**Check-in** for this event will begin around **6:45 pm**. Please do your best to arrive before 7:00 pm so we can begin as close to on time as possible.

Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety

Please see our event [page](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-pianos-wednesday-november-11-2026) for more accessibility info.

We tend to sell out in advance in most of our cities, and it bums us out when we have to turn away people at the door, so if you’re interested, PLEASE **[grab a ticket](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-pianos-wednesday-november-11-2026)** as soon as you find a date that works for you!

**Want to stay in the loop for future events?**

If you want to be the first to hear about our events before we sell out, you can join our **[non-spammy mailing list here](https://sendfox.com/skipthesmalltalk)**.

Skip the Small Talk: Make Friends, Not Small Talk

Apoorv

Pianos

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-aeronaut-monday-november-16-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance.

**What's It Like?**

Do you wish you could have more of the kinds of conversations you have late at night where for some reason, you feel safe talking about the things you actually care about?

Bring your friends (or come by yourself- most people do!) and spend your Monday night at an event where you know everyone else is there for the same reason.

We'll be offering 'big talk' conversational prompts on them to get you started, and we'll have lots of structure to make sure that you actually talk to people and that it's not awkward.

There will be food and beer for sale!

**Check-in** for this event will begin around **6:15 pm**. Please do your best to arrive before 6:30 pm so we can begin as close to on time as possible.

Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety

Please see our event [page](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-aeronaut-monday-november-16-2026) for more accessibility info.

**Ready to Skip the Small Talk With Us?**

**[Grab a ticket](https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-aeronaut-monday-november-16-2026)** since entry is on a first come first serve basis and we tend to sell out in advance for these-- once we are out of tickets, we will NOT be able to accommodate folks at the door.

Want to check out what else is going on at Aeronaut? Check out their full event calendar **[here](https://www.aeronautbrewing.com/events/)**. If you want to be the first to hear about our events before we sell out, feel free to join our mailing list at [Skip the Small Talk Mailing List Sign-Up](https://sendfox.com/skipthesmalltalk)

**###PLEASE NOTE: Even if you RSVP on Meetup, you will need to grab a ticket here https://www.skipthesmalltalk.com/store/skip-the-small-talk-night-at-aeronaut-monday-november-16-2026 in order to attend###** This event is cross-posted so Meetup RSVPs won't accurately reflect the actual number of attendees; typically there are around 30-40 people in attendance.

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