About us
I wanted to do more things, experience more of life, and meet people along the way. The problem? I didn’t already have the built-in friend group to do those things with. So instead of waiting for one, I decided to start going anyway and extend the invitation.
The Third Place Society is for women who want to get out, experience something different, and build genuine connections while making a little more room for themselves outside of work, family, and everyday responsibilities.
I’ll plan things I genuinely want to do: exploring picturesque towns, museums, bookstores, creative workshops, coffee and conversation, markets, good meals, virtual gatherings, and whatever else sounds worth experiencing.
The invitation is simple: if something interests you, come along!
Especially while we’re new, you don’t need to already know anyone or feel like you’re joining an established circle. Come by yourself. Try something new. Introduce yourself. Meet the women who are there.
But the hope is bigger than a collection of outings. I’d love for us to begin recognizing faces. To remember what someone told us the last time we met. To look forward to seeing one another again. To eventually have women we can text, “Are you coming?” because actual relationships have begun to form.
That’s what I want The Third Place Society to become: a recurring place for women to explore, experience life, and become known along the way.
I’m going. If it sounds good to you too, meet me there!
Upcoming events
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Exploring Improv! 🎭 | Bonus Outing
Lakewood Pierce County Library, 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499, USA, Lakewood, WA, USI’ve been attending Exploring Improv with Tacoma Improv Players, and I’ve been having such a good time that I thought I’d invite The Third Place Society along!
This is a fun, beginner-friendly afternoon of improv games and exercises. You do not need acting or improv experience to participate. Come ready to loosen up, laugh at yourself a little, meet some new people, and try something you may not normally do.
This is a Tacoma Improv Players event, so please note that RSVPing here with The Third Place Society does not register you for the improv session.
🎭 To attend:
Please join/visit Tacoma Improv Players on Meetup and RSVP directly to their “Exploring Improv!” event for November 7. That lets their organizers know how many people will actually be participating.
📅 Saturday, November 7
⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Lakewood Pierce County Library
10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW
Lakewood, WAStay for lunch! 🍽️
After improv, anyone who wants to keep hanging out is welcome to join me for a casual late lunch nearby. No separate commitment required. We’ll decide where we’re heading and I’ll post the details in our event chat.This one is a bonus Third Place outing because I’m already going. ☺️ If improv sounds fun to you too, meet me there!
3 attendees
A Victorian Christmas | Holiday Wander 🎄✨
Washington State Fair Event Center, 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371, USA, Puyallup, WA, USVictorian Christmas | Holiday Wander 🎄✨
Come spend a little of the holiday season with The Third Place Society at the Victorian Christmas Festival!
We’ll meet at the Washington State Fair Events Center and spend a couple of hours wandering the festival together. There will be holiday shopping, unique vendors, handmade goods, festive displays, food and drinks, and plenty to browse while we enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and one another’s company. 🎄
There’s no strict itinerary for this one. We’ll meet up, explore together, stop when something catches our attention, grab something warm to eat or drink, and enjoy a relaxed holiday afternoon. The festival continues after our official meetup ends, so if a few of us are still having a good time at 2:00, we’re certainly allowed to keep wandering.
📅 Sunday, December 6
⏰ 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 Washington State Fair Events Center
110 9th Ave SW
Puyallup, WA 98371🎟️ PURCHASE YOUR TICKET
Each attendee is responsible for purchasing her own admission to the Victorian Christmas Festival. Your Third Place Society RSVP does not include festival admission.Tickets can be purchased in advance directly through the Washington State Fair Events Center. The official ticket page currently lists online general admission at 14, senior admission at 12, military admission with ID as free at the box office, and children 12 and under as free. Washington State Fair Event Center
Purchase Victorian Christmas Festival tickets hereOnce you have your ticket, come back and RSVP here so I know which Third Place Society women I’ll be looking for that afternoon. ☺️
3 attendees
Past events
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