Central Park Picnic: Is Nostalgia Good? – An Interintellect Offline

Central Park Central Park, New York City, NY

Join NYC community and friends when founder Anna Gát is visiting for a casual Central Park discussion about the value of nostalgia - or is it danger? We'll talk about breakups, immigration, work transitions... Bring a blanket and snacks 🌞 Recommended readings: https://aeon.co/essays/nostalgia-exerts-a-strong-allure-and-extracts-a-steep-price https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-nostalgia-is-good-for-you/ https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-uses-of-the-past/articles/nostalgia-and-its-discontents ***  ii Calendar |  Code of Conduct |  Become a Member

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Pessoa’s city – Lisbon IRL – A meet & greet for new members

Lisbon

Interintellect founder Anna Gát hosts a casual dinner for new members living in or visiting lovely Lisbon where we will discuss Pessoa's poetry, as well as art, identity, language, and our journeys. Pessoa's bio and a few poems to read ahead of the gathering. The exact location of this gathering will be shared via email and the…

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The Art of Hosting Your Own Salons: How to Get Started

Online

How to host fascinating conversations on your favourite ideas, books or topics? Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát for this free and public session! Believe me, no Interintellect host is born with the magical knowledge of how to run a successful, engaging, friendly online salon (or offline social) – but these skills are easy to learn! Join our next…

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Holiday Reflections Gathering in D.C.

Washington DC

DC! Join Pavel, an engineer and community builder, for a casual holiday hangout. Let's meet, celebrate and converse! We will gather to celebrate the end-of-year holiday spirit and converse about our respective interests and passions. As possible icebreakers, you will be invited to share reflections on the past year and what it has meant to…

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Interintellect Christmas Party and End of Year Reflection🎄

Online

Our annual Holiday gathering hosted by Anna Gát - for all Interintellect members and hosts! What a year, dear Interintellect members and hosts! 🤗 An incredible journey during which you gathered at salons online and offline, wrote books, fell in love and had babies, moved across continents, and with each action showed thoughtfulness and optimism.…

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Santa Monica Interintellect IRL

Santa Monica

Join Interintellect member and IRL host Chuck Gillman for a new year face-to-face gathering in Santa Monica. This get-together will take place at 3 PM on January 2nd in the Northwest corner of Santa Monica, away from the touristy pier. Any Interintellect member within a short driving distance is welcome to join. The exact meeting…

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NYC IRL – Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manhattan, New York NY

Join host and exiting New Yorker Timothy Wilcox for an IRL meetup of Interintellect members at the massive Metropolitan Museum of Art. Come meet with community members in New York City, including at least one visiting guest. We will have time to walk, talk, and see incredible art collections. The museum is pay-what-you-wish for NY,…

New Year, New Host – Learn the Art of Salon-Hosting with Anna Gát

Online

Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát for this FREE AND PUBLIC session where we'll discuss all you need to know about hosting online: tone, topic selection, listing, promotion, and audience management.  Believe me, no Interintellect host is born with the magical knowledge of how to run a successful, engaging, friendly online salon (or offline social)—but these skills are easy…

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NYC: Casual Drinks & Hangout in NoHo

New York NY

Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát for a casual meet & greet near NYU to welcome new Interintellect members and hosts and to introduce our OGs to our newcomers 💜 Come join us! The exact location of this event will be shared with attendees via email and in the New York channel in the Interintellect community…

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Host Training: Finding Community IRL

Online

I've hosted casual community meetups, museum trips, literary readings, and more. My most involved event was an 18-person reading of James Joyce's experimental novel Finnegans Wake spread out across stations along a 1.7 mile park loop complete with map, brochure, and free copies of the book—but an IRL can be a simple gathering at a nice…

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