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Our attendee vetted free event-themed socials aim to build authentic social connections founded on genuine mutual interests, hobbies and personalities where enriching conversations flow naturally, and experiences and activities together around shared passions remain truely memorable
To ensure maximum engagement and enjoyment for attendees- we don't do generic socials which tend to attract indiscriminates making it hard to find similar people to yourself with same common interests, hobbies and engaging personality types. That's why all of our event attendees are pre-screened to ensure everyone shares a mutual passion for the event theme so that every person you meet is on the same wavelengh. We've all be there - at an event enduring time wasting and boredom speaking to 50 randoms just to meet that one person you click and really enjoy your time with.
So here we do this time consuming boring screening part for you thereby offering an exciting enriching optimised social haven for busy affable working professionals to de-stress and enjoy yourself doing something you love with your kinda people. And further promoting this authenticity - unlike many other groups we don't use AI to write up event descriptions - all are written by human hosts - no fakes or robots here!
Our typical attendees are sociable, young at heart, unmarried & childless 25 - 45 career professions with fun hobbies and interests who share a balance of cultural, social, intellectual and creative prowess. If you were too cool for school and people have always been naturally drawn to you, you'll fit right into most of our events.
As well as being charismatic, natural conversationalists and the life and soul of any party - our hosts are witty so if you have a sense of HUMOUR with potential bouts of sillyness, then this will be your natural place. Many of us work long hours doing stressful jobs, in our free time we want to chill, relax and have a laugh doing whatever passion fueled activities we love. Without meaning to sound elitist - if you're a very serious person or extremely introverted - please think carefully about whether you'll fit in - there are other groups that might be more suited to your personality type
Best of all - our events are FREE as thankfully most things to do in London are 100% free. Unless we incur a direct fee from the venue (above and beyond group running fees) - we never charge for any events as we firmly believe access to life enriching hobbies, activities and joy should accessible to everyone irrespective of ability to pay
------TYPICAL EVENTS OUR HOSTS LOVE PUTTING ON -------
Our fun novel events cover a wide range of themed social activities that organisers are themselves personally passionate about with in-depth knowledge/experience ensuring authenticty at the heart of everything we do. Many pasts events have included but not limited to:
- Music Nights: For those that love having fun with music, dancing and singing
- Stargazing: Ideal for nature and science lovers, those fascinated by the cosmos & natural history
- Themed Coffee Chats: For polymaths that love interesting chats over a cup of joe
- Karaoke/Sing with Band: For people that love entertainment and having fun
- Gallery/Museum Visits: Perfect for the literature, art, history buffs & bookworms
- Clubbing/Dancing: For soulful creatives who love musical nightlife and euphoric times bustin moves to the music you love
- Guided Tours and Leisurely City Walks: To explore London culture & hidden gems
- Wine, cocktail and spirit drinks evening for adventurous connoisseurs who know their bourbon from their French Martini
- Concerts: For music aficionados
- Dinners & Lunches : Perfect for food enthusiasts who love having fun, enjoyable and engaging conversations whilst discovery new cuisines from around the globe
- Seminars/Lectures: On fascinating topics for the curious minds wanting to converse beyond boring small talk
- Sporting Activities: For members who love playing sports, into fitness/gym/nutrition and being active
The best part? Our events are free and hosted by experienced convivial socializers truely passionate about every event theme we host ensuring authentic enjoyable experiences and entertainment for attendees
------SCREENING FOR MUTUAL INTERESTS & LIKE MINDED PEOPLE-------
To maintain standards, we ask a screening question to ensure genuine interest in the event theme, leading to more engaging and enjoyable experiences for participants. So please make sure you answer the screening question - because in case of waiting lists - blanks, one word answers or indifference will keep you there!!
We also value quality over quantity, so our events have RSVP limits to foster excellent conversation dynamics and enjoyable stimulating social mixing/activities with the right people
Lastly, our events are not singles / dating events but a friendly inclusive female freindly hassle free environment. We value respectful but fun interactions and genuine connections. Anyone attending with inappropriate intentions, sexual hookups or does not demonstrate genuine passion for the event theme will be asked to leave.
Let's keep it real, fun and enjoyable for everyone that attends
Lucas
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🪐Wine, Stargazing & Interstella Comet 3I Atlas + Pub ☾prov date☽🔭
Camden High Street, London, NW1, Camden High Street, London, GBEver look up and marvel with insatiable curiosity at both the beauty and the wonder of the universe? That wild thought that somewhere in the chaos of random creation, through the emergence of life - the universe became conscious enough to look back and ask why; How it all started, our evolution and place in it, and where else in the cosmos other non-microbial complex life might live (almost every star you see has planets orbiting with up to 20 billion habitable exoplanets easily in our galaxy alone!)?
Then RSVP to view the potential life harbouring moons of Jupiter, the Lemmon & McCartney Comet, the famous Orion Nebula where stars like our sun were born, the majestic rings of Saturn, the international space station, the interstella comets, the Tau Ceti star system with 2 Earth like planets orbiting in the habitable zone, remnants of supernova witnessed by our early ancestors plus a range of other fascinating celestial wonderments (comets, star systems, galaxies) over drinks and engaging chats and banter this Dec fully hosted by me - a passionate amateur astronomer and former global Reuters journalist covering big picture science related stories.
In between observing - we'll have drinks and engaging chats on all astronomy related topics for those inclined (Astrobiology, SETI/Femi Paradox, cosmology, space exploration, exoplanetology, astrophysics, paleontology etc) as well as non space chatter and banter too. No doubt I'll hear the usual jokes we've all heard hundreds of times before! If those don't make you laugh, then my impersonation of Los Angeles ET will! 👽
====Joining Astronomers Group & Telescopes =====
I'm able to take a limited number of people (please only RSVP if you can make it) to join my friendly informal relaxed London amateur astronomers' club that have been for over a decade with their regulars made up of up to about 150 people. As there will be people attending from this private Astronomers group as well as others from one of my other groups - the total attendees will be far higher than rsvps here and the public liability insurance only covers a max number of people - hence I need to impose strict limits on attendance.
Over the years we have enjoyed numerous social evenings of stargazing and thought provoking chatter with people of all ages and varying levels of astronomy knowledge - so complete beginners that are genuinely curious about the universe are very welcome. If you are just looking to meet generic randoms then there are others groups that will better cater for that. The world renowed BBC Television Sky at Night also attended our events pre covid and interviewed some of us for it's show that aired on BBC1 in Feb 2019. BBC Radio London (94.9 FM / digital) were there Aug 2023 to cover our meteor shower event broadcasting live to millions of Londoners for 3 hours
You don't need a telescope as you will be able to view through scopes belonging to me and other club members (as long as you behave responsibly and don't temper with expensive equipment). If you have your own telescope/binoculars feel free to bring along and I can help you setting it up if you're a newbie
=== Food & Drinks With Seating From Warm Indoor Cafe===
Alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, cider only), hot drinks and food/snacks will be available to purchase from an indoor cafe at the observation point which Regent's park keep open exclusively for the astronomers group so please don't bring your own drinks
====ITINERARY=====
We will meet outside Camden Station. After a short wait for anyone delayed, I will escort everyone to our observation point in the local park 15 minutes walk away and brief you in terms of what to expect, observing etiquette, tips, equipment handling and take any questions you have - weather general or astronomy/cosmology related.
After Drinks: Unless I have a very important 9AM Thursday deadline for a client presentation or something - most of us usually head our way back to Camden for another drink. I will annouce the pub when we decide to leave the park
===What Can You Expect To See (this time of year)? ====
- Orion Nebula
- Jupiter and 4 moons
- Meteors
- Andromedia Galaxy
- Saturn, rings & moon
- Star clusters such as the Pleiades & Owl Cluster etc
- International Space station fly by
- Venus & Mercury
- Binary & tripple star systems (think planet Tatooine in Starwars!),
- Neptune
- Uranuus
- Mars
- Our moon
- A look towards the galactic centre where that supermassive £22b Labour black hole sits (Sagittarius A)
More here from Jodrell Bank Observatory/Astrophysics Centre:
http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/
Guide to viewing the cosmos for beginners:
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-universe-distant-starstips-cosmology-backyard.html#jCp
===Weather Dependent=====
The event is subject to clear skies forecasts on the night so if on the actual afternoon of the event the weather forecasts looks unsuitable beyond doubt then I will postpone so please check the event status on the day of the event . If this event is still listed here at 5PM on the day, it will be going ahead at the designated day and time!
Happy Stargazing
Lucas Skywalker - The Singing, Dancing, DJing Astronomer40 attendees
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