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🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Meetup (Easy English) @ New York 6pm
Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 AM📣 New Date & Venue! 🗓️ November 10, then every Tuesday at 6 PM! 📍 Folly NYC — 92 W Houston St New York local time. See you there! 🎉 Make friends in New York at a relaxed Asian and international meetup. Come solo, meet new people and enjoy casual language exchange in easy English. Everyone is welcome. Meet Asian and international friends in New York City. The venue and exact address will be announced on this page once confirmed. Why People Love Lounge Asia 🍜 **Asian-focused event** 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation Lounge Asia began within the Asian community, so people from Asia often feel comfortable and at home here. At the same time, everyone is welcome — locals, expats, travellers, students, returnees, digital nomads, and globally minded people. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Join 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 48 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ How to Find Us 📍 Venue: The Folly 92 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012, United States ⏰ Start Time — New York Local Time 6:00 PM -9:00 PM New York local time (America/New_York). Please check this page for the confirmed venue and joining details before travelling. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue Venue details and any venue-specific requirements will be updated once the location is confirmed. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable may be removed immediately. Not allowed: harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNak_cu9CXw) 👉 GET VIP ACCESS: [https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8](https://forms.gle/t6GXAjTNFECetVuZ8) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧! 一起來聊天吧! 気軽に遊びに来てね! 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! လာပြီး အတူပျော်ကြရအောင်! មកលេងជាមួយគ្នាណា! ມາພົບກັນເດີ້! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

🔌💃Latino networking & dancing for beginners
Wed, Nov 11, 11:30 PMHey Latinos of NYC!🗽💃🕺NYC CONNECTS people that want to MAKE NEW FRIENDS in NYC + learn how to dance latin music! Questions @ +1 (917) 995-5773 MARIELA also to pay as well. Meet & socialize with other absolute beginners as well that are new to NYC! $20 to join, we will be doing SALSA at 6:30pm! 🥳A two-for-one class combo also available if you stay after the first one. It's just +$10 more. where you will learn basics of two dance genres BACHATA right after! It's the first class of a 3 month progressive coursework. Come try it out. Below are the price schedules 1 class $25 ($20 if you RSVP here on meetup) 3 classes $70 4 classes $80

Indigenous art, history, and language talk 🧺🐢
Thu, Nov 12, 9:40 PMIndigenous art, history, and language talk 🧺🐢 Thursday, November 12th 4:40pm to 6:30pm At NYPL’s Schwarzman Building At 42nd and 5th Avenue From 4:40 to 4:50, meet outside NYPL Building 5 to 6:30, Indigenous talk Free, but RSVP required Link to RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ancestral-memory-indigenous-art-history-and-language-tickets-2003519720417 Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

JAGUARMAN book discussion (with Author Q&A) 🇸🇷🐆📚
Thu, Nov 19, 11:30 PMOn Thursday, November 19th join us as we'll discuss the book JAGUARMAN with author Raoul de Jong 🇸🇷🐆📚 The book is about family, history, & culture of Suriname We'll meet from 6:30 to 8:30pm at 180 Maiden Lane in Financial District, Manhattan Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cx7dvCvTaPB2K3wr9 All are welcome Can read as much or as little of the book as you’d like The event is free to attend A description from Hope Road Publishing https://www.hoperoadpublishing.com/books/jaguarman Unfortunately the book does not have US publishing and was not available for purchase in-person at the European Literature event, so the host bought 10 copies from the UK online book store Waterstones. If you’d like a copy, we’re selling them at cost for $25.63 each (the host will return the rest). https://www.waterstones.com/book/jaguarman/raoul-de-jong/john-eyck/9781913109547 We're hoping the books arrive by Thursday, November 12th. If you buy a book, the host will try his best to hand deliver it to you. Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

Laut (Malaysian Restaurant) 🇲🇾🥘
Mon, Nov 16, 11:30 PMOn Monday, November 16th, we're going to Laut, a Malaysian restaurant, near Union Square 🇲🇾🥘 We’ll be there from 6:30 to 8:30pm Google maps link to Laut: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/V4X8igzjjnWuMTJ19](https://maps.app.goo.gl/V4X8igzjjnWuMTJ19) $20 deposit required Can be used towards food & drink (it’s the no-show fee) Amounts not used will be refunded Welcome to venmo or zelle host directly to avoid Paypal fee through Meetup Laut review by The Infatuation: [https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/laut](https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/laut) How billing works: Usually for our larger parties, the restaurant only allows one person to pay (it would be ideal to have individual checks but unfortunately it’s usually not an option). Normally the host pays and each attendee pays the host back right away via venmo, zelle, paypal, or with cash. The amount owed is 1.3 times the subtotal (for entrees, appetizers, drinks, etc). So if the subtotal was $30, the total amount owed would be $30 \* 1.3 = $39 which covers tax and 20% tip. If there is a credit card fee charged, then the multiple would be a little higher (like 1.34 to 1.36). The host does not make any money off of this. Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

French Conversation at The Upside + Quizz!
Wed, Nov 18, 11:00 PMJoin us for casual conversation en français at The Upside Bar, near 89th & Amsterdam. To share costs, you may donate and we suggest $3. First timers, please be our guest, come check us out, you can donate next time. Trivia night! Martin
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