Places to have Drupal events in the Twin Cities
Drupal fans love to meet in different capacities.
I'm starting this thread of which places work well for Drupal events, which should help us the next time anyone wants organize some Drupal-time.
As far as I know, there are different kinds of Drupal events that happen in the Twin Cities.
*There are various user group meetings at Advantage Labs.
*There are monthly informal beer meetings at bars
*There could be little sprints/hackathons (4-8 people) at coffee shops
*Occasional community-wide sprints (10-20 people, more publicity and more effort)
*Drupal Camps (Drupal day, Drupal Daze, and the Drupal Camp that is getting underway that will hopefully happen as part of MinneBar in May)
*Other stuff (? -- I'm not sure)
So, if people know of places that can host events - please add some.
Meeting place: Common Roots Cafe
Here's an example:
Place: Common Roots Cafe
Address:
2558 South Lyndale Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 871-2360
Website: www.commonrootscafe.com
Number of people accommodated:
*Without a reservation - it's a coffee shop, so 6-8 people...if we take tables. (Good for informal meet ups with low attendance)
*With a reservation - there is a common meeting room available to community organizations, but not available on weekends between 10-6pm
Wifi: great
How to reserve: online form
Notes: good coffeeshop with great wifi - and meeting room with a big table.
no wifi during brunch
be sure to check that you are not planning a meeting during brunch hours (11-1 on weekends last time we checked) - they turn off the wi-fi
Bars we have tried: Bedlam
Bedlam is a bar where we like to have happy hours in better weather.
Bedlam Theatre
www.bedlamtheatre.org
1501 6th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55454-1162
(612) 341-1038
Wifi: no?
No reservation necessary
Has outdoor porch
Beers + food
Bars we have tried: Blue Nile
We have been having our happy hours here
Blue Nile Restaurant
www.bluenilempls.com
2027 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2245
(612) 338-3000
Beer and food
No reservation necessary
No wifi
Usually empty during happy hour, so we have never had a problem finding seats.
Bedlam does have Wi-Fi,
Bedlam does have Wi-Fi, though it can be a bit spotty, and I've never had much luck with it on the patio.