Today I am full of awesome excitement! I have just sent out invitations to a new series of “The Stranger Dinners,” a project I started up in Seattle and am excited to continue in San Francisco!
In Seattle, I started by giving five of my friends paper invitations to give to someone they knew. This time, I’m expanding the pool a little by sending out invitations to people I know as well as anyone who subscribes to the email list.
“The Stranger Dinners” is a series of chance events. Twice a month, six strangers will come together to create a collaborative meal (potluck), producing the potential for serendipitous meetings and unexpected happenings. The series will start with an invitation sent to my own list of contacts, who are encouraged to spread the invitation through word of mouth, creating a FOAF (Friend of a Friend) network. Anyone in this network can RSVP to one of these dinners, with a maximum of 5 new guests per dinner. This event engages individuals in a unique situation of spending one night at an intimate gathering with people they may have never met, and may never see again.
This project explores the idea of individual expression and temporal intimacy, and allows guests to explore the freedom of interacting with new people outside of expectation, commitment, prior knowledge, or self segregation.
In addition to bringing something to share, guests are also encouraged to bring any other items they would like to use as entertainment, conversation starters, favors, or show and tells.
Feel free to send this to friends you think would like this! Also, if you want to hear about upcoming Stranger Dinner Dates, sign up on the form below!
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dear arianna,
i am inspired!
i am planning to do what you are doing, here in my city (ahmedabad, India)
any suggestions/care/precautions to keep in mind… or to practice?
thanks a bunch.
you have brought me an excitement of action i was looking for – in a way that it is rooted in my joys and things i value.
love n warmth