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NoHopeOnlyDeath t1_j4zalk6 wrote

Reply to Hall Rentals by Djhan454

Check out Knights of Columbus halls, American Legion posts, Masonic temples, and Elks lodges. These are purpose-built meeting halls that are empty unless the organization that owns them is holding a meeting, and can usually be rented for relatively cheap. I got my start booking shows doing local bands at the Hamden American Legion post.

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subredditholder90 t1_j4z4dd7 wrote

Reply to How to make friends? by No-Dot-2283

In my experience, it's very possible to meet people through smaller restaurants/bars

If you want to start out small, there's a nice bar / restaurant that has a very nice clientele. Blue Orchid. It's a bit unknown but it's a bit easier to make friends since its not very crowded and you'll run into the same people over and over. The owners are also very nice and friendly and really make you feel at home. They also have the best happy hour in New Haven that I know of Fri/Sat 10 to close. LGTB friendly as well.

BAR as well but it gets hard to have a conversation if it gets packed

Bumble also has a friend feature as well.

I'd say that making the first new friend outside your existing circle is usually the hardest, but once you know one of two people it gets easier since they can introduce you to more people. So don't get discouraged, it's possible :)

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Living_Strain8687 OP t1_j4yzbfx wrote

Reply to what to do... by Living_Strain8687

Thanks for the suggestions! I wish The Ordinary was open during the day - my friends will be visiting from out of town, and we will likely be wrapping up our visit by the time they open. We definitely love a speciality cocktail!

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mflores2015 t1_j4yuarz wrote

Reply to comment by fabs065 in How to make friends? by No-Dot-2283

I second these suggestions, especially the bike co-op (thats where i made friends when i first moved here from across the country). Gather is especially good with plenty of events, even some called "authentic relating" which to my knowledge are just social events to meet people authentically. They also do trivia, live music and so on.

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flytweed t1_j4ynjkz wrote

Reply to Day trips to New Haven, what should we check out? by bashmydotfiles

I’m going to take a different approach and instead of saying check out a particular attraction I’ll say the answer is Car Culture vs Walkable Community. Through friends, meet-ups, graduations, and Woosta Ice Cats games I’ve spent quite a bit of time in WORC over time. I rec in New Haven to park your car in a neighborhood and walk around to get the vibe. Try Westville Center, basically where Whalley-Fountain-Central-Blake converge and do the same in East Rock (stroll State St and side streets toward Orange St) Others will say do the same Downtown and in Wooster Sq, so I’m just suggesting some additional places Good luck .

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HartfordResident t1_j4yhf8m wrote

Reply to Day trips to New Haven, what should we check out? by bashmydotfiles

There are a ton of threads answering similar questions in a TON of detail, if you search this reddit.... just saying, if you want insider info and a lot of good recommendations it's worth reading down through some of the threads the past few months.

Also, NH is an awesome city, way more interesting than Worcester. And you're so close to NYC too.

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brew-ski t1_j4yeqdp wrote

Reply to comment by No-Dot-2283 in How to make friends? by No-Dot-2283

Fellow general homebody here! Based off your interest in books, I'd suggest checking out the Institute Library downtown. They have a lot of events.

Neverending Books is funky and also has events.

There's a local sci-fi and fantasy book club listed on Meetup that appears to be active.

I also suggest browsing local meetups (previous link) in general. That's how I met a lot of my friends here. It was for an activity I'd never done before. I was nervous but ended up meeting a lot of great people, many of whom I've now been friends with for years.

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fabs065 t1_j4ydbch wrote

Reply to How to make friends? by No-Dot-2283

Check out the Neverending Bookstore on State Street for shows and free books and you might meet folks that are in your vibe. Then there's the Bradley Street Bike Co-op around the corner, and Gather New Haven also up the street. All good spots to find interesting people

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No-Dot-2283 OP t1_j4yctbh wrote

Reply to comment by brew-ski in How to make friends? by No-Dot-2283

To be completely honest, I'm kind of a homebody and bookworm. But I'm willing to get out of my comfort zone and try new things. I'm just unsure of how to put myself out there.

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