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Invitation-led craft socials & dating · Chicago

Meet someoneover a shared experience

We plan your night with one or a few people we think you’ll genuinely like, around a craft you make together. Less small talk, more real connection. All in Chicago.

By invite · Thoughtfully matched · Limited seats

Our next nights

Three nights. Book your spot.

All events
Social · 40+

40+ BYOB Collage Night

Friday, July 3rd · 7:00 PM

A relaxed evening for the 40-and-over crowd. Make new friends over the art of collaging.

Social · LGBTQ+ · Hand-building

LGBTQ Pottery Hand-Building Blind Date

Friday, July 17th · 7:00 PM

An inclusive hand-building night for the LGBTQ+ community. We won’t pair you off for this one; instead we section the room by age and compatibility, so you can mingle amongst yourselves and let connections happen naturally.

$60 per person
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Dating · Pottery wheel

Pottery Wheel Blind Date

Saturday, July 18th · 7:00 PM

Two wheels, two strangers, and a quietly memorable evening in the clay. Apply and we’ll match you for the night.

By application
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A room full of new connections at a Blindl night

Strangers at 7, friends by 9.

Moments

What a night looks like.

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On the wheel
On the wheel
Collage social
Collage social
Made by hand
Made by hand
The craft table
The craft table
Good company
Good company
How it works

Considered, not crowded.

01

Tell us about you

A few thoughtful questions so we can match with intention. Five minutes, and no profile to maintain.

02

We make the match

If we find real overlap, a real person makes the final call and hand-pairs your table, never relying solely on an algorithm.

03

Meet over a craft

A small night built around making something. The work gives you plenty to do, and to talk about.

04

See who you click with

Afterward, tell us who you’d like to see again. When it’s mutual, we arrange the next one.

New friends crafting together at a long table
New friends making collages together
By invitation

Some of the best people you’ll meet are still strangers.

Request an invitation and we’ll be in touch about the next night.

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Highlights

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