BOARD GAMES & BEYOND | "CRAFTING CONNECTIONS" FREE: DRINK/FOOD/FUN & HOST

BOARD GAMES & BEYOND | "CRAFTING CONNECTIONS" FREE: DRINK/FOOD/FUN & HOST

‍‍The Art of Crafting Connections ~ create something special for yourself, partner, friend, co-worker, family member or even a stranger!

By | TORONTO BETTER TOGETHER | IRL

Select date and time

Wednesday, April 30 · 6 - 8pm EDT

Location

Centre for Social Innovation - "CSI - Spadina"

192 Spadina Avenue Toronto, ON M5T 2G7 Canada

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

ARRIVAL & ACQUAINTANCES

Rainbow


Rainbow will greet & check you in @ the "Welcome Desk" then our co-hostess will support you to settle in before we get social! Start our social by grabbing your welcome drink, snacks & one of our con...

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

ARTS & CRAFTS + CREATIVE CURATED CONVERSATIONS

Rainbow


Crafts mixed with creative conversations, we will have a variety of choices for you guys to choose from such a colouring, playdoh, card making, origami, etc

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

BOARD GAMES & BONDING + CREATIVE CURATED CONVERSATIONS

Rainbow


? This event is connected to the "Board Games & BEYOND" series so your not limited to just arts & crafts your more then welcome to experience other ways of connecting with friends or strangers. We ha...

About this event

🎨 Deeper Connections Disguised as a Crafts Night ~ Curated Community


🎲 Play & Chat ~ "Choose your own Adventure" Crafts Collection ~ Theme Curated!

🃏 BYOB ~ Welcome to Bring your own Arts & Crafts + Booze 🍺🍹


👩‍❤️‍👨 OUR HOSTESS RAINBOW: She hosts this event to remind us were all artists, her art is curating creative people & building belonging. She also happens to be surrounded by amazing artists that she wants to amplify! She has a core craft team that will be special guests on certain nights that do everything from poetry, storytelling, oracle / tarot card readings & has a special game "artists as changemakers" - come to find out what it's all about 😉


🤗 WHO IS THIS FOR?...EVERYONE! :)


  • 👩‍❤️‍👨 SINGLES & Looking to Mingle? Curated Games for "Slow Connection" vs "speed dating"
  • 💝 COUPLES ~ New Date Nights vs "Netflix & Chill" ~ Learn something new about your boo
  • 🙋‍♀️🙋🏽 FRIENDS ~ Fun way to reconnect & deepen friendships in a playful way
  • 🌎 SOLO ~ Best way to meet new people or spend an evening as a local if your a tourist
  • 🇨🇦 NEW TO TORONTO? ~ Eager to learn english? Easier to learn while having fun!
  • 🌈 ALL-INCLUSIVE ~ Including (& not limited to) LGBTQ2S+ & BIPOC & All Ages/Abilities)

🃏 5 TOP THINGS FROM OUR 3in1 EVENTS?


  1. 🎲 Curated Collection Board Games Library: Classics, nostalgic, party, deduction, co-operative, competitive, dexterity, team building, vocabulary, memory, etc...50+ Games!
  2. 💞 Conversation Cards: Curated Conversational Prompts, to promote more authentic connections. Favourite for first date or date nights to deepen connections in a casual way.
  3. 🌍 Cultural Connections ~ "Language Exchange'' We love the diverse cultures of Toronto! Together through Board Games in a FUN way, we develop & deepen our language skills socially. 🇨🇦 ENGLISH & SPANISH 🇲🇽 are 2 of the top 3 languages in the world! We will focus more on these & as always were an all-inclusive event & support all Global connections.
  4. 🔮 Conscious Connections: We support all types of social settings and share the space also for spiritual connections. We also offer tarot, oracle, affirmation cards, and we welcome people to give or receive readings - even if it's just for fun :)
  5. ☕️🍿 Social Snacks: Welcome Drink & Snacks on us so you can focus on the fun, and a facilitator to support you with the games or getting people creatively connected.

Frequently asked questions

What's included in my ticket?

We want to make sure you have a fantastic time at our event, so your ticket includes everything you need to have a fun and engaging evening, from a our Games Library: 50+, welcome drink - food & more! Please refer to our ticket description for full details under "All-Inclusive Investment"

2for1 Tickets please clarify

We want to encourage you to step outside your social comfort zone & invite a +1: that co-worker, new friends or significant other & you can reward yourself by splitting the cost with them, which allows us to make our events more accessible = win-win!

I'm coming alone is that ok?

Absolutely! Our events are designed for people to meet new friends and connect with others in a fun and playful way. Many of our guests come alone and leave with new friendships, experiences, and memories. Our hosts are trained to make everyone feel welcome and included, so you can feel comfortable.

How many people can I expect at the event?

Our goal is to create a vibrant & engaging community, we aim to have a healthy number of people at events & every week is unique. But you can always count on quality experiences. We cannot promise gender balance but we encourage the group to head to a club or bar afterwards if interested :)

I don't speak/understand much English...

No problem! That is part of the point of our event, come connect in a casual & fun way :) We use games to help take the pressure of, so people can laugh while they learn new languages along the way.

is there parking nearby? / TTC Directions

CAR: Yes, street parking & laneway next to the building is sometimes available - Please ask Rainbow if needed. / TTC: Union Stn: take the Spadina st. car 9 stops & get off @ Queen, it will be on the NW corner & walk North for 2mins / Spadina Stn: Take st car 8 stops to Queen - same instructions.

How to find the venue

"Butterfly Building" - On the north west corner of queen & Spadina, walk 2 mins north & you will see a bright & beautiful orange monarch butterfly mural on the outside. picture included above. You will see a keypad that you will enter your numbered key code you have been given when you RSVP'd.

MORE QUESTIONS? or NEED TO CONTACT THE HOST

feel free to email or what's app message: rachelrainbowconnections@gmail.com/+1-647-519-4827

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