What we’re about
Welcome to North East Culture & Conversation! 👋
This is a new social group for meeting and mingling with potential new friends in lovely locations, and bonding over shared interests. It’s aimed at the 20s, 30s and 40s age range.
Here you’ll find coffee gatherings, board game meets, dinners, a cake club offering convivial chatter for those with a sweet tooth, and some fun days out too. From time to time, we may offer some cocktail events and parties to bring everyone together, as well 🍸🍷🥳.
Our Adventures in Art 🖼️ events centre around not just visiting museums and galleries, but also trying out new creative skills such as life drawing and pottery painting. There are other cultural activities to try out too, such as theatre trips and live music events. For those who enjoy cross-stitch, crochet or knitting with a side of chitchat, come and join our Stitch and B*tch🪡🧵😉 …
We host two book clubs - one for fiction and one for non-fiction - take your pick or try both! We also offer film club events from time to time, which skew towards foreign, cult and indie movies. It’s great if you want to engage in thought provoking discussion! 📚🎬
Sometimes we attend talks and lectures too, on various subjects: science, history, psychology, classics and more! It’s a great opportunity to learn something new and explore ideas together 🤓.
Our events are primarily based in Newcastle and the surrounding areas, but sometimes we’ll venture a little further afield for day trips and some special adventures! If you’re interested in helping out with hosting in Durham, Sunderland or Northumberland, let us know as we’d love to branch out to offer events for young people there as well. If you have any ideas for new events, too, we are certainly open to suggestions ☺️.
We do ask that members use their first name rather than an initial on their profile, and recommend using a recognisable photo of themselves. We are all here to meet with new people face to face! Clarity about who you are when you show up helps both the organisers and the members 😊.
The group is fuelled on the values of friendliness, kindness and mutual respect. We are all adults, so let’s act like it 😉! Bigotry, harassment and abusive behaviour won’t be tolerated. We aim to foster a pro-social environment, so try to be considerate of your fellow members.
Now let’s have some fun 🤩!
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Henry Miller Memorial ConcertKing's Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
‼️Attendees are required to book a free ticket through Eventbrite before confirming their attendance on Meetup.‼️
Join us for a captivating afternoon of classical music at the Henry Miller Memorial Concert, hosted by Newcastle University. 🎶
This special event will feature an exquisite selection of compositions by legendary composers, including Brahms, Bach, Debussy, and Ysaÿe, performed by the talented duo of Zhu (violin) and Warr (piano).🎹🎻
📆Date and time: 27th April, 3pm
📍Location: King’s Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle UniversityThis concert promises to be a memorable experience for music lovers of all kinds. Admission is free, but space is limited.
To ensure a smooth entry and avoid crowding, we kindly ask that you arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance begins.
Afterward, we’ll head to a nearby coffee shop to continue our conversation, where you can relax with tasty drinks and snacks. It’s the ideal opportunity to reflect on the concert and share our favourite pieces of music.
We look forward to seeing you there for an afternoon of unforgettable music! 🎉
- Book Club: The Metamorphosis (Kafka) 🐜Centurion Bar, Newcastle
Whether you’re a true bookworm or simply seeking a motivation to get reading more often, the book club is a great place for conversation and meeting new people! Come and enjoy some interesting discussion alongside more relaxed chatter, with the book as the jumping off point.
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This time we will be diving into the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, and his 1915 novella The Metamorphosis. One day salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself turned into a giant insect. Despite being a short one, it has been interpreted in hundreds of different ways and so will offer plenty to chat about!
The book is out of copyright and so can also be found freely online - here is one version at Wikisource
The Centurion is a relaxed, elegant and spacious bar with comfortable seating and a quiet atmosphere, well-suited to literary conversations!
Converted from the historic first class lounge at Central Station, its luxuriant environs are situated at ground floor level, easily accessible, with public transport links aplenty nearby. If you’re feeling peckish there are various shops adjacent that you can pick up nibbles from.
This is an open session, so feel free to drop by at any time during the evening: we’re pretty easygoing!
Hope you can join us! ☺️📚
- Coffee and Conversation: Picnic in the Park! ☕️ 🌳 🥪The Tower Café (Leazes Park), Newcastle upon Tyne
We’re a talkative bunch in North East Culture & Conversation 💬! Join us at Leazes Park for an outdoor chat and a cuppa (and a bite to eat too if you’re peckish) ☕️🫖.
These coffee afternoons are pretty relaxed and a great opportunity to make new friends or catch up with old ones. Whether you’re new in town or just looking to branch out more socially, come along and join the conversation 🗣️.
The Tower Café in Leazes Park offers food and drink 🥪🍰🍕, and as we are outside you are welcome to bring your thermos and your own snacks along too! The café also hosts the park's toilet facilities. The café itself closes at 4pm but the park will remain open for us to linger and chat a while after.
We'll take advantage of the hopefully lovely May weather, so bring along a picnic blanket if you have one handy!
This is an open session - feel free to drop in when you can and stay as long as you like. Come and make some new connections! 🤝☺️
