
What we’re about
This is a group of neighbors who regularly get together for potluck dinners and other events.
Anybody who lives in Tempe (and bordering neighborhoods) is welcome to join.
These free events are usually held in private homes. But not always. For example, we met at Bosa Donuts for a potluck dinner on National Doughnut Day. Sometimes events are held in public places such as parks, event venues, apartment building commons areas, restaurants, city-owned facilities, synagogues, mosques, churches, etc.
Each month there is one big "anchor event." We encourage EVERYONE to come to the anchor events.
This is a neighborhood initiative, not affiliated with any government, church, business, etc. Just neighbors who enjoy meeting new people and sharing meals.
The number of people at each event varies, depending on if it is a neighborhood-specific (or block-specific) event, or a general event.
Many of our events are potlucks, but not all. Individual members of the group schedule some non-potluck events, such as dinners/lunches/breakfasts at restaurants, book club, birthday parties, watch parties, sports, etc.
One group member taught an "introduction to pickleball" class. After she did that for multiple sessions, we added free weekly indoor pickleball to our calendar.
Everybody in the group is welcome to plan and schedule events. We like to support each other and help each other achieve their goals and dreams by coming together.
Photos from recent events:
https://www.potluckdinner.org/photos/
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Dr. Neal A. Lester - Social Justice in ActionHumanist Society of Greater Phoenix, Mesa, AZ
Pavna is a member of the neighborhood potluck group. She invites you to join her at this upcoming event organized by the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix:
Sunday Speaker Topic:
Dr. Neal A. Lester - Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and CommunityDescription:
Join us for a timely and essential discussion with Dr. Neal A. Lester, Foundation Professor of English and Founding Director of ASU's Project Humanities. Dr. Lester will delve into the critical themes of his latest book, Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community (2024), within the context of the current societal landscape and the rise of anti-DEI sentiments."Addressing both veterans of justice work and novices seeking points of entry, the essays in this volume showcase practical approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion: ways to build community, earn trust, tell unheard stories, and develop solutions to problems. Emphasizing values such as empathy, self-reflection, and integrity, the volume is rooted in humanities work but also features contributions from fields as diverse as the performing arts, architecture, and evolutionary biology and represents settings beyond the college campus, such as schools, libraries, museums, and prisons. While bringing insights from higher education, it critiques the system as well, exploring the ways that institutions reinforce power structures and exclude marginalized voices. Interspersed with the essays, brief reflections by activists and artists offer testimony and inspiration."
Bio:
Dr. Neal A. Lester is Foundation Professor of English and Founding Director of the award-winning Project Humanities initiative at Arizona State University.With expertise in African American literature and culture, Dr. Lester's impressive list of engagements includes hundreds of lectures, interviews, and acclaimed international talks on race and humanity.
A prolific author and editor, Dr. Lester has authored, edited, or co-edited 8 books, and contributed to numerous academic discussions through 33 scholarly essays and 11 book chapters.
He's especially recognized for his pioneering work on the N-word, creating and teaching the first college course on the subject in the U.S. His essay on teaching this course has been downloaded over 11,000 times.
Under Dr. Lester's leadership since 2011, Project Humanities initiative has garnered more than 300 local and national media stories and several awards, reflecting its significant reach. Its core mission is to "talk, listen, and connect" by bringing together individuals and communities for engaged, inclusive, and multidisciplinary public conversations on humanities, social justice, and various contemporary issues
His impactful academic and community contributions have also earned him titles such as Dean’s Distinguished Professor of English and Arizona Humanities Distinguished Professor, and myriad honors and awards including the 2014 Roy Wilkins Community Service Award, the highest honor from the East Valley NAACP chapter.
Please Note:
Doors open at 9:00 am for optional buffet breakfast ($5 donation) and socializing. Speaker program begins at 10:00 am.Important: $5 breakfast fee waived for awesome humans bringing in food to share!
If you can help with set-up, clean-up, and/or by bringing a breakfast casserole, please go to SignUpGenius HERE:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448A4AB22A6FA7-57144138-june#/A Children's Program is available during the Speaker Meeting.
Prefer to join us remotely?
Zoom Link: Zoom here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88103534615?pwd=oxAEoZTZ6s220Xslo5LMkUgLuK8MYA.1YOUTUBE: You can watch live (15 second delay), or you can watch later.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOw8Sl1yofrwRuGUYS_OOOA
The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix presents its Sunday Speaker meetings twice a month on Sunday mornings. Meetings are free and open to the public. - Pool Party with DJ SmileyAria on Mill Apartments, Tempe, AZ
Free event.
Maurice, who goes by the name "DJ Smiley", is a radio DJ and a relatively new member of the neighborhood potluck group. DJ Smiley is inviting everybody to a pool party from which he will be broadcasting a a live radio show.
Come enjoy the pool, swim if you want to, listen to music, dance and meet great people!
DJ Smiley has been working directly with the management of the Aria on Mill Apartments to plan this event. It is expected to be the first in a series of regularly-scheduled pool side music events.
NOTE: Not a potluck or meal event. You don't need to bring anything other than yourself and if you want to go into the pool - a towel and swimming attire.
For more information, please contact DJ Smiley: 480-904-7291, or check out his Instagram page promoting the event:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKnxS0BJPTf/ - Ladies Game Day at Native Grill & WingsNative Grill & Wings - Dobson, Mesa, AZ
If you enjoy games OR great conversation OR meeting nice neighbors, join the fun, welcoming women who get together each week to play board games and card games. You can order breakfast/brunch/lunch at the same time.
Ladies Game Day events have been scheduled since October 2023. About 8 to 12 ladies get together each time.
Games! The event's organizers will have several games to choose from. You may also bring your own game.
New people are always made to feel welcome. One of the main reasons these events are organized is so that neighbors who don't already know each other can meet and make new friends.
In the past, these events have lasted 3 to 4 hours. Please come and stay the whole time, or come for only part of the time, as you prefer.
What to bring? You do not need to bring anything. This event takes place at a restaurant. This is not a potluck event. Guests will purchase their own food and drinks if they want any.
Location: The restaurant's website states: "Native Grill & Wings is a beloved wings franchise in the Southwest, especially in the Phoenix area where it started in the late 1970s. Native was the first to bring Buffalo-style wings to the Southwest and have won over generations of customers with great food and a family-friendly sports bar ambiance." More: https://nativegrillandwings.com/
If you have any questions, feel free to contact event host Johnye (JP) directly: 480-540-5309