EVENT START-END TIME | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
CHECK-IN BEGINS | 6:45 pm ET
WHERE | Checkerspot Brewing Co., 1421 Ridgely St, Baltimore, MD 21230 (map)
AGE RANGE | 21+: While many folks who attend our events are in their 20s and 30s, all guests 21+ will be enthusiastically welcome! Please be sure to bring your government-issued ID, as this venue is 21+.
FOOD/DRINKS | Checkerspot serves an array of gluten-reduced craft beers (including non-alcoholic beers and other options), as well as a food menu with plenty of vegetarian and allergy-friendly options. Check out their menu!
PARKING / PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION | Directly across the street is a large, free parking lot on Sharp St. Also available are the lots on either side of Ostend St. as well as around the corner on Leadenhall St. Also, there is plenty of free street parking. (Note: lots become unavailable when there are Ravens games).
ACCESSIBILITY & OTHER VENUE DETAILS | Unfortunately, Checkerspot is not fully wheelchair accessible - so please keep that in mind when planning for this event. We’re committed to hosting additional wheelchair accessible events in Baltimore in the future. For ASL and any other accommodations not listed, please see more info here.

What’s It Like?

Hear from real attendees in the videos at the bottom of the page!

We've all heard that making friends is hard, loneliness is an epidemic, and the internet is making us all forget how to be humans. So let’s ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING about it and talk to other human beings!

You’ll pair up with the other nice people who showed up, and you’ll switch off partners every so often (kinda like speed-dating, but without the speed and without the dating).

We'll have a fabulous host leading the whole shebang so it won't be awkward, and we'll give you question cards to guide conversation just a few notches deeper than you'd usually go so you don't accidentally talk about what you do for work six times in a row.

And don’t worry… the questions aren’t going to trick you into trauma-dumping and aren’t just variations on “If you could have dinner with anybody dead or alive, who would it be?”

They’re designed to actually help you feel connected to people, so they’re stuff like, “In what ways are you different from the person you were five years ago? In what ways are you the same?” And, “If you could give your 10-year-old-self one piece of advice (after stock tips and lottery numbers and that kind of stuff), what would it be?” And if you don’t vibe with any question for any reason, you can always just pick another one!

Feel free to come alone (most people do-- we promise we won't make it weird for you) or bring a friend!

There will be food and drinks for sale!

Check-in for this event will begin around 6:45 pm. Please do your best to arrive before 7:00 pm so we can begin as close to on time as possible.

Skip the Small Talk is dedicated to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Check out our safety policy here: tinyurl.com/ststSafety

We tend to sell out in advance in most of our cities, and it bums us out when we have to turn away people at the door, so if you’re interested, PLEASE grab a ticket as soon as you find a date that works for you!

Want to stay in the loop for future events?

Want to check out what else is going on at Checkerspot Brewing? Check out their full event calendar here.

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If you want to get more of a vibe of what our events are like, have a look at the videos below and check out our FAQ (which also covers stuff like our refund policy, arriving late, age range, and hiring us for corporate/ college/ private events).