Events & Adventures Reviews

It was clear from the onset, through my initial membership signing with them, that Events & Adventure is not a dating community. It's for a common shared interest community where you get to explore and go to different events, and I did meet some friends. I am currently back and forth with them right now. It's a mix for me, good in some ways, but there are also some challenges in terms of the aspect of the membership.

The first trip I had was good. I went on a hike and I got to meet people. But I had to preplan so far in advance to make that one event happen that it threw the rest of my schedule out of whack for a couple of days.

I’m up in Hagerstown and a lot of events happen in Washington, DC. It’s an hour and 15 at best driving one way to get to an event if it’s happening in or around DC. That’s the best case scenario. A lot of the time, these events happen 6:00 to sometime in the evening. When I’m driving down to DC, it might be two hours before I make it.

I’ve been to around six events. My favorite was one of the spa trips in Northern Virginia. Even though it was a little far and it was a little expensive, it was worth it to go somewhere to have a treating myself kind of day.

I also went to a couple of spa trips and they were was nice. There was also a group that goes out to chain restaurants just to hang out and eat. All the events I’ve been to have been great and the people are great. But it’s just having the time to do it. I’m coming to the conclusion that it’s not for me because I don’t currently have the time. Because it’s something you pay for, you’re going to make sure that you make the time for the paid services. If you’re paying a big chunk of money for a service to go hang out with people, and then you almost never use it, it’s not worth it to have the service.

The first trip that I’ve participated in was bowling, but there was a brief new-hire event 15–30 minutes before. The planners went through the process and answered questions. Then a group of 20–30 people went bowling, followed by drinks and food afterward. Before arriving I felt nervous and as time went by, I felt more relaxed and comfortable.

I’ve only been to one other event, which was a brunch. It was somewhat similar but a bit more comfortable than the first one. The same planner explained that event, which was really helpful. I’m signed up for two more over the next two weekends.

My favorite part so far has been socializing after the events and there’s a pickleball event coming up, and another one at an axe-throwing venue. They’ll do mini golf and other activities depending on interest.

However, the whole experience with the club has not been that good. I’m not really satisfied. It’s expensive, and whenever they get us non-expensive tickets, like $5, it’s already for free. Also, they describe some events in such a different way. The way that they talk about the event and the way you go and do it are totally different. To be honest, I didn’t really like the people inside or the people who were joining.

Most of the activities are far away and at night, so it takes me one to two hours to drive because of traffic. The activities are not that wow. I’m thinking about freezing my account. I don't really like it.

I’ve attended around 20 to 25 events. My favorite so far was Topgolf or any social dinner events, which are always fun. My least favorite was some of the hikes or a mini golf event out in SF that I didn’t care for much. They've all been relatively pretty good. I can’t say any were particularly bad.

There’s a couple of people I’ve talked to that have gone on trips, and they say they always have a great time doing them.

My whole thing is, it’s definitely more skewed towards people in their 30s and 40s, which isn’t an issue. I really like all these good people that I’ve met. But being in my early 20s, makes it a little harder to connect with people that are significantly older than I am.

I talked to the lady that signed me up and she was supposed to call the back office to see about canceling it due to the fact that when my wife passed away and now I’m given three months to move out. I lost my job too. I started a new job that pays less, so now I'm not gonna have the money to pay that. My rent's gonna go way up more and everything else is almost $4 more than what I'm paying here. Plus if they had told me that 90% of the stuff is on the east side, I probably would have never signed up because I know I would never make 90% of them.

I had access to the web portal and could sign up for events, but they didn’t advertise that there was a local group of members where they could share information. I wasn't added to that. It’s also frustrating that, because they post events for the next month on the 7th of the current month, I only have three weeks to plan for an event I want to attend in the first week. I also tried to add events when I travel to other cities, but the events have all been booked. When I do go on events, they're in a nice location, but they focus on the food way too much. It’s also weird and unnecessary that they give away cash prizes.

Oftentimes, they’ll have events that they’ll limit for only a number of people. Say, the event is only for five people. I’m not gonna go to meet only five people when I live 90 minutes away from the city. That makes no sense. I try to sign for events all the time, and they’re full. One time, they put me on a waitlist and cleared me less than two hours before the event. Like I said, I live 90 minutes away, so I couldn't go.

Another thing is they said that the average age for the membership is 40. I’ve gone to a handful of events, and I’ve yet to meet anybody in my age at an event. They were way older. They retire members by making them hosts. Not only are they advertising much a younger member base, they're also allowing old hosts to continue interacting with the group.

I don’t plan on renewing my membership because the events are extremely expensive. I pay a ton of money to be a member, and every event costs $40. They have these signature events that they plan a little bit further like Halloween or New Year’s, but they keep raising the price as you get closer to the date, unless you sign up really early. The more they raise the price, the less people attend.

They advertise international trips that are extremely expensive, which I would never pay that much money for. They had a trip to Vancouver and they booked at a capsule hotel. I was thinking that made no sense, considering their average member is over 40 years old. In another instance, they planned a trip to Cuba, but they had to Miami first and included that on the schedule. That’s ridiculous. Nobody travels that way.

In short, I’ve not had a good experience at all. It’s a scam. I’m in another group that I pay a lot less for, I go to more events for, and have a much better experience.

At my first event, I went line dancing, which was fun. I had a good time. And at first, I was maybe shy. I’m not generally a shy person, but I’m not someone who likes to perform or do stuff in front of a group of people. But it was really fun, and I particularly enjoyed it. So, dancing is fun, but I also made some cool friends. And the host of that event was a cool person, and I was happy I met her.

Over the time that I’ve been with E and A, I’ve been to four events. I’ve been to line dancing, curling, crime night where we solved a crime, and a pub crawl. And my favorite was the crime night. It was at a brewery in San Francisco, which was pretty quiet. It was a big open space with large picnic tables, which was handy for doing something like this because we had to spread papers all over the place. 

And it was really fun. And intellectually, it excites me. And what’s fun about it is that everybody who was there could participate in a way that works for them. With something like line dancing, we all do the same thing. But with solving a crime, people sort of latch on to different pieces of information or visual parts. And they can show up in a little bit more of an individualistic way, and then everybody is together to achieve this one goal. So, it felt like we’re all in it together.

We solved it in the end. And in fact, I was the one who figured out the murder weapon. I didn’t know until the next day, but I had my suspicions, and I kept saying it. And no one really believed me, but we proved it in the end. It was the icicle. But that was about three hours, which was longer than the host had anticipated. But I think it was just right at the amount of time where it was like, “Okay. Let’s wrap this up.” It wasn’t too long, but it was on the longer side of some of the events.

And I have a big backpacking trip scheduled. It’s just outside of Moab, in Canyonlands, in Utah. It’s a place I haven’t been before. And I’ve been backpacking, so I at least am comfortable in that realm, but I know some other folks that are going on the trip have never been backpacking before, so I can just imagine what that would feel like. I’m a little nervous just thinking about going on the trip, but I’ve done the backpacking part.

So, it would be a total of five days and four nights. It’s essentially like camping and carrying our stuff. But the fun thing is, we have a guide who also is part chef. So, all of the materials, all of the food, all of that stuff is prepped and planned for us, and the route. We basically just show up and have to be physically ready and present to do this activity.

And there are six of us, and we have our backpacking stuff. And then they suggest another bag that we’ll store at the hotel for the first night and last night if you’re staying at a hotel. And that’s just your basic stuff, so you can have your regular toiletries and normal change of clothes for the plane. And then for the backpacking stuff, what we’re supposed to bring is a minimal amount of our own toiletries, super simple clothing options for the hike, and good boots. But they have everything else covered, like the sleeping bag, the tent, the basic structure that you need for backpacking, and the backpack.

So, I’m very excited. I have a couple of busy weeks of work first, and I’m trying to knock that stuff out so I can just be free of my vacation.

They have hiking events that I go to, which the people gather, and then I meet people, and I make friends, both men and women. They’ve also had some food events, like at a brewery. We would go there. There would be food that’s ordered. We socialize, make friends, talk, take pictures, and play games. And then I went to the line dancing event, which was fun. A bunch of people showed up. I would probably try line dancing again because it’s been pretty good.

But I’ve been sick a lot, and I missed a lot of events. So, I have to cancel at the last minute, and they’ve been pretty good.

So, Events and Adventures is a good place for people to go. I’ve met people who have been members of the club for maybe 10 years, and they’re pretty cool. It’s a little expensive, but that actually weeds out a lot of people. So, that’s good.

I’ve met and talked with several people that I’ve seen at events. I feel comfortable talking to folks and even when I don’t know somebody, I can pick up a conversation. But most of the men in the events that I’ve gone to thus far, are younger or older than me. I haven’t found that sweet spot of people my age as far as male gender or ones that are not already paired up with somebody else or just by type and have similar interests.

Doing Events & Adventure is worth the time and money. Just coming off of COVID and the social isolation that that brought on, it’s a good way to have a nice selection of different activities to choose from. You just have to sign up and show up. You don’t have to plan the stuff so that part is easy. And then working from home, you have to be more purposeful in making sure that you’re getting out because it’s too easy to stay at home. So it’s a nice balance.

I’m still new to it and I haven’t done any of those adventure types of activities yet. But with the weather getting better, it’ll be easier to get out and do things like the outside stuff, which I haven’t experienced yet with the club. So I’m looking forward to that.

When I had questions, I got them answered and the process was easy getting signed up. I asked them things like where to cancel if I can’t make it to an event and they walked me through that at the first new member session that I went to.

The website needs some work though. Even over the weekend, I was trying to log on to see what other things I could sign up for. It was really glitchy. I could log on but I couldn’t view the calendar of events. It would also be nice if they could get an app and make it little more user-friendly. In the website, you have to do a lot of clicks just to see stuff. For example, if you’re scrolling through the calendar and you click on the event and click back to return to the calendar, it doesn’t take you back to where you were. You gotta go back to the top and then scroll back down.

Overall, I’ve attended more than 10 events. I’ve done the pickleball mingles. There was also a cards and crepes event on the same day as bowling, to name a few. My favorite one was the bar crawl. I did it two years in a row and those were enjoyable. Events and Adventures is not a dating group, which is what I think a lot people expect from it. It is a singles group, so it is a good place to go and not be a third wheel. I have a friend whom I got to sign up already.

I like any kind of event where there's an interactive component or doing things as a group that helps add a little bit of context or a reason to socialize with each other. My goal now is to try and go to an event once a week if I can. So far, there's a good variety of events. My only critique was that the last one I attended, a concert, I was somewhat unlucky and it was just four dudes and only two women. I would recommend Events & Adventures to anyone looking to kickstart their dating life.

There are several activities that I would like to join but I actually haven’t, because of the schedule. And when I go, I haven't met someone else, not even like a friend.

But maybe it's also on my end, because I see a group of people. They’re just a good fit. They get along together, and that's great. But that has not been the case with me.

When I was talking to Yuri, I had the feeling that the selection process of the profiles was different. They're nice, but they're just not the kind of people that I would normally go out or hang around with. We just have nothing in common.

I have not put a lot of effort and I would definitely not consider renewing the membership. It's too expensive for what you get because you also have to pay for the events. You pay $1,500 for a membership, and then you still have to pay for the activities. So that's not worth it for me.

I may have a year and a half and I was just like, it's something that I would not do again. Maybe, if there's a three months initial plan to see. Of course, you pay another membership fee and try.

Also, I’ll be 59 in two weeks so I asked about the age of the people in the Atlanta market and was told that they had a large group of people that were my age and older. However, it has bothered me tremendously and has made me a little apprehensive cause in the pictures that have been posted of the Atlantic route, I don’t see anybody that looks like they could be anything over 35. If the point is to have verified individuals that are singles like me, then to meet them for the purpose of dating or friendship, it’s discouraging thinking that I hadn’t seen anybody in a picture that looks like they’re my age. Did I waste all this money?

Last night, I flew home from San Diego and was pulling up the calendar to see what I could get signed up for. But a lot of the events that are things that I would be interested in are full. Now, there are the open things. It’s unfair for me to judge it completely because I haven’t been yet. Maybe the people that are my age hide from the camera. I just need to go and see who’s there and see what it’s like. But based on the pictures and things that I’ve seen at the Atlanta Club, I wouldn’t recommend Events & Adventures to somebody.

When you sign up with Events & Adventures, however, you are not able to see who all is going to the event. You can only see how many people have signed up. They do that because they don’t want people texting each other and stalking people. It would be nice to know who are going a day earlier so we can coordinate if we could carpool with anybody. Still, I have enjoyed everything that I’ve done, except for one thing, which I didn’t really care for. I’m just about to sign up for the Memorial Day camping trip in Tennessee.

I also did a trip to Washington and to events every six times a month. There’s my two favorite one. I also do the hikes, the park, and the dinners and brunches. I have several friends that we hang out of E&A.

The whole program is very interesting. There are different people that like different things and it’s a little bit for everybody. But they need to work more on organizing big events. Because the New Year’s event, we all went. We got a hotel to not drive around. The experience was good but it could have been way better.

Also, some events we go, we expect certain food and there’s no food. They don’t even have a breakfast. Or sometimes they need to look more into the places that they have on our calendar to make sure they’re up-to-date as what it says on Google. One of those little things that they need to watch out. Because we’ve been to places and we think this is gonna be the menu but we only have three things or it’s only frozen stuff. But other than that, I would definitely recommend E&A to people. The price is good and it’s like a membership and I get a lot of it.

The cooking event was my first one. I sat at a table where I wasn’t part of the group, but they welcomed me. It was wonderful. We made the pasta and ate it. The camaraderie was really nice. We enjoyed the evening and will attend other events. I probably remember their faces, but wouldn’t remember their names.

I look at the calendar on their website often, add some events in there, and see what I want to do, and then I click them off. It was easy to use. I have one I didn't attend, the eating event, but they still charged me for it. I love all the restaurants, but I haven't attended any of them because they are so far. I'm in the process of trying to start attending more.

I went to a Formula 1 bar with a bunch of people I didn’t know and it was a lot of fun. I felt like I made a lot of good connections and hope to go to more events.

I’ve only done two events, and I’ve signed up for two more but haven’t been able to go at the last minute. I do think it is expensive. It’s not just the cost or initiation fee. At least in the DC area, almost every event costs on top of what you’ve already paid. You’ve paid a couple of thousand dollars for a year or a year and a half. Then you have to pay $35, $40, or $55 per event on top of that. It really adds up. Even when I get to a point where I can get out more, I’m not going to many events in a month because of the cost.

At the first event I attended, only four people showed up. The event contact spent a lot of time talking with one of the members who had been told several things that were not very complimentary toward Events & Adventures, towards the way they manage things and treat their event people. It made me think that this was a pretty hefty investment. To hear one of their own event managers badmouth them that much kind of stuck in my mind.

I wondered if this was as good an organization as I thought it was going to be. I’ve had some issues and haven’t gone to as many things as I normally would have. I don’t really know if maybe she had just had a bad day, and things are not really as bad as she painted them. I don’t have any way to judge since I’ve only been to one other event other than that one.

I joined when it was super cold, so most of the turnout is not that much. It’s usually about six to eight people at events. I went on a hike and that one had a big turnout, about 10 of us went.

Brunch and dinner events are usually small groups, around six to eight people. I didn’t attend karaoke because it was cold, but I saw from the pictures that about 10 or so people turn up for the event. The people who host the events are usually friendly and the hostess is accommodating. So far I haven’t been on any trips.

For now, I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody else. I think it’s a little bit oversold and overhyped.

For me, it was about being around like‑minded people who just want to go out and have fun without the pressure of thinking, “Is this the person I’m going to be dating for the next couple of years?” I’ve done everything from bowling to shooting pool, throwing darts, skydiving, trying new restaurants, and having game nights at people’s houses.

We’ve played board games and gone go‑karting. Sometimes the event itself isn’t that great, but the people who show up make it more fun. A lot of the events officially end after about two hours, but then a group of us will hang out until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning.

I think there are certain things that could be handled better, like planning. I’ve gone to some events where it’s like, “Okay, come here, everyone go here, we’re going to do music bingo or trivia.” Then we get there and ask, “We’re here for Trivia Night. We have a reservation.” They check and say they found the reservation. Then we say, “Yes, we’re here for Trivia Night,” and they tell us they haven’t done trivia there in two months and don’t do it anymore.

It feels like some of the people coordinating the events may just look things up online and see that a place offers something, but don’t really follow up. I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I’ve helped out with that a bit, because I think the person coordinating the events is still pretty new to the Atlanta area.

I even heard she moved here for the job, so she doesn’t really know all the ins and outs yet. For example, we signed up to go bowling and it was $14 per person, but that only covered about an hour with six people on one lane, and you can’t even finish a full game. Some of the research and planning could be better.

One event I went to was from 6:00 to 8:00. I left my house at 4:00 and I didn’t get there until 7:00. When I got there, someone was already leaving, so I just had 1 hour for the event and then everyone left. And then I had a two-hour ride back home, so that one was not thought-out very well on my part traffic-wise.

But the sales pitch I received and the reality is pretty far apart. I swore that I was told that I could pause membership. When I contacted customer service about pausing membership, I was told I can’t do that. So the payments continue. They can lower my payments down to $75 a month, but it’s just a temporary fix and it actually extends the membership by another 6 months because you still have to finish paying for it. So there’s no way to get out of it.

The price is okay though. For a hockey game, there is a little bit of a discounted price as a group rather than going individually, so that’s a good deal. But other things, it might be $10 to $15 to attend the event, but then you get there and it’s another $20 to $25 for food. So pretty much plan on at least $40 to $50 for each event. As someone who’s unemployed, that can add up pretty quick. If I had another 150 bucks a week to go to three events, I might, but that’s why I don’t attend things.

The first event I attended at Events & Adventures was a dinner at a restaurant in DC. Everyone in this social club was very nice. The selection was very good because I received a warm welcome. It was very interesting. I was a bit shy, but everybody was so welcoming that I quickly felt like I was at home and with some friends.

I went to four dinners and three sports events. My favorite was sports events. One sport event was indoor rock climbing. I like to practice sports, and this event suited me very well. I met other people who like sports. It was very good for me.

I went on a trip to ski near DC. It was something I wouldn’t be able to do if I wasn't in Events and Adventures, so it’s a really good opportunity. I would like to do other sports events and trips. I saw there’s a trip in Mexico in October, so maybe I will plan to go there.

I do one or two events a month because I’m busy at work, so I can’t do more. If I had the time, I wish I could go to more events. I would recommend friends and family to enroll in Events and Adventures, if they don’t have any other opportunity or occasion to meet people somewhere. It’s a really good way for someone like me who is alone in a new country to have some friends and connections.

In November, we had one called The Paddle Pub. It was in St. Pete. It's a car and everybody sits around and paddles, then the car is moving. For customer service, when I needed them, they were super quick. Their website is terrible, though. I go there to find out about events. Those on the calendar for this year are not much to my interest, but definitely, if something shows up that is on my list, I will sign up.

The last event that I did was dueling pianos at the Battery, and it was fun. It was a small group. We had drinks together, enjoyed the music, and socialized. It was a good time. I haven't done any trips yet, but I am signed up to do some trips.

They do a wide variety of things. So it's everything from dueling pianos to parties for holidays, hikes, dancing, and painting. So if one thing doesn't really strike your fancy, something else probably will.

I would say that it's worth exploring and can be a fun thing to do, depending on their objective.

In the beginning, for the first two months, I went to two or three events every weekend. I’m busy during the week with work, so I can only do things on weekends. That probably adds up to 40–60 events in those first couple of months, since I was attending about three each week.

Then, in November and December, I went to almost nothing because of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since then, I’ve been attending less as well because work has been more demanding, leaving me with less free time. So it’s dwindled a bit, but I guess I’ve balanced it out and am somewhere in the middle now.

The first time I went, it was a really fun activity, it was whirlyball. It was the first time they did it, and it became our regular new member activity. The new member meet-and-greet is usually whirlyball now. I remember there were so many people, and interestingly, that’s still the biggest turnout for any event I’ve ever attended. I was really excited to see that many people.

After that first event, especially by the second one, I realized there weren’t actually that many people showing up regularly. There’s a lot of members, but not everyone comes all the time. I might only meet a few new people here and there. The first event had probably around 100 people, which was amazing and gave me a lot of hope. At the same time, I noticed I didn’t see anyone I found attractive, which could make things a bit challenging.

But I felt like maybe I hadn’t seen everyone at the first event, and that’s fine. The very next morning, I went for a llama walk. There were only a few people from the group, mostly women, except for one couple. Ever since then, that’s been a common pattern, the events are usually women.

Sometimes there’s one or two guys at events, but usually not, except at whirlyball, where there are more men. The thing is, I consistently don’t find any of them attractive. Out of all the events I’ve attended so far, there was only one guy I found attractive, and we didn’t have enough in common. It's a really good way to do fun things on the weekend and not feel bored or lonely, but it’s not a great group for making friends or dating. That’s been a little disappointing, but the activities themselves are a lot of fun.

And that’s really nice. One of my issues has been not socializing enough, and I felt awkward and not very good at it. Getting out and talking to people definitely helps with that, it keeps me busy and improves my social skills. But within a year and a half, which is how long my membership is, I realized that after a while, I don’t really need that anymore. Now, what I really want are people I actually want to date or at the very least, anyone I could be friends with.

There are nice people I talk to while I’m there, but it’s not like we plan to hang out outside the group. I wouldn’t really call any of them friends, more like acquaintances. They’re nice to talk to, but we’re not close, which is a bit disappointing.

The salesperson seemed to provide good customer service. He was a very good salesperson, but I ended up buying something that wasn’t exactly as it was described.

The website has become a lot easier to use now that there’s an actual site. When I first joined, it looked sketchy, almost like a people-smuggling site. But now it looks like a regular website, similar to most others. It’s relatively easy to access.

All my favorite activities are deviant ones. I’m definitely a girl’s girl and I like doing girls only stuff. One of my favorites was going to strip pole dancing class with all the girls. That was super fun. I also really like doing the park activities like playing flag football or doing kickball.

Recently, we got a boat here in Florida and we did Gasparilla which was amazing. And last week we went to a flower arrangement class and it was amazing. I like buying hunks of flowers and arranging them. But I wouldn’t have gotten done that by myself without instruction on how it is done.

I’m not new to the area but I just have my places that I go to. as I meet more people in the group, I’m more comfortable to drive around and go to more different places. I have a lot of friends here that have lived here for a very long time, so they’re not interested in doing the fun kids stuff like going to the castle or roller skating. And so, it’s fun to be a kid and those are the activities I’m more attracted to. I can say too that not a single dude that I’ve met has been creepy or weird. Everybody has been about friendship and cares about you.

Being in this group costs a lot of money and trying to manage that is a frustration. But with Events and Adventures, you can pick and choose. It weirds out people when you don’t have a common interest, but that also doesn’t mean you’re not interested in meeting everybody. It’s just a very natural but organized way of making friends as a grown-up which I really like.

I’ve been told Tampa’s one of the bigger clubs and we have such a range of stuff so there’s so many things to pick from. I like that there’s girly creative stuff and then there’s co-ed stuff. If I could do everything, I would. But I spent a lot of money doing that flower class this month, so maybe next month I’ll spend my money to go paintballing.

I just wish that they were a little bit more clear upfront that it’s subscription-based because it feels like I’m paying to make friends, which I am at the end of the day. I just didn’t realize it and I’m disappointed in that a little bit. But again, it’s investment in myself.

Also, if I had more control and authority, I would want to market it less as a dating. I think it should be really focused on the friendship part of it. Because in the last few months, everybody that I’ve met and clicked with were all very friendship-based. And I think that that’s safer and way more important than dating. That marketing illusion that maybe you’ll meet your person needs to go. Even if I had a boyfriend right now, I still would be doing this thing. People outside that don’t really know think it’s Tinder which is not what this is. This is literally a friendship club for adults, not a hookup club.

It was a free event, which is one of the things I really like. We pay for the membership, but there are also free events where you can still meet people. We did an hour of yoga, and afterward, seven of us sat outside, had a drink, talked, and got to know each other.

I’ve done three events so far. I’d really like to do trips, but that will have to wait until next year because of budgeting. My goal is to do one event each week. I did a waterfall coffee hike at Vickery Creek. We started walking together, and it was a moderate hike. It was a little more difficult than I expected, and I was with brand‑new people I hadn’t met before. There were about eight or ten of us, and we picked up a few people who were late. We talked and interacted with everyone.

Afterward, we went to a nearby coffee shop and sat for another hour or two. I had a giant cookie and a chai tea latte with maple syrup, and it was delightful. We talked about the trips Events and Adventures offers, how fun they sound, and the dream destinations we’d like to go to.

The third event I went to was last night. It was called Jenga or Dare. When I read it, I thought it said Jenga or dice, but when I showed up, it was a dinner event. We had a corner table off to the side because we were laughing and cheering each other on, not in a bad way. It was a lot of fun.

We played Jenga with dares written on some of the blocks, and if you pulled one, you had to do the dare. A lot of the blocks were blank, so we wrote in our own dares. The loser had to put the Jenga bag on their head for a picture, and that was it. We sat around, ate, played Jenga, and got to know each other better.

I really liked the hike and coffee event because we could talk the whole time. While hiking, you could catch up with different people, interact with everyone, and enjoy nature. Then at the coffee shop, you could sit next to anyone and talk around the table. There was a lot more interaction, and I also love being in nature, so it was perfect.

I have a pints and puzzles event coming up, another brewery with puzzles. I also signed up for adult roller skating, which makes me nervous because I haven’t done that in forever. I have espresso and Uno as well, going to Ponce City Market for National Espresso Day, getting coffee, and playing games like Uno. That’s it for now. I haven’t seen the March schedule yet.

It’s becoming less likely that I’ll attend events in the future because most of the time it’s mostly guys, or women who are already with some of those guys. Every once in a while, I’ll think an event sounds fun and go anyway. Another issue is that I live on the west side, and most of the events are on the east side, which makes it harder for me to attend.

My favorite has been the bar trivia event, though. We kind of split up into teams at the bar downtown Phoenix. I’ve signed up for a cornhole competition later this month too. So far, I've seen a lot of the same faces, so I'm guessing a lot of people sign up. They're okay.

Joining Events & Adventures is good if you're single and trying to get out there. There's no pressure or anything. It could be a little bit better when it comes to the dating aspect if you're trying to find a date or something.

I went to a Lego build night with some wine at a local Lego robotics company. It's nice that they partner with local businesses. My first event was a batting cage event and I met some new friends with whom I became lifelong friends with. I also met some people that we have weird connections with, like friends of friends, and that was cool. It's really nice to have other friends. It's a little expensive, but I’ll tell others to join Events & Adventures. I had two of my friends come in and see some of the events and they went with me as guests. They ended up joining, also because of what I told them.

I’m a little bit sad because all the gatherings are really small. I went to the Nutcracker Ballet, and that was fun, but it was a small group. I’m getting discouraged by the very low attendance. If there’s a chance to see the calendar ahead of time, that would help attract more people. I can email the event manager for suggestions.

My overall experience with them was good. It’s a nice bunch of people. I just went out with them last night. They choose nice places. The only thing is that I’m not really sure how many people are in the Phoenix chapter with Events & Adventures. Because it seems like it’s the same 20 people at every event. But they are good people. I like all of them. It’s just that I thought there would be more people I would meet. So, it doesn’t seem like there’s more than 20 or 30 in the whole city of Phoenix.

And so far, I liked the Christmas time at the zoo event with the Christmas lights. And they had beer and drinks or whatever they call them. That was cool.

So, for me, Events & Adventures is okay. It’s an opportunity to go out and have company with other people.

Since I joined back in 2018, I've done a handful of events every year and a lot of trips all over the world as well. I would say my favorite trip was when I went to Japan for about two weeks. I absolutely loved it. I also have an upcoming wine tasting this Saturday and I leave for Belize on February 2nd.

There are a lot of nice people in Events & Adventures. There are some people I see on a lot of my international trips and I just get to know them because we're always at least on one trip together a year. They're always super friendly and I've been lucky. Going on trips through Events & Adventures is easy because they do the payment plan. I can go out and do the things I want to do without having to wait for family or friends.

Events & Adventures has also listened to me. I've requested for certain trips and they made it happen for me. I have recommended to people who have asked about it. It's a great way to get out and travel or do an event and not feel stuck at home.

Right now, I’ve been to about eight or nine events. I work late hours, and sometimes I can't go on the days I want to. But my favorites so far are the one or two events where we were having dinner because I like to eat. Then there were some game ones. I like playing games too. From these events, I’ve made a couple of new friends.

I'm still finding my way around, but Events & Adventures is a good way to get out and do things and not sit at home watching TV. I just wish they would do something about the calendar. Once you sign up for something, you have to go to another page, then back up two or three times just to get to the calendar again. I haven’t been able to figure out a way to just click and sign up, because you have to go through a disclaimer, click again, and then go back, which takes a couple back spaces.

I've been in the club for about a year and attended 12 events so far. I attended trivia night, went on a hike, did a woodworking workshop, went to an alpaca farm and fed some alpacas. Hiking is my favorite because I feel I have more in common with the people there. We had that shared interest of being outdoors. Everyone was really nice. We all got food afterwards. I found a group of people that I connected with during hikes.

There's a hike coming up that I'm joining. And there’s also, some event with dogs. I'm glad I signed up for a year and a half to give something new a try. Some of the events seem a little disorganized. And overall, it is a lot more expensive than I was anticipating it being. To join for a year, it was about $2,200 up front.

So before I even went to my first event, I had to pay a lot of money up front to join. And you have to pay a deposit for a lot of the events. I went to a Seattle Mariners game and we still had to pay for our own tickets. On dinners we pay for our own dinner and beer. One of the reasons that's kept me from going on some of these trips is that it is very expensive.

I think E&A is great. Having moved to the town, it gives me ideas of different places I wasn't aware of to check out, and I've met some cool people. As long as they keep a wide variety of activities, that's the most important thing for me.

For the most part, the events are things that I like. There have been a few events that I’ve gone to that were terrible, but it’s more about the people, 100%. Sometimes it’s just kind of luck of the draw that it’s not my people, which to me is kind of like dating.

The first event wasn’t great, but the second event was great and I met people there. Over time, you start to see that there are kind of subgroups because some people have been there so long that they’ve made their own groups. They’ll do something that’s all Events & Adventures people, but it’s not an official Events & Adventures event, which I know they probably don’t love, but it’s happened.

Some of it is a cost thing, or people have done so many events for so many years that they decide to do things on their own. For example, the New Year’s event was about $168. For me, that was a lot, especially since I have some medical stuff and knew I was probably going to want to go home and be in bed. I also don’t drink. And so for 168 bucks, I was like, “No, thanks.”

A lot of the people have been going to the New Year’s event at the same place, six years in a row, so some of them decided to do their own thing instead. They had dinner and rented a hotel room, and I went for dinner and left around 10:00. Honestly, the turnout this year for the Events & Adventures one was not great. Not that I would have gone even if it was, but it wasn’t great.

For me, it’s a social platform that focuses its membership on single people, not so much a dating platform. Of course, there’s always the opportunity to meet someone that I might be interested in, but that wasn’t the primary expectation for me. At no point was I told by anyone through the Events & Adventures staff that I would definitely find someone. I’m happy with it because it achieves all my expectations of being a social platform for singles. Though it's not a dating platform, the chances are increased because we're all singles, and I think that's what attracted me. That's great because I can know more of the context, like, “Yeah, this is a man. He's definitely single. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in this group," which is very helpful for me.

I've been to a couple of events and they've all been that way. I have not gone to many due to my own schedule, but it's not like there's somebody that seems excited that a member is there. I'm still trying to find an activity that meshes with me, but right now, I'm viewing Events & Adventures as a colossal waste of money for me. I'm outgoing, so meeting people isn't a problem. That's why I think I'm just going to the wrong events and I need to change the type of events I'm going to. Thus far, the people I've met are nice and certainly easy to converse with for a night, but not the type of people that I'd call up and say, “Hey, let's go do this or let's go do that.” That's why I need a guide towards the different types of events I'm going to.

I've done eight events so far. I would like to do more, but it's just I've been very busy at work. It's always nice. If I don't have anything planned, I can peek at the calendar and there's something already organized, something spontaneous, something either I've heard of, but it’s a team event where it feels awkward if I go by myself. It's fun to just have that social aspect of not going alone. If there's someone that’s attractive or friendly or fun, it's nice to know that they're screened. They're have a clean background and then there's no pressure. But you're in the right environment to meet people. These are people that are there for the social aspect also. So, you're not intruding on someone's privacy. If it develops into something more, that's great. But if not, then you made a new friend, which is also great.

Immersive Gamebox was good, too. You become the game controller, like a Nintendo-type thing. You're inside the game, you use your body to control movement. They’re very fun. My favorite was the World Dinners. One of the hosts in Denver likes to advertise or she likes to get our coordinator to have these world dinners. She picks restaurants that do different cuisines around the world, and we try different cuisines and their food.

I had also gone to a cooking class that was hosted at a local brew. We made homemade pasta and pompadour sauce and pesto basil sauce. It was a good time, very social and interactive. I enjoyed that experience more than the dinner. I am doing a Santa event this Thursday. I need to experience more but I'm not dissatisfied. I'm completely open right now because I’ve not given E&A a fair shot. I'm in a very busy season of work for myself.

Everybody at Events and Adventures has been really great from start to finish. Every question that I have is always answered. When you become part of the group, you get messages. They remind you when the new calendars are live, so you're not having to try to remember it's the 15th of every month. They're very encouraging about, “Hey, come on out. And these are the things that we like to do. And come try something.” Usually it's about 10 to 15 people that wind up going to the events that I've gone to, and they have all been super friendly and excited about their experience too. So, that helps a lot.

After months of trying to contact the resolutions department, I eventually had to submit a letter from my doctor’s office saying I could not participate in the club for them to finally submit a cancellation and prorated refund. This was the worst decision I have ever made, but the commercials and salespeople really know how to sell it. Save yourself the headache and a LOT of money and avoid this scam of a “club”. Lesson learned.

I also went to the Labor Day camping trip and got to know a good chunk of people. That allowed me to open up. The first event I went to was a very small group, but as I've come to gather, our group is now very large. I was so nervous going to that first event and I still am nervous even going to events now. It takes me a lot of confidence to get there, but once I'm there, I'm thinking what took me so long. I don't see where all of that money is going though. I'm still getting used to the policy where for some events I went to, I paid a fee for it, but it was just a deposit fee to make sure I showed up. But that money came back to me.

I've been a member for about four months, and I regret it a little. I've done about five events in the first month and a half, then I had a lot of travels for work. I did another event, then had a bunch more travels for work. I am signed up already for two hikes and a trivia night for November only because I'll be done traveling for work. The part that sucks is they said, “Oh, well, where are you gonna be traveling?” I told them one month was Arkansas and another month was Boston, and I'm halfway through the Boston thing. They said, “Oh, great! Well, there's one in Boston.” However, the Boston calendar of events doesn't have anything on there.

Events & Adventures is marketed as more of a dating thing and in the events I've been to, the people were super nice, but there were zero attractive men in that group. The majority of them are at least a decade older than me, and there's no one at all that is anywhere close. To me, it's way too expensive to just be a friend thing. There are too many free friend things out there. I don't see any point in trying to argue getting my money back, but I thought about it for a while.

Events & Adventures threw out some incentives when I was back pedaling out of wanting to sign up, but for what people get out of it, it's outrageously expensive. I'm unhappy with it, and I'm not gonna be re-upping after my time's up. Still, Events & Adventures is good, especially if someone's new to Atlanta, if their schedule is flexible and the traffic doesn't bother them if they're driving around town. Most of the stuff just ping pong all over the place. I was sold on it being a lot more people my age looking for dating, and it's just a lot of girls and a lot of old guys. It's not worth the money. I'd rather just go to all the free stuff that's available for meeting random people.

It could be usually a fairly good size, like 8, 10 people, and I get along with all of them. They seem to like me too. We just went to that one for Halloween, and that was a blast. Maggie picks the good spots, like a hotel right next to a bar place. What's funny is that after the Halloween party, we met a lot more new people that we never knew were there at the time. The only thing I don't like to a certain point, but I understand, is I'm on the west side and they have very little stuff on the west side. Everything is usually up to Scottsdale.

I've been a little MIA the past three weeks or so, but usually, I do like some of the little off-calendar events where it's like a hangout in a way. There have been a couple meet-ups at the bowling. I'm going to the one that's coming up at the Silver Ball Arcade in Fort Lauderdale. The members that I'm usually with are awesome. I see them often. Maybe 10 members usually go to the same places that I do. So, I've known them for a year, and I've been very used to them. We all get along well.

The only thing is there were three events where they have those people that come to record and you have to sign a contract on whether or not you wanna be in the video. They need it for their website. I was strongly against it. It was very bothersome because I felt like it was very forced, and they tell you to have fun at whatever the event is. Even people that sign that they don't wanna do anything have to worry about getting caught in the picture, so sometimes they have to step away from someone they're talking to because X person would have to “step away and be part of something.” I don't wanna be told to have fun. I wanna have fun like I'm going out of my way for the day to have fun with other people. Other than that, it's awesome.

When I joined Events and Adventures, there were events in San Jose and things in San Francisco. You can actually search for the events if you select San Jose or San Francisco. But at the time, I didn't realize when the person was explaining that they have where you can search, but it's the same. Whatever you looked on the San Jose on November 1st, November 2nd or November 3rd, it was the same thing for the San Francisco one. So there's only one calendar. It's not two calendars. But the rep that sold me the membership said, “Oh, you're gonna be in two. You're gonna be able to use two calendars.” So, I thought I would have a lot of options. But when I would click on the other calendar, it would be something totally different. It turned out that when you click San Jose, it will include also San Francisco, and then when you click San Francisco, it will include San Jose. So, it's the same calendar.

I saw some vacation from them and when you look at it on the app, it's 1,500. But when you check it out, it's five payments of 1,500. It’s super expensive for something that I can do for a third of the price. My membership is ending now in November and I'm not gonna renew because it's not around my age. I met some people. They're very nice people, but they're not gonna hang out with me because I don't know their person. I wouldn't recommend Events and Adventures. It’s too expensive for what they provide.

When I try to sign up for multiple events that have a prepaid cost associated with it, whenever I try to sign up for the second event, their system would give me some sort of error. Maybe it's trying to still process the first payment. But the point is, I have to leave and come back at a later time to be able to sign up for an event that requires payment. And with events sometimes filling up, that can be a problem. So their payment system could use a few tweaks.

I was excited to find like-minded people who wanna do the same kind of things. It was horseback riding for me and some other things that I wanted to do. You had to go to a welcome introduction event before you could sign up for anything. So, I did that and that was a lot of fun. The girl who used to do the Dallas market was good at how she did some things. It was unfortunate that she started doing something else. But my first impression was good. It was good. But things have changed a lot in the Dallas division. I started learning some of what was going on a little bit. Like, if they're not joining a lot of people in the Dallas market, I know why.

I haven't done a whole lot over the last year mainly because I have a boyfriend that I met outside of Events & Adventures. But I was also told that you can't do activities inside the program if you're in a relationship with someone because it was for singles. So, I've put the activities on hold. So thankfully, I have a lifetime membership. I can put it on pause until if that changes again. In hindsight, knowing all the things that I've seen and know now, I don't know that I would have joined. And not because I'm in a relationship but because I see some inside political stuff.

On a month-to-month basis, the activities in Dallas are not that great anymore and I can see why people aren't signing up for some. But there are some events that the minute that the calendar goes live, all of the spaces for attendance availability are immediately gone. And it's the same people taking up the same things. They have a little clique of people that it’s almost like they have an inside scoop on exactly what they're being told and then, they swoop in and get those fast, which leaves a lot of other people left out. I know that that's going on just from what I hear from other folks too. The biggest disappointment is the biggest event of the year, the New Year's Eve. It is Dallas' biggest event and they do this raffle. If you win it, you get your room for free. You get tickets to go into the event for free for you and one other person. And that's a great thing.

But in Dallas, the same person has won it two years in a row and the person who won it last Christmas wasn't even a member any longer and hadn't been for several months with Events & Adventures. She didn't tell anybody. I know personally the person who won and I can't believe that she would do that ethically and morally. But her thought process is, if E&A wanna give it to her, she’ll just do it and take her fiancé with her. That was very wrong on everybody's part. But if you go on the Facebook page for the Dallas folks, you're gonna see not only her on there but quite a few people who are no longer members. So we're not doing a very good job at monitoring that and making this an exclusive club. It's very sad that I paid a lot of money for an exclusive club and those benefits, and there are people who are still receiving benefits that are not even part of the club.

If we would go on a club night and we were out in an environment where the restaurant and club had a lot of people in there and not just us, if I spoke to somebody that was not in our group, one particular woman that is in our Dallas group that was showing up to a lot of events would say that I’m not supposed to talk to that person. Or I’m not supposed to make contact with anybody outside of our group. I'm there to mingle and have fun with my group, but I should be able to talk to other people too if I want to. I signed up for fun environment so it has become not what I thought it was going to be. If I had to do it all over again and for the money I spent, I probably would not join.

The price was very expensive for what we do in the activities on the calendar, on the month. I did the lifetime membership but I spoke to a lot of people who did the one or two years because that's all they could afford and it was a little bit overpriced. But the person who handles all of the international and big travel events is fabulous. He is very much enthralled in everything and brings all these great adventures out there. He spends so much time planning that stuff and that in itself has been the saving grace for Events & Adventures. He's great at what he does brings it to the table when it comes to those adventures and what the itineraries look like. But there are some opportunities that E&A can work in the Dallas market. I was excited to see that they started one in Atlanta because that's where my home is. So if I ever wanted to transfer back, I would have that option there too.

My first event was at strikers, for bowling, and I love bowling because I used to be in a league. The people were so welcoming, and with their members, I felt right at ease from the very beginning. Unfortunately, I have not seen any of the ladies that I bowled with since then and I don't know what happened to them. They were all new members and even though we had exchanged numbers, I haven't seen any of them at any of the events. On the other hand, I've done so many things, including bowling and the nature walks, although I don't like to do those right now. The last time I went to a nature walk, I nearly died because it was so hot.

From January, I was going really strong. I don't do much during the week because I work, and a lot of the events take place in Broward County. Even though I have gone up there during the week, I don't like to because of the traffic, especially leaving my job at coral gables, the 95, I absolutely despise. I like to take the turnpike whenever I have to go up there. I live close to the turnpike, and I like it much better.

I have met some wonderful women and men, and it's enriched my life very much. We have happy hours and I've been on the sunset cruises. The Fourth of July event was amazing, and right now, that event was the best one for me. We went on a tiki cruise, and they had the fireworks on the water. We were able to get in the water, and they had these floats that we could float on. There was dancing, drinking, and plenty of food. As a matter of fact, one of the members that I went with and the guy that she was seeing at the time, we brought food and we didn't even eat it because there was so much food.

I've had such a good time. These people are so great and there's very little drama, thankfully. There's been drama every now and again, which I can't stand, but I'm never a part of it because I am a go-with-the-flow kind of person. I am so comfortable no matter what. I went to a new dinner event in Little Havana, and it was close to my job. That's why I went. It was during the week and there weren't that many people at that event because it had been raining. It was supposed to be 16, and only seven of us showed up, including the host. I only knew one member there because I had seen him at a couple other events.

I'm extroverted, so I'm very easy to approach and talk to. I have no problem talking to people, which is why I've gotten so much out of this group. The people are so wonderful. Events & Adventures has a Halloween bash coming up and I'm looking forward to that. I'm also looking forward to the event for new year's eve. I have nothing but great and positive things to say about this club. The relationships that I've developed, especially with the women, have been priceless. We do things even outside of the club because we've gotten so close.

I have not been unhappy with this at all. I don't even mind the driving, I don't like to go to palm beach. I have done it, and that's a little too far, but I don't mind driving around Broward County. I also have another member that we have become very close, and we tend to carpool to the events together. It's been an amazing experience and I've been telling people all the same thing. They can see how happy I am. My family is so happy that I have found something aside from being in a relationship. Because I have been in serious relationships. I've been married three times. My last relationship was eight years and we almost got married, but I'm enjoying being single. I'm not in any hurry to be in a relationship.

I signed up for two years, so my membership doesn't end until January of 2026. If I didn't have E & A, I might be depressed because the online dating situation is awful. I'm still dating, but I have not found anyone serious. I'm not looking for serious as well. I didn't join this club to meet a man. It was to get my lazy self off my couch and get out there. My few girlfriends that I have, they were never available. With Events & Adventures, one of the things I love about it is it's already planned. I just show up.

The South Florida chapter has undergone a lot of transitions. For the price, I haven't met anyone that might be a long term friend. If you manage your expectations, Events & Adventures could be a great way to learn a new city and possibly make some friends. I would not join it in the hopes of finding love even though on certain social media platforms, it’s advertised as a single group to meet somebody dating.

When I went to my first event there were about 25 guys there and one woman. I knew I had been scammed right away. I called the next day begging and pleading with them to let me out of my $3000+ contract. They refused. Looking back now I realize that good looking people who have their act together don't need clubs like this to meet people. ALSO, DON'T BELIEVE THE FAKE 5-STAR REVIEWS ON HERE WITH A PHOTO OF A GOOD LOOKING GUY OR GIRL NEXT TO IT. They are fake. The one good thing I was able to do was to contact the radio station I heard the ad on and get them to stop playing the ads on their station. I have also heard rumors about them paying good looking girls to go to the events. I don't know if that's true or not. But, I tend to believe it's something they would do.

I've been a member for three months and I've done six events, which is a lot since July. So far, I like it very much. I did do the lifetime membership because it wasn't a whole bunch more to be able not to worry about freeze time or, "Contract's over. You have to do it again." I felt confident enough to do the lifetime because they've been in business since the '80s. I was impressed with that. So far, I am enjoying it very much. I did a sunset beach party, which was awesome. We live by the beach here. So, I did a sunset beach party by the Theater of the Stars. They had live music. They had all these restaurants nearby. We hung out at the beach and they're all so nice people. Somebody bought a bunch of beers and like, "You want a beer? Grab one." "You want a piece of pizza? Grab one." They bought three boxes. Everybody is super friendly. It is a social club.

The second event I went to, which was a rooftop club on the beach, also was great. Everybody's super friendly. They just wanna have a good time and make new friends. They're all quality people. Most of them are college-educated or career people, and have higher level of jobs and education. I met a girl on one of the third things I did. She's from England. Her name is Emma. She's an acupuncturist with a Master's in Holistic Medicine. These are quality people. So, I did some side events with her. They're called off-calendar events. We became friends. She showed me where she goes when she wants to go out on Sunday night or Friday night. We go to the Norton Museum or we play bingo at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. I've been having a good time with this club.

They're full of ideas. The calendar is jam-packed with stuff. There's almost something every day. Sometimes there's a conflict. There's a couple of things on each day. So I am very excited about it. And every month, on the 15th, they drop the calendar. There's only 10 openings. They restrict it. So, you have to sign up quickly. So, there are certain things to learn once you're involved to make sure you get in. I was shot out of horseback riding and I was on a waitlist. And luckily, the day before, somebody canceled. Their loss is my gain. So there's things to learn. The most negative thing is it's not cheap. It's expensive. That's the only bummer. But you pay for what you get.

The more events you go to and the more you see the same faces, the more you develop those connections, friendships and relationships, and that happened. I've been in the group for about six years now and I've enjoyed it. It's nice to have access to a social calendar that our coordinator develops and schedules. It's nice to go to the calendar and sign up for stuff on a certain day. It's a really convenient, easy way to get out and meet people. If you're an introvert and you want to be extroverted, this is the kind of group that can help bring you out of your shell. If you are naturally an extrovert and you're stuck at home and don't know where to go, this is a great group for you to engage and meet other people. There are lots of people that have met through the group and become best friends outside the group.

I've gone to over 300 events and I like a lot of the simple stuff like going to a local bar restaurant and playing bingo or doing karaoke, playing a lot of the outdoor game (horseshoes, bocce ball, croquet) and some of the cook-outs and dinners. It's a great way to try new restaurants in the area, whether it's an upper scale restaurant or just a new burger joint in a strip mall.

Events & Adventures could do a better job of making sure new members understand the financial impact. They’re sold on the fun, meeting new people and trying new things. That overshadows the more practical financial part of it. It's an expensive investment into your social network but you get out of it what you put into it. I've seen so many members that you meet for the first time and you might see them at one or two events then you never see them again.

When new people are looking to sign up for the group, a lot of them don't take into consideration their own busy schedule and the additional cost of many of the events that are scheduled throughout the month. There are a lot of free ones but sometimes, a dinner might cost 50 bucks. On top of the monthly fees or the initial membership fee to get into the group, I don't think a lot of people realize that then they kind of get nickel and dimed with a lot of the events they sign up for. For a lot of people, it can be a pinch to the finances.

Amy was the person who helped sign me up and she was great. But I just go to little events as they sound fun to do and because I don't have a lot of time. There could be more of a tiered program because what I paid for my membership is a little overpriced along with what I'm paying in addition to the activities that we do, especially for someone like me who's just going to a handful of events and not every single one. I paid for two years upfront and I still have to pay for the event sometimes. Sometimes the event is free, like kickball. But in the roller skating event, I still paid to get into the venue and go roller skating.

Some of their activities seem like they're on repeat and they've done it before. Maybe Amy has to plot it on the calendar but she's not seeking out an event to present to the group. Like the glow-in-the-dark kickball where somebody at some point bought the kit and they did it. And now, they're doing it again and again. That’s hard to know upfront unless you're going to the events. The schedules come out two weeks in advance of the month.

It's been a positive experience. If people want to experience new places and do new events they haven’t done before, be it in sports, mystery dinners, escape rooms, pickleball, Whirlyball, a grape stomping activity, or things they haven’t experienced before, it's something you wouldn’t think of going to when you're not part of the group, but since it's available at E&A, they should go, although you have to pay a fee.

I love doing volleyball since I was young so I went to a volleyball event. I'm also going to another volleyball event tomorrow. I attended one trip where we went five hours away from here for a holiday weekend. But I didn't like it at all. I like camping but I'd prefer something with more sports activities than people just getting drunk. There were people there that stayed all night long partying and you could hear it really loudly. I also find Events & Adventures pricey. Somebody has to search for places but after joining Events & Adventures, I have found several other groups that are completely free on Facebook, and they do the same thing.

The person that I first spoke to about Events & Adventures was very colorful. I had a really nice discussion with her. She was easy to talk to. She did a great job. Everybody has been real polite, so I've enjoyed it. The prices were a little bit higher, but they offer a lot more activities. If you do an online type dating service, you're just looking at pictures and trying to meet people. But with Events & Adventures, they have a staff to pick out activities for people to do and set them up. The events have not been costly out of proportion as far as going out for dinner or doing something. It's pretty much in a standard price range and they also offer overseas vacations which would interest me down the line once I get more familiar with the group.

There was another couple that was part of Events & Adventures a few years back and they said the same thing. Because the first night that I went there, there was a young man there that was unemployed, and I thought, "You sold this to me telling me that it was filled with professionals." So, I feel like I'm wasting my money because I'm not attending anything. Other than that, the events were well-organized. And what I see advertised, they look like a lot of fun.

E&A has served its purpose for me. But there hasn't been anyone new in the group that has joined that has been someone to mesh with. When you do the first screening interview, it's like there's this very social, outgoing person that's easy to talk to. You would think there's a screening process, so you gotta be able to have a conversation and not be weird and uncomfortable. I volunteered as a host for a while ‘cause I have no problem walking up to someone new and say, “Hi. Who are you? Where are you from,” and getting to know people. But in the last year or so, they've had less of a draw. I feel they're just letting anybody in. I don't understand why there’s a screening interview because I don't think they say no to anyone. There are people with no social awareness or comfortability. If you join a single group, you need to be able to get to know people and share interests.

Why do I want to cancel? Simple... Every event on their calendar is over an hour drive away. "Event Host" get to go events free of charge in most cases, while everyone else has to pay a fee. They require you to be in their marketing photos so they can use you to grow their scam. In short, I am stuck with a loss of over $2k with nothing to show for, but you don't have to be. There is no try before you buy with this scam... They make you go all in or simply stay out. So make sure you READ every little thing before you sign, because there is no refund at all after 3 days.

I've been to about six events now and my favorite one, where everything went well, was the bowling in San Jose. I've also gone on to hops and dinner and it was supposed to be a dinner event. But when we got there, it took forever to get our drink and then it took even longer for us to get our food. I don't even think that they gave us our food. But the event coordinators was very professional. She was like, "This kind of sucks." And one of the members said there was a billiard spot around the corner if we wanted to go and she was like, "All right, cool. Let's go play billiards." That was what we did for the rest of the night, billiards and a burger. They have a pretty cool staff. If you're expecting just to have fun, Events & Adventures is a great thing -- especially for introverts, because I don't really get out. It's hard for me to say hello and it really helps when you're forced to say hello to people in order to get something done.

I've only been to one event, which was an outdoor kind of hiking event up in Plano. It was a good opportunity to hike in an area and meet some folks, and on the event, it said it was dog-friendly, so I thought, “Oh, sure. I'll bring Roxy.” This was just people getting together and going hiking. It's casual, and I would definitely do this again. There were about 20 people, and a couple of them had their dogs as well. I had good interactions with some new people, and they told me some of the other events that they regularly attend. I plan on following through on some of them. Candidly, the only reason I haven’t done other stuff is I’ve been tied up the last couple of months. I had some other stuff scheduled, then we had a big power outage in Dallas, so that was problematic.

I also did WhirlyBall, and I didn't have 4th of July plans, so I did the 4th of July. It's a lake kind of pontoon boat, and I always wanted to do it, but I never had the opportunity, so I was, “This is perfect!” I went ahead and I did it. And the other people were nice. There was one weirdo on the boat and was funny. He put his chair right in the middle of the boat, in the top level. He told me he had a date with somebody from the group and she blew him off, and how he was mad at her. I said, “I'm sorry that happened to you.” But I quickly moved on.

Other than that, the other events I've been to have been relatively decent. In my first six months, I went to at least one or two a week because I made time for that so I could get myself back out there. Then, I kind of pulled back because I have less time. Also, I've had a couple of experiences where I was the only female and that was very uncomfortable. It was a naughty crosswords event and I reached out to the host to say I was going to be a little bit late. I was not given a warning that there weren't any females there at that time and the host knew who I am. When I got there, I was like, "You know, that's not cool." Thankfully, I brought a friend with me who I was comfortable with, but I really didn't wanna participate in some respects just because of the nature of the event itself.

But I love the hiking events. Every time I've gone, everyone's been super nice. I've been a host for one of them as well. Doing the hiking was one of the things that kept me at Events & Adventures and the brunches, too. I love doing the brunches. I would love to have more yoga, biking, and skiing events that aren't on just the Epic Pass -- stuff outside just drinking because I'd rather be able to hang out with people and get to know them better than have to sit there and drink around them.

The way that it should have happened is that the hostess should have gone to the manager and said, “Listen, this is going on a little too long. We're having to work too hard to get our cocktails or dinner.” I finally said, “Either cancel my dinner or put it in a to-go box and I gotta go now.” This was at 9:30, and I live 30 minutes away. Overall, my experience has not been good. It's all young people. I thought it would be people more my age, but it's not. They said more people that are my age were joining, but so far, I hadn't found that. It's rather expensive, too.

I've talked to Nate, our coordinator, and I said, "It would be cool if you added mingles onto more events." He already does at least two a month with the mingles. So, it was not like they weren't happening, but I told him that it would really amp up people attending if there were more planned mingles. His response was, "Well, you can just go show up and hang out." Well, not really. So, it's a balance.

We did something called dysfunctional family dinner. I was one of the oldest people in the group. I'm in my 60s. We were playing characters and Nate wrote me as this grandma but I said, "I'm not gonna be a grandma." But I really had fun with it. Everyone who was there is still talking about it and it happened a month ago. It was an awesome event. I've kind of started to connect with some of the women in the group. I got invited to someone's birthday celebration. I was glad. There were about six other Events and Adventures people at her party. That was my first time doing something outside of Events and Adventures. It was lovely.

I was talking with a gal who joined around the same time as me and we both, at the same time, blurted out, "I'm having so much fun." So we're really enjoying it. I love this group because I'm going out with people who want to be there. They signed up to go and they want to be there. So they're not mopy. They're not trying to leave early. Also, everyone is there to meet people. So when you go out with your friend, it's just you and your friend talking at a table and everyone else at the venue is there talking to their friend. But when you go with Events and Adventures, you end up with anywhere from 5 to 15 people at that venue and you're walking around saying, "Hey Joe. Yay." It could be more than just that one person to be with when you're out doing something, like dinner or even just BINGO. It's nice to have that group. So that's been a lot of fun.

With Events & Adventures, you're paying a monthly membership fee, and you're also paying for each of the events. It doesn't feel that they do a very good job of getting a discount. I've planned events before and normally, when you have a larger group, you can get discounts on events. Part of me is wondering where is all my money going to. I don't feel like they're doing this maximally efficiently. I don't think that they're getting great deals for us.

This here in Atlanta is a new chapter. They established this particular chapter a year ago. So it still has been growing and they have been adding new events all the time. So, from the time that I joined to now that there have been a lot more events on the calendar these days. I don't tend to go to events that are on the other side of Atlanta for me. But they make an effort to have events in different parts so I don't have to drive an hour to venture out.

The website is terrible though. It's 2024. The website looks like it was created in 2009 and not updated. It needs to be a lot easier to interface and understand. Sign-up and cancellation could be so much simpler. Seeing your sign-up and statement financially, you have to track down the information in two different places to see where your event credits and credit card statements are. That could be consolidated. It could be made into an app rather than just a website. The prices is a little high too. I'm paying dues every month and I'm also paying for the event. But I understand why and see the value. Belle is our local E&A coordinator in Dallas, and she works really hard to make it what it is.

The marketing angle using an answer to loneliness, reaching community and building friendships has been the best part about E&A. Marketing it that way would be a very smart idea. A lot more people would be inclined to jump in because we're looking for friendships and belonging. But it doesn't seem to be advertised that way. It seems like it's heavily advertised as a dating avenue. I have met people that I am dating or have wanted to date but more than that, it's having community to hang out with. Getting to know people in the same season of life has been valuable. I'm in the elder millennial category and the statistics on loneliness as an epidemic are staggering.

I do several things a month. We did Frisco RoughRiders and the Lazy River, which was always a lot of fun. We do dance events, and we're doing a wine tasting next Tuesday. The last thing I did was a Korean barbecue dinner, and that was fun. The last trip I took with E&A was in April of last year, which was the Galapagos Island. It has always been a dream of mine 'cause I have a degree in biology and the whole Darwin thing and animals. I loved it. However, my favorite trip with them was right before the pandemic. We went to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. It was almost three weeks long, and the trip was amazing.

There's been a couple of events that were changed at the last minute because they had the wrong location. There was one that I was supposed to go to in Burlington. But then they found out there was a conflict and they moved it into the city into Boston. So I didn't go. There was another event that they planned and didn't realize that there was another conflict.

One of them was at a sushi bar where they cook the food in front of you. They have like a horseshoe shaped table and then the chef comes in and makes the food. We had our own private table, but it was just not in an environment that was conducive to meeting people for the first time or carrying on a conversation. So literally, one whole leg of the table just sat there for the whole entire dinner and didn't even speak to the person next to them. They didn't communicate at all. It was a ton of money and I'm just not using it. I have buyer's remorse about it. I'm hearing about members who are getting offered lifetime memberships for pennies of what I paid for a year. But even if they offered me a lifetime membership at a third of the price of what I paid for a year, I wouldn't even do it.

My favorite was the Iceland trip. We have a national director of travel who organizes the trips and anybody from any chapter can sign up. I went in February of '22 and there was three feet of snow and it was fabulous. I'm from Boston so I like snow. Then, they just did Easter Island for the first time and there were a few things that I would recommend we do differently. But if you go on a package tour, the itinerary is already set and on that kind of trip, if everybody in the group wants to do something different, you're doing that different thing. But this can be tailored on the fly to what the group wants to do. For instance, when I went to South Africa and I didn't wanna go to the winery, I went shark cage diving.

The other members are friendly and nice. I’ve enjoyed the people that I have met but I was hoping to meet more new people than I have. I was okay with the cost at first when I had a certain level of expectation about it. But now, I’m wasting my money because I haven't been to anything probably for a couple of months. Also, the website is horrific and antiquated. E&A needs an app and they need to update their technology.