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8/27 > Best craft brew saloon in Arizona – #evfn at Sleepy Dog Saloon in Tempe

Evo Terra — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:09:28 +0000

WHEN: Friday, August 27th from 6-8p

WHERE: Sleepy Dog Saloon and Brewery
1920 E. University Drive #104
Tempe, AZ

WHY: #evfn is a weekly social gathering organized via the webbernets — but it happens in real life! It stands for East Valley Friday Nights and yes, you are invited. Well, if you’re going to be in the greater Phoenix area on a Friday night, that is…

Back to the Sleepy Dog! I’m a huge fan of quirk, and this place is full of it. Exceptional beers. Seriously. And just about any kind of food you want — delivered. Huh? That’s right. They don’t have a kitchen. But they do have great relationships with all the best delivery places near by and a host of menus to choose from. You don’t go hungry. Or thirsty.

In recent months, SD has been loading up on additional beers, a few wines and even organic hummus. Talk about branching out!

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

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8/20 > It’s a party in a grocery store! #evfn at Whole Foods in Chandler

Evo Terra — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:17:34 +0000

WHEN: Friday, August 20th from 6-8p

WHERE: Whole Foods
2955 West Ray Road
Chandler, AZ

WHY: You really need to come out to Whole Foods for #evfn. It’s usually the final Friday, but this week we moved it up by one to accommodate another event they have going on. So if you show up next Friday, you’ll miss us.

And how stinking cool is it that you can drink inside a grocery store? The Tapas Bar at WF is loaded with at least 8 excellent beers on tap and 24 bottles of wine. And if that doesn’t do… it for you, they have — literally — the widest selection of bottles and cans in the state. Quite possibly the world.

You want to eat? OK. Smoked roast beef. Sushi. Fresh hand-made pizza. BBQ. Indian food. You name it. It’s here. And if it’s not, they’ll make it for you.

We get special drink and food specials as part of #evfn, so come on out and play!

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

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On 8/13 > Beer. Good Beer. #evfn at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe

Evo Terra — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:18:39 +0000

WHEN: Friday, August 13th 2010 6-8p

WHERE: Boulders on Broadway
530 West Broadway Rd
Tempe, Az 85282

WHY: Boulders on Broadway is a two story sports bar and restaurant with 26 different beers on tap and another 75 different kinds of beer from all over the world. Plenty of food, including specialized gourmet pizza that everyone loves. Oh, and a plate of nachos that’s bigger than your TV. And you have a big TV.

Come drink with us.

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

RSVP: Facebook

8/6 > Beer, wine, tunes & food. #evfn at Il Vinaio

Evo Terra — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:08:56 +0000

WHEN: Friday, August 6th 6-8p

WHERE: Il Vinaio
270 W Main St
Mesa, AZ 85201

WHY: BONUS: Evo’s mom and her cast of crazy friends will be with us. So if you want to see why he’s the way he is, this is your chance!

To say we were impressed by the fare at Il Vinaio is an understatement. To say we were catered to at Il Vinaio by Cameron and crew would be another understatement. So it’s really no surprise that we’re headed back again so quickly. In fact, I have a feeling we’ll be making this a regular stop!

Il Vinaio pulls off being a classy wine place without being pretentious. Their craft brew selection is good, but limited. I’m working on expanding that. And the food… Oh. The food. I’ve not had occasion to type nom nom nom before this, so consider that.

Best of all — there’s plenty of room for us! And music kicks in a little later in the evening, played at a level so we can continue talking up a storm.

For the noobs: #evfn is a weekly social gathering organized via the webbernets — but it happens in real life! It stands for East Valley Friday Nights and yes, you are invited. Well, if you’re going to be in the greater Phoenix area on a Friday night, that is…

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

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7/30 > It’s a party in a grocery store! #evfn at Whole Foods in Chandler

Evo Terra — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:23:31 +0000

WHEN: Friday, July 20th from 6-8p

WHERE: Whole Foods Tapas Bar
2955 W Ray Rd
Chandler, AZ

WHY: It’s the final Friday, and that means that Whole Foods is once again hosting #evfn. Don’t think grocery store. Think the best kept secret in Phoenix. Think tapas bar. Think outstanding beers on tap. And every other beer imaginable. Think great wines by the glass. And then you can think about it being inside of a grocery store. How cool is this? Very, very cool.

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

RSVP: Facebook | Upcoming | Yelp

7/23 > Wine and Dine Take Two! – #evfn at Il Vinaio in Mesa

Evo Terra — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:24:54 +0000

WHEN: Friday, July 23rd 6-8p

WHERE: Il Vinaio
270 W Main St
Mesa, Arizona 85201

WHY: Sometimes the cards are stacked against us. Take the first time we tried to try out Il Vinaio. That night was stacked up against some serious competition, so only a handful of people were able to experience it. So we’re going back, and we’re fairly certain (?) that there isn’t anything major conflicting. RIGHT?

Some come on out. We’ll get treated like royalty and you can check out a new cool and happening place in the east valley. With us!

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

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7/16 > When #evfn, #nvfn, #wvfn & #dtfn collide – Primebar in Scottsdale

Evo Terra — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:52:29 +0000

WHEN: Friday, July 16th from 6-8p

WHERE: Primebar
15037 N Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale AZ 85260

WHY: On occasion, we like to take the “east” in our name seriously. This week is one of those. We’re headed up north, but very much on the east side of this big-ass city. We’ve been invited to Primebar, enticed with drink specials and other goodies. This place has only been open a few weeks, and they want us to test out their ability to handle a crowd. No worries. A crowd we have.

In fact, it’s a bigger crowd than usual. The fine folks from our sister group #nfvn are also joining us. I really enjoy the chance to hang out with other #pfn groups — here’s another chance!

UPDATE:Looks like the others didn’t want left out in the cold either! The down-towners from #dtfn and the west-siders from #wvfn have also decided this is the place to be. Now if we can just revive #lrfn and get them there, it’ll be one big happy family!

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

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Come for the Asian fare, stay for the open mic – #evfn 7/9 at Siracha

tdhurst — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:00:29 +0000

WHEN: Friday, July 9, 6-8pm

WHERE: Siracha
91 West Boston Street
Chandler, AZ

WHY: You’ve probably heard of the Gangplank move by now. If not, Gangplank moved to downtown Chandler. The sole employee of said tech incubator and collaborative workspace has planned an open mic night this Friday at 8pm. So we’re going to head down to eat and drink at Siracha before that. Derek Neighbors has assured me that the manager Virakon will take good care of us.

If you want to head to the open mic after, feel free. If you’re not quite ready to give up the night life, there are plenty of bar-type options available in downtown Chandler.

#evfn is a weekly social gathering organized via the webbernets — but it happens in real life! It stands for East Valley Friday Nights and yes, you are invited. Well, if you’re going to be in the greater Phoenix area on a Friday night, that is…
Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

RSVP: Facebook

Want to wrangle #evfn this Friday, 7/9?

Evo Terra — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:58:46 +0000

So… it turns out that your Awesome Organizers of #evfn will all be out of town this coming Friday, July 9th. We reached out to a few stand-by hosts, but all of them have prior engagements.

We’ve got places lined up for the rest of the month, but we’re currently shy a place and a wrangler for this coming Friday. That means one of two things:

You’re on your own. Hey, I’m sure you can find some place to drink and eat all by your selves.
Someone needs to step up. Fast. I’m out of town starting tomorrow with shaky interweb access, which will make it tough to post. So if you want it. Take it. Tonight.

Stay tuned for updates, if there are any. If not, I’ll be posting the place for a week from Friday this coming Monday!

– E.

6/25 > It’s a tapas bar AND a party in a grocery store. #evfn at Whole Foods

Evo Terra — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:32:19 +0000

WHEN: Friday, June 25th from 6-8p

WHERE: Whole Foods
2955 W Ray Rd
Chandler, AZ

WHY: It’s the final friday, and that means that Whole Foods is once again hosting #evfn. Don’t think grocery store. Think the best kept secret in Phoenix. Think tapas bar. Think outstanding beers on tap. And every other beer imaginable. Think great wines by the glass. And then you can think about it being inside of a grocery store. How cool is this? Very, very cool.

Some folks calls it a tweetup. I calls it an #evfn. Remember the agenda: no agenda. Have fun. Meet people. Party on!

RSVP: Facebook