20s & 30s Going Out Group

Club Night at Josephine!!

Sep '09 26 Sat 9:00 PM

Location: Josephine

1008 Vermont Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-347-8601

How to find us
"We'll all be wearing our meetup wristbands and glow bracelets!"

Estimated attendance: 797 people attended.
4.0035 (35 ratings)
Who organized?
J.T.

* GUEST LIST IS NOW CLOSED! EE YOU TONITE!! *

*** GUEST LIST CLOSES AT 5PM SAT, SEPT 26. BE SURE TO RSVP BEFORE THEN! ***

UPDATE #3: Continue your Oktoberfest celebration with us at Josephine! The Single & Fabulous Gals will be joining us. So spread the word, come on out, dance, drink and have fun with with new and familiar faces!

UPDATE #2: The DMV Ladies will also be joining us!

UPDATE #1: The Kick-A$$ Professionals, German Language Club, and Novasingles will be joining us!

Ok, it's time for another club night!

I've made special arrangements with Josephine, Saturday night, September 26th. Cover is normally $20, but we get in free, yes FREE (until 11:30pm)!! Not only that:

We also get our OWN line (ask for the 20s & 30s meetup line)
We get VIP access to *entire* club
We get our own meetup wristbands and glow bracelets, so we can easily identify each other!! =)

From 9 - 11pm, we'll mix and mingle together before the regular crowd gets there. After 11pm, we'll keep it going all night with the regular Saturday night crowd! At our last club night event, we brought out over 300 people, so I wouldn't be surprised with a similar turnout this time around too!

For those that haven't been there before, Josephine features a cavernous underground space that has a retro-chic French touch. See josephinedc.com. The groups that will be joining us are:

Novasingles.net
Kick-A$$ Professionals
German Language Group
The DMV Ladies
Single & Fabulous Gals

As usual, I encourage everyone to have a GOAL OF MEETING 3 NEW PEOPLE... and 20s & 30s Rockstars, please help make the newbies feel comfortable.

So spread the word, come on out, and let's have a fun night of dancing, great music, good drinks, and fun people! =)

- J.T.

McPherson Square Metro (orange and blue lines) is within walking distance. I suggest using wmata for travel planning.

Dress code includes no athletic gear, no baggy clothes, nice sneakers only, jeans are acceptable (just not torn).

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Posted Oct 15, 2009 11:58 AM

Don

LOL Andy LOL :D
Posted Sep 28, 2009 11:03 AM

Andy Man

20s & 30s Partystarter!

i have suggestions for all the whiners: - if you don't like loud music, don't come to a club! - if it's raining and you don't like getting wet, bring an umbrella! - if you don't like stupid dress codes, don't go out to nite clubs in DC! - if you to sit down at a club, buy bottle service! - if you thought it was too crouded, go to a tea-party next time! - if you don't like it dark, come out only during the day! - if you don't like security guards, go to canada!
Posted Sep 28, 2009 1:15 AM

sofia

This was my first time with this group, but not my first at Josephine's. I had a great time, as usual, and got to meet some nice people. I will def go out with this group again.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 1:39 PM

Jose NY

Sorry, I wasn't trying to blame you and the group. Thank you for your kind offer. My statement should've been conferred in a private email to you. We rarely cosponsor so it wasn't meant as a slight to you or the group. I plan to take you up on the offer. Ps: I don't drink rail! :-)
Posted Sep 27, 2009 1:24 PM

J.T.

20s & 30s Organizer

And yes, you are correct, I do my best with our events... and trust me, it's not easy, nor is it any fun putting together a guest list with over 800 rsvps. With any event, there will always be comments left where someone didn't have any fun. What would be helpful (tho rarely happens) are suggestions on what I could do on my end to help improve for future events.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 1:18 PM

J.T.

20s & 30s Organizer

Jose, I did put myself in your shoes, which is why I genuinely apologized, and offered drinks on me the next time. Not sure what more I can say, and not sure why you're assigning blame to me and the group with statements like "this is why we don't cosponsor." Re: your suggestions, I did submit the list stapled. Unfortunately, the bouncers split the list in two (right around the J's)... so names must have been lost then. Also unfortunately, the venue always has control of the list.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 9:49 AM

Jose NY

Suggestions: 1) the door manager should have a master list so as to double check, 2) the list should be stapled so that pages don't get lost, 3) bouncers shouldn't do the list
Posted Sep 27, 2009 9:44 AM

Jose NY

J.T., I know these events are tough to organize & I know you're trying your best, but put yourself in my shoes. 2 different bouncers & a door manager looked for my name & my friend and said we weren't on the list and were turned away. They even showed me the list and there were obviously pages missing because there was a huge gap in the Js. This is not the first time this has happened, but I didn't complain previously because the door people at those other clubs were cool about it.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 8:42 AM

J.T.

20s & 30s Organizer

I hope others were able to get in ok and enjoy themselves.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 8:40 AM

J.T.

20s & 30s Organizer

Jose, I double checked the list I submitted to Josephine after I found out you were turned away. You were on there. It's unfortunate the Josephine staff missed your name, and I pointed it out to them. I apologize for what happened. Should you decide to come out to another one of our events, your next drink is on me. If this is the reason you don't cosponsor, then ok. But keep in mind I did everything right on my end. If you have suggestions on what I could have done better, please offer them.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 3:48 AM

Jose NY

Not being on the guestlist despite signing up way before the deadline, was embarrassing and humiliating in front of my NYC friends. This is why we don't co-sponsor.
Posted Sep 27, 2009 1:47 AM

Jeremy Costin

It's good to socialize with such professionals!
Club Night at Josephine!! happened on September 26, 2009 9:00 PM
Posted Sep 26, 2009 8:12 PM

Don

Damn I was gonna come from Richmond... but 2-4 hours drive in the rain alone sucks! :(
Posted Sep 26, 2009 5:19 PM

Jose NY

Make sure to read the parking signs real carefully, especially on k st.
Posted Sep 26, 2009 1:43 PM

Don

Parking at most Metro stations is Free on weekends.
Posted Sep 26, 2009 1:35 PM

Ayana

Does anyone know a good area for parking or the price.
Posted Sep 26, 2009 1:33 PM

Don

Is anyone coming from Richmond, VA able to give a carpool? :)
Posted Sep 25, 2009 7:38 PM

Moby

Thats it only 2 people remembered?? LOL.....thats funny....(im just bored at work) this is going to be my 2nd meetup....and i wanted to know whos a veteran on here and who the newbies are...
Posted Sep 25, 2009 10:06 AM

joel port

20s & 30s Rockstar!

i remembered...
Posted Sep 24, 2009 7:17 PM

Moby

OK what i wanna know is who is really coming out this Sat. (most people probably don't even remember that they RSVPed for this) LOL

Who attended?

797 attendees
- Jose NY (+3 guests)
  
  “ Waited 15 minutes in the rain, just to have the bouncer say I & my friends were not on the list. I signed up weeks ago. ”
- Marcia (+1 guest)
  
  “ Nice time! Had a great time meeting and chatting with people. ”
- Stratos
  
  “ One of the best parties ever! ”
- Andy Man
  
  20s & 30s Partystarter!
  
  “ 2 words: awe-some... oh wait!?! haha ;-) ”
- John
  
  “ Too loud. How are you supposed to meet people if you have to shout at the top of your lungs just to speak to the person right next to you? ”
- Al Smith
  
  “ Had a very nice time, didn't get to meet any people but I was only there for about 1 1/2 hours...maybe at the next event I'll get a chance to meet some people but everyone seemed really nice...and outgoing ”
- Christina (+17 guests)
  
  20s & 30s Rockstar
  
  “ Wasn't able to stay very long, but I had a great time meeting a few new people! ”
- Jeremy Costin (+3 guests)
  
  “ Lots of fun. Nice people, easy conversation. ”
- joel port (+2 guests)
  
  20s & 30s Rockstar!
  
  “ This was my first one, and probably one of the most fun nights I have had since moving to the area, THANKS for the effort guys! Joel ”
- Kendyll
  
  “ Met a couple of new friends. ”
- Maria C (+4 guests)
  
  “ I didn't sign in as I came at around 12am. But the experience was great. hope to be early to meet up with more people...thank you ”
- Kelly B
  
  20s & 30s Organizer!
  
  “ I had a great time as usual! I met a few people and had some nice conversations albeit I was yelling but it's a club!! The music is suppose to be loud. I also discovered the second bar which I didn't realize was back there before which was great for when the main bar was too busy. Ready for the next one! ”
- Ravi
  
  “ Horrible music. VERY loud. Several times during the evening they turned up the music so it was even harder to talk, they dimmed the lights so it was hard to see. The music was so obnoxious, it should be a crime to play it. They turned on a loud, screaming siren every once in a while. They did not allow me to bring in my bag. I had come on Metro so I could not just put it in my care. After walking around in the rain, trying to find a place to store it, I eventually decided to try sneaking it in under my jacket and it worked. They took an unreasonably long time to verify that people's names were on the list; everybody who could not fit under the awning got soaked because it was raining hard. Some people were turned away because they were wearing the wrong kind of shoes. There were security guard everywhere, I felt like I was being watched the whole time. I sat down on the sofa, they told me I was not allowed to sit on it. I stood in the wrong place they told me to move. ”
- Edward
  
  “ Awesone, must do it again soon! ”
- James (+2 guests)
  
  “ Some interesting people, but I agree with others who said it was WAY too loud. ”
- Scott
  
  “ Too LOUD TOO CROWDED ”
- Alicia Montgomery (+1 guest)
  
  “ Great venue, but the place definately got packed - too packed. ”
- AC (+3 guests)
- Julio Jimenez
- Nichole Ayers (+1 guest)
- mark
- taha ( Tom )
- Kyle
- Susan Cada
- Peter
- sab (+4 guests)
- Ling
- Dee
- Kumar (+2 guests)
- Dominic Frasca
- Guzal (+2 guests)
- Bill (+1 guest)
- jenny (+7 guests)
- Quentin (+1 guest)
- Joe (+1 guest)
- Allison
- Eko (+2 guests)
- Michelle Mancher
- Stephanie Gresham (+2 guests)
- Samantha (+1 guest)
- Jamal
- Christina
- Bill
- Thomas Acosta
- winston (+1 guest)
- Lloyd Dewitt
- Rich Higgins
- Sam
- Dawn
- Eduardo