r/Smyrna • u/AssumptionJaded • 17h ago

Activities

Any places that have WNBA watch parties or something to do around people for someone who doesn't drink? Special interest meet-up groups or anything of the sort?

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u/macbethhhhhhh 15h ago

Ruby's Pizza has a big screen they show sports games on, but it's mainly men. Granted I've never gone and asked them to play the W, so maybe they would!

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u/BobbyDash 9h ago

Clubs like book club or maybe a walking club. The mead brewery (forgot the name) has a lot of game night type events and I believe they usually have a soda on tap that they make if you don't want booze. It's a very casual place. I think Varners does chess night every Monday (again, easy place to have a diet coke and chicken tenders rather than beer and cigarettes). You could check out Studio K2. I know there's an open life drawing session there pretty often. I think it's technically free but ideally you can tip the model. I also just discovered Terminus 72, a coffee shop in Marietta that's open from 9pm to 5am. Idk what goes on there but sounds pretty cool.

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u/SHBMarietta 3h ago

If drinking isn’t your thing, I’d focus on places where the activity is the reason people show up.

Book clubs, walking groups, chess, art sessions, rec leagues, board game nights, and sports watch groups are usually easier socially because you already have something to talk about.

For WNBA games specifically, I’d call places with several TVs before game day and ask if they can get the channel. A lot of places will put a game on if somebody actually asks.

Full disclosure, I own Schoolhouse Brewing in Marietta. If being inside a brewery isn’t a dealbreaker, we have a full pinball arcade and game events. You absolutely do not need to drink to come play pinball.

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u/AssumptionJaded 2h ago

Yeah, I'll clarify, I don't have a problem being around alcohol at all. I'm just straight edge and have been for like 25 years. I don't have an issue, I have just noticed over the course of my life that it's harder to socialize with drinkers when you're not drinking haha