Are you grateful for spell check on your emails? YES (Me too!)
Do you enjoy happy hours and fabulous prizes? YES (Who doesn't)
Then you will LOVE this ....
If you were a fan of the Coalition's Happy Bee and have been sad to see it go as the Belmont closed ... I have great news for you! We have a brand new format that is
BIGGER AND BETTER! We have combined the fun of the spelling bee, with your favorite trivia night and are now doing it in teams! Teams of up to four will compete in the most unique trivia challenge in Austin once a month at the
COOLEST new bar, the
Yellow Jacket Social Club!
So you are probably wondering how this works, so let me give you the low down. In the new
Bee Team Trivia Challenge teams (up to four) compete for just
$10 (
per team)! So you might be wondering how spelling and bees relate to trivia? Do you know how to spell? Can you use those words in a sentence? Do you know where words and phrases come from? Have you ever read a book? Well you have a head start on some of us ... and we made the questions! Here are a couple of examples from the first two rounds in the Bee from October that will give you a better idea of what to expect:
Spelling Example:This word, meaning "steady persistence in a course of action" is often mispronounced, leading to incorrect spellings.
- persaverance
- perseverance
- perseverence
- perserverance
Trivia Example:What Hogwarts House did Harry call home?
- Gryffindor
- Slitherin
- Hufflepuff
- Ravenclaw
The October teams had a GREAT time and the feedback was really positive - people loved the game, working in teams & the location! The next Bee Team Challenge is next week ... Tuesday November 1, 2011 @ 6:00pm! I hope to see more new faces there, and would be happy to field any questions you might have about the event. Please feel free to email
Shannon or call the office!
I know you're out there, fellow lovers of language and purveyors of piquant prose. I see you on your cell phones, playing Words with Friends and Scramble to tide you over before your next opportunity to feel the barely-there weight of seven lovely little worn wooden tiles in your hand as you lean over a Scrabble board.
I have good news: you're not alone in this big strange city of ours.
Join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, April 10, at the Yellow Jacket Social Club to get your smarty-pants fix. We offer 9 rounds of language, spelling, grammar, etymology, definitions, and other language-related trivia. You and your team of up to 6 folks get to test your mettle for free and win sweet prizes from local establishments.
This week: win $30 at Buenos Aires Cafe! That's a glass of wine for everyone on your team.
So grab your pocket protector and join your fellow grammarians and bibliophiles to revel together in our collective, otherwise-largely-useless knowledge!
Let us know you're coming: RSVP on our Facebook event page!
