The Minimalists 33-City Tour

Five Legs of the Tour

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Previous Cities and Tour Dates

Southeast — November 2011

• St. Petersburg — Sat 11/26
• Orlando — Sun 11/27
• Atlanta — Mon 11/28
• Knoxville — Tue 11/29

West & Midwest — December 2011

• Kansas City — Wed 12/7
• Denver — Thu 12/8 (Special Guest Kristin Glenn of Revolution Apparel)
• Albuquerque — Fri 12/9
• Phoenix — Sat 12/10 (Special Guest Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist)
• San Diego — Sun 12/11 (Special Guest Dave Bruno of 100 Thing Challenge)
• Los Angeles — Mon 12/12 (Special Guest Raam Dev)
• San Francisco —  12/14 (Special Guests Leo Babauta and Corbett Barr)
• Salt Lake City — Tue 12/20 (Special Guest Courtney Carver of Be More with Less)
• Omaha — Thu 12/22 (Cancelled due to heavy snow)
• Milwaukee — Thu 12/29
• Chicago — Fri 12/3

South — March 2012

• Nashville — Wed 3/7 (Special Micah Redding of Redding Brothers)
• Little Rock — Thu 3/8 (Special Guest Chase Night of Unbridled Existence)
• Austin — Mon 3/12
• Dallas — Wed 3/14
• Oklahoma City — Thu 3/15
• St. Louis — Fri 3/16

Tour Photos

Check out the Facebook Photo Album of our past meetups. There are a ton of great pictures there.

Or you can check out Spyr Media’s Professional Photos of the Austin Meetup.

Tour Reviews

Reviews of the meetup tour thus far:

• Why You Should Meet The Minimalists (at Unbridled Existence)
• The Minimalists Aren’t Bullshit (at Almost Bohemian)
• Meeting The Minimalists in Dallas (at Between the Temples)
• Lindsey Fox’s Review (at Soulful Contrarian)
• St. Louis Meetup Review (at Danger Dame)
• Door? Break Through. (at Minimalist Mommi)
• 365 Days of Minimalism (at Right Mix)
• The Minimalists’ Tour Lands in Milwaukee (at Morning’s Light)
• The Minimalists Were Here (Livin’ Like a Freebird)
• How to Live Maximally (Health Demystified)

What’s the point? What are the details? Is it really FREE?

Why: So, why have a National Meetup Tour? Great question—we’re glad you asked. First, we want to get out there and interact with you face-to-face, share ideas, get ideas, talk about minimalism, talk about silly things, and have a great time with you. Second, we want to celebrate an outstanding first year for The Minimalists, including some incredible milestones like 100,000 monthly readers, our first essay collection, Joshua’s first fiction book, and our first non-fiction book. But, mostly, we just want to meet you. This is likely the only time we’ll do this kind of a tour—so come out and see us if you get the chance.

What: We’re going to visit 33 cities all over the US and Canada in 2011 and 2012 to meet a lot of great, like-minded people (although non-like-minded people are welcome). We won’t bring anything for you to buy (although Ryan will bring his Sharpie if anyone wants him to sign their Kindle); we just want meet some outstanding people who believe in our message of living a meaningful life with less stuff.

When & Where: There will be five legs of the tour covering 33 cities, starting in November 2011 and continuing throughout 2012 (specific cities and schedule above). Please note, some cities are listed in odd places due to logistical necessity (e.g., Dayton is listed under the East leg of the tour and St. Louis is listed under the South leg of the tour). We’ll generally meet in a local coffee shop or bookstore or some relaxing place that’s and conducive for conversation.

Cost: No money. Just your time.

RSVP: We need to gauge our potential attendance. Please RSVP even if you’re uncertain if you can attend. You can RSVP for your friends and family by refreshing the survey and submitting it again for each attendee.

Dress code: Casual dress, obviously (although Ryan might where a tuxedo—or maybe one of those tuxedo teeshirts).

But My City Isn’t Listed!

Sorry. We’d love to make it to your city, but we can’t make it everywhere. Perhaps we’ll see you at SXSW or World Domination Summit this year if you’re attending either event.

How to Stay Connected and Get More Info

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See You There

We look forward to seeing you there. Whether you’re an utter introvert like Joshua, or a total extr0vert like Ryan, it will be a great time.