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Personal prompts and ground rules shape this Back Bay conversation night, with space to choose what you share. It runs Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m.
All times are local to the venue · America/New York
Skip the Small Talk offers a prompt-led alternative to open mingling. Attendees can choose another question if one does not suit them, making control over what to share part of the event’s announced format.
The event welcomes people coming with friends as well as those attending on their own. Its organizers describe a structured approach intended to help attendees start talking, rather than leaving the evening to unplanned mingling. That makes the format relevant if you want a social event but would rather not arrive with a group already in place.
Further reading: Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
Trident Booksellers & Cafe is an independent bookstore and full-service cafe on Newbury Street, founded in 1984. The venue sits in Back Bay’s retail and dining corridor, giving the event a neighborhood setting with a long-running local bookstore-cafe as its address.
Further reading: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Upcoming Events in Boston on Do617 ↗
The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Check-in is expected to begin around 6:45 p.m.; attendees are asked to arrive before 7 so the event can start close to schedule.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
338 Newbury Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗ · Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Upcoming Events in Boston on Do617 ↗
The event listing does not give an admission price or ticket or registration conditions. Food and drinks will be available for purchase; the listing does not say they are included.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
The event listing does not state an age policy or provide event-specific accessibility information.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
The venue lists the MBTA Green Line B, C or D to Hynes Convention Center station at 360 Newbury Street. Bus routes 1 and 55 stop nearby on Massachusetts Avenue.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Upcoming Events in Boston on Do617 ↗
Nearby paid garages listed by the venue are Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street and Danker & Donohue Garage at 341 Newbury Street. The venue notes that street parking in Back Bay is limited.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Upcoming Events in Boston on Do617 ↗
Yes. The event listing welcomes people attending alone as well as those arriving with friends.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
The event listing does not state an admission price or ticket or registration conditions.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
They will be available for purchase. The listing does not say they are included in admission.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
Check-in begins around 6:45 p.m.; attendees are asked to arrive before 7 p.m. for the 7 p.m. start.
Skip the Small Talk in Boston at Trident Booksellers & Cafe ↗
338 Newbury Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-10-31 against the linked sources.