One of my friends has been awesome keeping her social network (girls night), so i joked we should have a girl's night and friends. There wasn't much opposition to it, but the issue seems to be who could host/finding a restaurant.
That got me down a spiral of random things you could rent as a group that would provide high-value some not really practical (Outdoor County Swimming Pool - $150/hr for a max of 300 people that allows BYOBeer/Wine/Food- who wouldn't want to host a private pool party for their closest 300 friends) and numerous country venue rentals.
Instead of going to a restaurant or someone's house, the room rentals have free set-up and kitchenettes for like $300. A potluck of 60 people would be $5/person plus what they bring. Probably 1/4 of the cost of a restaurant if drinks were ordered. Feel the value is really high and people would enjoy the get together. I feel the main problem is getting buy-in as most people seem to have the restaurant mindset for a get together.
Anyone here host large mustachian social gatherings? What were your best social gatherings? How do you get people to share the initial costs?