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potluck dinner



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We all just bring our instruments and have a potluck dinner, and then we’ll just sit around in someone’s living room singing old Beatles songs all night long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

It was the financial equivalent of a potluck dinner, with everyone contributing something to the table and sharing the spread.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023

The annual event is now called Taking Back the Dinner, but it originated back in 2004, when the American Indian Student Commission hosted a private potluck dinner for Native students and their advisers on campus.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

The gathering included a potluck dinner, an exhibit of her ceramic sculptures and lots of singing.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022

Last fall we were at a neighborhood potluck dinner when Aretha ate a baby’s disposable diaper.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate


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