By Lauren SiegersLola’s at the Inn Coffeehouse hosted their first trivia night on Friday to offer a space for the people of Marion to experience community locally.
Co-owner of Lola’s, Krista Brown, said that people often say there is nothing to do in Marion. In response to this, Lola’s hosted a trivia night to help people see that there actually are things to do locally.
Trivia night was designed with Lola’s vision in mind. Nicholas Hindes, the MC for the evening, said, “The vision was really to support the values and the vision of Lola’s.”
Brown said that part of Lola’s vision is community and creating a space where people want to be.
“One of the values of Lola’s is to really create a warm space for people to experience community; for people to experience love,” Hindes said.
Every seat at trivia night was filled. People gathered together and experienced community, as was the vision. Dottie Sonderstrom, a member of the winning team, said she enjoyed talking with her teammates between questions.
Soderstrom said her favorite part of trivia night was getting together with people that she doesn’t see on a regular basis.
Hindes said his favorite part of MC-ing the event was watching the teams celebrate their correct answers.
Lola’s looks forward to creating more opportunities for the community in Marion in the future. The next trivia night will be on March 13th.
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