My LQS puts together a retreat for us. Nothing fancy but we sure do have fun.
We play strip poker with the dice, two separate games, 3 strips each game. And then the two winners have to play off for the rules. Both persons have to make something out of the strips they win and have it done at the next retreat a year later. The rules make it a challenge, use all the fabrics, you can only add three other fabrics excluding the back, then you have to pick three of the remaining rules: square w/in a square, HST, applique, embroidery, etc. It gets fun cause you don't want to win all that fabric. If you have won in the past you can give it away and my girl friend one again this year. Who needs enemies when you have friends like her. I have 50, 6 x 20 strips all of whimsicals fabric.
We don't do a project just bring what you want to work on. I really like this cause I can do whatever I want to do. The LQS owner gave us great little tape measures this year. Other years she does a goodie bag, one other time it was a cute little note pad.
Not sure if that helps but we sure do have fun!