Q-MoB Pioneer Valley Queer Men's Planning Coffee Klatch (Easthampton, MA)

10/18 Q-MoB Pioneer Valley Queer Men's Planning Coffee Klatch (West Hatfield, MA) 3rd Sundays, 11am-1:30pm 33 West St West Hatfield, MA 01088

Join us at the beautiful home & garden of Craig Stevens for this social coffee klatch where you can get to know intergenerational queer men from all over the valley, and then help us imagine more fun & inspiring regular activities in the valley for queer men to gather & have fun getting to know one another this fall & beyond.

HELP INCREASE DIVERSITY OF MEN WHO GET INVITED: Because we want to engage men from al over the 3 counties in the Valley, adult men all age ranges, & from diverse backgrounds/races/ethncities, and with various interests, we request you invite your dirverse queer male friends, neighbors, & colleagues to join us at this monthly planning & social gathering every 3rd Sunday.

COFFEE KLATCH SCHEDULE: From 11am-12pm we socialize, getting to know several men one-on-one who we don't already know & 12:00-1:30pm we gather as a big circle to hear reports of how last month's activities went, prooposals of new activities men would like to offer, & refine & add to our plans for activities in the next 2-3 months. Hosts of activities get feedback about their ideas for activities and find other men who would like to help make their idea happen. For example at our 1st planning gathering we learned there were 5 men interested in a fiber arts crafting group so we organized a gathering to invite other queer male fiber artists and beginners to gather and share techniques, gossip, and get their crafting on. Ice skaters also found one another & scheduled an ice skating gathering. If you want to learn more about how easy it is to co-host an activity, check out this INTRO ARTICLE & consider submitting a proposal for a new activity.

WHAT TO BRING

• Brunch dishes to share like croissants, bagels, tabouleh salad, quiche, fritttata, hummus, guacamole, or seasonal items
• YOUR CURIOSITY & IDEAS ABOUT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES you might like to host, help organize, or just join in the next 2 months, which can include a wide range of
  1) SOCIAL/NETWORKING EVENTS: coffee klatches at a coffee house, bar/pub/restaurant outings, curated dinner parties or potlucks, game or movie nights;
  2) ARTS/CULTURE OFFERINGS: music, theater, dance, comedy performances, art museum or gallery outing, crafting circle, queer book club, queer film salon, music making or music appreciation group, pottery making class, drawing or painting class , etc
  3) RECREATION/WELLNESS ACTIVITIES: hiking, biking, walking, eco-foraging, birding, snow sports, swimming, running, yoga, Qi-Gong, Tai Chi, nutritional cooking class, herbalism study group, fitness group, meditation group, etc

COFFEE KLATCH CO-HOSTS: Whenever possible we like to host the planning coffee klatches in private homes so we are distracted by the noise and pressure of commmercial coffee houses, so please SEND US A NOTE if you'd like to learn how easy it is to host a planning coffee klatch on the 3rd Sunday of any month.

CO-HOSTS & REACHING US DAY OF EVENT: Our co-hosts for this event are Crag Stevens & Art Lavoie, who have been important leaders historically & recently in offering wonderful events for queer men in the valley. If you have trouble finding us, will be late, or can't make it, please call/text the hosts, who's cell #s will be in your confirmation email once you register, or just call/text the Q-MOB info line at 413-344-8162