🕺 Dance Party Potluck 🕺
Sep
13
6:00 PM18:00

🕺 Dance Party Potluck 🕺

Save the date for the second Sunday of each monthJune through October — as Victrola Dance Hall hosts opportunities to socialize and hit the dance floor at The Hangar.

Introductory Class - 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

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⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐
Sep
15
12:00 PM12:00

⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

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🎤 York Story Slam - Homecoming 🎤
Sep
15
7:00 PM19:00

🎤 York Story Slam - Homecoming 🎤

  • The Grotto Community Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE, 5-minute, first-person story based on that month's theme.

The theme for our September 15 story slam is Homecoming.

Join us in our new location at The Hangar. Doors open at 6:30 PM and stories begin at 7 PM. Food and beverages are available for purchase — we've got beer from Gift Horse Brewing for anyone who prefers a little liquid courage before putting their name into the hat.

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👽 Tinfoil Hat Club 👽
Sep
18
7:00 PM19:00

👽 Tinfoil Hat Club 👽

Connect the Dots. Ignore the Facts.

Welcome to Tinfoil Hat Club, where curiosity runs wild, logic takes a smoke break, and every presenter is answering the questions they don’t want you to ask.

Our speakers will take the stage to share their favorite conspiracy theories — the harmless, the hilarious, the “wait… what?” variety. Some are oddly convincing. Some are clearly nonsense. All are presented with slides, confidence, and just enough evidence to make you squint at the ceiling.

Upon arrival, audience members will be provided with materials to craft their very own tinfoil hat. Is it for fun? For fashion? For protection? We’re not saying. But we are saying it’s encouraged.

Hosted by The Hangar, this is not a debate night, a lecture, or an attempt to convert you to anything. It’s a playful exploration of the stories we tell ourselves when the official explanation just isn’t interesting enough.

Skepticism welcome. Fact-checking prohibited. Paranoia strictly theatrical.

📅 Date: September 18, 2026, 7 pm (doors at 6:30)

📍 Location: The Hangar at The Grotto Community Center - 17 E Philadelphia St. York PA 17401

🎟 Cover Charge for Attendees: [$10 advance/$15 door]

🍽️ Food and drink available for purchase.

Come for the theories. Stay for the hats. Leave wondering who’s really in charge.

Our 2026 Slide Deck Series is brought to you with support from Michelle L Kreeger ChFC® CLU® State Farm Agent.

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🌱 Collide & Create 🌱
Sep
22
8:00 AM08:00

🌱 Collide & Create 🌱

  • The Grotto Community Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Start your week with coffee, conversation, and community.

Collide & Create is a morning coffee meet-up designed for entrepreneurs, creatives, and doers to connect, collaborate, and spark new ideas. Whether you're building a startup, launching a creative project, or just looking to meet new collaborators, this is your space to collide and create.

This energizing hour is all about genuine connection over coffee. No agenda. No presentations. Just people, ideas, and opportunity every fourth Tuesday of the month!

Presented in partnership with: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA and York LaunchBox.

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🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️
Sep
28
6:00 PM18:00

🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

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📸 First Friday Opening Reception: Community Photography Show 📸
Oct
2
5:00 PM17:00

📸 First Friday Opening Reception: Community Photography Show 📸

Join us for the free First Friday opening reception of our Community Photography Show. Happening October 2 from 5 PM - 8 PM with the show being open to the public for the months of October and November. This is an exhibition of photography from local artists. You won’t want to miss this show!

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⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐
Oct
20
12:00 PM12:00

⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

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🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️
Oct
26
6:00 PM18:00

🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

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🌱 Collide & Create 🌱
Oct
27
8:00 AM08:00

🌱 Collide & Create 🌱

Start your week with coffee, conversation, and community.

Collide & Create is a morning coffee meet-up designed for entrepreneurs, creatives, and doers to connect, collaborate, and spark new ideas. Whether you're building a startup, launching a creative project, or just looking to meet new collaborators, this is your space to collide and create.

This energizing hour is all about genuine connection over coffee. No agenda. No presentations. Just people, ideas, and opportunity every fourth Tuesday of the month!

Presented in partnership with: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA and York LaunchBox.

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☕ Carbon Neutral Coffee ☕
Sep
8
7:45 AM07:45

☕ Carbon Neutral Coffee ☕

A FREE, semi-structured public morning meet-up for business professionals and community members. Plan to create new connections, grow partnerships, spark inspiration, and gain resources to support sustainable business initiatives and collective action.

We’ll supply the coffee and the professionals

Hosted every second Tuesday of the month from 7:45 AM - 9 AM.

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🪕 For the Sake of the Song: Townes Van Zandt Tribute 🪕
Sep
5
7:00 PM19:00

🪕 For the Sake of the Song: Townes Van Zandt Tribute 🪕

  • The Grotto Community Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Townes Van Zandt is a songwriting legend among circles who treasure poetic lyrics and poignant turns of phrase, and yet he remains mostly obscure among today’s mainstream listeners. His songs are as varied as they are brilliant, and as a writer, Townes set a bar for an integrity of songwriting that runs deep through traditional country and Americana today. His songs have been treasured by die-hard fans and covered by Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Doc Watson, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, among other notable songwriting giants. Lyrically, his songs have a way of tapping into a listener’s deepest recesses, and connecting to the bloodstream, to memory, to love, to loss, and the grit of survival. After repeated listens, his songs somehow open up multitudes of perception, and reveal a true poetic genius behind the words.

This gathering of fine central Pennsylvania songwriters and musicians will celebrate the beauty and poetry of Townes Van Zandt’s songs. It will be a night of raw and honest performances in an intimate space perfect for immersing the listener in the words and melodies of a songwriting genius. If you are Townes fan, this night will definitely be a reward of some of his best work and deep cuts. If you’ve never listened to Townes, this night could possibly be a great introduction to a songwriter that stands among the best to ever put pen to paper. You just might find your favorite new tune. Please join us for a memorable night of song.

“Days up and down they come, like rain on a conga drum, forget most, remember some- but don’t turn none away” TVZ

Doors open at 6:30 PM, show begins at 7 PM. Food and drinks available for purchase during the event.

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Sep
4
5:00 PM17:00

🤖 First Friday TechSpark Robotics Demonstration 🤖

Join TechSpark, a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team for 7th–12th graders, at The Grotto Community Center this September First Friday for a FREE, interactive robotics demonstration!

Come see these talented young minds put their ingenuity to work as they show off their skills in our welcoming community space.

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⏰ Zero Hour Game Show ⏰
Sep
2
7:00 PM19:00

⏰ Zero Hour Game Show ⏰

  • The Grotto Community Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In Zero Hour, three players selected from the audience answer 'higher or lower' questions to win a big prize package featuring the best Downtown York has to offer — but if they can't survive the fickle wheel, someone in the audience will take the prize home instead!

Created and hosted by Elijah Cross, this co-production with The Hangar takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

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🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️
Aug
31
6:00 PM18:00

🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

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🔥 Free the Saint Tour 🔥
Aug
29
7:00 PM19:00

🔥 Free the Saint Tour 🔥

Circumstantial Saint, the poet, musician, producer and more is coming to York as part of their Free The Saint tour.

With Pan as the opener, this is a show you don't want to miss.

Saint will be spitting a few new tracks from his upcoming album: Free The Saint, as well as some of his biggest hits, while sharing some personal testimonies and providing an interactive experience.

Pan is always cooking and you can be sure she's bringing you the fire!

Save the date & pull up!

Doors open at 6:30 pm, show runs from 7 PM - 9:30 PM.

18+ event

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🌱 Collide & Create 🌱
Aug
25
8:00 AM08:00

🌱 Collide & Create 🌱

Start your week with coffee, conversation, and community.

Collide & Create is a morning coffee meet-up designed for entrepreneurs, creatives, and doers to connect, collaborate, and spark new ideas. Whether you're building a startup, launching a creative project, or just looking to meet new collaborators, this is your space to collide and create.

This energizing hour is all about genuine connection over coffee. No agenda. No presentations. Just people, ideas, and opportunity every fourth Tuesday of the month!

Presented in partnership with: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA and York LaunchBox.

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🎤 York Story Slam - Acting Up 🎤
Aug
18
7:00 PM19:00

🎤 York Story Slam - Acting Up 🎤

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE, 5-minute, first-person story based on that month's theme.

The theme for our August 18 story slam is Acting Up.

Join us in our new location at The Hangar. Doors open at 6:30 PM and stories begin at 7 PM. Food and beverages are available for purchase — we've got beer from Gift Horse Brewing for anyone who prefers a little liquid courage before putting their name into the hat.

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⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐
Aug
18
12:00 PM12:00

⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

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👩‍🏫 Powerpointless 👩‍🏫
Aug
14
7:00 PM19:00

👩‍🏫 Powerpointless 👩‍🏫

A Presentation You Don’t Need to Hear.

Where passion meets playful presentation. Our speakers have chosen a topic they need to speak about— oddly specific, unexpected, controversial — and bring it to life with a PowerPoint they’ve prepared themselves. Whether it’s fascinating, funny, or completely over the top, these talks are equal parts insight and entertainment. Come for the knowledge, stay for the laughs, and leave wondering how you ever lived without knowing that.

Hosted by The Hangar, this is no boring business meeting. Yes, there will be slides. Yes, there will be speakers. And yes, the topics will start sensible and get wonderfully absurd.

Cheering sections encouraged. Questions allowed. Pink slips not permitted.

Food and drink available for purchase.

Stay tuned for announcements about our presenters and their topics!

Tickets to attend are $10 in advance, $15 at the door if any remain. (Get a load'a that discount - your reward for purchasing in advance so we can plan appropriately!)

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☕ Carbon Neutral Coffee ☕
Aug
11
7:45 AM07:45

☕ Carbon Neutral Coffee ☕

A FREE, semi-structured public morning meet-up for business professionals and community members. Plan to create new connections, grow partnerships, spark inspiration, and gain resources to support sustainable business initiatives and collective action.

We’ll supply the coffee and the professionals

Hosted every second Tuesday of the month from 7:45 AM - 9 AM.

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🕺 Dance Party Potluck 🕺
Aug
9
6:00 PM18:00

🕺 Dance Party Potluck 🕺

Save the date for the second Sunday of each monthJune through October — as Victrola Dance Hall hosts opportunities to socialize and hit the dance floor at The Hangar.

Introductory Class - 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

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✨ First Friday Opening Reception: Index Card Epiphanies ✨
Aug
7
5:00 PM17:00

✨ First Friday Opening Reception: Index Card Epiphanies ✨

Join us for the First Friday opening reception of Mel Rodgers’s solo show: Index Card Epiphanies. Happening August 7 from 5 PM - 8 PM with the show being open to the public for the months of August and September. This is an exhibition of notes in the field from the amazing Melanie Rodgers. An independent graphic designer and illustrator with 24 years of experience teaching graphic design, illustration and graphic design history at the college level. She holds an M.A. in Digital Arts and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from The Maryland Institute College of Art, and is also a graduate in Fine Art from the now legendary York Academy of Arts. You won’t want to miss this show!

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🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️
Jul
27
6:00 PM18:00

🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

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🎤 York Story Slam - Without a Doubt 🎤
Jul
21
7:00 PM19:00

🎤 York Story Slam - Without a Doubt 🎤

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE, 5-minute, first-person story based on that month's theme.

The theme for our July 21 story slam is Without a Doubt.

Join us in our new location at The Hangar. Doors open at 6:30 PM and stories begin at 7 PM. Food and beverages are available for purchase — we've got beer from Gift Horse Brewing for anyone who prefers a little liquid courage before putting their name into the hat.

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⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐
Jul
21
12:00 PM12:00

⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

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🕺 Dance Party Potluck 🕺
Jul
12
6:00 PM18:00

🕺 Dance Party Potluck 🕺

Save the date for the second Sunday of each monthJune through October — as Victrola Dance Hall hosts opportunities to socialize and hit the dance floor at The Hangar.

Introductory Class - 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

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🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️
Jun
29
6:00 PM18:00

🖋️ Figure Drawing 🖋️

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

Please note that this is a nude session with two models. Focus: creating shapes from the negative spaces between two models. (Philip Pearlstein set up)

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🥞 Pancakes with Dad 🥞
Jun
20
9:00 AM09:00

🥞 Pancakes with Dad 🥞

Join us at The Hangar for a laid-back family breakfast event made for dads, grandpas, uncles, bonus dads, and all the father figures who deserve a little extra love.

Enjoy a delicious pancake buffet, coffee, juice, music, and fun activities while making memories together. Including a complimentary professional photo print courtesy of Roque Visuals.

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🐦‍⬛ Crow Night (Trinket Trade) 🐦‍⬛
Jun
18
6:00 PM18:00

🐦‍⬛ Crow Night (Trinket Trade) 🐦‍⬛

A FREE This-for-That trading event hosted by The Hangar. All-ages swap where creatives, collectors, makers, and curious minds come together to trade treasures with one another. Bring something you’ve made, found. loved, or no longer need, and leave with something new to you.

Trade handmade creations like: Crochet; Art & prints; Jewelry; Fidgets; Crafts & stickers; and Small creations of all kinds.

Bring a sketchbook, too, in case you want to make art on the spot.

You can also bring: Trinkets & collectibles; Shoes & accessories; Tech & gadgets; Instruments; and Oddities, treasures, and useful items.

Please bring items in good quality and working condition so everyone can enjoy trading fairly.

Musicians welcome! Bring instruments for casual jam sessions and creative energy throughout the night.

Whether you’re a maker, artist, scavenger, musician, or just love the thrill of trading cool things, Crow Night is the perfect place to connect and swap.

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🎤 York Story Slam - Overdoing It 🎤
Jun
16
6:30 PM18:30

🎤 York Story Slam - Overdoing It 🎤

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE, 5-minute, first-person story based on that month's theme.

The theme for our June 16 story slam is Overdoing It.

We want to hear your stories of burning the candle at both ends, going all out, being perceived as too much, and crossing a line. However you interpret the theme, we look forward to hearing your true stories. Those who wish to share a story will sign up upon arrival that evening.

Join us in our new location at The Hangar. Doors open at 6:30 PM and stories begin at 7 PM. Food and beverages are available for purchase — we've got beer from Gift Horse Brewing for anyone who prefers a little liquid courage before putting their name into the hat.

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⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐
Jun
16
12:00 PM12:00

⭐ Kudos Club & Creative Office Hours ⭐

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

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🕺 West Coast Swing & Hustle Night 🕺
Jun
14
6:00 PM18:00

🕺 West Coast Swing & Hustle Night 🕺

Save the date for the second Sunday of each monthJune through October — as Victrola Dance Hall hosts opportunities to socialize and hit the dance floor at The Hangar.

Introductory Class - 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

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☕ Carbon Neutral Coffee ☕
Jun
9
7:45 AM07:45

☕ Carbon Neutral Coffee ☕

A FREE, semi-structured public morning meet-up for business professionals and community members. Plan to create new connections, grow partnerships, spark inspiration, and gain resources to support sustainable business initiatives and collective action.

We’ll supply the coffee and the professionals

Hosted every second Tuesday of the month from 7:45 AM - 9 AM.

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All Ages Open Mic Night at The Hangar
May
22
7:00 PM19:00

All Ages Open Mic Night at The Hangar

This new series will focus on spoken word, but other performances are also welcome. Poetry, comedy, and unamplified music…and each event will close with a feature artist. Hosted by our open mic host, Na’San J. All ages!

This event will run 7-9 pm (doors at 6:30). Food and drinks available for purchase during the event.

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York Story Slam
May
19
7:00 PM19:00

York Story Slam

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE story based on that month's theme. Learn more and see upcoming themes at yorkstoryslam.com.

Our series is part of the growing regional offering of open mic story slam events that began with West Chester Story Slam in 2010 and grew to include Delco Story Slam, our sister series Lancaster Story Slam, Harrisburg Story Slam, and Shippensburg Story Slam. If you're a fan of The Moth, NPR's This American Life, or Philadelphia's First Person Arts Story Slam, you're going to love having this monthly event on your calendar.

York Story Slam live events take place in downtown York on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. Join us to listen and perhaps share your own story.

You can come and simply listen to other people tell stories, or you can sign up to tell your own story. Storytellers register upon arrival and we'll draw 10 names from a hat to tell their stories according to the following rules:

  • Story should reflect the theme of that evening

  • Story should be true to the best of your recollection

  • Should be your story - you are the/a central character

  • Story should be about five minutes long

  • No notes, no props - just you and the microphone

Three judges are chosen from the audience and each storyteller is given scores based on content and presentation. We don’t take the competition part too seriously - it’s all about having a fun night together hearing each other's stories - but the storyteller with the top score at each event wins an exclusive York Story Slam journal set from our friends at Story Supply Co and earns a spot in our Grand Slam at the end of the season.

In addition to the live event, we'll post the stories to our YouTube channel and feature selected stories from each event in our monthly podcast (available for free wherever you get your podcasts). Storytellers must sign a release granting us permission to post their performance in order to participate; they retain all rights to their stories.



Have fun. Maybe learn something. Find your people.

enroot gatherings provide meaningful, shared experiences that foster a sense of community. These programs seek to uncover commonalities, promote understanding and tolerance, and foster a network of support for those who participate..

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⭐Kudos Club⭐
May
19
12:00 PM12:00

⭐Kudos Club⭐

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12-1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star--or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

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