Play / Events
This spaces hosts the full spectrum of our community programming, creating a diverse ecosystem of learning, creativity, and connection. Our events span multiple formats and energy levels, welcoming everyone from total beginners to experienced practitioners. We believe that imposters and newcomers often bring the freshest perspectives, so all skill levels are not just welcome but celebrated. Many of our long-term community investigations begin as casual conversations during game nights or workshop breaks. It should be a place where even introverts like to come hang.
Community Calendar & Discovery Infrastructure
We maintain a public social calendar that serves as both event listing and community coordination tool. Like Underline Center’s approach, we emphasize discoverability and accessibility, but with our hyperlocal twist. If something needs to be recurring we’ll figure that out:
- Event Discovery: Digital calendar integrated with physical announcements, QR codes linking events to background context
- Interest Matching: System connecting people with complementary skills, curiosities, or project needs
- Documentation Streams: Every event feeds into our community knowledge base, creating searchable archives of techniques, insights, and connections
- Flexible Registration: Drop-in friendly with optional advance signup for resource planning
- Cross-Space Integration: Events flow seamlessly between Hackerhouse, Makerspace, Library, and Nursery based on activity needs
Energy Levels & Accessibility
Our programming accommodates different social and physical energy levels:
- Low Energy: Quiet workshops, individual projects in shared space, gentle creative sessions
- Medium Energy: Collaborative making, discussion groups, skill-sharing circles
- High Energy: Flow arts jams, competitive gaming, large group celebrations, physical making sessions
Events transform participants from consumers into creators, where community members become both players and designers, contributing to an evolving local culture that reflects our neighborhood’s creativity, traditional knowledge, and contemporary innovation. The goal is building cultural infrastructure that spreads organically through schools, family gatherings, and street corners - creating self-replicating experiences that strengthen community bonds.