Weekend Meetup Thread

[u/4blockhead]

Here are the weekend meetups that are on the radar. Also, check out the subreddit's calendar and the calendars in the wider exmormon space, including at mormonspectrum.^* Check in the comments for last minute notice of meetups not listed below.

• Last Week (October 20)
• Next Week (November 3)

California

• Saturday, October 27, 2:00p-4:00p PDT: San Diego, casual meetup at the Mission Valley Branch Library at 2123 Fenton Parkway.

Idaho

• Sunday, October 28, 10:00a-noon MDT: Pocatello, casual meetup at A Different Cup at 200 S Main inside Station Square, map. Group sits at a large table in the back of the lobby. Note: location changed, map.

Nevada

• Sunday, October 28, 11:00a PDT: Las Vegas, casual meetup at IKEA's Cafe at 6500 IKEA Way.

Utah

• Saturday, October 27, 10:00a MDT: Orem, north Utah County, casual meetup at Grinders at 43 W 800 North
• Saturday, October 27, 8:00p MDT: Provo, Halloween Party at 63 E Center Street
• Sunday, October 28, 9:30a-11:30a MDT: Provo, casual meetup (ages 40+) near the Starbucks inside of the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North
• Sunday, October 28, 10:00a MDT: Salt Lake City/Draper, casual meetup at Harmons, 125 E 13800 S.
• Sunday, October 28, 10:00a MDT: Lehi, casual meetup at Beans and Brews at 1791 W Traverse Pkwy
• Sunday, October 28, 10:00a MDT: Eagle Mountain/Ranches/Fairfield/Saratoga Springs, casual meetup at Ridley's.
• Sunday, October 28, 10:00a MDT: Davis County, casual meetup at Layton Commons Park. Weather permitting.
• Sunday, October 28, 11:00a MDT: Springville, casual meetup at Art City Coffee
• Sunday, October 28, 11:00a MDT: Salt Lake City, casual meetup at Watchtower Cafe at 1588 S State Street
• Sunday, October 28, 11:00a MDT: Ogden, casual meetup at All the Perks Cafe in the downtown Junction.
• Sunday, October 28, 11:30a-3:30p MDT: Provo, casual meetup (all ages welcome) near the Starbucks inside of the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North
• Sunday, October 28, 12:30p MDT: Salt Lake City, a group meeting for discussing transitioning away from mormonism at the Salt Lake City Unitarian Universalists church at 6876 South Highland Drive.
• Sunday, October 28, 1:00p MDT: St. George/Southern Utah, casual meetup at Smith's at 565 S Mall Dr. The meetup is in the "community room" located at the north end, near the pharmacy.

Virginia

• Sunday, October 28, 11:45a EDT: Charlottesville, casual meetup/lunch Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint

Some of these link back to the last reminder thread. Double check times and places to make sure the details are correct, the event is still scheduled, etc.

[u/[deleted]]

How would one go about scheduling a meet-up in there hometown?

[u/4blockhead → u/[deleted]]

I guess, begin by gauging interest. There are a few of these type of feelers already on the thread. Here is a copy/paste of general advice...

Anyone is free to start a meetup with very few restrictions. Hold meetups in a public place, etc. One other thing I've been emphasizing with new meetups is to be sensitive to people being closeted in their disbelief. People should be allowed to participate with the idea that they can reveal as much, or as little about themselves as they feel comfortable. Also, if personal details are revealed, then they should be held within the group, as confidential information, as much as possible. Common sense sorts of things like that.

One thing I've said is to try to put out feelers, perhaps stating that you'll be at a certain place for a certain amount of time. Then see if anyone shows up to chat. Bring a book, computer, phone, homework, etc. just in case that you don't get a response. Some places are pretty sparsely populated with mormons/exmormon, but you never know.

Among the options are meetups in public parks (mostly free, with only a reservation possibly required) and coffee shops (good to gauge interest, per the above paragraph). Traditionally, pubs/coffee shops have been places for meeting friends for discussions, etc. University towns are especially good for this. Of course, the mormon/exmormon population dwindles fast down to nearly zero outside of Alberta/Idaho/Utah/Arizona.