Hey Garden(ers),
Spring is in full swing and we have a lot of exciting events for you on the horizon! As we are prepping for Summer programming, let us know: Would you be open to a meet cute dating event here in Garden (survey)? Have an event you'd like to host? Always feel free to fill out the event form here!
⏰ Our events are generally listed in PST/PDT. Need help converting to your time zone? We recommend using World Time Buddy!
⚰️ Starting May 1st, It’s a Bloody Watch Party! We are officially watching the first 2 seasons of Interview with the Vampire (IWTV) in preparation for the Season 3 premiere. IWTV is a gothic horror TV show about the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac set in early 20th-century New Orleans. It’s got queers, it’s got Black vampires, and it’s got a ton of messy vampy drama! Let the story seduce you and join Groovy in the Up All Night room every other Friday at 5pm PT/8pm ET. *Content warnings here.* RSVP
☕ Sunday May 3rd at 1pm PT, Garden will be hosting its next Social Hour series. Each Social Hour will typically feature a 15-30 min rant// talk// presentation// performance from a Garden member on a subject of their choosing as well as time for folks to meet other members in a casual hang out space with games and activities. Want a place to share your random idea, your new poetic works, to present something special, get feedback or even host at a Garden Social Hour? The format is flexible as needed, and can be a space to practice facilitation skills for those wanting a friendly place to try something new. Want to share your topic at the next, or a future Social Hour? Send us your proposals here! RSVP to attend here. May's Topic: Cacique Anacaona, her role in the resistance of Spanish colonization and the legacy she left behind w/ Gata!
👩🏽⚖️ Case Reopened with Dra Ana Maria Polo: For over a decade, some of us have watched the iconic (allegedly queer 👀) Cuban-born lawyer Dra. Ana María Polo preside over "Caso Cerrado," where she settles small-claims cases and family disputes with her eclectic, unique type of justice. Join Gata & Dan Friday, May 8th @ 5pm PT in the Enchanted Library to watch her reach English-language audiences with her latest show "Ana Polo Rules" (2017) No hay letreritos en español 😉 RSVP to attend here
🫁 Want to increase your lung capacity? Come to Breathing in the Knowledge Nursery! Every weekday at 9am PT. RSVP here!
🍿 Mondays, B will be hosting Black Movie Night, a now weekly movie (and show) night to highlight movies (and shows) made by, for, and about Black people. The media will generally be entertainment focused, but will also include nights where the intention is education. (Black Folks only.) RSVP! Next movie: Love & Basketball
🏋🏾♂️ Movement Mondays: Need to stretch more? Commit to your physical therapy? Do some resistance training? Whatever your movement needs are, this is a weekly time to do your independent movement work, while also being around others who need to move with intention! Weekly on Mondays at 7:30pm PT w/ J Mase & Chanelle. RSVP here!
💃🏾 Co-Twerking is on Tuesdays at 3pm PT with Caroline! RSVP to get notified!
📔 Quiet-ish Reading Club / Connect (QRC) 💜💛📚 meets Tuesdays at 6pm PT! QRC - Garden Edition is where we chill together in mostly quiet company of 45 min reading blocks. Bring your own: book, audiobook, article, magazine, comic book, training manuals, graphic novel, paperwork/forms, poetry, etc. anything you’d like to or need to read. Most of the time will be us practicing sustained silent reading (SSR) in cozy, quiet company together. We will take occasional breaks to chat and socialize - mics optional. Like to be kept up-to-date on QRC meet-ups in Garden? Fill out this interest form. RSVP here
🎥 Name That Movie (Night!) is Wednesday at 5:30pm PT! This week's movie is a double feature! Room 1: A horror comedy starring Zazie Beetz that starts with answering a cryptic ad for a housekeeping job in NYC and ends with a fight for survival. Room 2: An animated family friendly sci-fi starring Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the latest technology to uncover mysteries within the animal world. Think you know what it is? Come thru and find out! RSVP via the visit page.
🪷 Stretch it out as Caroline leads us in a weekly afternoon Yoga sesh Fridays at 3pm PT by streaming a yoga video from YouTube and following along. Videos will be between 25-45 minutes long between easy to moderate pace. Drop ins are always welcome! RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.
🫂 The next session of Chronic Illness and Long Covid Support Group will be Thursday May 7th from 5:30pm-7:30pm PT with Chanelle! Navigating everything that comes with chronic illness can be difficult - from managing symptoms to experiencing grief over missing your pre-illness life. This is a peer support space where we can share our feelings about living with any chronic/long-term illness, including long COVID, during an ongoing pandemic. RSVP here!
✍🏽 Are you an aspiring writer? Come join The Storytellers' Anthology which is every other Saturday at 1pm PT (next session is May 9th), hosted by Louis! This group is created for writers who want feedback and constructive criticism on their unpublished literary works, especially for those looking to publish their piece, but just need an extra pair of eyes and encouragement. All genres are welcomed and encouraged. RSVP to attend here.
🎭 Places, theater nerds! At Do You Hear the Garden Sing? we watch musical theatre movies, pro-shots (and some slime tutorials) every other week. This is a space to nerd-out about musical theater, enjoy some tunes and even share some hateful takes ;) Come join the curtain call on Saturday May 9th at 5pm PT! RSVP!
🏳️⚧️ At our first Trans Meetup, the group was unanimous in deciding that Trans Meetup will be a monthly occurrence. Every fourth Sunday in Garden, at 2pm PT will be a day that Trans folks have made! The next meetup will be May 24th! Join us by RSVP'ing here.
😷 Hang out, chill and play games with Black folks who take COVID precautions at Bonfire in Garden! The next Bonfire will be Saturday May 16th at 5pm PT RSVP here.
❤️🩹 Our Pain We Carry Study Group meets in the Kinship Room on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of each month (with occasional adjustments around holidays). Upcoming dates for the next few months: May 17; June 14 Group begins at 2:30pm PST/ 5:30pm EST for reading and discussion. If you prefer to join after reading, we’ll begin practicing the experiential exercises together around 3pm PST/6pm EST. See Deeda for more information & materials. RSVP.
💻 Do you work from home and sometimes feel a little too isolated from others? Come Co-Work with us in Garden! We are a 24/7 drop in space for folks to join to co-work silently, listen to music, play a game or chat amongst each other in the chat box.
🌍 The O'Shaughnessy Fellowships is a one year program for researchers, builders and creatives advancing civilization around the globe. Applications close on April 30, 2026.
🪩 Mouthwater Dance and Calling Up Justice will be hosting a virtual watch party of the ‘Mouthwater Cabaret.' On May 10th at 4pm EDT/1pm PDT, we'll be watching a showcase of Disabled and Queer burlesque dancers, drag performers, go-go Dancers, lip-syncers and more. ASL support will be there for the last hour for an artist talk back. Hope to see you there!
♿ AAPD is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities. We're hiring Focus Group Facilitators that are temporary, part-time, remote roles from June - September 2026. We will hire up to 5 focus group facilitators. Compensation: $3000 for 1 focus group or $3500 for 2 focus groups. The application has a priority deadline of May 8.
👁️ UNFOLD is an award-winning digital creative agency based in Los Angeles, partnering with dynamic entertainment and brand clients. They are seeking an experienced Content Creator to lead reactive content creation and trend-based storytelling, capturing original social content and developing platform-native assets. Compensation: $25/hr - $45/hr // Apply Now
🌱 Surge Reproductive Justice is looking for part-time temporary support with our social media and graphic design from May-July. Pay: $30/hr // Time: 5-15 hours a week, time varies based on projects// Background in Black feminism and community organizing is a plus! If you are interested, please email Jackie ASAP at Jackie@surgenw.org and send examples of your work.
☀️ For those who would like to support this year's Summer Solstice festival in Garden, we are starting to plan early! Want to vend, volunteer, host a workshop, perform, share your art, DJ or offer any of your community gifts? Check out the volunteer sign up form here and submit by May 10th at 11:59pm PT!
📖 The Black Trans Prayer Book, is organizing a Trans Book Fair, where we will be connecting virtually with Trans folks, and our solidarity partners, from all over the US and beyond, while also distributing physical books by Trans Authors to Trans people! If you/your org would like to support this work (attend // fund // be featured // etc), there is a form for that here! We are looking for people and organizations who would like to help us make this happen!
🥐 If for whatever reason, you are in the US and find yourself, or someone you care about, to be food insecure, here are three sites to find food banks where you/they are: Food Finder, FindHelp and Feeding America. If these are not resources you personally need, please share with your folks.
🍉 Centering Palestine has a zoom every Tuesday at 5pm PT, along with other resources to show up for Palestine available here.
😷 World Health Network has a weekly call to organize community members against mask bans every Friday at 12pm PT.
📢 As a follow-up to the Anti-Blackness sessions GenDoc facilitated with us a few months ago, she has graciously provided this Notes on Anti-Blackness write-up which shares some key takeaways about how Anti-Blackness shows up in BIPOC spaces and what non-Black folks can be doing to support dismantling that.
🌻 We are continuing to open Garden up to more community orgs who would like to share space with us here. If you are part of an org that may benefit from office/event space here, please email info@meetatgarden.com
🎉Want to host your birthday, or the birthday of a friend in Garden? Check out our Birthday Guide and email us!
💌 Don't forget, we can design and host non-Garden virtual events too.
Until next our avatars meet,
🪄Al , 🪻J Mase & 🪴Kwaku
PS: Have a one-time-event or a recurring event and need a place to host? Email us at info@meetatgarden.com!
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