[GRLUG] Saturday Social hiatus

[Bob Kline]

Re Kava House, does it start this
Wednesday?

Being right off M6, that might make
things a little more convenient for
some.  It's a block or two from the
K-zoo exit.

    -- Bob


On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's really a matter of time and priorities. In my case, I rarely attend
> the Saturday Socials since my son stopped taking naps. Saturday and Sunday
> are the only days I have a block of time greater than 90 minutes to spend
> with him, so I like to take advantage of that. Weeknights are also bad since
> I'm involved in many other groups. I try to limit myself to one weeknight
> meeting per week on average for similar reasons to those above.
>
> What would work better for me is a social meeting later at night, say 8PM
> or later. The kid is in bed, and I'm usually just watching TV (though I
> should be working on other projects). For me, an hour or so away from home
> at that time would be productive.
>
> A glance at the CoNGA-WM event calendar indicates that Tuesdays or
> Wednesdays would work best. Some discussion in the GRLUG IRC channel shows
> Wednesdays as the best.
>
> So join us at the new GRLUG Saturday Afternoon Social, now being held on
> Wednesday evenings at Kava House Kentwood!
>
>   What: Linux Talk, Hacking, and General Geekery
>   When: Wednesday, June 15, 8PM - 10PM (close)
>   Where: Kava House Kentwood, 6333 Kalamazoo Avenue #100, Grand Rapids, MI
> 49508
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Lately, regular Saturday Social participation has been somewhere south
>> of five people, with only two or three (at most) there at overlapping
>> periods. Individual time and travel constraints have been getting in
>> the way, and without enough people, the incentive to go somewhere for
>> interesting conversation is really, really poor.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Clay Ashby <kingpoiuy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I don't know the details about the Geek Group (are they not "open" on
>> Sat?),
>> > but GRLUG is welcome to hold it at my store in the back room any time on
>> > Saturdays. I have tables and chairs etc.. I am here all day Saturday
>> anyway,
>> > so there would be no need for an anchor person to just sit somewhere for
>> > hours on end. I have a refrigerator, coffee maker and a microwave.
>> >
>> > The only negative is that it's in Zeeland, and it's not called the ZLLUG
>> :P
>> >
>> > I really like GRLUG and would hate to see participation dwindle, so I
>> wanted
>> > to make the offer.
>> >
>> > -Clay
>> > http://gnomecc.com
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I mentioned it on the IRC channel, I still need to mention it here and
>> >> on the wiki.
>> >>
>> >> Due to very low attendance, and even my own difficulty in making it
>> >> regularly, the Saturday Social is on hiatus until this Fall at the
>> >> earliest.
>> >>
>> >> When it resumes, I'm not sure if I'll resume at The Geek Group or at
>> >> the Subway/Biggby in Grandville. We had far better regular attendance
>> >> in Grandville, but it may be worth checking out TGG's facilities again
>> >> this fall. (I understand they'll have the cafe and such set up)
>> >>
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