Staying connected with neighborhood clubs

Written by Christina Novak

Article published in Northampton Living (March 2022)

My mom’s friends used to gather once a week for art club, rotating around to each other’s homes. Each friend would bring an art project they were working on, varying from painting to rubber stamping and greeting cards to jewelry-making. Everyone would lug in their art supplies and set up their stations around the kitchen table. Then they’d talk and laugh all night long. Art was their excuse to get together, and friendship grew out of their shared interests.

Maybe you’ve been thinking of starting up a neighborhood group to get to know your neighbors better. Check around and see if there are any existing groups in your neighborhood. If not, how about starting up your own? All you need is one other neighbor with an interest similar to yours. Set a date and time and invite others to join you.

The possibilities are endless: bridge, poker or mahjong game nights, golf outings, dinner parties, book clubs, Bible studies, family movie nights, playgroups, traveling clubs, walking buddies, knitting niches, you name it!

If you are the member or leader of a new or existing neighborhood club, submit information about your group to this magazine at www.bestversionmedia.com or email Charles Noyes at cnoyes@bestversionmedia.com. We’d love to hear about it!