Let’s circle back. Action items pending.

Welcome to HR Nightmare, where speakers take the stage as if they’re presenting at the biggest meeting of their careers - bosses watching, executives judging, jobs on the line. The catch? They haven’t seen the slides ahead of time.

Charts will appear.

Buzzwords will surface.

Decisions will be made with total confidence and absolutely no preparation.

Speakers must explain, defend, and passionately stand behind whatever appears onscreen - even when it contradicts the previous slide, undermines their argument, or introduces a pie chart no one asked for.

At the end of the night, the audience votes on who gets fired and who earns a promotion. (All firings are fictional. All humiliation is real.)

Hosted by The Hangar, this event isn’t about leadership strategies, best practices, or KPIs. It’s about office politics, meetings that could have been emails, and the universal fear of being asked to “walk us through this slide.”

📅 Date: October 16, 2026, 7 pm (doors at 6:30)

📍 Location: The Hangar at The Grotto Community Center - 17 E Philadelphia St. York PA 17401

🎟 Cover Charge for Attendees: $10 advance/$15 door

🍽️ Food and drink available for purchase.

Our 2026 Slide Deck Series is brought to you with support from Michelle L Kreeger ChFC® CLU® State Farm Agent.

The Grotto is turning another year older, and we want to celebrate with YOU! Join us on October 14 for a day of free coworking, good company, and (of course) cake!

Whether you’re a member, a curious neighbor, or someone who’s been meaning to check us out — this is the day to do it. Come work alongside our community, meet fellow entrepreneurs and creatives, and help us toast to another year of The Grotto.

We can’t wait to see you!

Save the date for 2nd Sundays June-Oct to socialize and hit the fast dance floor at The Hangar.

🪩 Potluck for din dins and garden 🪴 bounty share.

🪩 Crash 💥 class in Hustle from 6:15-6:30 available by request for nights you bring a friend and are the friend!

🪩 Craft table curated by attendees.

🪩 DJ'd music suitable for Hustle, West Coast Swing, and busting a move. Check back for timeslots:

6:30-7:15

7:15-8:00

This event is free, but consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse 🍻 beverage, and/or throwing a few $ in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of Hangar ✈️ events

✨ Commune- Eat. Drink. Dance. Talk. Thank you for the value you bring to this community.

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

All Terrain is planning a series of events for Hispanic Heritage Month. Raices en movimiento is a

community yoga night we are planning to celebrate movement, culture, and connection. While

the event is meant to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, it is intentionally open to everyone in

our community. This event is in collaboration with House of Yoga and will be led by Meagan

Given. Following the yoga session, participants will be invited to partake in a brief reflection

centered around, roots, culture, and community. This will create an opportunity for us to slow

down, connect, and reflect, together. Our goal is to create a space where wellness, community,

and culture can thrive together.

Join us for the free First Friday opening reception of our Community Photography Show. Happening October 2 from 5 PM - 8 PM with the show being open to the public for the months of October and November. This is an exhibition of photography from local artists. You won’t want to miss this show!

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

Join The Hangar from 7 PM - 9 PM for a FREE, all ages open mic night.

This series focuses on spoken word, but other performances are also welcome (poetry, comedy, and unamplified music). Each event closes with a feature artist; this month's feature is Bronte Angelica.

Hosted by Na'San J. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Start your week with coffee, conversation, and community.

Collide & Create is a morning coffee meet-up designed for entrepreneurs, creatives, and doers to connect, collaborate, and spark new ideas. Whether you're building a startup, launching a creative project, or just looking to meet new collaborators, this is your space to collide and create.

This energizing hour is all about genuine connection over coffee. No agenda. No presentations. Just people, ideas, and opportunity every fourth Tuesday of the month!

Presented in partnership with: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA and York LaunchBox.

Connect the Dots. Ignore the Facts.

Welcome to Tinfoil Hat Club, where curiosity runs wild, logic takes a smoke break, and every presenter is answering the questions they don’t want you to ask.

Our speakers will take the stage to share their favorite conspiracy theories — the harmless, the hilarious, the “wait… what?” variety. Some are oddly convincing. Some are clearly nonsense. All are presented with slides, confidence, and just enough evidence to make you squint at the ceiling.

Upon arrival, audience members will be provided with materials to craft their very own tinfoil hat. Is it for fun? For fashion? For protection? We’re not saying. But we are saying it’s encouraged.

Hosted by The Hangar, this is not a debate night, a lecture, or an attempt to convert you to anything. It’s a playful exploration of the stories we tell ourselves when the official explanation just isn’t interesting enough.

Skepticism welcome. Fact-checking prohibited. Paranoia strictly theatrical.

📅 Date: September 18, 2026, 7 pm (doors at 6:30)

📍 Location: The Hangar at The Grotto Community Center - 17 E Philadelphia St. York PA 17401

🎟 Cover Charge for Attendees: [$10 advance/$15 door]

🍽️ Food and drink available for purchase.

Come for the theories. Stay for the hats. Leave wondering who’s really in charge.

Our 2026 Slide Deck Series is brought to you with support from Michelle L Kreeger ChFC® CLU® State Farm Agent.

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

A FREE, semi-structured public morning meet-up for business professionals and community members. Plan to create new connections, grow partnerships, spark inspiration, and gain resources to support sustainable business initiatives and collective action.

We’ll supply the coffee and the professionals

Hosted every second Tuesday of the month from 7:45 AM - 9 AM.

Townes Van Zandt is a songwriting legend among circles who treasure poetic lyrics and poignant turns of phrase, and yet he remains mostly obscure among today’s mainstream listeners. His songs are as varied as they are brilliant, and as a writer, Townes set a bar for an integrity of songwriting that runs deep through traditional country and Americana today. His songs have been treasured by die-hard fans and covered by Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Doc Watson, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, among other notable songwriting giants. Lyrically, his songs have a way of tapping into a listener’s deepest recesses, and connecting to the bloodstream, to memory, to love, to loss, and the grit of survival. After repeated listens, his songs somehow open up multitudes of perception, and reveal a true poetic genius behind the words.

This gathering of fine central Pennsylvania songwriters and musicians will celebrate the beauty and poetry of Townes Van Zandt’s songs. It will be a night of raw and honest performances in an intimate space perfect for immersing the listener in the words and melodies of a songwriting genius. If you are Townes fan, this night will definitely be a reward of some of his best work and deep cuts. If you’ve never listened to Townes, this night could possibly be a great introduction to a songwriter that stands among the best to ever put pen to paper. You just might find your favorite new tune. Please join us for a memorable night of song.

“Days up and down they come, like rain on a conga drum, forget most, remember some- but don’t turn none away” TVZ

Doors open at 6:30 PM, show begins at 7 PM. Food and drinks available for purchase during the event.

In Zero Hour, three players selected from the audience answer 'higher or lower' questions to win a big prize package featuring the best Downtown York has to offer — but if they can't survive the fickle wheel, someone in the audience will take the prize home instead!

Created and hosted by Elijah Cross, this co-production with The Hangar takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

Circumstantial Saint, the poet, musician, producer and more is coming to York as part of their Free The Saint tour.

With Pan as the opener, this is a show you don't want to miss.

Saint will be spitting a few new tracks from his upcoming album: Free The Saint, as well as some of his biggest hits, while sharing some personal testimonies and providing an interactive experience.

Pan is always cooking and you can be sure she's bringing you the fire!

Save the date & pull up!

Doors open at 6:30 pm, show runs from 7 PM - 9:30 PM.

18+ event

Start your week with coffee, conversation, and community.

Collide & Create is a morning coffee meet-up designed for entrepreneurs, creatives, and doers to connect, collaborate, and spark new ideas. Whether you're building a startup, launching a creative project, or just looking to meet new collaborators, this is your space to collide and create.

This energizing hour is all about genuine connection over coffee. No agenda. No presentations. Just people, ideas, and opportunity every fourth Tuesday of the month!

Presented in partnership with: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA and York LaunchBox.

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE, 5-minute, first-person story based on that month's theme.

The theme for our August 18 story slam is Acting Up.

Join us in our new location at The Hangar. Doors open at 6:30 PM and stories begin at 7 PM. Food and beverages are available for purchase — we've got beer from Gift Horse Brewing for anyone who prefers a little liquid courage before putting their name into the hat.

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

A Presentation You Don’t Need to Hear.

Where passion meets playful presentation. Our speakers have chosen a topic they need to speak about— oddly specific, unexpected, controversial — and bring it to life with a PowerPoint they’ve prepared themselves. Whether it’s fascinating, funny, or completely over the top, these talks are equal parts insight and entertainment. Come for the knowledge, stay for the laughs, and leave wondering how you ever lived without knowing that.

Hosted by The Hangar, this is no boring business meeting. Yes, there will be slides. Yes, there will be speakers. And yes, the topics will start sensible and get wonderfully absurd.

Cheering sections encouraged. Questions allowed. Pink slips not permitted.

Food and drink available for purchase.

Stay tuned for announcements about our presenters and their topics!

Tickets to attend are $10 in advance, $15 at the door if any remain. (Get a load'a that discount - your reward for purchasing in advance so we can plan appropriately!)

A FREE, semi-structured public morning meet-up for business professionals and community members. Plan to create new connections, grow partnerships, spark inspiration, and gain resources to support sustainable business initiatives and collective action.

We’ll supply the coffee and the professionals

Hosted every second Tuesday of the month from 7:45 AM - 9 AM.

Save the date for the second Sunday of each month — June through October — as Victrola Dance Hall hosts opportunities to socialize and hit the dance floor at The Hangar.

Introductory Class - 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

Join us for the First Friday opening reception of Mel Rodgers’s solo show: Index Card Epiphanies. Happening August 7 from 5 PM - 8 PM with the show being open to the public for the months of August and September. This is an exhibition of notes in the field from the amazing Melanie Rodgers. An independent graphic designer and illustrator with 24 years of experience teaching graphic design, illustration and graphic design history at the college level. She holds an M.A. in Digital Arts and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from The Maryland Institute College of Art, and is also a graduate in Fine Art from the now legendary York Academy of Arts. You won’t want to miss this show!

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

This is a costumed session. Focus: model is an actor and will have a curated period specific outfit and props. Focus is on ‘story-telling’ with elements.

Join The Hangar every fourth Friday from 7 PM - 9 PM for a FREE, all ages open mic night hosted by Na’San J and featuring AST3R!SK.

Focused on spoken word, but other performances are also welcome. Poetry, comedy, and unamplified music…and each event closes with a feature artist.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a TRUE, 5-minute, first-person story based on that month's theme.

The theme for our July 21 story slam is Without a Doubt.

Join us in our new location at The Hangar. Doors open at 6:30 PM and stories begin at 7 PM. Food and beverages are available for purchase — we've got beer from Gift Horse Brewing for anyone who prefers a little liquid courage before putting their name into the hat.

Every third Tuesday of the month from 12 PM - 1 PM, join us with a brown bag lunch for Kudos Club and Creative Office Hours!

We'll share our recent wins with encouraging folks from the neighborhood and make new friends. You'll even get a gold star — or have the opportunity to make one for someone else!

If you're looking for a supportive hang with the coolest artists, entrepreneurs, and community members, you've found the place.

Save the date for the second Sunday of each month — June through October — as Victrola Dance Hall hosts opportunities to socialize and hit the dance floor at The Hangar.

Introductory Class - 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Social - 6:30 PM - 8 PMish

This event is FREE and open to the public, but Victrola suggests that attendees please consider bringing a dish to contribute to the vibes, purchasing a Gift Horse beverage during the event, and/or throwing a few dollars in the rent party jar to go to the purveyors of The Hangar events.

Join us every last Monday of the month from 6 PM - 9 PM for figure drawing! Led by Annelise Vuono of Lovebug Illustrations and featuring a diverse lineup of models each month.

Suggested donation is $10.

No experience necessary! Annelise is a great teacher who makes these exercises approachable for those who need it and engaging for those who desire more of a challenge.  

All ages and levels of artists welcome!

Please note that this is a nude session with two models. Focus: creating shapes from the negative spaces between two models. (Philip Pearlstein set up)

Join The Hangar every fourth Friday from 7 PM - 9 PM for a FREE, all ages open mic night hosted by Na’San J and featuring AST3R!SK.

Focused on spoken word, but other performances are also welcome. Poetry, comedy, and unamplified music…and each event closes with a feature artist.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.