So I'm thrilled to be sharing our official poster for Community Week NYC!

Isn't she a beaut?

In coming up with the design as a group, we wanted to create something that was not only clear but easy to read and of course unapologetically bold in that NYC sort of way.

You'll be seeing this poster along with its entire suite of associated designs showing up with greater frequency as we begin onboarding more communities (currently at 75+) and sharing more of the programming that is to come.

Special thanks to Sophia Oropeza for the design work in getting us to this point of now having a greater visual brand and identity!

NYC Community Week is happening May 9th to 17th. And if you know someone, a friend, a colleague, a favorite local organizer, who should be part of this, please send this email their way. That's literally how community works.

Along with our new poster, we now have an official Community Week NYC Instagram page and a fresh logo to match.

Give us a follow at @communityweek.nyc and that's where we'll be announcing new communities joining the lineup, upcoming events and all the latest news as we build toward May. It's the best way to stay in the loop and watch this thing come together in real time.

This isn't another event calendar. It's the first citywide proof of concept that when New Yorkers gather with intention, something extraordinary happens.

Tiny Dinner

What if every intimate dinner hosted at a home could spark another...and another...and so on and so forth until the very act itself became a community...and became a movement. What if hosting didn’t stop at your own table?

That's the fundamental premise of Tiny Dinner co-founded by Morgan Hirsh and Saba Ahmed: 

Over the past 20 years, hosting in our homes has dropped by nearly 70%. Quietly and subtly, the art of the dinner/cocktail party has begun to fade in the backdrop of our social fabric. Tiny Dinner exists to bring it back.

The focus of a Tiny Dinner is on the familiar at first. Each gathering looks like a normal dinner party (i.e. good food, new/familiar faces, engaging conversation). But at some point in the night, the intention is shared: host, and inspire others to host. 

This process across the years has produced something more than a series of meals. Every time someone agrees to host, their dinner is added to a shared network which was first a newsletter, but has evolved into a growing platform. 

The first year alone saw over 162 dinners hosted across multiple cities and dozens of hosts. This consistency took existing familiarity and cultivated new familiarity.  Basically people didn’t just meet, they saw each other again again in different settings and in different intimate groups. 

Friendships formed. Relationships unfolded. Community emerged in the most natural way possible, without force or formality.

Today, Tiny Dinner takes place across New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, with hosts opening their homes almost every night of the week. 

Having attended one personally, I can attest that it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and lives up to its values and its intentions.

The structure is intentionally light. Dinners are free, membership is pay-what-you-want, and everyone in the community is connected through a simple principle: you’ve met someone who’s already part of it. 

The platform helps with logistics (i.e. guest lists, dietary needs, communication) but also most importantly, safety.  The guiding principles set the values and tone. These are social spaces, not networking events. Guests are warm, curious, and open. Hosts often pose a simple question to bring everyone into a shared conversation. And above all, there’s a spirit of generosity to show up thoughtfully, participate fully, and, if you feel called, host.

Hosting a Tiny Dinner isn’t all that different from hosting any dinner, but it's the ripple effect that is. You’re not just bringing people together once; you’re contributing to something that sustains itself. Guests become hosts. Hosts become guests. 

Honestly the real magic happens beyond the table. When you attend a dinner, you’re not just a guest for the night, you step into a wider ecosystem of intentional gatherings, where familiar faces reappear just as new ones fold in.

Invitations always come back around and suddenly, you have an answer to that everyday question: what do I do with this person I just met? 

You invite them in.

And after all is said and done all it takes to kick things is a table, a few chairs, and someone willing to say...

...come to dinner.

Now that's a sense of belonging I can get behind.

Fabrik is a home for communities and where everyone has a place to belong. With spaces designed to feel more like your living room than your office, Fabrik’s 'third spaces' are vibrant hubs where you can come together in real life, explore interests, forge meaningful connections, and enjoy a sense of community.

Sign-up here to experience a free trial at Fabrik.

Weekly events at Fabrik HERE

Thank you for taking the time to read to the end!

I hope you found something inspiring and meaningful in my content and until next time, explore the possibilities of NYC.

-Sugary

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