These Sirens meet-ups are open to everyone, whether you’re a longtime Sirens attendee or are new and curious. Bring your questions, your friends, and your book recommendations!

SEATTLE: Garden Exploration
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2019
Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Bellevue Botanical Garden*
Presented by: Casey Blair
Admission to the gardens is free! We’ll meet at the Copper Kettle Coffee Bar inside the gardens. Weather permitting, we’ll either explore the gardens or stay in the coffee shop.

RSVP via email or on Facebook

*There are many nooks and places with benches where we can camp out among the gardens. Feel free to pack snacks to share or blankets to sit on, but all you need to bring is yourself. Food is also available for purchase inside the coffee shop. Casey will have a picnic basket with treats (and probably tea) for the group, so please communicate any dietary restrictions when you RSVP!

BOSTON: Pastries and a Park
Date: Thursday, June 6, 2019
Time: 6:30–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Tatte Bakery in Harvard Square*
Presented by: Nivair Gabriel and Lily Weitzman
If the weather is nice, we’ll walk to Harvard Yard or Joan Lorentz Park! If not, we’ll go inside Tatte and get pastries.

RSVP via email or on Facebook

*Please note that participants are responsible for their own food and beverages.

D.C.: Tea During ALA
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter*
Presented by: Jennifer Shimada and Lily Weitzman
Do you live in D.C. or will you be going to ALA Annual? Come join us at Teaism! Grab your tea/food at the counter and then sit and chat with us!

RSVP via email or on Facebook

*Please note that participants are responsible for their own food and beverages. If you have trouble with stairs, please let Jennifer know, and we’ll prioritize finding seating upstairs.

Hope to see you soon!

We welcome everyone, whether you’ve attended Sirens previously and want to catch up, or have never attended and are curious. As always, please feel free to bring questions, friends, and a note-taking device as you’ll undoubtedly leave with a long list of book recommendations!

DENVER: May the Fourth Dessert Party
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2019
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Location: Private home in Castle Rock, CO*
Presented by: Amy Tenbrink and K.B. Wagers
Come for the Death Star ice cream sandwiches, stay for the BB-8 hand pies.

RSVP via email or on Facebook

*Address will be sent after attendees have RSVP’ed.

NEW YORK CITY: B-Y-O-Blanket and Picnic
Date: Friday, May 10, 2019
Time: 6:00–8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: The Lawn at Bryant Park*
Presented by: Faye Bi, Jennifer Shimada, and Hallie Tibbetts
There will be cookies, lemonade, a plethora of nearby food options—and (weather permitting) celebrating the opening of the lawn in Bryant Park!

RSVP via email or on Facebook

*Rain location will be the nearby Kinokuniya Bookstore, in the upstairs café. Please note that with the exception of food brought to be shared, participants are responsible for their own food and beverages.

And if you aren’t near Denver or New York City, don’t despair . . . more meet-ups are in the works for June! Stay tuned for more information.

Hope to see you soon!

Each spring, we at Sirens like to break up the long year in between our conferences with some in-person meet-ups! While these casual get-togethers aren’t quite the same as the official conference in October, we’ve found that it’s a great way to connect with the Sirens community in the meantime. The following two meet-ups are hosted by Sirens staff members—Amy in Denver and Faye and Jennifer in New York, so if you live near those cities or happen to be in town, we hope you’ll join us!

We welcome all members of the Sirens community, whether you’ve attended the conference before and want to catch up, or have never attended and are curious. Bring your questions! Bring your friends! Bring your book recommendations! Whether over drinks, dinner, nibbles, or a pot of tea, books are always on the menu.

DENVER
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2018
Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Location: La Sandia as 8419 Park Meadows Center Drive in Lone Tree, Colorado
RSVP on Facebook

NEW YORK CITY
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2018
Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Radiance Tea House and Books at 158 West 55th St, NY between 6th & 7th Avenue
RSVP on Facebook

Note: Participants must pay for their own food and beverages.

If you think you might join us, you can RSVP at the Facebook event pages above, to @sirens_con on Twitter, or to Jennifer at (jennifer.shimada at sirensconference.org).

Hope to see you there!

Though nothing can replace Sirens in October, we’ve begun hosting occasional gatherings throughout the year where our staff is based or occasionally travels to—and it’s been a nice way for the Sirens community to stay in touch. We had a great time last month in New York City’s meet-up with tea and books, so we’re putting on another meet-up: Denver edition… this time with margaritas, dinner, and books! Want to join us?

As ever, we welcome all members of the Sirens community, whether you’ve never attended Sirens or you’re a veteran! Are you new and curious? Heard of us but haven’t made it to Sirens yet? Attended before and want to bring your friends this year? Just want to catch up? Come on down! Bring your book recommendations, too!

Date: Thursday, May 25, 2017
Time: 6:00–8:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Location: La Sandia, Park Meadows Mall, 8419 Park Meadows Center Dr. in Lone Tree, Colorado

Notes: Participants must pay for their own drinks and dinner.

If you think you might join us, please RSVP to either @sirens_con on Twitter, here on Facebook, or to Faye at (faye.bi at sirensconference.org).

See you there!
 

We had so much fun at our Sirens meet-up last May, we’ve decided to go for another round! While these meet-ups aren’t quite the same as the official conference in October, we’ve found that casual get-togethers in the middle of the year are a great way connect members of the Sirens community in the meantime. If you live in the New York City area, would you join us for a pot of tea and some snacks?

All are welcome whether or not you’ve attended a conference before: bring your friends, your book recommendations, and any questions you may have. We’re excited to meet you!

New York City
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Radiance Tea House and Books at 158 West 55th St, NY between 6th & 7th Avenue

Notes: Participants must pay for their own tea and snacks.

If you think you might join us, please RSVP to @sirens_con on Twitter, here on Facebook, or to Faye at (faye.bi at sirensconference.org).

Hope to see you soon!
 

Denver-ites, if you were jealous of the New York’s tea and books, have we got a treat for you: whiskey and books!

Since once a year isn’t enough, and though nothing will replace the awesomeness of four days of Sirens in October, we thought it might be nice for members of the Sirens community to gather throughout the year. So we’re hosting our second round of Sirens meet-up, the Denver edition. Want to join us?

We welcome all members, first-timers and veteran, and you don’t need to have attended Sirens in the past to join us. Are you new and curious? Heard of us but haven’t made it to Sirens yet? Wondering if our community is for you? Come on down! And bring your book recommendations, your friends, and your questions about Sirens.

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2016
Time: 3:00–5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Location: Slattery’s Irish Pub in the Landmark, 5364 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard in Greenwood Village, Colorado

Notes: Participants must pay for their own drinks and snacks.

If you think you might join us, please RSVP to either @sirens_con on Twitter, here on Facebook, or to Faye at (faye.bi at sirensconference.org).

We hope to see you soon!

Once a year just isn’t enough, right? While nothing will replace the awesomeness of four days of Sirens in October, we thought some tea in New York City—and later some whiskey in Denver—might be a nice way for the Sirens community to connect in the meantime. Want to join us?

We’re hosting two casual get-togethers for the Sirens community—and you need not have attended Sirens in the past to join us. Are you new and curious? Heard of us but haven’t made it to Sirens yet? Wondering if our community is for you? Come on down! And bring your book recommendations, your friends, and your questions about Sirens.

New York City
Date: Sunday, May 22, 2016
Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Tentatively Radiance at 158 West 55th Street, NY between 6th & 7th Avenue –depending on how many people RSVP

Notes: Participants must pay for their own tea and afternoon snacks. And our Denver gathering will be later this summer, in July or August.

If you think you might join us, please RSVP to either @sirens_con on Twitter, here on Facebook, or to Faye at (faye.bi at sirensconference.org).

We can’t wait to see some new and familiar faces!