Are you heading into 2026 feeling a bit restless? Ready for a reset—or simply curious about what’s next? Do you have a fleeting desire for more connection IRL?

If so, JUMP START 2026, the first gathering in our STIRRED, NOT STUCK series of casual Sunday evening conversations in the upstairs listening room, may be just the thing.

Host Melissa Hicks, who has a background in learning design, will guide the evening—helping you take stock of your current life: what’s working, what’s not, and what you want more of in 2026. Together, you’ll name a few priorities and sketch one or two tiny, low-pressure experiments to try this month.

This is a plain-English, no-pressure evening that feels more like a relaxed lab than a self-help boot camp. Expect engaging conversation, shared stories, and a simple “design my day” exercise—so you leave with a few concrete tweaks that fit your real life, not someone else’s ideal routine.

The event is free, but reservations help us keep the gathering intimate and give everyone space to talk, think, and design their own small experiments. Reservation times are available up to one hour before the program to allow time to order food and drinks from our dinner menu.

Future evenings will explore energy, habits, relationships, and more. Come curious. Leave a little more stirred—and with one or two playful, doable next steps for your year.

WHO SHOULD COME

Anyone heading into 2026 feeling a little restless, ready for a reset, or curious about what’s next. Locals of any age who enjoy conversation more than lectures, are in a transition or rethink moment, and want to try small, realistic experiments in a friendly, down-to-earth Happy Valley crowd.

PRESENTED BY: Connect Happy Valley

LOCATION: Upstairs Listening Room (not handicapped accessible)

SEATING: Community seating

Click GET TICKETS below to reserve your seat.