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Ground SWELLS
a new kind of membership program
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Become a Ground SWELL with a $15/month recurring membership fee. Half of this cost goes back to YOU, the members, to decide how and where it will be spent towards assets, programming, and projects! Cancel at anytime. Can’t wait to have you as part of the Ground SWELL!
Same program, same benefits, but for students, we’re knocking down the price. If you’re currently enrolled in a program, feel free to join at this discounted rate. We support higher education!
Pay for a year membership upfront and get a discount! All the benefits still apply.
SWELL is more than a cafe/bar/bookstore—we are a gathering place for people that want to build bridges, make things happen, and move the needle. We’re (re)launching a membership program to support programming and to offer an opportunity for deeper engagement and collaboration. Make this space yours.
Be swell.
Want to get more involved in…
Making and selling your art
Connecting with others interested in making positive social change
Writing, reading, conversing
Program development
Supporting a local small business
SWELL!
Becoming a member of SWELL isn’t just paying a fee and being a passive audience member. SWELL membership means you become a collaborator and active contributor to the success of our community of creatives as a whole. Help decide what programs to put on with a program budget that is collectively managed. Sell your work at quarterly members-only sales. Dive deep into literary treasures with our members-only book club. Put on an event yourself!
Ground SWELL Benefits
All members featured on site with sale and programming opportunities
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We are a bunch of artists. What raises one ship raises us all. All members get featured with links to their own individual artist pages/socials on our website. We’re planning quarterly Ground SWELL member sales in the shop, where you get the opportunity to sell your wares as part of a pop-up makers market. Additionally, if you want to host a workshop, a talk, a weird performance program - the space is yours. Just schedule it with us and we’ll get it on the calendar!
Co-curate programs with Ground SWELL Membership Budget!
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Yes, we’re collecting fees for this program. But those fees are meant to serve YOU! By being part of Ground SWELL, you have a voice in what programming we bring in and how those funds are spent. Each quarter Ground SWELL meets and we collectively decide what we want to spend a portion of the collected member dues on. Want to bring in a guest performer? Want to buy a special book for all members? Want to buy paint to create a mural in the neighborhood? It’s up to us - let’s do it!
Member meetings are held every Tuesday evening following a season change (next one is June 23rd - first Tuesday of Summer!)
Book club Membership
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At our quarterly member meetings we’ll choose the next three books to read. This self-determined book club meets monthly and has guided conversations around texts of current interest.
Free swag, birthday cake, free draft beer signing bonus!
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We gotta’ make this fun! When you sign up, you get one free draft beer - just show the bartender your receipt with coupon after signing up!
Additionally, on your birthday, be sure to stop in for a free slice of cake!
Lastly, we have some pretty sweet swag coming, and members get a special item not available to the public - to be announced soon!