A bi-weekly community salon · Holyoke
The Long Table
Conversations on Youth Futures
The Long Table is a bi-weekly dinner gathering for parents, educators, students, and community members who want to think seriously about the futures unfolding for young people — and what it means to help position them for what's coming. Each event centers on a single question — one that doesn't have easy answers. We share a meal, hear from a guest with real expertise, and then get into it: the concerns, the frustrations, the ideas people rarely have space to voice. You'll leave with something concrete — a new frame, a connection, a next step.
Register Now- Bi-weekly dinner gathering
- Limited to 15 seats
- A guest opens the topic; a facilitator holds the room
- Agenda, guiding questions & resources sent in advance
The conversations
July 8
AI and Education
FullWhat does it mean to learn when machines can do it too — and how do we prepare young people for a world that doesn't exist yet?
July 22
The Loneliness Epidemic
FullWe're more connected than ever and lonelier than ever — what's behind the isolation, and what does genuine community actually need from us?
Aug 5
Career Pathways in the Age of AI
4 seats leftWhen the jobs they're training for may not exist at graduation and tuition has never cost more — what does a smart investment in a young person's future actually look like now?
Aug 19
Parenting the Algorithm
2 seats leftHow do you raise a child when the most powerful force shaping their worldview is a feed you can't see?
How the evening goes
Every dinner runs 6:30–9:00 PM.
6:30–7:00 PM
Arrival, introductions, and dinner
7:00–8:30 PM
The facilitated conversation
8:30–9:00 PM
Open table — conversation and connection
Reserve your place at the table
Seats are limited to 15. A $20 contribution per dinner helps us cover the meal — and it’s waivable, no one is turned away. Register for one conversation or as many as you like.