Frederick
Chats

What it’s all about

The idea of Frederick Chats is to bring the local community together at gatherings where neighbors can share and learn from one another. We celebrate the diversity of our growing city while maintaining our small town charm and sense of connectivity.

Meet-up chat sessions are opportunities for all of us to work through our thoughts on issues that matter most to us. By learning from one another and being challenged to consider other perspectives, we expand our own worldviews.

No agendas, Just good conversations

There is no set structure for events organized by Frederick Chats, and each gathering will look a little different. By keeping things casual and open, we leave space for conversations to develop naturally.

There’s no wrong way to Tell a story

The examples of storytelling structures on this page are just that — examples. They aren’t hard and fast rules for the only way to tell stories.

Frederick Chats is a space for community members to share and connect … however that looks and sounds.

  • “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

    — Oscar Wilde

  • “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

    — Maya Angelou

  • “We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.”

    — Jonathan Gottschall

  • "I'm obsessed with giving the audience something they don’t see coming.”

    —Jordan Peele