Interests

Members who enjoy exploring artistic adventures. Are you interested in crafts, artwork, gastronomy, exploring the creative process by seeing or doing?

Men's group that meets midafternoons monthly at a local coffeehouse.

Monthly afternoon gatherings for women who enjoy reading and making new friends. We meet in members' homes.

Evening gathering of book-loving women that meets monthly at a member's home.

This group meets monthly at a local restaurant. Open to all women newcomers.

We meet monthly in restaurants (usually north of Harmony Rd) for coffee and socializing. All women are welcome!

This group is primarily for women that live south of Horsetooth Rd to be able to socialize monthly, however all women are welcome to attend.

Enjoy a movie, then dinner at a nearby restaurant with other Newcomers.

Socializing over dinner at a local restaurant followed by a nearby music event. Presently we do not have a Coordinator. If we do not have a volunteer this Interest group will disband. Hopefully someone will step forward.

Get in touch with your inner thespian by attending a professional murder mystery dinner party or hosting your own with a kit for 8 people (4 men, 4 women). Presently, we do not have a Coordinator. If we do not have a volunteer soon, we will be forced to disband this Interest Group. Hopefully, someone will step forward so this doesn't happen.

We meet at local restaurants, bars, or wineries mid-week in late afternoons or early evenings. Group size will be smaller than the Brew Crew interest group. Available to all members who register.

Are you a vegetarian, vegetarian curious, or trying to eat a meal or two without meat? Try joining Dinners For Eight – Vegetarian. These small group dinners will be held in people's homes with a potluck format. Each month we will try to have 2 dinners - please only sign up for one per month unless you are a host that month. Please contact the coordinator if you would like to host with details of date and how many people you can accommodate.

Fort Collins has an ever expanding collection of breweries; this group intends to explore them all. We meet at a different brewery each month around Happy Hour on Sundays or Thursdays.

New to Fort Collins and wanting to meet people? Try joining the Dinners for 7 or 8. These small group dinners at are held monthly in members homes. Sign up is for 4 monthly dinners

Women’s Lunch group. Join us for a leisurely late lunch and meet others that are new to the area. Each newcomer takes care of her own bill.

Join us to learn/talk about looseleaf tea from China and Taiwan. Future meeting dates will include tea tastings.

We meet once a month (typically on the fourth Thursday) at different restaurants in and around Fort Collins for lunch. The goal is to find great new places to eat. You'll order off of the regular menu and take care of your own check, and also meet other Newcomers. Join us!

We get together monthly and visit over breakfast and/or coffee. Each month the discussion topics will be whatever interests the group, but we will avoid politics.

New to Fort Collins and single? Let’s meet for a leisurely late lunch and share info about this great area in which we’ve landed. We will meet at a different restaurant each month. Each newcomer takes care of their own bill.

We meet monthly in member's homes to taste and discuss various types of wines.

Enjoy a variety of board games with fun company monthly at a Member's home.

Bunco is a simple dice game... no skill required! It gives us a fun time to converse and get to know each other. We will meet monthly for about 2 hours in member’s homes.

Intermediate, Chicago style (not duplicate) bridge twice a month. We generally play on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 3:30pm. Dates and times are flexible depending upon participants schedules. We do our best to accommodate. Play, socialize and refresh your games and your conventions. We have a new venue: Equinox Brewing at 133 Remington St, Fort Collins, CO. Hope to see you soon!

Recreational biking monthly April-October in and around Fort Collins. The Easy Riders do shorter rides at an easy pace. We usually stop for brunch or lunch on these rides. This group will resume bike rides on April 1st 2021.

Recreational biking monthly in and around Fort Collins. The Grinders get more serious with longer and faster-paced rides. Lunch stops and stops at breweries have been known to happen on these rides.

We hike year-round on most Wed mornings on regional hikes suited for beginning to intermediate level hikers. The trails are between 3 and 7 miles long and rated between easy and flat to moderately difficult with more elevation change and hilly terrain.

Tours in and around the Fort Collins area. We also have events in Boulder and Denver. Usually these events are about 2 hrs excluding travel time.

This group is being refocused away from commercial partnerships and toward nonprofit and member-initiated events. Presently, we do not have a Coordinator. If we do not have a volunteer soon, we will be forced to disband this Interest Group. Hopefully, someone will step forward so this doesn't happen.

Get to know the parks and natural areas throughout Ft Collins with this monthly walking group that lasts about an hour or one mile. Surfaces are paved, gravel and some short single trek paths but do not include significant hills or elevation gains. This is a good start to walking the outdoors for those new to CO altitude or wanting less challenging hikes. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 9:00 am with possible earlier starts in summer and later in winter. Parking and restrooms are available. There is no charge for the use of any of these areas. Registration will be limited to 20 people.

Play golf Tuesday mornings April through October at Southridge with other men new to Fort Collins.

Monday hikes are scheduled most weeks. They range from moderate to challenging, typically 6-10 miles. In the winter many of our higher elevation hikes will be snowshoe hikes.

This Newcomer's league will be a recreational activity and not considered 'highly competitive' in the sense you should anticipate playing more for fun, sun and low impact exercise.

Come explore the many local Fort Collins trails and hikes. Hikes will be easy to moderate (2 – 5 miles). The group is open to all. Every two weeks a new location will be identified for a hike. This group will gather every two weeks (weather permitting) on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Hike will last approximately two hours. No cost to attend.

This group meets once per month for an activity. The purpose is to keep active with different types of activities throughout the year, especially during the cold months when the hikes and bikes are not going. Presently, we do not have a Coordinator. If we do not have a volunteer soon, we will be forced to disband this Interest Group. Hopefully, someone will step forward so this doesn't happen.

Whether you are new to golf or a regular player, come join us for 9 holes of golf and make new friendships.

Absolutely Lacking Intrinsic Value Entertainment: Make new friends socializing once a month over a casual lunch at a local deli.

Come laugh together, allow yourself to feel silly, get some great exercise through laughter and breathing exercises, all the while making new friends.

Events for all members or for new members.

Get together for a couple hours at a member's home and have fun meeting new folks. Bring an appetizer or dessert to share and a beverage for yourself. Make new friends and reunite with old ones!

Lend a hand sorting and packing food one morning a month at the Food Bank for Larimer County.

Wanted: Members who want to help proactively address our area's housing shortage. Beginning late Fall '17, Newcomer members and other volunteers, under the supervision of Ft. Collins Habitat for Humanity staff, will help build 48 homes at Harmony Cottages.