Boston Meetup in April

[Guest guest]

The Meetup site at http://uterinefibroids.meetup.com lists the following

venues as possible locations for the April Meetup in the Boston area:

Zaftig's Delicatessen, 335 Harvard St., Brookline

Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge

The Other Side Cosmic Cafe, 407 Newbury St., Boston

Zaftig's didn't work out too well last month; it was a little too crowded

and noisy. Club Passim is a great venue for folk music, but might not be

appropriate for a meetup. The Other Side Cosmic Cafe is really geared

toward the college crowd. I'd like to add another location to the voting

options, but I'm not sure what to suggest. A Starbucks in Newton or Belmont

might be spacious and quiet enough and would also be convenient for most of

the members who plan to attend. It would also be nice to meet somewhere

where parking is readily available and either free or inexpensive.

I particularly had my eye on these Starbucks locations:

2332 Washington St., Newton Lower Falls

244 Needham St., Newton Upper Falls

16 Austin St., Newtonville

474 Woodward St., Waban

47 Leonard St., Belmont

112 Trapelo Rd., Belmont

I haven't been to these Starbucks, so I appreciate any feedback about the

sites. I know that some Starbucks, like the ones in Wellesley

and Westwood are too small for a meetup. The Starbucks nearest me is in

Bellingham and is big enough, but that might not be convenient for some

meetup members.

I'm not especially attached to Starbucks; I'm open to any suggestions for a

location. As far as I know, anyone who is a meetup member can add one

location to the list of venues that are options for a particular month's

meetup. If you know of someplace that's good, please either let me know or

go to the meetup Web site and add the venue to the list.

By the way, some women from Worcester have told me they're interested in

attending the Boston meetup. We'd love to have you join us, but you need to

make sure that you tell the Meetup Web site that you want to join the

Boston meetup, not the Worcester one. The Worcester one has only two

members so far, and you need to have at least five members or else the

meetup will be cancelled automatically.

Cheryl