2025 Spring Summit
REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT IS OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON! REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS NOW CLOSED!
Summit registration is offered on a $0 - $50 sliding scale, with added fees for some of the field trips (which are also on a NOTLAF/No one turned away for lack of funds sliding scale). Please use the coupon codes within this registration to pay on the sliding scale.
Our Summits are places for (re)connecting with and queering rural traditions, building relationships and trust, celebrating & grieving together, and creating a roadmap to move us closer to our collectively liberated and joyful futures. We are excited to host the Spring Summit in Wabanakik/ Maine for LGBTQ+ people living in rural Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Camping is available on site Saturday night. Transportation stipends are available. Childcare stipends are available for Saturday and on-site childcare will be provided on Sunday. There are questions on the registration form to gather information related to childcare, food needs, camping and more.
Saturday May 31- Optional Field Trips on site and in the vicinity (interior Waldo County); Check out the options here: Field Trip Descriptions
Sunday June 1 - Summit sessions all day; Check out the draft agenda here: Summit Session Descriptions
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are here: FAQ’s
There are more details below! No one turned away for lack of funds- please use the coupon codes within this registration. Get in touch with any questions: info@weareoutintheopen.org
Choose to sign up for either Sunday Summit Only or the Sunday Summit with a Saturday Field Trip add on via the drop down menu below. You will be prompted to complete a brief form before going to the payment page to check out.
REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT IS OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON! REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS NOW CLOSED!
REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT IS OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON! REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS NOW CLOSED!
Summit registration is offered on a $0 - $50 sliding scale, with added fees for some of the field trips (which are also on a NOTLAF/No one turned away for lack of funds sliding scale). Please use the coupon codes within this registration to pay on the sliding scale.
Our Summits are places for (re)connecting with and queering rural traditions, building relationships and trust, celebrating & grieving together, and creating a roadmap to move us closer to our collectively liberated and joyful futures. We are excited to host the Spring Summit in Wabanakik/ Maine for LGBTQ+ people living in rural Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Camping is available on site Saturday night. Transportation stipends are available. Childcare stipends are available for Saturday and on-site childcare will be provided on Sunday. There are questions on the registration form to gather information related to childcare, food needs, camping and more.
Saturday May 31- Optional Field Trips on site and in the vicinity (interior Waldo County); Check out the options here: Field Trip Descriptions
Sunday June 1 - Summit sessions all day; Check out the draft agenda here: Summit Session Descriptions
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are here: FAQ’s
There are more details below! No one turned away for lack of funds- please use the coupon codes within this registration. Get in touch with any questions: info@weareoutintheopen.org
Choose to sign up for either Sunday Summit Only or the Sunday Summit with a Saturday Field Trip add on via the drop down menu below. You will be prompted to complete a brief form before going to the payment page to check out.
REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT IS OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON! REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS NOW CLOSED!
REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT IS OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON! REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS NOW CLOSED!
Summit registration is offered on a $0 - $50 sliding scale, with added fees for some of the field trips (which are also on a NOTLAF/No one turned away for lack of funds sliding scale). Please use the coupon codes within this registration to pay on the sliding scale.
Our Summits are places for (re)connecting with and queering rural traditions, building relationships and trust, celebrating & grieving together, and creating a roadmap to move us closer to our collectively liberated and joyful futures. We are excited to host the Spring Summit in Wabanakik/ Maine for LGBTQ+ people living in rural Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Camping is available on site Saturday night. Transportation stipends are available. Childcare stipends are available for Saturday and on-site childcare will be provided on Sunday. There are questions on the registration form to gather information related to childcare, food needs, camping and more.
Saturday May 31- Optional Field Trips on site and in the vicinity (interior Waldo County); Check out the options here: Field Trip Descriptions
Sunday June 1 - Summit sessions all day; Check out the draft agenda here: Summit Session Descriptions
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are here: FAQ’s
There are more details below! No one turned away for lack of funds- please use the coupon codes within this registration. Get in touch with any questions: info@weareoutintheopen.org
Choose to sign up for either Sunday Summit Only or the Sunday Summit with a Saturday Field Trip add on via the drop down menu below. You will be prompted to complete a brief form before going to the payment page to check out.
REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT IS OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON! REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS NOW CLOSED!
You can find answers to frequently asked questions about this year’s Summit here: FAQ’s
You can register for either just the Sunday Summit or for a Saturday Field Trip & Sunday Summit! Sunday is sliding scale $0-50. Field trips have a variety of costs, $0-50. Coupon codes are below. Let us know if you have questions. After you click “Add to cart,” the registration form will pop up for you to complete! Thanks in advance for taking the time to complete the form. After you complete the form, look for the shopping cart icon in the lower right and click or tap to check out.
SATURDAY FIELD TRIP DESCRIPTIONS
SOLD OUT! Intro to Quilting (Saturday May 31, 12:30pm- 4:30pm, $0-$50) - In this 4-hour workshop (with a 30 minute lunch break), students will be introduced to the construction of a small quilt top! We'll begin with learning how to safely use quilling tools and learn a few quick-piecing techniques. Time dependent, students will leave with a completed, or near-complete small quilt top. This workshop is for the total beginner sewist, with or without sewing machine experience. Knowledge of how to thread your machine and make a bobbin is handy, but not required. Limited to 8 participants. More details here.
Forest Identification and Creativity Immersion (Saturday May 31, 2 - 3hrs, $0) - More information coming soon!
SOLD OUT! Spoon Carving (Saturday May 31, 1pm -5pm hrs, No added cost) - Learn how to carve a wooden spoon alongside other rural LGBTQ+ people using hand tools and enjoy the meditative nature of creating something slowly with your hands! No carving experience is necessary. All carving materials & wood provided. Limited to 10 participants.
Community Safety Series: Empowerment Self Defense and Peacekeeping for Protests (Saturday May 31, 10:00am - 3:30pm, $0 - $50) - Empowerment Self Defense focuses on raising awareness, verbal and physical skills to prevent, interrupt, respond to, and heal from harassment, abuse, and assault.; In Peacekeeping, share and learn tactics and strategies for engaging in resistance and making informed choices around levels of engagement when you are peacekeeping and marshalling at protests and events to make them safer. Get the full scoop here: Field trip info.
Orchard Stewarding and Socializing (Saturday May 31, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, $0 - $15)- There are tasks to be done at a semi-secret peach orchard, and a lot to learn, look at, and do together on site. This is a great fit for folks who want to learn more about orcharding, land stewarding, and being in neighborly relationships that support food access and maintaining small food production spaces. Join this field trip for talk, hands-on work in the orchard, and social time in between!
Farm Work Party and Cleanup (Saturday May 31, Time TBD, $0) Support an emerging local land rematriation project to cleanup their new property and support tasks and needs that come up between now and then.
SUNDAY SUMMIT SESSIONS: Full descriptions are available here.
Buggin’ Out! (Bug Walk)
Erotic Writing
Food Access in Waldo County
Carceral Cartograpjy
Climate Cafe
Talking…Oral History
Knitting 101 and Fiber Arts Circle
Rural Queer Performance Art Process and Practice
Open Topics with…you!
And more.
Registration for Sunday is sliding scale $0 - $50, which is determined by access to wealth rather than a “pay what you want” model. Please consider contributing more if you can, which you can do by adding a “Pay it Forward” Summit Registration. No one turned away for lack of funds. We want to see you there!
To pay the full cost ticket, no need to enter a code. To pay on the sliding scale, enter one of these coupon codes at check out, after you add a ticket to the cart and complete the pop-up form:
SUNDAY SUMMIT ONLY COUPON CODES
$40 Sunday Summit = 25SUMMIT40
$30 Sunday Summit = 25SUMMIT30
$20 Sunday Summit = 25SUMMIT20
$10 Sunday Summit = 25SUMMIT10
$0 Sunday Summit = 25SUMMITZERO
COMMUNITY SAFETY SERIES FIELD TRIP SLIDING SCALE COUPONS (Can be combined with Sunday Summit Coupon Codes)
$40 Community Safety Field Trip = PAC40
$30 Community Safety Field Trip = PAC30
$20 Community Safety Field Trip = PAC20
$10 Community Safety Field Trip = PAC10
No Cost Community Safety Field Trip = PACZERO
ORCHARD STEWARDING AND SOCIALIZING FIELD TRIP SLIDING SCALE COUPONS (Can be combined with Sunday Summit Coupon Codes)
$10 Orcharding Field Trip = PEACH10
$5 Orcharding Field Trip = PEACH5
No Cost/ $0 Orcharding Field Trip = PEACHZERO
Get in touch with any questions or if you want to pay by cash or check! If you have any trouble registering, get in touch with us at info@weareoutintheopen.org.