Krycho Happy Hour (July 2025)
Our monthly happy hour! The big idea is simple: make it normal again to have adults hanging out together, talking about big ideas and little bits of life and enjoying good food and drink together.
How does it work?
Show up any time after 7pm, leave by around 11pm, stay as long as you want in between, including the whole time! We’ll mostly be focused on food and drink and conversation, but we also love enjoying art in community, and we want to make that feel like something “normal” people can do in “normal” life, so we’ll pause at some point between 8 and 9pm for a bit of poetry or a song or two at the family piano or something like that. (If we get really wild, we might read a bit of philosophy or theology, too! And yes, that tells you what our idea of “wild” is.) Have an idea for what that should be? We’d love to hear it!
Should I bring something?
Bring some food or drink to share with the group. It doesn’t have to be fancy: a fruit platter you pick up from the store on the way or a couple of good beers are welcome; so are homemade charcuterie plates and your favorite scotch. The point is the fellowship, not the level of fanciness. If it’s one of those days and there’s no time to bring something, come anyway (and Venmo us $5 or $10 to help cover the drinks and food we’ll have around for folks like you)!
Who can come?
If you’ve been invited by us, or you’re on the email list for the group, or you’re just friends with someone who said “This will be fun; you should come!” you are welcome!
What about kids?
Kids are very welcome, but we won’t have childcare. We think it’s normal and healthy for children to spend time with adults, listen to (and engage in!) adult conversation, and see adults consuming alcohol not only responsibly but well. They can have great experiences this way themselves (as Chris memorably did in a few cases growing up), and develop a sense of what having grown-up fun in rich and healthy ways can look like. It’s not just about staying out of the way; it’s about being invited into the adults’ world. To say it again: kids are very welcome, but this is adult time. Kids who come should expect to do so on the adults’ terms (especially if they’re indoors).
Why alcohol?
Well, Chris and Jaimie are Anglicans, and we like this article as a good starting point. Just to be extra clear, though, this isn’t a “party” in the sense that you complain to the neighbors about—no one will be intoxicated here! Instead, we’ll practice drinking in moderation and wisdom. And we’ll be happy to hand you a non-alcoholic drink—whether as a matter of personal conscience, because you just don’t like the taste of alcohol, or for any other reason. We like good drinks, and that’s all-inclusive: We’re happy to brew up some tea or hot cocoa on cold evenings, to enjoy some sparkling water, or have a nice cold glass of fresh Colorado Front Range water. (Ours comes right out of the mountain runoff from the mountains behind our house!)
What if I don’t know anyone?
We’re friendly, which means that we’ll happily welcome you into our home and our group of friends!
Is this just the Brown’s Happy Hour redux?
No, but you’re not wrong to see the connection. Ours will be kind of like that… and kind of not! Some of the same people may be there, but others will be different. It’s in a different town. It’s in a different house. We’re different hosts! We’re definitely leaning on their good example (and absolutely stealing some of their words for this very write-up!), but this is its own thing. Call it a variation on the theme! (If you haven’t been to theirs, don’t worry about it.)
I don’t know what “the Brown’s Happy Hour” is?
Don’t worry about it!