Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum celebrated local LGBTQ+ families at its first Proud Families Together Social on Tuesday evening.
A collaborative effort with Social Tinkering, the 5 to 7 p.m. play session offered a space for LGBTQ+ families to gather, share experiences and connect with one another.
According to Social Tinkering Founder and Director Jeanette Langston, the idea for the event was raised by Assistant Director Marissa Arduca, and stemmed from a desire to offer more community building opportunities in Rutland.
“We have our monthly social, our Gather Together, but we’ve been talking about what else we want. Once a month is not really enough. We want to do more socials … With Pride Month, we thought, ‘Let’s work with Wonderfeet,’” Langston said….