A third place built for all of you
The Gather House is a private membership club built on one idea: you shouldn't have to leave part of yourself at the door. Your work, your community, your growth, and your kids; all under one roof.
One membership.
The whole you.
Connect
Your private retreat between work and home. Bring your coffee, your book club, your best friend, or just yourself. This is your space to arrive and exhale.
Grow
Your ambitions didn't disappear when you had kids. Our podcast studio, curated business library, workshops, and member panels exist because your development still matters.
Socialize
Adult friendship doesn't just happen anymore, it has to be built. Our mixers, trivia nights, date nights, sports watch parties, and member events are designed to help you build real community.
Integrate
Bring your kids. Children have their own dedicated space for enrichment, imaginative play, and connection steps away from you, designed just for them.
Meet The Founder
Hi, my name is Ashley Keimach and I've spent my entire career working in corporate America, building things that didn't exist yet. This time, I'm excited to build something for my community.
I’ve spent over a decade in SaaS sales, business development, and go-to-market strategy doing the kind of work that forces you to learn how to walk into a room, read it fast, and build something out of nothing. I've closed deals, launched products, raised money, and brought people together around ideas that didn't exist yet. So, when I became a mother and realized there was nothing out there built for families like mine, I couldn't unsee it.
There was nowhere that felt like it was built for us. Every play space was chaos. Every café required a babysitter. Every weekend felt like a compromise between what my kids needed and what I needed just to feel human.
So, I stopped waiting for someone else to build it.
I'm currently pursuing my Executive MBA at Michigan State University's Broad College of Business because I recognized that I needed the tools to turn this idea into something real. I live in East Lansing with my family, and I'm building The Gather House for families like mine.
Explore Our Memberships
$100
Connect
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Unlimited Monday–Friday access to play spaces and the parent lounge
Complimentary drip coffee or tea on every visit
Popular
$150
Gather
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Unlimited 7-day access to all play spaces and the parent lounge
Covers 2 adults and up to 2 children ($10/month per additional child)
Complimentary drip coffee or tea on every visit
2 guest passes per month at a discounted drop-in rate
Priority day-pass booking for friends and family
First access to event registration
10% off birthday party and private event bookings
$200
Belong
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Everything included in Gather, plus:
Unlimited 7-day access for 2 adults and up to 2 children
4 complimentary specialty drinks per month — lattes, signature drinks, etc.
Exclusive Gather House ceramic mug, yours to keep and refill
2 complimentary guest passes per month
1 complimentary workshop or class per month
Priority booking for The Gathering Room
Dedicated family storage cubby
15% off birthday party and private event bookings
Priority workshop and programming enrollment
Be a part of building something new
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Gather House is a members-only family social club coming to the Greater Lansing area. Think: a beautifully designed space where the parent lounge and children's environment exist side by side, not as an afterthought, but as intention. A café, thoughtfully curated programming, and a space designed so that what your kids need and what you need finally coexist under one roof.
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Parents who are done choosing between chaos and staying home. Families who still care about design, environment, and the quality of the spaces they spend time in.
It's for the mom who wants real adult connection without hiring a babysitter first. The professional who didn't stop having ambitions when they had kids. The couple who wants a night out without dropping the kids somewhere else. And the parent who wants their children genuinely engaged and cared for, in the same room, not managed in a corner.
If you've ever sat in a sticky play place wondering if this is really what family life is supposed to feel like, this is for you.
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We're targeting mid-2027, and we mean it when we say we're taking our time. The Gather House is being built with intention, not urgency, because getting it right matters more to us than getting it open fast. Founding Members will be the first to know every milestone along the way, and the very first through our doors at a private preview before we open to the public.
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The families who say yes first deserve something more than just a thank you. Founding members receive a locked-in membership rate, a welcome gift, a permanent place on our Founders Wall, and an invitation to our private Founders Preview Night: an exclusive first look before we open our doors.
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We're keeping founding membership small on purpose. This isn't a mass launch, it's an invitation to the families who felt the gap this community has been missing and want to be part of filling it. Once those spots are gone, so is the opportunity to say you were there from the beginning.
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Because quality has a cost, and you'll feel the difference the moment you walk in. Beautiful design, real furniture, a café with delicious drinks, thoughtful programming, and capacity limits so it never feels like a zoo. None of that is cheap, and we're not cutting corners to pretend it is.
But here's the other way to think about it: a single visit to a play place with two kids, lunch, and coffee can easily run you $50-$60. Do that twice a month and you're already at $120 for spaces that leave you more exhausted than when you arrived. At The Gather House, your membership gets you unlimited access to a space designed to fill you up, not drain you. The math works. The experience is incomparable.
Questions? Ideas? Just want to say hi?
I'm building this for families like yours, which means your input matters.
Whether you have a question about membership, want to learn more before committing, or just want to tell me why this resonates with you, I'm here. Drop me a note and I'll get back to you personally.