Food is more than sustenance—it’s language, legacy, and love translated across generations and borders. Through personal stories and cultural exploration, we’ll discover how recipes carry memory, how meals preserve identity,…

Across December’s darkness, communities worldwide practice sacred waiting. Christians prepare for Christmas, Jews kindle Hanukkah lights, and Pagans follow the turning of the Wheel of the Year toward and through…

We will explore the Three Sisters—an Indigenous practice spanning over 5,000 years where corn, beans, and squash grow in beautiful interdependence. Corn offers structure for beans to climb, beans enrich…

In honor of All Souls’ Day, we reflect on the power of a life well-lived. The memories we hold, the songs we remember, and cherished recipes—all weave together the tapestry…

Grief extends far beyond the loss of loved ones. We mourn dreams unfulfilled, relationships that ended, versions of ourselves we’ve outgrown, and futures that will never be. This presentation explores…

Remember when friends and neighbors would drop by? Maybe friends were out on a walk and stopped by, or neighbors just came over to chat. Today, unexpected visitors can feel…

We tend to primarily think of creativity in personal terms. Sadly, whether we have “it” or not. We not only have it, it has us, all of us. We begin by realizing the…

The Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in the US post Civil War, took place from late August to early September in 1921. This presentation will provide lessons…

This talk honors the struggles and triumphs of lesbian parents in Madison, Wisconsin who raised children in the 1980s to early 2000s before legal rights and social safety nets were…

Visual artist Beth Racette will give a short talk about her Gaia Paintings which she’s been working on since 2010. The talk will be followed by an art activity in…