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A Toast To Poetry with Muffy Films
September 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join MFP & The Understudy to hear poets read their latest works while enjoying a glass of wine that complements their poems. Come enjoy a night of poetry and wine […]
A Toast To Poetry with Muffy Films
September 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE by by Joseph Kesselring
October 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A play reading of THE OUTSIDER by Paul Slade Smith produced by Exit, Pursued by a Play Reading. Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a […]
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE by by Joseph Kesselring
October 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Mia Schachter: How to Do Consent (without Sounding Like a Robot)
October 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
a modern guide for moving sex and boundaries past rigid rules and toward real connection, personal fulfillment, and self-discovery. ABOUT THE BOOK Essential, up-to-date guidance on consent and sex for […]
Mia Schachter: How to Do Consent (without Sounding Like a Robot)
October 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Re:working – Elements of Surprise: Specialized Design
October 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join Matt, Megan, Alice, & Ethan as we discuss their wide-ranging careers and visions around specialized designs that surprise and amaze us. When was the last time you gasped in […]
Re:working – Elements of Surprise: Specialized Design
October 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Re:working – Elements of Surprise: Specialized Design
October 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join Matt, Megan, Alice, & Ethan as we discuss their wide-ranging careers and visions around specialized designs that surprise and amaze us. When was the last time you gasped in […]
Re:working – Elements of Surprise: Specialized Design
October 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
(X)tra: An Anniversary Cabaret
October 22 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
About This Event We spent a year building something. Now we’re celebrating it the only way we know how: by gathering everyone we love in a room for a night […]
(X)tra: An Anniversary Cabaret
October 22 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY
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