Empty Bowls 2026
A community fundraiser pairing local food with handmade art pieces, with proceeds supporting Ruff'ton Roots Community Garden. Browse and purchase one of a kind bowls and enjoy a warm, neighborly gathering at a new location.
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An evening fundraiser supports spiritual community, meaningful employment, and creative opportunities for people impacted by incarceration. Connect with local efforts advancing community care and reentry support.
An evening fundraiser supports spiritual community, meaningful employment, and creative opportunities for people impacted by incarceration. Connect with local efforts advancing community care and reentry support.
An evening fundraiser supports spiritual community, meaningful employment, and creative opportunities for people impacted by incarceration. Connect with local efforts advancing community care and reentry support.
Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. Spend an afternoon outdoors supporting community green space and local food-growing efforts.
Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. Spend an afternoon outdoors supporting community green space and local food-growing efforts.
Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. Spend an afternoon outdoors supporting community green space and local food-growing efforts.
A late-night fundraiser ball supporting local farms and food-insecure neighbors, with a party vibe inside a brewery taproom setting. Expect community-minded mingling and giving back through Equal Plates Project’s harvest-season benefit.
A late-night fundraiser ball supporting local farms and food-insecure neighbors, with a party vibe inside a brewery taproom setting. Expect community-minded mingling and giving back through Equal Plates Project’s harvest-season benefit.
A late-night fundraiser ball supporting local farms and food-insecure neighbors, with a party vibe inside a brewery taproom setting. Expect community-minded mingling and giving back through Equal Plates Project’s harvest-season benefit.
A communal downtown dinner on Wall Street built around long-table seating and a neighborhood block-party feel. Expect a curated, ticketed meal with local chefs and a lively street-side atmosphere for meeting new people.
A communal downtown dinner on Wall Street built around long-table seating and a neighborhood block-party feel. Expect a curated, ticketed meal with local chefs and a lively street-side atmosphere for meeting new people.
A communal downtown dinner on Wall Street built around long-table seating and a neighborhood block-party feel. Expect a curated, ticketed meal with local chefs and a lively street-side atmosphere for meeting new people.
Share homemade dishes and celebrate 25 years of neighborhood connection, from children’s story times and book conversations to seed sharing and sunflowers blooming in the community garden.
Share homemade dishes and celebrate 25 years of neighborhood connection, from children’s story times and book conversations to seed sharing and sunflowers blooming in the community garden.
Share homemade dishes and celebrate 25 years of neighborhood connection, from children’s story times and book conversations to seed sharing and sunflowers blooming in the community garden.
Gardeners trade seeds and plants while sharing growing stories and connecting with neighbors in a welcoming, free community gathering. Advance registration provides updates and attendance information.
Gardeners trade seeds and plants while sharing growing stories and connecting with neighbors in a welcoming, free community gathering. Advance registration provides updates and attendance information.
Gardeners trade seeds and plants while sharing growing stories and connecting with neighbors in a welcoming, free community gathering. Advance registration provides updates and attendance information.
Tuesday afternoons bring rotating hands-on workshops, relaxed craft nights, and shared community meals in a welcoming garden setting. Drop in for creative activities and neighborly connection from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday afternoons bring rotating hands-on workshops, relaxed craft nights, and shared community meals in a welcoming garden setting. Drop in for creative activities and neighborly connection from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday afternoons bring rotating hands-on workshops, relaxed craft nights, and shared community meals in a welcoming garden setting. Drop in for creative activities and neighborly connection from 4 to 6 p.m.
A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.
A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.
A daytime community gathering at the historic YMI Cultural Center centered on cultural celebration and connection. Expect a festival-style atmosphere with local-focused programming in a downtown community venue.
Enjoy an easygoing evening of blues, local brews, and food, with free admission and a $10 drink ticket supporting a nonprofit chosen by attendees. Family friendly, with music starting at 7.
Enjoy an easygoing evening of blues, local brews, and food, with free admission and a $10 drink ticket supporting a nonprofit chosen by attendees. Family friendly, with music starting at 7.
Enjoy an easygoing evening of blues, local brews, and food, with free admission and a $10 drink ticket supporting a nonprofit chosen by attendees. Family friendly, with music starting at 7.
Hands-on clay making in an open studio with the Ceramics Crew, welcoming complete beginners and returning makers. Expect casual guidance, shared studio tools, and a relaxed creative hangout while you build pottery pieces.
Hands-on clay making in an open studio with the Ceramics Crew, welcoming complete beginners and returning makers. Expect casual guidance, shared studio tools, and a relaxed creative hangout while you build pottery pieces.
Hands-on clay making in an open studio with the Ceramics Crew, welcoming complete beginners and returning makers. Expect casual guidance, shared studio tools, and a relaxed creative hangout while you build pottery pieces.
Cut shapes from flattened clay and glaze five handmade holiday ornaments per participant in this all-ages family workshop. Finished pieces are kiln-fired and ready for pickup three weeks later.
Cut shapes from flattened clay and glaze five handmade holiday ornaments per participant in this all-ages family workshop. Finished pieces are kiln-fired and ready for pickup three weeks later.
Cut shapes from flattened clay and glaze five handmade holiday ornaments per participant in this all-ages family workshop. Finished pieces are kiln-fired and ready for pickup three weeks later.
Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.
Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.
Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.
Holiday artist market inside the Folk Art Center with local artisan booths and gallery-style shopping for handmade gifts and seasonal finds. A browse-and-buy afternoon geared toward unique, one-of-a-kind works and craft vendors.
Holiday artist market inside the Folk Art Center with local artisan booths and gallery-style shopping for handmade gifts and seasonal finds. A browse-and-buy afternoon geared toward unique, one-of-a-kind works and craft vendors.
Holiday artist market inside the Folk Art Center with local artisan booths and gallery-style shopping for handmade gifts and seasonal finds. A browse-and-buy afternoon geared toward unique, one-of-a-kind works and craft vendors.
A fall fundraiser pairs a vegan buffet and silent auction with music and opportunities to meet rescued animals, bringing supporters together for animal welfare.
A fall fundraiser pairs a vegan buffet and silent auction with music and opportunities to meet rescued animals, bringing supporters together for animal welfare.
A fall fundraiser pairs a vegan buffet and silent auction with music and opportunities to meet rescued animals, bringing supporters together for animal welfare.
A relaxed midday gathering pairs a community lunch with casual bingo rounds, creating an easygoing afternoon for adults to enjoy food, friendly competition, and connection with neighbors.
A relaxed midday gathering pairs a community lunch with casual bingo rounds, creating an easygoing afternoon for adults to enjoy food, friendly competition, and connection with neighbors.
A relaxed midday gathering pairs a community lunch with casual bingo rounds, creating an easygoing afternoon for adults to enjoy food, friendly competition, and connection with neighbors.
A hands-on Halloween craft workshop invites children to create miniature terrariums for spooky season. Expect a kid-friendly, creative afternoon centered on plant-filled designs and seasonal imagination.
A hands-on Halloween craft workshop invites children to create miniature terrariums for spooky season. Expect a kid-friendly, creative afternoon centered on plant-filled designs and seasonal imagination.
A hands-on Halloween craft workshop invites children to create miniature terrariums for spooky season. Expect a kid-friendly, creative afternoon centered on plant-filled designs and seasonal imagination.
Ancestral offerings and remembrance anchor an evening of market browsing, music, and community fundraising. Explore local vendors and gather for an open-to-all celebration of renewal and connection.
Ancestral offerings and remembrance anchor an evening of market browsing, music, and community fundraising. Explore local vendors and gather for an open-to-all celebration of renewal and connection.
Ancestral offerings and remembrance anchor an evening of market browsing, music, and community fundraising. Explore local vendors and gather for an open-to-all celebration of renewal and connection.
Festive sip-and-shop evening inside a gallery setting with holiday gifts, local artisan vendors, and browseable art displays. Casual strolling vibe designed for seasonal shopping with a drink in hand and easy conversation.
Festive sip-and-shop evening inside a gallery setting with holiday gifts, local artisan vendors, and browseable art displays. Casual strolling vibe designed for seasonal shopping with a drink in hand and easy conversation.
Festive sip-and-shop evening inside a gallery setting with holiday gifts, local artisan vendors, and browseable art displays. Casual strolling vibe designed for seasonal shopping with a drink in hand and easy conversation.
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Browse one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, meet local makers, and sip warm wassail amid a festive celebration of community creativity, with an opportunity to stay for a sound experience.
Browse one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, meet local makers, and sip warm wassail amid a festive celebration of community creativity, with an opportunity to stay for a sound experience.
A festive Halloween themed 1K fun run paired with a vendor market on the grounds of an animal sanctuary. Family friendly afternoon focused on fundraising for The Sanctuary at Red Bell Run with costumes, community support, and local shopping.
A festive Halloween themed 1K fun run paired with a vendor market on the grounds of an animal sanctuary. Family friendly afternoon focused on fundraising for The Sanctuary at Red Bell Run with costumes, community support, and local shopping.
A festive Halloween themed 1K fun run paired with a vendor market on the grounds of an animal sanctuary. Family friendly afternoon focused on fundraising for The Sanctuary at Red Bell Run with costumes, community support, and local shopping.